Comments on: Friday Links (1 Sep 06)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:52:22 +0000

This morning on 1090 Bochy told Wells he would start Sunday. Wells said that was fine since he needed a day or two to adjust to the time difference.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:38:17 +0000

re: 87 -- I think David Wells is starting Saturday, not Peavy.

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By: Ryguy

Ryguy — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:15:54 +0000

Wells is wearing 21 by the way.

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By: Ryguy

Ryguy — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:12:32 +0000

just a hypothetical, even if it is kottaras, can't he still be called up since he's on the 40man

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By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:12:06 +0000

73: What you overlook is that Bochy is an imbecile and would almost certainly start Woody over Clay. However, he will likely start Wells over Woody and that is a DEFINITE upgrade.

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By: LaMar

LaMar — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:09:47 +0000

From the Providence Jounal: “A major-league source said Kottaras, a 20th round draft pick in 2002, has a chance to be a good No. 2 catcher in the big leagues, with an outside chance to become a regular.”

From the Boston Globe: “Kottaras, 23, is 6 feet, 190 pounds, and considered an average receiver and a patient hitter, which fits into the Sox philosophy. Scouts are torn on his readiness for the majors, however, some feeling he needs to toughen up and learn to call a game.”

Hardly glowing reports from the east regarding what the Sox received in the trade.

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By: PadFan4Life

PadFan4Life — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:55:21 +0000

Pete, that was regarding your prospect list mentioned post #81

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By: PadFan4Life

PadFan4Life — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:52:38 +0000

Pete Re: it is Mike Ekstrom (not Matt). I really think he has a lot of major league potential (excellent control). In addition, his fastball has picked up a little bit of pop recently and even though his AA numbers don't look all that good, compare it to his run support (1.86 runs per game, yikes). He is not quite a stud, but gettin' close. He has won his last 3 starts and if you take away a few bad starts in the middle of this year (AA), his numbers look very good.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:49:26 +0000

85: I don’t discount what Bellhorn did before Castilla was cut. Bellhorn hasn’t played well, but he has almost a 70 point edge in OPS, 4 more HR, more total bases, in fewer at-bats. If you want to say that Bellhorn’s last 104 at-bats make his first 120 at-bats meaningless, then I’ll take Vinny’s May (423 OPS) and July (484) and drop his June, when miraculously got a 716.

As bad as Bellhorn has been, he’s still outplayed Castilla. And that’s with losing time, justifiably, to Walker/Blum/Branyan, while Castilla had the luxury of playing everyday no matter how bad he was. So yeah, Bellhorn has been better. But I’m glad to have Branyan and Walker.

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