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I thinknLackey looked like a guy coming back from injury would be expected to look. After the HBP he seemed to make an adjustment and was getting the ball down much better.
8. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 01:55 PM (#4374702)
It's so weird that the dugouts are reversed from Fenway. You'd think that designing a park from scratch that replicating that would be one of the things they'd put in the design.
9. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 01:56 PM (#4374703)
They're starting earlier than usual because of thenWBC so they have some time to ease into it. According to the globe he's scheduled for two innings on Thursday.
14. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:00 PM (#4374713)
Britton pitching like exactly what his scouting reports suggest. That is a major league ace's fastball, but he doesn't have any idea where it's going.
17. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:04 PM (#4374717)
Well even if he doesn't develop good secondary pitches, you'd think with that kind of fastball he could be a power lefty reliever like a Matt Thornton type.
Yeah, seeing him pitch, even though I'd hear it was good, Britton's fastball is even better than I imagined. With just a little bit of command, he should be a useful major leaguer in some role.
He's Baby Embree.
The breaking ball has really good movement - better than Embree's from pure stuff perspective. I figure command is an even bigger problem with that than with the fastball.
1) Practically unrecognizable - he's in shape.
2) Pitching was eh. I thought his mechanics were weird, a little slow, Jose thought he looked ok. Did throw some well-commanded fastballs to the corners.
3) Velocity just 88-89. Could be a problem, could be working himself into shape.
28. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:13 PM (#4374734)
Lackey isn't just "in shape", he's nearly Buchholz thin.
Wonder if the weight loss is playing havoc with his mechanics. I'm down 45 pounds (#bragging) and when I move around I'm definitely finding my body feels a little foreign to me.
Shoulda found a way to #humblebrag that ####, Jose. Start with a story about being uncoordinated, that'll get you there.
31. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:20 PM (#4374741)
"When you lose nearly 50 pounds, you can feel a bit uncoordinated at times, even feeling like you're in a different body. I can sympathize with Lackey on that, having lost 45 pounds myself #humblebrag"
35. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:23 PM (#4374746)
Too bad the Rays didn't send Myers along with this split squad. He's playing RF in the game at home against Pittsburgh instead. I would've really liked seeing him in live game action.
Jesus, Salty.
36. villageidiom
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:24 PM (#4374749)
I forgot how fortunate we were last year that Salty had his throwing problems under control.
37. tfbg9
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:24 PM (#4374750)
Thanks. He's your 2013 ALCBPOTY!
38. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:25 PM (#4374752)
Nice recovery by Britton, kept his composure, and made a nice throw to start the DP.
That inning reminded me why I was not unhappy when I assumed Salty would be traded this offseason.
Britton's got two more option years remaining. So basically this season is his last chance to be a starting pitcher - if he can't get it together, he'll be headed to the pen next year. I think he's probably going to be a reliever, but from watching these two innings, I think he's likely to be really good at it.
I love when a guy comes to the plate in spring with a specific plan for something to work on. Middlebrooks obviously wanted to try to hit to the opposite field. Got the right pitch, good execution.
(Ellsbury working the walk while barely getting the bat off his shoulder also fits this category.)
Whatever he is he has definitely been the sharpest of the pitchers so far.
50. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 02:42 PM (#4374786)
They must be expecting Wilson to make it to the bigs this year if he's been issued #63. Seems like pitchers 61,62,63 are usually guys like Buchholz in 2007, Masterson in 2008, etc.
I'm really rooting for him, because I liked him in Philly, because he's a Red Sox, but mostly because I ended up defending his signing on the Internet too much.
60. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 03:04 PM (#4374814)
Isn't his throwing arm supposed to be one of Victorino's strengths?
Yes. That wasn't a bad throw because he can't throw, it was a bad throw because he rushed it awfully. Of course, his arm's value is supposed to be particularly release and accuracy.
So Remy basically gothis changes by looking at the names on the jerseys. My guess is he doesn't know 7 of the 9 players on the field for Tampa right now.
63. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 03:07 PM (#4374819)
Just a note, again, I am too emotionally invested in Shane Victorino, for mostly dumb reasons. If he becomes an object of derision in chatter, it is going to seriously bother me. Please give the guy a month or two, at least.
81. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 03:32 PM (#4374850)
I fully expect lefty Victorino to remind us of Crawford. Righty Victorino should hit amazingly in Fenway though. By July, we'll all be wondering why he insists on switch-hitting.
We're all pulling for him. Doesn't mean we won't tweak you on the subject from time to time. He strikes me as a guy who is pretty like able even when he's not going well.
84. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 03:34 PM (#4374853)
Nava at 1B. I like it. He did well there on the bad throw.
Honestly that throw is probably completely routine for a 6' 4" or so first baseman. Nava's short stature turned that into the adventure that it was. He did well to catch it though, being as short as he is.
Carp is below average in the field. If Nava can be below average, which is hardly impossible, he can certainly give Carp a run for his money. Carp was ridiculously awful last year - it's no given that he'll play up to his projections.
He's got pop, his problem is that he chases too much crap.
97. Dan
Posted: February 23, 2013 at 03:45 PM (#4374872)
Nava is a solid bench guy, although he's really a better fit for an NL team. In the NL he'd have a lot of value as a guy who could get on base a little bit, DH occasionally in interleague, and backup the corner OF spots and maybe first base.
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His body does have a completely different shape. How terrible must his fitness have been in the last several years?
I saw an interview last year where they said the fans sitting in the Monster was actually something they tried to make happen at Fenway.
He's Baby Embree.
The breaking ball has really good movement - better than Embree's from pure stuff perspective. I figure command is an even bigger problem with that than with the fastball.
2) Pitching was eh. I thought his mechanics were weird, a little slow, Jose thought he looked ok. Did throw some well-commanded fastballs to the corners.
3) Velocity just 88-89. Could be a problem, could be working himself into shape.
Something like that would've been ideal IMO
Jesus, Salty.
Britton's got two more option years remaining. So basically this season is his last chance to be a starting pitcher - if he can't get it together, he'll be headed to the pen next year. I think he's probably going to be a reliever, but from watching these two innings, I think he's likely to be really good at it.
(Ellsbury working the walk while barely getting the bat off his shoulder also fits this category.)
Gomes. Looks like an Amish mountain man.
Hanrahan's is irredeemable. He's already got a backpfeifengesicht as it is, the chin thing just takes it to another level.
I'm really rooting for him, because I liked him in Philly, because he's a Red Sox, but mostly because I ended up defending his signing on the Internet too much.
MCOA is right. NRI. Drafted 26th round in 2005 by ChiSox.
Nice play by Nava on the grounder.
Honestly that throw is probably completely routine for a 6' 4" or so first baseman. Nava's short stature turned that into the adventure that it was. He did well to catch it though, being as short as he is.
Iglesias homer? Nice.
I don't know that I'd say he was good defensively. His range is still pretty awful, though his arm isn't bad.
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