Re: Good Interview About Our Prospects

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:44:43 -0800 (PST), Gnork <gnork@xxxxxxxxx>
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On Jan 16, 9:32 am, "Dano" <janeandd...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Dave Bismo" <bi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:26:44 GMT, "Srgnt Billko" <f...@xxxxxxxxx>
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"Dave Bismo" <bi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Soxprospects.com interviewed Baseball America's Jim Callis, who gave
some really good and detailed answers about our prospects and how he
ranks young players:

http://soxprospects.blogspot.com/2008/01/interview-with-baseball-amer...

-Bismo.

Good read. His take on Lowrie is about the same as mine - good but
nothing
special - or as doctors say "unremarkable".

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Lowrie. He could be
good trade bait for Epstein.

Based on that assessment, I don't really see why.

"I've talked to enough people who think he can play a passable shortstop in
the majors (though you'd want someone better defensively) and he'll hit more
than most infielders. I think he'll hit enough to play second base and third
base..."

Would you be willing to trade much for a player of that description? Now
I'm also not saying he could not help us one day...or even fill out a trade
offer...but aren't those types of players really fairly easy to find?

No. Look at all the pathetic hitting shortstops and the weak hitting
second sackers. If he hits well enough he would be a big plus. Also he
might develop into a good fielder. He also might not hit as well as
they think.

What Gnork said. There are very few middle infielders who have
Lowrie's offensive potential. He could be a legitimate .300 hitter
with a good OBP, not too many strikeouts, 40 doubles, and 15 homers a
season. Not to mention the bonus of being a switch-hitter. As long
as his defense is reasonably acceptable, Lowrie would be a really nice
player for a lot of teams. I mean, that's basically a poor man's
Jeter without the speed, or Michael Young with more walks, or Pedroia
with more pop but less defense, and someone who could make a couple of
All-Star teams. Even at 3B, while not fitting the Schmidt/Chavez
prototype, Lowrie could project as a really nice Bill Mueller sort of
player.

Either way, he'd be a few notches ahead of the typical infielders that
are readily available. There are tons of teams, especially
low-payroll ones, who'd love to have a player like Lowrie. The fact
that he could potentially play three positions makes him more
attractive, because he doesn't have to be locked into one spot,
allowing the team more insurance for injuries and flexibility for
other moves. He's a good prospect with legitimate value--probably
more to other teams than he has with Boston.

-Bismo.
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