Oh yeah, KG is one of the biggest Kalish fans out there. There's a ton of Red Sox players in that article; so much so that it would probably be
inappropriate to post all of it. That said, it's probably worth mentioning that he had this to say regarding Iglesias: "His defense is absolutely at
the top of the charts, as he possesses fine instincts, footwork, and the actions of a potential Gold Glove winner". Throw another gold glove on the
pile...
SoxProspects.com
0 Kudos
Arizona Fall League
| Author | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FenwayTheHardWay |
#61 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 1566 10/06/09 1:54 PM Veteran Member |
"Jonathan Papelbon, not wasting any time, going to his bread and butter there, and that's the
cheese."- Buck Martinez
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
diehard24 |
#62 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 835 10/06/09 4:33 PM Veteran Member |
Arquimedez Bozo wrote:I feel like this is not the first time I've seen this type of comment from Goldstein, yet the organization has always been high on his defense, and BA had strong praise in today's Carolina Top 20 write-up. Makes me wonder if KG keeps going to the same sources on Expo, or if there really are conflicting views on his abilities behind the plate. |
|||
|
|
||||
|
MaleNurse2010 |
#63 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 529 10/06/09 4:38 PM |
adiospaydro2005 wrote:I think the FO goal is for Casey Kelly to cry, throw down his his bat at the plate and say "I give up this shit is too hard". |
|||
|
|
||||
|
amfox1 |
#64 | |||
|
Posts: 6258 10/06/09 4:45 PM
|
diehard24 wrote:KG is distinguishing Expo's catching skills with his results. I have seen Expo several times and, although he has a gun and a quick release, he has thrown out a low percentage of basestealers (27% in 2009). Part of this is inconsistency in his catch-and-throw skills (mostly transitioning the ball from glove to hand and accuracy). |
|||
|
|
||||
|
Arquimedez Bozo |
#65 | |||
|
Posts: 8637 10/06/09 5:45 PM Chris Hatfield
|
FenwayTheHardWay wrote:I had somehow completely missed Iglesias and Kelly. Not sure how. On Iglesias (paraphrased unless quotes): He'll have a tough time at the plate, because of his "hack-tastic" approach. Plus the quote above. On Kelly: He's only on the taxi squad, and thus can only play twice a week. He concurs that the Sox may be hoping that he doesn't hit, which would make convincing him to pitch easier.
"they should go to soxprospect so that BOZO THE CLOWN and the rest of THE WANTS TO BE will give you some information" - A SoxProspects.com
Legend
"Most people in my country say who the f*ck is dusty Brown and Who are the Pawsox you freak and what does hit 270 mean" - LondonSox |
|||
|
|
||||
|
diehard24 |
#66 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 836 10/06/09 10:30 PM Veteran Member |
amfox1 wrote:He does, but he also strongly implies that he's more raw than polished in his overall catching abilities. That's the part that has me most curious. Perhaps he's overstating things in effort to describe the questions around his catch-and-throw skills? Maybe he's hearing things from scouts no one else is reporting? I'd like to know more. |
|||
|
|
||||
|
TheGoldenGreek33 |
#67 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 3103 10/09/09 2:39 PM Veteran Member |
I'm just going to throw this in here since there isn't a Kelly thread in the first 5 pages and it's not worth starting a new thread on this. From
the KG chat:
Adam (Norfolk, VA): Where would you rank Casey Kelly in terms of pitching prospects? Is he more front end/ace rotation stuff, or 2-3 type? |
|||
|
|
||||
|
Average Fan |
#68 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 272 10/12/09 8:30 AM Veteran Member |
getapitch2rip wrote:... and that would be tomorrow. Thank god for something to talk/think about other than yesterday. |
|||
|
|
||||
|
mredsox89 |
#69 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 749 10/12/09 1:36 PM |
Average Fan wrote: I'm really looking for Richardson to shine. This could be his chance to vault into the real discussion for a pen arm out of ST. |
|||
|
|
||||
|
TWilliams4649 |
#70 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 122 10/12/09 3:47 PM |
Any way to watch these games online or something?
|
|||
|
|
||||
 soxprospects |
#71 | |||
|
Posts: 7025 10/12/09 7:32 PM Mike Andrews |
BA is reporting that Richie Lentz is heading to the AFL as well.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
buffs44444 |
#72 | |||
|
Posts: 1186 10/12/09 8:17 PM
|
Lentz now shows up on the updated mlb.com page.
Rosters: Mesa Solar Sox: BOS, LAA, FLA, MIN, CHC, TOR Peoria Javelinas: MIL, SEA, CWS, DET, LAD Peoria Saguaros: CIN, SD, HOU, ATL, CLE Phoenix Desert Dogs: OAK, BAL, TOR, TB, WSH Scottsdale Scorpions: ARI, COL, PHI, SF, PIT Surprise Rafters: STL, NYY, TEX, KC, NYM Really looking forward to seeing Iglesias & Kalish. Baseball is back......
Madness is like gravity....all you need is a little push.
"Be the change you want to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi |
|||
|
|
||||
|
ancientsoxfogey |
#73 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 4356 10/12/09 11:09 PM Veteran Member |
A couple of comments:
When I saw Expo, as I said before, his receiving looked good, his blocking of pitches in the dirt looked very good, but his arm did look erratic. His leadership skills looked excellent. He certainly has a strong enough arm to succeed in the majors, but I don't know enough about catching to be able to judge his capabilities in the finer nuances relative to the expectations at the level I saw him (game-calling, framing, etc.) As for Kelly, let's go at this from 180 degrees opposite. Even Kelly has to realize that after the 2009 season he had on the mound, the organization is not going to back off the pitching side of this 2-way experiment, almost regardless of how he looks at bat and at SS. And since he distinguished himself on the mound, the organization is going to want him to raise his innings by, say, 25 or so this year. That means he is going to have to start at least as many times in 2010 and pitch an inning or more longer per start, or make about 4 more starts and squeeze his SS time even more next year. The Sox can try to keep up appearances on this, but the reality is that either Kelly is going to have to hit a wall on the mound very soon, or the SS part of the experiment is going to get squeezed out. If Kelly is going to develop as a pitcher, he has to DEVELOP as a pitcher. |
|||
|
|
||||
|
SoxScout |
#74 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 1514 10/13/09 5:04 PM Veteran Member |
Iglesias is already owning the AFL as the youngest player. He's on a mission to start for Boston next year.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
Bury the Hammer |
#75 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 577 10/13/09 6:00 PM Veteran Member |
Can you elaborate?
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
radiohix |
#76 | |||
|
Rookie
Posts: 8 10/13/09 6:25 PM |
Iglesias first 4 ABs:
1st: lineout 2nd AB: line drive 2B 3rd AB: line drive single 4th AB: Flyout to opposite field I think you guys have an expression in the US for such a start: It's called hitting the ground running 
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
radiohix |
#77 | |||
|
Rookie
Posts: 9 10/13/09 6:30 PM |
Dustin Richardson have been spectacular for 2 innings where he allowed 1 hit, 0 runs (although entering with 2 on and 0 outs), 3 K and 3 groundouts!
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
radiohix |
#78 | |||
|
Rookie
Posts: 10 10/13/09 6:34 PM |
in his last PA of the night Iglesias had a 5 pitches walk.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
buffs44444 |
#79 | |||
|
Posts: 1191 10/13/09 8:32 PM
|
Madness is like gravity....all you need is a little push.
"Be the change you want to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi |
|||
|
|
||||
|
Sibby Sisti |
#80 | |||
|
Veteran Member
Posts: 248 10/13/09 9:50 PM |
Nice start for our guys in the AFL; particularly Jose Iglesias, in his professional debut, at an early age. Lets hope he develops his offense this Fall and
continues through ST. There doesn't appear to be anybody ahead of him at SS in the organization at this point, given Lowrie's lingering wrist injury.
|
|||
|
|
||||
