Conventional wisdom recently has been that the Red Sox acted too soon parting ways with Brad Penny and John Smoltz after their first few starts back in the National League. In four starts for the Giants, Penny is 3-1 allowing 11 runs (though 7 in his most recent start) in 24.2 innings while Smoltz is …
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Young Catchers: Who, Where (and Sometimes Why?)
The hot topic during the last offseason was what would the Texas Rangers do with their prospect equivalent of The Catching Molinas plus Gerald Laird. While Jarrod Saltalamaccia and Taylor Teagarden were thought to fetch Clay Buchholtz and more, both players, along with Max Ramirez, stayed put, while veteran backstop Laird was dealt to the Tigers. While the Red …
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