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    Is Beckham the new 2B?

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    QUOTE (forrestg @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 10:59 AM)
    Gordon is our best option at 2b but when I asked Ozzie yesterday Ozzie said"no, he'll be starting the season at Birmingham"

     

    3 weeks to change his mind.

     

    I really don't think they can make the wrong decision with Beckham. I certainly couldn't blame them for sending him down for a month or two. On the other hand, I think this kid is ready now, and could be a great spark plug for this team from day 1.

     

    My fear is that Getz plays really well, and than they start scrambling to find Beckham a different postion, like LF or CF. That would definitely be a bad move. That's why I kinda hope he makes 2B from day 1, just to lock him in to the job and not cause confusion within the organization.

    Is Beckham the new 2B?

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    QUOTE (forrestg @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 08:59 AM)
    No matter how well he plays this spring Beckham will start at Birmingham. He is a great ball player but I think that Sox management want him to let him go through the system. If that is so I would make tell everybody to make plans to go to Birmingham to see him play.

     

    If they're telling Beckham he has a chance to make the team, then I think he'll make the team. He's a better baseball player than Getz, Lillibridge, and Nix, and I fully expect he'll outplay them to be the opening day 2B.

    Is Beckham the new 2B?

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    QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 06:27 PM)
    There is a certain time period. You need to be up for a large enough fraction of the year for it to count. The date IIRC is usually sometime around June 1.

     

    Re: Becks starting this season at 2b: am I the only one who noticed that he was hitting .231 coming in to today? Yes, he had a day today, but come on.

     

    Yes, but he's looking a lot better than the average. The ball jumps off his bat. Plus he's just a very confident player. The major league game will not be too fast for him.

    Is Beckham the new 2B?

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 06:10 PM)
    Can somebody please explain the whole arbitration clock thing?

     

    Players are arbitration eligible after three years of service time. If they hold off on bringing up a player until later in the season, they essentially will have him for four years before he becomes arb eligible.

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