Here Come The Smoltz, Here Come the Smoltz

There was only one move the Sox made that made me a little jealous. That was John Smoltz. I thought you stole this guy.  Coming off major surgery, but not injury prone. Smoltz could end up being the ACE when it's all said and done. When he's right he's dominant consistently. Unlike Beckett who dominates from time to time. Smoltz worries me.

As far as Beckett goes I don't know what you expect. There is only one problem with Becett. He is way to over rated in this town and the expectations are that this guy will dominate all season. The facts are he's always been inconsistent and he's had only one good season with the Sox.  It was a super human performance in 2007 and I became a believer.  I drafted him on my fantasy team in 2008 and he was inconsistent all year long. It was the same old Beckett. It was flashes of dominance and then back to five runs a game.  Sure you remember he was hurt towards the end of the last season and tend to think that was the story all season. It wasn't. The fact is the entire season was,.......ehhhhh. The 2007 season was phenomnal. It's funny what a great defense and a ton of run support can do when it coincides with a career year. Josh Beckett has always been inconsistent and has always been a guy who doesn't pitch so well unless everything is right for him. You see this tough guy persona which makes it hard for you to see how fragile he really is. He has had nagging injuries throughout his career and has proved he doesn't pitch so well through them. He throws the fast ball too much at times and is rarely on the same page with Varitek. You tell me that Varitek knows the batters better than anyone, but don't knock Josh for not trusting him.

John Lester is young. Big league batters adjust. He'll adjust