...So rather than worry about an infield competition, because Scutaro is our shortstop, this guy...

...So rather than worry about an infield competition, because Scutaro is our shortstop, this guy gives us something that I don’t know how many teams can say they have

Weei's Full Count: Terry Francona: Marco Scutaro ‘is our shortstop’
Tito! Could you explain us WTF this "something" is? 'cause I really have no idea!

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by Jared Stegall on Jan 20, 2011 5:31 PM EST reply actions

An ability to play without ever having a day off?

by ATM on Jan 20, 2011 5:58 PM EST reply actions

Tito's just working it so Jed plays his heart out in spring training

and wins the starters spot.

by Boddington on Jan 20, 2011 5:59 PM EST reply actions

… large stacks of unmarked bills in a plain manila envelope?
… “hidden gem” restaurant tips?
… an alibi when the police question Tito about all those murdered hookers?
… freshly-made baked goods, free of charge?
… the continued life of Tito’s family, currently bound and gagged in Scoot’s basement?
… the reach-around?

"Laser show. So relax."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Jan 20, 2011 6:05 PM EST reply actions

And I * like * Scoot...

"Laser show. So relax."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Jan 20, 2011 6:05 PM EST up reply actions

Whut's not to like?

I think most of us all like Scoot.

It’s just that a lot of us like Lowrie more!

by mmmmm on Jan 21, 2011 12:05 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah,

I misread the quote…

(and I was kidding about the Scoot defamation)…

"Laser show. So relax."

by nuthinboutnuthin on Jan 21, 2011 1:32 AM EST up reply actions

I think he's talking about Jed, right?

I think, though I didn’t click through the link, that he’s saying Scutaro is the starting SS, but most teams would love to have a guy like Jed that they could rotate around the positions of the infield and get starters level production from.

Right?

by AlohaSox on Jan 20, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

If you read it in context

It sounds like that quote is directed at Lowrie, because of his skills and ability to play the whole infield. He still does say that Scutaro is the starter. But who cares if he starts the year, Lowrie should change that quick.

by revived0103 on Jan 20, 2011 6:43 PM EST reply actions

Right...

… that’s how I read it too.

by AlohaSox on Jan 20, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

If Francona had a hand in this,

how do his supporters feel about it?

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by BoldandBrash on Jan 20, 2011 6:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I feel like its a perfectly justifiable decision and probably the correct move to start the year.

Lowrie, who has been healthy and productive for like two months… ever… shouldn’t just be handed the job based on fans wishcasting him. Scutaro is a more known commodity and a decent player in his own right. They’ll find Lowrie plenty of playing time the way it is and this way we don’t rely on a fairly unreliable player so far.

I think if you’re managing this team you HAVE to start with Scutaro… then If Scutaro ends up scuffling or Lowrie looks ridiculous you can swing the playing time in Lowrie’s favor.

I say this again… if a Yankee prospect had the development pattern of Lowrie and then Yankee fans were as excited about him as people around here are as excited about Lowrie we would be destroying them for it. At this point, no one should feel comfortable projecting what you’re going to get from Lowrie offensively or defensively. If he turns out to be what many of you think he is (and what I hope he is) than he will end up starting in the 2nd half of the season. Breaking camp you have to go with Scutaro, though.

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by alskor on Jan 20, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

I like Lowrie to play more over the course of the season

But I think Tito is showing Scutaro respect by starting him at SS to begin the season, and because (more importantly) he knows he can get Lowrie playing time at the other three infield spots in April and May. Youk and Pedey are coming back from injuries, and Gonzo’s status as of 04/01 is still unknown at this point. While all three of those guys are competitors and want to play everyday even possibly through aches and pains, I think Tito will try to lighten their load early on by regularly playing Lowrie.

I hope if Lowrie plays even comparable to Scutaro then he gets more playing time since there is a good chance Scutaro is gone after this year if Lowrie plays well enough to start at SS. I don’t really expect Iglesias to be ready next year and I don’t know if Scoot’s option would be picked up unless Jed tanks.

by The Name is Dalton on Jan 21, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

My fervent hope

is that Scutaro gets some playing time in April until Lowrie shows he’s the clearly better player (which he is), and then Scutaro gets a ton of playing time in September as we rest Gonzo and Youk with our playoff spot effectively clinched.

by Sean O on Jan 21, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

Watch out

Brace yourselves for the wrath of Sean O.

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by BoldandBrash on Jan 20, 2011 6:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Scutaro sucks

by Sean O on Jan 20, 2011 10:57 PM EST up reply actions

Boom Roasted?

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by Rogue Nine on Jan 20, 2011 6:54 PM EST reply actions

I can see it.

Aristotle wrote of the Golden Mean, the perfect balance between deficiency and . On the 2011 Red Sox, Marco Scutaro is the Golden Mean, the league average player, the scrapper, the heart-warming benchwarmer. Unfortunately, the fact that Scutaro’s time will come at the direct expense of Jed Lowrie isn’t golden – it’s just mean.

Adrian Beltre is why we can't have healthy outfielders.

by 0157H7 on Jan 20, 2011 9:07 PM EST reply actions