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happymeal88 · 06-13-2007, 12:18 AM

Boston, MA – Day two of the draft was completed late last night and the Boston Red Sox, under the guidance of team President and General Manager Andrew Habermehl, continued to build a roster they hope will compete in both the immediate and long term future.

“It’s important for this team to have a balance between talented hitting and talented pitching,” Habermehl said in a conference call after the completion of the tenth round of the draft. “A couple of teams went exclusively with pitching in the first few rounds, and some went with just hitting. We went into today looking to add talented players to the mix and keep with the even addition of hitters and pitchers.”

As of right now the Red Sox have six hitters and four pitchers on their roster, with the club drafting four hitters today and just one pitcher. In the first five rounds the Red Sox did the opposite drafting three pitchers and just two hitters. In the previous five rounds the Red Sox acquired catcher Mike Stanley, Ellis Burks, Bob Hamelin and Marty Cordova.

Ellis Burks is introduced at Fenway Park shortly after being drafted

Burks, Stanley and Hamelin all bring a lot of power to the plate, while all four hitters bring above average speed to the base paths. “It is important, in our minds, to not be limited to station to station sluggers,” Habermehl commentated, “but rather to try to find players who bring a little bit of both to the field.”

Besides picking up speedy sluggers the Red Sox also added a power arm to the back of the bullpen. Instead of drafting their fourth and fifth starters, the Red Sox instead drafted young gun Ricky Bottalico who brings a local flavor to the team. The 24 year old closer was born in New Britain, Connecticut. Besides being a local kid, Bottalico also posses the pitching talent needed to shorten a nine inning game to an eight inning one.

Going into tomorrow the Red Sox need to solidify their lineup with a first basemen, shortstop and centerfielder. After filling those holes in the coming rounds, the Red Sox will still have the bullpen, the back end of the rotation and the bench to fill.

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happymeal88 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Day Two Brings Speedy Sluggers to Fenway Boston, MA – Day two of the draft was completed late last night and the Boston Red Sox, under the guidance of team President and General Manager Andrew Habermehl, continued to build a roster they hope will compete in both the immediate and long term future. “It’s important for this team to have a balance between talented hitting and talented pitching,” Habermehl said in a conference call after the completion of the tenth round of the draft. “A couple of teams went exclusively with pitching in the first few rounds, and some went with just hitting. We went into today looking to add talented players to the mix and keep with the even addition of hitters and pitchers.” As of right now the Red Sox have six hitters and four pitchers on their roster, with the club drafting four hitters today and just one pitcher. In the first five rounds the Red Sox did the opposite drafting three pitchers and just two hitters. In the previous five rounds the Red Sox acquired catcher Mike Stanley, Ellis Burks, Bob Hamelin and Marty Cordova. Ellis Burks is introduced at Fenway Park shortly after being drafted Burks, Stanley and Hamelin all bring a lot of power to the plate, while all four hitters bring above average speed to the base paths. “It is important, in our minds, to not be limited to station to station sluggers,” Habermehl commentated, “but rather to try to find players who bring a little bit of both to the field.” Besides picking up speedy sluggers the Red Sox also added a power arm to the back of the bullpen. Instead of drafting their fourth and fifth starters, the Red Sox instead drafted young gun Ricky Bottalico who brings a local flavor to the team. The 24 year old closer was born in New Britain, Connecticut. Besides being a local kid, Bottalico also posses the pitching talent needed to shorten a nine inning game to an eight inning one. Going into tomorrow the Red Sox need to solidify their lineup with a first basemen, shortstop and centerfielder. After filling those holes in the coming rounds, the Red Sox will still have the bullpen, the back end of the rotation and the bench to fill.