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happymeal88 · 06-26-2007, 04:18 PM

As the Boston Red Sox broke spring training to being the long Retro Baseball League season here are the players dawning the Red Sox uniforms for the beginning of the season.

Ricky Bottalico
A hard working, hard throwing twenty six year old with an electric fastball and devastating slider – what’s not to like?

Ellis Burks
Overall, Burks is an excellent player to have on a team because off all the assets he brings. He is a loyal, hard working, power hitting veteran with speed and base stealing ability.

Jeff Cirillo
Cirllo is a great hitter, bringing gap power and contact skills who is very tough to strike out. As a 26 year old, he looks to be with the team for a while.

Marty Cordova

Cordova is one of those ‘glue guys’ who doesn’t do anything in an overly impressive manner but brings a complete game to the ballpark from good defense to good hitting to good baserunning.

Tim Davis
A young left handed reliever with an absolutely dominating slider. The ball not only moves, but the movement on it is textbook. Pitching coaches cannot teach a better slider than the one Davis brings to the mound.

Jerry Dipoto
Dipoto is a hardworking reliever who brings four pitches to his arsenal, all with plus movement. His slider, change and circle change all serve as effective pitches to match his average fastball. Together, though, they make for tough at bats for hitters.

Kevin Elster

A solid infielder, his forte is defense and not hitting however given the opportunity he has preformed at the plate in the past. It looks like this 31 year old will be a one trick pony for this squad, though, with his defense being his calling card.

John Flaherty
Flaherty is a smart, tough, hard nosed catcher who will serve as Stanley’s backup. He doesn’t do anything especially well, but is a complete player.

Jeff Frye
Frye is the prototypical small ball type of player. Decent defense, good baserunning skills, great at laying down bunts, and he won’t walk a lot but he hits a lot of balls to the gaps and is hard to strike out.

Bob Hamelin

Hamelin has the ability to be a very good hitter. He has great plate discipline and outstanding power. Defensively he is a bit of a liability but his bat more than makes up for his lack of defensive prowess. He is also deceptive on the base paths bringing very good stealing ability to the game despite his poor overall speed.

Richard Hidalgo
Hidalgo is part of the long term future of the Red Sox. He plays good defense in the outfield and his bat seems poised to mature into that of an all star. Right now his power is his best skill, but he is more prone to doubles than homeruns. This 20 year old, however, will soon improve to be both a great homerun hitter and a great contact hitter.

Ricky Honeycutt
Honeycutt is that crafty old lefty in the bullpen. He has outstanding control of his fastball, sinker, splitter, slider, change and knuckle curve and they all posses great movement. His intelligence is well known and he should serve as a great asset for the Red Sox out of the bullpen.

Al Leiter
Leiter will keep his infield busy during his starts as he is a groundball pitcher who has lots of movement on his pitches and induces a great percentage of ground balls. What his fast ball lacks in speed, toping off around 92, his other pitches make up for in deceiving movement.

Keith Lockhart

Lockhart is almost a clone of Frye, as both bring similar skill sets. Good defense, good contact and gap power, tough to strike out and other ‘small ball’ skills. The one thing Lockhart has that Frye lacks is base stealing ability and prowess.

Derrick May
May is coming a good year in Houston, but scouts don’t rate his skills very highly. He is tough to strike out and good on the base paths. Other than that he doesn’t do anything outstanding or poorly. Average is the best way to describe his overall skill set in the mind of most scouts.

Bill Mueller
Mueller will be a batting champ. That’s what most scouts and analysts say about this 25 year old third basemen from Missouri. Outstanding contact, great ability to get the ball to the gaps, awesome command of the strike zone and a headache for strike out pitchers because of his ability to put the ball in play. In the mind of most, those skills point to a batting crown.

Tim Naehring
Defense is where it starts with Tim, but it doesn’t just end there. He is dangerous at the dish with solid skills in all categories as opposed to excellence in one area. And although his glove gets him in the highlight reels, his bat makes him an integral part of the team.

Melvin Nieves
Nieves is known for two things – taking hits away from hitters in the outfield and hitting the ball past the fences he patrols. He won’t walk and almost always hits from the heels as he tries to yank balls out of the park. Therefore, when he makes contact the ball will fly. But don’t expect him to make a lot of contact, either.

Dan Peltier
Peliter provides a left handed bat off the bench for the Red Sox as well as defensive replacement at firstbase. But his bat and defense is special. He doesn’t excel anywhere and seems to have just enough talent to stick around the majors as the last man on the bench.

Yorkis Perez
At bats at Perez usually begin with a nasty 96 mile per hour fastball and ends with a change up that either induces a ground ball or a strike out. Nasty stuff and movement are Perez’s bread and butter and will earn this 28 year old lefty some good reviews over the course of the season.

Mark Portugal
Mark controls his pitches pretty well and has some decent movement on them that can lead to some good outings. His consistency isn’t great, however, and sometimes his movement and control suffer which can lead to some ugly stat lines. He isn’t fooling anyone into thinking he is an ace, but he is a serviceable pitcher.

Ken Ryan

Much like the other pitchers coming out of the Red Sox bullpen, he is paid big bucks because of his ability to move pitches in a way that fathoms hitters. His slider and changeup induce numerous outs for this right handed pitcher out of Pawtucket, home of the Red Sox AAA affiliate.

Scott Sanders
Scott Sanders will team with Curt Schilling to head the Red Sox rotation for years, or so the team hopes. This 27 year older has nasty stuff and mind-boggling movement on his pitches and can throw strikes with the best of them. This pitcher is rated one of the top players in baseball by SiON.

Curt Schilling
Schilling doesn’t have stuff quite as good as Sanders, but he makes up for it in control. Like Sanders, Schilling is rated one of the top players in all of RBL by SiON. He will be a star with Sanders for years.

Mike Sirotka
Tell me if this sounds like other pitchers on the Red Sox – a lefty with great movement. Between all these pitches the Red Sox have who put yoyo action on pitches the infield will be very busy at Fenway Park and around the AL this season. Manning the backend of the rotation, expect Sanders to induce a lot of groundball outs over the course of the season.

Mike Stanley

Stanley is the poor man’s version of Hamelin, a power hitter with a great eye. Like Hamelin he is not going to win a gold glove anytime soon but he is going to be a key cog in the Red Sox lineup.

06-26-2007, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
happymeal88 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Red Sox Announce 25 Man Roster As the Boston Red Sox broke spring training to being the long Retro Baseball League season here are the players dawning the Red Sox uniforms for the beginning of the season. Ricky Bottalico A hard working, hard throwing twenty six year old with an electric fastball and devastating slider – what’s not to like? Ellis Burks Overall, Burks is an excellent player to have on a team because off all the assets he brings. He is a loyal, hard working, power hitting veteran with speed and base stealing ability. Jeff Cirillo Cirllo is a great hitter, bringing gap power and contact skills who is very tough to strike out. As a 26 year old, he looks to be with the team for a while. Marty Cordova Cordova is one of those ‘glue guys’ who doesn’t do anything in an overly impressive manner but brings a complete game to the ballpark from good defense to good hitting to good baserunning. Tim Davis A young left handed reliever with an absolutely dominating slider. The ball not only moves, but the movement on it is textbook. Pitching coaches cannot teach a better slider than the one Davis brings to the mound. Jerry Dipoto Dipoto is a hardworking reliever who brings four pitches to his arsenal, all with plus movement. His slider, change and circle change all serve as effective pitches to match his average fastball. Together, though, they make for tough at bats for hitters. Kevin Elster A solid infielder, his forte is defense and not hitting however given the opportunity he has preformed at the plate in the past. It looks like this 31 year old will be a one trick pony for this squad, though, with his defense being his calling card. John Flaherty Flaherty is a smart, tough, hard nosed catcher who will serve as Stanley’s backup. He doesn’t do anything especially well, but is a complete player. Jeff Frye Frye is the prototypical small ball type of player. Decent defense, good baserunning skills, great at laying down bunts, and he won’t walk a lot but he hits a lot of balls to the gaps and is hard to strike out. Bob Hamelin Hamelin has the ability to be a very good hitter. He has great plate discipline and outstanding power. Defensively he is a bit of a liability but his bat more than makes up for his lack of defensive prowess. He is also deceptive on the base paths bringing very good stealing ability to the game despite his poor overall speed. Richard Hidalgo Hidalgo is part of the long term future of the Red Sox. He plays good defense in the outfield and his bat seems poised to mature into that of an all star. Right now his power is his best skill, but he is more prone to doubles than homeruns. This 20 year old, however, will soon improve to be both a great homerun hitter and a great contact hitter. Ricky Honeycutt Honeycutt is that crafty old lefty in the bullpen. He has outstanding control of his fastball, sinker, splitter, slider, change and knuckle curve and they all posses great movement. His intelligence is well known and he should serve as a great asset for the Red Sox out of the bullpen. Al Leiter Leiter will keep his infield busy during his starts as he is a groundball pitcher who has lots of movement on his pitches and induces a great percentage of ground balls. What his fast ball lacks in speed, toping off around 92, his other pitches make up for in deceiving movement. Keith Lockhart Lockhart is almost a clone of Frye, as both bring similar skill sets. Good defense, good contact and gap power, tough to strike out and other ‘small ball’ skills. The one thing Lockhart has that Frye lacks is base stealing ability and prowess. Derrick May May is coming a good year in Houston, but scouts don’t rate his skills very highly. He is tough to strike out and good on the base paths. Other than that he doesn’t do anything outstanding or poorly. Average is the best way to describe his overall skill set in the mind of most scouts. Bill Mueller Mueller will be a batting champ. That’s what most scouts and analysts say about this 25 year old third basemen from Missouri. Outstanding contact, great ability to get the ball to the gaps, awesome command of the strike zone and a headache for strike out pitchers because of his ability to put the ball in play. In the mind of most, those skills point to a batting crown. Tim Naehring Defense is where it starts with Tim, but it doesn’t just end there. He is dangerous at the dish with solid skills in all categories as opposed to excellence in one area. And although his glove gets him in the highlight reels, his bat makes him an integral part of the team. Melvin Nieves Nieves is known for two things – taking hits away from hitters in the outfield and hitting the ball past the fences he patrols. He won’t walk and almost always hits from the heels as he tries to yank balls out of the park. Therefore, when he makes contact the ball will fly. But don’t expect him to make a lot of contact, either. Dan Peltier Peliter provides a left handed bat off the bench for the Red Sox as well as defensive replacement at firstbase. But his bat and defense is special. He doesn’t excel anywhere and seems to have just enough talent to stick around the majors as the last man on the bench. Yorkis Perez At bats at Perez usually begin with a nasty 96 mile per hour fastball and ends with a change up that either induces a ground ball or a strike out. Nasty stuff and movement are Perez’s bread and butter and will earn this 28 year old lefty some good reviews over the course of the season. Mark Portugal Mark controls his pitches pretty well and has some decent movement on them that can lead to some good outings. His consistency isn’t great, however, and sometimes his movement and control suffer which can lead to some ugly stat lines. He isn’t fooling anyone into thinking he is an ace, but he is a serviceable pitcher. Ken Ryan Much like the other pitchers coming out of the Red Sox bullpen, he is paid big bucks because of his ability to move pitches in a way that fathoms hitters. His slider and changeup induce numerous outs for this right handed pitcher out of Pawtucket, home of the Red Sox AAA affiliate. Scott Sanders Scott Sanders will team with Curt Schilling to head the Red Sox rotation for years, or so the team hopes. This 27 year older has nasty stuff and mind-boggling movement on his pitches and can throw strikes with the best of them. This pitcher is rated one of the top players in baseball by SiON. Curt Schilling Schilling doesn’t have stuff quite as good as Sanders, but he makes up for it in control. Like Sanders, Schilling is rated one of the top players in all of RBL by SiON. He will be a star with Sanders for years. Mike Sirotka Tell me if this sounds like other pitchers on the Red Sox – a lefty with great movement. Between all these pitches the Red Sox have who put yoyo action on pitches the infield will be very busy at Fenway Park and around the AL this season. Manning the backend of the rotation, expect Sanders to induce a lot of groundball outs over the course of the season. Mike Stanley Stanley is the poor man’s version of Hamelin, a power hitter with a great eye. Like Hamelin he is not going to win a gold glove anytime soon but he is going to be a key cog in the Red Sox lineup. Last edited by happymeal88; 06-26-2007 at 04:19 PM.