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Originally Posted by ksushi
That is a nice start from the kid. I like this kid a lot. I like his stuff and everything i've read about his make up. I might be a little too eager, but how about a promotion for him to see how he responds. Put him up in AA, that would be a nice way to put the yankees back. Not only do we have great prospects producing at the major league level, but we've also got a 19 year old pitching in AA and more position players. I'd like that at least.
But seriously, a lot of playing in boston depends on how you respond to failure. I've read from more than a few places that this kid has a major league quality curve with a good mid-low 90's FB. That alone is good stuff, I know he has another pitch but it escapes me right now at like 9 in the AM. If his stuff is that good, lets test his resilience a little bit. Throw him in AA. If he runs with it, its safe to say we have another great prospect on our hands. If he fails, we demote him and we can get a look at what kind of resilience he has. If he crumbles, it wasn't meant to be. If he bounces back, then let him get some more A ball experience and give him a look next year.
Too premature?
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The Red Sox are not the Yankees and will never promote Bowden to AA ball. If anything he might get a promotion to Wilmington but the Sox never rush their pitching prospects through the minors. It would be foolish to move Bowden who barely pitch in 2005 in the GCL and is in his first full season of minor league ball to rush him up to Portland. I would not be surprised if they just kept Bowden in Greenville for the entire year.