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One Red Seat · 10-11-2007, 09:45 PM

What exactly are we talking about that makes Lowrie suitable for 2B but inadequate at SS? The requirements for range are about the same. Good hands are equally valuable. If it's anything other than arm, I'd like to know what it is, and while I've not seen him, most of what I've read suggests his arm is fine for the position.

With that in mind, what would the cutoff point be in offensive vs. defensive value? With the way his bat is performing, he'd have to be pretty fucking shitty in the field to not warrant consideration of keeping him and playing him up the middle with Pedroia.

10-11-2007, 09:45 PM	#40 (permalink)
One Red Seat Let me see your war face Join Date: Jun 16 2005 Posts: 14,225	Re: The Top prospects in the Red Sox system. What exactly are we talking about that makes Lowrie suitable for 2B but inadequate at SS? The requirements for range are about the same. Good hands are equally valuable. If it's anything other than arm, I'd like to know what it is, and while I've not seen him, most of what I've read suggests his arm is fine for the position. With that in mind, what would the cutoff point be in offensive vs. defensive value? With the way his bat is performing, he'd have to be pretty fucking shitty in the field to not warrant consideration of keeping him and playing him up the middle with Pedroia.