Hope he’s ready when Youk goes down.

He hit .285.  Not .385.

He belongs in the majors now.  Too bad he’ll have to hang out in AAA far longer than he has to.  Or leave in a trade, although with Youk over 30….  Seattle should give up one of their great young arms for him.  

You goes to DH/back-up 1st and 3rd next year and Middlebrooks starts at 3rd. 

*Youk

.285 between 3 leagues last year not .385

From all scouting reports I’ve read, his plate approach is the one glaring weakness in his game.  He projects for plus defense and plus power, but he has a disappointing walk rates and doesn’t make contact enough.  At the MLB level he might get exposed or have very little consistency unless he improves his approach.  This report is strange.

If he has such a good understanding of the opposing pitchers, why hasn’t his walk rate reflected that in professional baseball?  If he’s aged advanced in pitch recognition, is he just consciously overly aggressive?  I don’t get it.

How can Valentine know that after so little time with Middlebrooks? 

I believe he hit .485 last year, fellas.

Kids a stud.. played ball with him in Texarkana and he is the real deal

whoa whoa whoa, he’s only 23 and played only 16  games at AAA level so far.  Still needs development.   At AA last year he had 371 at bats, BA .302, 21 BB and 95 SO.    For a guy who truly has a natural eye and plate discipline, see Youkilis, Kevin. He was still in A ball at 22 years old, but in 195 AB’s he had 70 BB and 20 SO.  Phenomenal ratio.

Played against this guy in his senior year in the second round of the playoffs. He pitched game one against and threw lower to mid 90s but that was nothing until you saw the kid at ss. Absolutely phenomenal and almost flawless. A solid hitter at the plate but honestly wasn’t even there best hitter. When he hit the ball came off the bat like I big leaguer but as far as average and a guy u just knew was gona come through with a hit, I didn’t feel like it was going to be him.

This is typical of the Red Sox. Let the young talent fester in the minors while kowtowing to veteran palyers who are beyond their prime. The Sox need to get youinger and let these guys grow in the majors, not against Triple A cast offs and wannabes. The real talent is at Double A. Cherington, let these players play NOW! Iglesias, Middlebrooks, Lavarnway need to play now, not when they are 29 and on the way down. Varitek shold have been done 5 years ago! Lavarnway should have been playing for two years now. C’mon, man!

your an idiot stick to hockey there guy

That’s fine to do but by doing so you are probably quashing any chance of competing for the playoffs, division, and World Series.  Teams that lean heavily on rookies are not usually very good. 

 Valentine is THE Genius remember?

Passed up pitching prospects to play the game everyday……Who did you think was better and where are they playing now?  Our best hitter by far was Middlebrooks….From a guy who followed him for Texas American Legion and Every High School game….and if the game is on the line (offensively or defense) he is the man

There seems to be a lot of teams that have a chip on their shoulder over patriots superbowls.The same teams that had their aspirations ended by the pats. Funny thing is, just by insulting or criticizing pats, it doesn’t make their team any better. They just look like a bunch of whining cowards. Save your trash talk for line of scrimmage! Losers!

I have to laugh when someone prominent says something in sports or politics about a person or team and they later try to attempt damage control. The words and concepts Harbaugh used were descisively clear; words like “tainted” and “asterisks” defy all attempts at clarification. Harbaugh should just man-up and live with his pronouncements. Pathetic attempts to “clarify” make him look like a slime bucket. Stop trying to renounce the statements and just get ready for BB to rightfully give you the bum’s rush after we put a stompin on your team.

 If you listen to the audio in context, he was really talking about some fan’s perception, not his own opinion. As a Pats fan, I’m not offended by what he said. It is just being spun to be more ‘sensational’.

 John Harbaugh”s mouth is asoff ashis kicker!

the nfl let the crooks from ne escape. the penalty was too soft. harbaugh is right and many people feel that way.