But Ray says he's a big poopie.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > Keith Law from ESPN.com on Kolbrin Vitek... > > > *Kolbrin > Vitek<http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/player/_/id/18949/kolbrin-vitek> > * was the first overall selection of the Boston Red > Sox<http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/bos/boston-red-sox>in a draft that saw > them grab four players from my top 30, two of whom have > signed so far. He's got a great, athletic body, and at the plate he has most > of the elements I want to see in a hitter: good bat speed, strong hands, a > steady head, good extension, and adjustments to different pitches and > situations. On Tuesday night, he hit a grand slam for the Lowell Spinners on > a two-strike curveball after a string of fastballs; he stayed back and got > better leverage in his swing there than in his normal swing, where he's > going for contact. He only showed average speed, and didn't play the field, > although he took grounders at third during practice and looked rough there > with a fringy arm (surprising for a former pitcher). The bat looks > legitimate to me and I'm optimistic it'll play if he has to move to > centerfield too. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
