El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox

Rem Dog in a chat said,

First of all, the date Nomar will return is still up in the air, but whenever he is ready to return, I am quite sure that Pokey Reese will be the second baseman. They knew what they were getting with both of these players and so far both have lived up to expectations…

Remy doesn’t even mention the possibility of a platoon based on the starting pitcher. Pokey Reese is only more valuable than Mark Bellhorn when Derek Lowe is pitching. The groundball to second base machine is aided tremendously with Pokey. But Pedro, Schilling and Wake are all above average strikeout and neutral ground/fly ball pitchers. Thus, they do not allow many grounds balls limiting the opportunities for Pokey’s play in the field to be a factor. Bellhorn’s better offensive package is more valuable than Pokey’s primarily defensive value at second three out of four nights at the ballpark.

One of my favorite baseball columnists, Joe Sheenan of Baseball Prospectus and MFY fan has learned over the weekend that…

1. The Sox are much, much deeper than the Yankees are.
2. The Yankees' rotation doesn't stand up to the hype.
3. The Sox may have the best bullpen in baseball.

Joe concludes with...
Worrying about the offense, at least the name guys, is ridiculous…The stars make for an easy target, but the Yankees have bigger problems, ones that aren't going away and ones that can't be fixed from within the organization.

Here is hoping the MFY panic and strike early getting Kris Benson for Dioner Navarro in May eliminating their chances of scoring a better prize (Randy Johnson or Ben Sheets).