SS Derek Jeter, the newest member of the 3,000-hit-club, led all Major League players in jersey sales last year. Amongst the top-20 players in jersey sales last year, 12 were All-Stars, 14 played on a postseason team, and players from 11 different teams were represented, though the Yankees and Phillies had four players each on the list (including Jeter at number one).
The list:
1. Jeter
2. LHP Cliff Lee, Philadelphia
3. 1B Albert Pujols, St. Louis/Angels (signed in 2011 calendar year)
4. LF Josh Hamilton, Texas
5. RHP Roy Halladay, Philadelphia
6. RHP Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
7. 2B Dustin Pedroia, Boston
8. LF Ryan Braun, Milwaukee
9. RF Hunter Pence, Philadelphia
10. C Buster Posey, San Francisco
11. 2B Chase Utley, Philadelphia
12. C Joe Mauer, Minnesota
13. RHP Justin Verlander, Detroit
14. 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Boston
15. 3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
16. 2B Ian Kinsler, Texas
17. 2B Robinson Cano, Yankees
18. RHP Mariano Rivera, Yankees
19. LF Carl Crawford, Boston
20. 3B David Freese, St. Louis
Showing posts with label red sox second basemen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red sox second basemen. Show all posts
Friday, April 6, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
First Waves of Spring Training cuts come In
The first waves of Spring Training cuts have come in for Boston, the Mets, and the Yankees. The Red Sox made their first cuts on Thursday when they optioned 3B Will Middlebrooks and CF Che-Hsuan Lin to Pawtucket and LHP Drake Britton and 2B Oscar Tejeda to Portland. They made their second wave of cuts on Friday when they released RHP Carlos Silva. The team made its third wave of cuts on Saturday when they optioned RHP Stolmy Pimentel to Portland.
The first wave of cuts came on Thursday for the Mets when they optioned LHP Robert Carson, RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Jenrry Mejia, 2B Reese Havens, 3B Zach Lutz, and CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to Buffalo and RHP Armando Rodriguez, SS Wilmer Flores, and LF Juan Lagares to Binghamton. The second wave of cuts came for the Mets yesterday when they optioned RHP Jeremy Hefner to Buffalo and RF Cesar Puello to Binghamton.
The Yankees made their first cuts of the Spring on Friday when they optioned 2B Corban Joseph and CF Melky Mesa to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and 2B David Adams and CF Zoilo Almonte to Trenton.
The first wave of cuts came on Thursday for the Mets when they optioned LHP Robert Carson, RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Jenrry Mejia, 2B Reese Havens, 3B Zach Lutz, and CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to Buffalo and RHP Armando Rodriguez, SS Wilmer Flores, and LF Juan Lagares to Binghamton. The second wave of cuts came for the Mets yesterday when they optioned RHP Jeremy Hefner to Buffalo and RF Cesar Puello to Binghamton.
The Yankees made their first cuts of the Spring on Friday when they optioned 2B Corban Joseph and CF Melky Mesa to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and 2B David Adams and CF Zoilo Almonte to Trenton.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Red Sox Second Basemen
The Red Sox are trying to recover from a disastrous collapse in 2011. Their method right now appears to be to keep everything that works intact and put a band-aid on the things that didn't work. One area that shouldn't need a band-aid is second base.
1. Dustin Pedroia: Pedroia had a good season on all fronts last year, finishing with a .307 batting average, 102 runs scored, 21 homers, and 26 stolen bases. He turns 29 in August and should still be in his prime. The Red Sox are hoping that he can repeat with another strong season in 2012.
2. Nick Punto: Punto was signed as a free agent after winning the World Series with St. Louis last season. A veteran utility player, he can play just about anywhere but the Red Sox only have him penciled in to see considerable time at second. Last season he batted .278 in 133 at-bats for St. Louis. The Red Sox would welcome that type of production from him again in 2012, though good versatile defense with not a whole lot of offense is more likely from the 34-year-old infielder.
3. Mike Aviles: Valentine had Aviles penciled in to get a lot of playing time in left at the beginning of the season following wrist surgery for LF Carl Crawford, but with the departure of SS Marco Scutaro and the trading of IF Jed Lowrie, Aviles has suddenly emerged as the everyday shortstop. Having said that, he still figures to get some time at second base, and maybe even in left every now and again and at other positions as well. But with Pedroia figuring to be out there most of the time and Punto available for good defense his innings at second should be few and far between.
4. Oscar Tejeda: Tejeda is a top prospect in Boston's system who was converted to second from shortstop in 2010. Tejeda needs another year in the Minors, but Boston has added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule V Draft. He had a rough season last year at Portland, batting .249 in 457 at-bats and striking out 101 times, while only drawing 29 walks. He also made 24 errors in the field, which is really too many. The Red Sox will look for him to display more patience at the plate next season, cut down on his strikeouts, and raise his batting average back up to about .270. He also needs to improve upon his defense.
The Red Sox look good at second base. Pedroia is a star in every sense of the word. Punto is a good backup. Aviles is a good option to have in an emergency. Tejeda is still a promising young player whom the Red Sox believe in, but he took a big step back last season.
1. Dustin Pedroia: Pedroia had a good season on all fronts last year, finishing with a .307 batting average, 102 runs scored, 21 homers, and 26 stolen bases. He turns 29 in August and should still be in his prime. The Red Sox are hoping that he can repeat with another strong season in 2012.
2. Nick Punto: Punto was signed as a free agent after winning the World Series with St. Louis last season. A veteran utility player, he can play just about anywhere but the Red Sox only have him penciled in to see considerable time at second. Last season he batted .278 in 133 at-bats for St. Louis. The Red Sox would welcome that type of production from him again in 2012, though good versatile defense with not a whole lot of offense is more likely from the 34-year-old infielder.
3. Mike Aviles: Valentine had Aviles penciled in to get a lot of playing time in left at the beginning of the season following wrist surgery for LF Carl Crawford, but with the departure of SS Marco Scutaro and the trading of IF Jed Lowrie, Aviles has suddenly emerged as the everyday shortstop. Having said that, he still figures to get some time at second base, and maybe even in left every now and again and at other positions as well. But with Pedroia figuring to be out there most of the time and Punto available for good defense his innings at second should be few and far between.
4. Oscar Tejeda: Tejeda is a top prospect in Boston's system who was converted to second from shortstop in 2010. Tejeda needs another year in the Minors, but Boston has added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule V Draft. He had a rough season last year at Portland, batting .249 in 457 at-bats and striking out 101 times, while only drawing 29 walks. He also made 24 errors in the field, which is really too many. The Red Sox will look for him to display more patience at the plate next season, cut down on his strikeouts, and raise his batting average back up to about .270. He also needs to improve upon his defense.
The Red Sox look good at second base. Pedroia is a star in every sense of the word. Punto is a good backup. Aviles is a good option to have in an emergency. Tejeda is still a promising young player whom the Red Sox believe in, but he took a big step back last season.
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