In a season marred by injury on the injury, Perhaps the Biggest surprise of all the exact same Marco Scutaro hasn't found Himself Among the fallen.
Played Scutaro has been hurt all season - Twice Receiving cortisone shots - they are vain's Been in the lineup every day, Even though at his numbers not have suffered as a result.
"There Have Been good days and bad," Scutaro said. "It's Been kind of frustrating Because I Been consistent pull down list. I'm just Battling, Trying To Do what ever to help the team.
"At Seti I'm Able to go out there and play. As long as you're mentally Prepared, you can find some way to help the team. "
Scutaro's numbers are down across the board from last year's career season with the Toronto Blue Jays, "when they scored 100 runs and was one of the league's Defensive better shortstops UNTIL a bout with plantar fasciitis at his season ended two weeks early.
He's Been hampered by a sore elbow and then a pinched nerve in at his neck, sapping him of strength in at his left arm and Limiting at his power at the plate. He has Been Affected Virtually all season, but their hasn't complained.
"It's not like You Can Fool the eyes, 'Said Scutaro with a shrug. "People are watching. They Good to see. You go out there and do the best you can, and "when the day's over and the season's over, You Can look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'At Seti I tried,' and feel happy about yourself."
That Said, Scutaro can not help wonder what vain at his first season with the Red Sox [team stats]'d Have Been like if they had Played at 100 PERCENT health.
"I think it's hard" when the season's over (and) you start thinking, 'If I had done this or that' - That stays in your mind, "he said. "But you just go out there and do the best you can, leave everything on the field."
Sign of success
It went down to the wire, the Red Sox vain Thurs agreed terms with right-hander Anthony Ranaudo is a minor league deal worth $ 2.55 million, According to a source with knowledge of the Negotiations.
The Pushup had UNTIL last night's midnight deadline Thurs strike a deal, and with minutes to go, the Red Sox reached an Agreement with the pitcher Many Considered the best in the draft Prior Thurs at his college season, a pitcher represented by Scott Boras.
The Sox selected the Supplemental first-rounder with the 39th Overall pick on a disappointing junior year at LSU That saw him Both injured and ineffective. The 6-foot-7, 230-Pounder had an elbow issue to start the year and then was brought on along slowly. They finished 5-3 with a 7.32 ERA.
However, Ranaudo was an Entirely Different story in the Cape Cod League this summer. Healthy and Facing some of the top competition in the country, was simply Ranaudo DRM. In 29 innings for Brewster, he did Not including allow an earned run and surrendered only 10 hits. They Struck out 31 and Walked just eight.
The value of Slotted draft at his position were considered about $ 850.000, but their the Red Sox extended well past Themselves Thurs land the top-10 talent.
The fact is that it's possible They landed the best pitcher in the draft, was minutes before they Thurs Thurs return for LSU at his senior season. . . .
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