While I don’t have much to say about Sosa (yet), I wwant to take a minute to point out Jamey Newberg’s latest update. Now I know anyone who reads my site will be checking out Jamey’s stuff (as well you should), but he has some non histrionic things to say about Sosa’s possibly return to the Rangers this spring.
He raises an interesting point. A lot of the hysteria I’ve seen has been of the ilk of “He’ll take away at bats from Botts, Cruz, etc”. I love his response:
So from that standpoint, giving playing time to Sosa might cost Victor Diaz and Marlon Byrd some at-bats, but there have historically been two or three outfielders on the Rangers’ non-roster invite list each spring, and there were none on the list announced by the organization last week: no Adrian Brown’s or Adam Hyzdu’s or Chad Allen’s or Jason Conti’s or Andres Torres’s or other non-roster 4-A’s this year.
Rather enjoyed reading this one – has a bit of a more grounded response to the dance we’re doing with Sosa than some other online writers I’ve seen. Including some of the pro writers I’ve seen, too.