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Brian (Warwick, RI): Do you think that it is worth giving up a first round pick
for Jason Varitek, and do you see him resigning with the Sox in the end.
Jim Callis: I do not, and I anticipate he'll re-sign with the Red Sox.
Brent (Atlanta): Jim- Would it make sense to you for a team who has already
forfieted its highest draft pick (like the yankees, Braves, etc.) to sign
Veritek, and then flip him to a team in need of a catcher who doesn't want to
lose the compensation pick. It seems the teams could arrange a trade for a
player more valuable then the low pick actually sacraficed, but less valuable
then the player that in theory should have been sacraficed. Like a three team
deal to get around the harsh compensation rules.
Jim Callis: If teams tried to circumvent the compensation rules, MLB would
step in and not allow it to happen.
Nate (Chapel Hill): Hey Jim, Keith Law has Lars Anderson as the #7 overall
prospect on his top 100...would you rank him that high? Thanks.
Jim Callis: I ranked him at No. 13 on my Top 50. There's not a big difference
between No. 7 and No. 13, to be honest. You're talking about the cream of the
minor league crop and splitting hairs to sort them out.
Mike (ny): Clay Buchholz or Phill Hughes who will end up as the better pitcher
down the road? and do you still see them both as top line guys?
Jim Callis: Buchholz. Still think Buchholz can be a No. 2 starter, Hughes a
No. 3.
John (Portland, ME): Over/Under - 15 appearances out of the Red Sox bullpen
from Daniel Bard this season.
Jim Callis: Under.
Josh (Saratoga NY): Who is the best of the recent International signees?
Viciedo, Inoa, Tazawa? What do you see as their ceiling?
Jim Callis: Inoa has the highest ceiling, Tazawa is the safest bet among them.
Inoa and Viciedo could be all-stars, while Tazawa could be a No. 3 starter, if
we're talking ceilings.
Rob (Brighton, MA): True or False: the sox brass is over-valuing Michael
Bowden.
Jim Callis: False. He has a chance to be a No. 3 starter and not much left to
prove in the minors.
John (Charlotte, NC): Sox minor league outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin is being
compared to BJ Upton..is this correct?
Jim Callis: Um, no. That's insane.
Sean (FL): Then are the Rangers UNDERVALUING Bowden since they keep asking for
Bucholtz?
Jim Callis: Not necessarily. I'd ask for Buchholz too.
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Rob (Brighton, MA): Higher upside centerfielder: Josh Reddick or Che-suan Lin?
Jim Callis: Reddick.
John (La): Better carrer: bucholz or bowden?
Jim Callis: Buchholz.
Bob (Baltimore, MD): Rank the farm systems of the AL East.
Jim Callis: If someone wants to email me at askba@baseballamerica.com, rank
the divisions by quality of farm system. I suspect the AL East has to have the
best. I rated them: Rays No. 4, Orioles No. 10, Red Sox No. 13, Yankees No. 16,
Blue Jays No. 18.
Steve (NYC): Out of these guys, who can make a contribution in the Sox bullpen
this year? Bard, Tawaza, Lentz, Richardson, H Jones...
Jim Callis: All of them could, Hunter Jones might be the best bet for 2009
because I'm not sold on Lopez as the second LHRP.
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