Brett Lawrie has been recalled

[Caper]

Didn't watch the game (hardly watch at all anymore. It's amazing how terrible the product is, with what happened in the offseason).

 

How did Lawrie look at 2nd? I want meaningless one game scouting reports on the 20-80 scale, by respected posters only.

 

Real fans watch all the time... both good and bad.

[G-Snarls]

Yeah he looked great on that tag catching the base stealer at second. He straddled the bag perfectly,while looking strong and dominate,not giving an inch.

 

Yeah, great throw by JPA and an even better tag by Lawrie

 

Overall Lawrie didn't get to be involved in many plays though

 

Hopefully he gets more chances today and keeps practicing 2B over the All Star break

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Welcome back to the White Juan Pierre

 

If you like weak inside out ground balls, have the Jays got a player for you.

[BlueJayWay]

Welcome back to the White Juan Pierre

 

If you like weak inside out ground balls, have the Jays got a player for you.

Yep. I don't know where the Lawrie of 2011 went.

[mellowgold]

Didn't watch the game (hardly watch at all anymore. It's amazing how terrible the product is, with what happened in the offseason).

 

How did Lawrie look at 2nd? I want meaningless one game scouting reports on the 20-80 scale, by respected posters only.

 

I can't say I was glued to the screen the entire game, but I don't recall him being tested really at all. There was one play in the later innings where he took a few quick steps to his left to field a grounder, turned and fired to second to get the force, and he looked pretty comfortable doing it. But other than that and the caught stealing, he didn't really have much work to do.

[TheEndIsNigh]

Welcome back to the White Juan Pierre

 

If you like weak inside out ground balls, have the Jays got a player for you.

 

LOL so true, man it's so aggrivating, the jays just can't seem to get 1 good young position player to blossom, hope lawrie can turn it around. His bat has looked horrid.

[GNick]

Move to 2nd good. Bonifacio horrible with glove. On turf you need defense and range. One of our reasons for failure this year. 2b been bad all year, Arencibia bad behind the plate, Reyes average defensively at best.

 

When we were winning defense up the middle was our strong point. Devo, Robbie, Tony...how many gold gloves between them? In '85 era it was Shaker, Tony, Garcia, Whitt, all had the range

[GNick]

Good points... so how much do you think this contributes to the teams era?

 

Hard to tell a number exact.

 

lol...I cheated a little bit. I remember a radio interview Pat Gillick did back in the day saying what he aimed for when building the Jays. Range on turf with glove and arm. It will cut down balls off from getting in the alleys, makes triple and doubles into singles. On turf balls will get quicker to infielders, etc... need great range and glove, quickness. Also gives you speed on base paths, hardly hit into double plays, ability to go from first to third, second to home.

[Slugger]

Why in the f*** is he playing at 2B? You have arguably the best defensive 3 bagger in the game and you move him over to 2B when we already have 4 guys that can play that position. It makes no sense.

[IronLadle]

Why in the f*** is he playing at 2B? You have arguably the best defensive 3 bagger in the game and you move him over to 2B when we already have 4 guys that can play that position. It makes no sense.

 

Easier to find a quality third basemen than a second basemen - it makes sense