Red Sox Minor Leaguers Open Up Tonight
Posted by redsoxstats on April 3, 2008
Pawtucket - Bartolo Colon vs. Indianapolis - 7:05 pm
Portland - Justin Masterson @ New Britain - 6:05 pm
Lancaster - Travis Beazley @ High Desert - 10:05 pm
Greenville - Chris Province vs. Kannapolis - 7:00 pm
Bartolo Colon opens up for the PawSox and if everything goes well he could be exchanging spots with Clay Buchholz relatively soon. With Colon healthy the big club should get as much out of the former Cy Young winner as they can. This will also allow them to be extra cautious with Buchholz for a few weeks/months.
Justin Masterson is the best prospect throwing tonight, it is somewhat surprising that he is back in Double-A to start the season, but only expect him to get a few starts before he is bumped up.
Travis Beazley is a 24-year old control artist who utilizes many pitches in his arsenal since he doesn’t have a strong fastball. He should be in Lancaster for at least the first half of the season.
Chris Province is going to be a future bullpen arm; however the Red Sox will go their usual route and have him start to work on his secondary pitches (slider). This is the same approach they have used with another college closer we all know… Jonathan Papelbon. Province can run his fastball up there in the mid-to-high 90’s.
