Well, it's finally done.
The Sox called up Gordon Beckham from AAA Charlotte to replace the God-awful Wilson Betemit ...
Now, it's good that Betemit is gone. The guy was terrible. But what are they going to do with Beckham?
Ozzie said he wants the kid to play and will move him around at third, short and second base.
That's a huge mistake.
Baseball is a hard enough game, let alone when you're a rookie being thrust into a tight division race and then having to bounce around a handful of positions.
The guy needs to play second base or third base. That's it.
So either Chris Getz (.248 avg) or Jayson Nix (.220 avg) or Josh Fields (.238) need to go to the bench, and I vote for the Getz/Nix combo. I think FIelds has a better upside than either Getz or Nix, and Beckham needs to play every day.
Rick Armstrong
Mike Knapp
Evidently, the Sox are in big trouble, per Ozzie's recent comments about bringing up the "kid" at this point. Although I don't think he'll do it, I hope Guillen doesn't erect the Beckham doghouse (just out of spite for things being done contrary to his liking). Just ask guys like Juan Uribe and Brian Anderson how hard it is to get out of those.