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They shouldn't make the mistake of giving Murphy the job outright as they did last year in left. Competition is good for young players and Chris Carter should be in the mix. He has fabulous minor league numbers but has had little chance in the bigs. He says he's more comfortable in outfield than first, but given his bat and fabulous mental makeup, I hope Keith works with him as well. The knock on Chris is his D, but soo too, Murphy. I'm eager to see Carter play on both sides of the ball.

murphy may be bad at fielding but he has very good range at 1b, carter doesn't.

How do you know about Carter's range? Have you seen him play?

scouting report from a redsox fan.

if his defense wasnt't bad, why didn't the red sox call him up?? because they traded for kotchman because they needed a 1b who didn't **** at defense.

ahhhhh

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is it possible to work on speed??

i think your can work on your first step by running with a parachute on your back.

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They shouldn't make the mistake of giving Murphy the job outright as they did last year in left. Competition is good for young players and Chris Carter should be in the mix. He has fabulous minor league numbers but has had little chance in the bigs. He says he's more comfortable in outfield than first, but given his bat and fabulous mental makeup, I hope Keith works with him as well. The knock on Chris is his D, but soo too, Murphy. I'm eager to see Carter play on both sides of the ball.

murphy may be bad at fielding but he has very good range at 1b, carter doesn't.

How do you know about Carter's range? Have you seen him play?

scouting report from a redsox fan.

if his defense wasnt't bad, why didn't the red sox call him up?? because they traded for kotchman because they needed a 1b who didn't **** at defense.

ahhhhh

I never said he was good there, but clearly you've never seen him play, have you?

No you haven't, yet feel compelled to specifically comment on his range. And your conclusion about his range in particular is based upon what? A Red Sox fan who saw him play. Where did this Red Sox fan see him play?

As far as the Red Sox trading for Kotchman's D, that's lame explanation for dissing Carter. The correlation doesn't mesh considering the circumstances of Kotchman's acquisition and who they traded for him.

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They shouldn't make the mistake of giving Murphy the job outright as they did last year in left. Competition is good for young players and Chris Carter should be in the mix. He has fabulous minor league numbers but has had little chance in the bigs. He says he's more comfortable in outfield than first, but given his bat and fabulous mental makeup, I hope Keith works with him as well. The knock on Chris is his D, but soo too, Murphy. I'm eager to see Carter play on both sides of the ball.

Carter definitely deserves a shot,but as the incumbant,who the organization believes in,Murph should have a step up on anyone in Camp from the outset. If he falters and Carter or any other surprises emerge all bets are off.

I just don't think he should be given the position outright. It's not like he starred there or had anything but a mediocre season. He got his chance there only because of Delgado injury.

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They shouldn't make the mistake of giving Murphy the job outright as they did last year in left. Competition is good for young players and Chris Carter should be in the mix. He has fabulous minor league numbers but has had little chance in the bigs. He says he's more comfortable in outfield than first, but given his bat and fabulous mental makeup, I hope Keith works with him as well. The knock on Chris is his D, but soo too, Murphy. I'm eager to see Carter play on both sides of the ball.

murphy may be bad at fielding but he has very good range at 1b, carter doesn't.

How do you know about Carter's range? Have you seen him play?

scouting report from a redsox fan.

if his defense wasnt't bad, why didn't the red sox call him up?? because they traded for kotchman because they needed a 1b who didn't **** at defense.

ahhhhh

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is it possible to work on speed??

i think your can work on your first step by running with a parachute on your back.

A player can absolutely work on speed and improve in every facet.

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is it possible to work on speed??

i think your can work on your first step by running with a parachute on your back.

A player can absolutely work on speed and improve in every facet.

I'm not sure I agree. I don't think you can run faster, but you can get quicker by better anticipation and a quicker first step.

Murphy, for example, could improve his range by better anticipation on where the ball will go based on what the pitch is and where the location is, but he won't become a faster baserunner.

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is it possible to work on speed??

i think your can work on your first step by running with a parachute on your back.