Chone James
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In fairness to him it’s not his fault. He will be on the infield next year. He didn’t come here to catch. And I’m really not sure why he was in that late with a 3-1 lead
O'Connor has said previously that James is supposedly incredible hitting against left handed pitching. He should have come out of the game as soon as USCe pulled their LH starting pitcher
His bio says he was the #2 catcher in South Carolina, #4 player overall, and was All Region and All State at catcher. He only made 4 starts last year at Virginia in the field, 2 in LF and 2 @ 2nd base so its not like he changed positions when he left high school though.................
And he played zero at Catcher. My guess is Perfect Game isn’t rating him for his catching skills…they are rating him b/c he could rake and just happened to play catcher.
Oak came out and said he was not intending to use him at catcher at all this year. I think while Milewski was having his issues early in the season, it basically forced him to try James (and Raymond).
So, do we think, barring injury, Oak has finally decided to just ride with 2 catchers? Perhaps get Chone's bat into the game in other ways.
Exactly…there is a reason we went and got Raymond a month after James.
Move Frei to ss, Chone to 2b and improve the hitting with Woodson out of the lineup.
Wasn't Peter Mershon a highly rated catcher out of high school? I assume since we have never seen him behind the plate, those days are gone.
It's not the worst idea I've ever heard, at least offensively. How bad would it hurt defensively, is the question. Gehrig has been surprisingly solid at 2B.
Correct,There is a big difference in catching in High School and Catching in College. He seems to fit the classic Utility player, it wasn’t his fault he was in late in the game at catcher.
Think it’s worth pointing out that Raymond was out sick this weekend or else he may have gotten the start. Only thing I can figure is they wanted to give Milewski a reduced load day since we already had the series clinched. That would be the only thing that makes sense for him not starting Sunday, as he had two doubles in he Saturday game.
I can't see his name in print without reading it as “tch-own” not “sh-ahn.”
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When I talk about him out loud, I call him Shawn Jones nearly every damn time.
Then when I read it in print, I read it with the hard "CH" first every damn time, before I correct myself in my head.