If there's ever been a Spring Training story that warms the heart, good ol' Sergio Santos knows just what string to pull. He's a recovering first rounder. He's changing positions. He's never EVER given up on his dream. He's essentially a golden boy for Spring Training narratives.
BUT, he's also a potentially very useful cliche. He's not your average Josh Kroeger. He can throw an easy 96+ mph with a dirty slider. Sure, his command comes and goes. But he's been pitching for less than a year. That kind of goes without saying...
The things that makes him unique, is that despite his extreme inexperience, he has a tremendous shot at making the big league roster. He burned up all his minor league options as a shitty shortstop, and he has little to no chance of making it through waivers. It's a tough predicament for the Sox, and one that is worth the risk. At this point in their respective careers, he probably has the best stuff of any righthander in the Sox bullpen.
And on that subject, it seems comical to me that people think Putz is challenging for the closer role. Really? Seriously..you think that? Jenks has proven himself to be better than Putz the last couple years, and not only that....Thornton has proven himself to probably be better than Jenks! Where is this Putz love coming from? Guy was great a couple year ago, but what happened to the ol' "wait-and-see" approach? Who knows...
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