UConn @ Hartford Hawks (3/10/20 @ 3p)

[justfacts]

I pretty much agree with this, especially on Crawford and Winkel. I thought I heard something early on that speculated that Bushling did not have a strong enough arm to be a regular shortstop, but I could be wrong on this. On the other hand, can anyone name a better shortstop prospect currently on the roster? Andy Hague had problems in the field and at the bat before Bushling took over at shortstop. The best thing to do might be to let Bushling play through this and let him make adjustments.

The only immediate move that I see coming is David Langer getting a shot starting at 3B now that he is back from his injury. He had a solid summer ball season, and he was doing well in fall ball before he got hit by a pitch in the face. I can't see Ferrer playing the outfield on any regular basis, as the coaches said in preseason interviews that his defense needs work.

I pretty much agree with your assessments most of the time. I’ve been reading the boneyard for years. The only thing I’m going to disagree with is Andy Hague’s defensive problems”. I was at the port St LUcie series against Michigan where we played on a poorly conditioned practice field. Hague had 3 errorless games and the infield played well as a whole. (Bushling at third was better than Bushling at SS) I also agree 2-9 at the plate with only 2 RBIs isn’t enough production for this team. I’m not saying Hague should be playing. I’m just saying your comments should be fair.

 

[dbmill]

I pretty much agree with your assessments most of the time. I’ve been reading the boneyard for years. The only thing I’m going to disagree with is Andy Hague’s defensive problems”. I was at the port St LUcie series against Michigan where we played on a poorly conditioned practice field. Hague had 3 errorless games and the infield played well as a whole. (Bushling at third was better than Bushling at SS) I also agree 2-9 at the plate with only 2 RBIs isn’t enough production for this team. I’m not saying Hague should be playing. I’m just saying your comments should be fair.

I know Hague is generally regarded as a solid defender. Well, it seemed that everyone in the infield was having problems, especially that opening weekend. Hague was credited with one error, I had the impression that he had more, but he did not. Hague had six starts before Penders made the decision to pretty much go with Todd Petersen and Zach Bushling on the left side of the infield. I can understand that decision since Hague did not produce offensively, Bushling had obvious merits, and the coaches liked the potential that freshman Petersen has, enough so to give him a little run as a starter.

 

[hardcorehusky]

I hope this isn't moot at this point, but if they could come back, I would love to see Andy as at the least a late inning replacement at short. Almost how C Mo was handled last year at 3rd.