Official 2009-2010 Hot Stove season thread

[Gom]

What a SLOOOOOOOOW off-season.

[redsoxrules]

I'm sure it will pick up within the next few weeks

[BoSox21]

Terry Francona on the search for a left fielder: "I'm sure when we head down to Fort Myers we'll have a left fielder. We always do. They're really good about that. We're amazingly consistent in that every year we always have a left fielder and I'm guessing we're going to have one this year, too."

 

lol

[Dipre]

Francona's hilarious.

[Spudboy]

Francona's hilarious.

 

He is hilarious.

 

I remember his first Boston interview from Fort Myers on WEEI.

He was driving a rental car and talking on a cell phone when someone rear ended him.

 

"I guess I should have gotten the optional insurance".

 

[bsox0407]

Casey Kelly is going to only pitch in 2010.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/12/now_pitching_fu.html

[Paradisecity]

Per ESPN's winter trade meetings real-time:

 

Meanwhile, Buster Olney says for the Yankees to get Granderson, it will cost Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson.

 

Jesus...

[Spudboy]

Casey Kelly is going to only pitch in 2010.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/12/now_pitching_fu.html

 

I think we all saw this coming. I just did not realize that it was his decision to make.

 

I don't believe that he won't be traded, however. Although I hope not.

[bsox0407]

I think we all saw this coming. I just did not realize that it was his decision to make.

 

I don't believe that he won't be traded, however. Although I hope not.

 

I figured it would be his because if the player isn't happy at his position he could always just not play.

 

Glad he saw the writing on the wall and went with pitching.

[26 to 6]

Per ESPN's winter trade meetings real-time:

 

Meanwhile, Buster Olney says for the Yankees to get Granderson, it will cost Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson.

 

Jesus...

I'll pass

[bsox0407]

I'll pass

 

Hughes is to high of value if they tried a few more prospects instead i would go for it. Granderson's HR total would rise with the short porch and the WIND.

[Dipre]

Hughes is to high of value if they tried a few more prospects instead i would go for it. Granderson's HR total would rise with the short porch and the WIND.

 

What about everything else?

 

He's terrible against lefty pitching, and has never been an OBP threat to begin with. He's not even worth Jackson IMO.

[bsox0407]

What about everything else?

 

He's terrible against lefty pitching, and has never been an OBP threat to begin with. He's not even worth Jackson IMO.

 

He always seemed to kill the Red Sox from what i saw.

[Dipre]

He always seemed to kill the Red Sox from what i saw.

 

Check his stats. His splits are awful.

[bsox0407]

Check his stats. His splits are awful.

 

yeah i just saw them. he sucks against the Sox. maybe i only saw the games he did well. lol

 

my bad.

[yeszir]

Just heard a rumor floating around the office that Philly snagged Holliday...

[CoachC.]

Per ESPN's winter trade meetings real-time:

 

Meanwhile, Buster Olney says for the Yankees to get Granderson, it will cost Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson.

 

Jesus...

 

 

Joel Sherman was just on the Sirius baseball channel and just basically said the Tigers are pretty much being laughed at and hung up on when they say what they want for Granderson, Jackson, and Miggy

[Dipre]

Just heard a rumor floating around the office that Philly snagged Holliday...

 

Where would he play?

[Emmz]

Yeah... Is it Holliday or Halladay, or a stupid rumor?

[yeszir]

Where would he play?

 

I furiously googled and twittered it and couldn't find it anywhere. That's what everyone is asking but this guy says he heard it. :dunno:

[yeszir]

The name Matt was mentioned so unless they meant Matt Halladay, media and fundraising coordinator at the Colorado Youth Corps Association, I think it was Holliday.

[Dipre]

The name Matt was mentioned so unless they meant Matt Halladay' date=' media and fundraising coordinator at the Colorado Youth Corps Association, I think it was Holliday.[/quote']

 

You never know................:dunno:

[Emmz]

That would really, really suck if Holliday went somewhere else...

[Dipre]

That would really' date=' really suck if Holliday went somewhere else...[/quote']

 

It makes no sense. The Phils are completely set at the corners, and with 30 HR bats to boot.

[Emmz]

Yeah, exactly.

[redsoxrules]

Just heard a rumor floating around the office that Philly snagged Holliday...

 

arent you in Philly ?

 

that might be why you're hearing that rumor, might be wishfull thinking from a philly fan

[Spudboy]

Just heard a rumor floating around the office that Philly snagged Holliday...

 

Can you provide a link?;)

[Spudboy]

That would really' date=' really suck if Holliday went somewhere else...[/quote']

 

Not so much if the Sox re-sign Bay.

[Spudboy]

arent you in Philly ?

 

that might be why you're hearing that rumor, might be wishfull thinking from a philly fan

 

Rumors are rumors.

 

I saw a rumor today that the Braves were working a deal for A. Gonalez.

 

Of course, there is nothing to substantiate it at the moment.

[26 to 6]

Hughes is to high of value if they tried a few more prospects instead i would go for it. Granderson's HR total would rise with the short porch and the WIND.

Granderson's numbers probably would improve at Yankee Stadium, against righties at least. He just flat out sucks versus lefties. But the wind factor won't be so significant soon. They expect it to change when the old stadium comes down, which is soon with the way it's looking now.