4/19 vs. Baltimore

[Northern Star]

And what if he pulled a Jon Lester and had an amazing season to the point where his price tag skyrocketed up and out of the arena in which the Red Sox were comfortable? Locking up 26 year old pitchers with good peripherals who are coming off of great seasons is a smart allocation of resources, regardless of how well or poorly their first 3 starts may have went.

 

Dishing out wads of candy on what MIGHT be is a surefire way to get yourself screwed with bad contracts. Saying Porcello's 2014 was his best year hides that it's the first of five with an ERA below 4.00. Wouldn't you want to wait half this season to judge if that's a fluke before paying him like a number one pitcher, which he most certainly isn't?

[BornToRun]

Dishing out wads of candy on what MIGHT be is a surefire way to get yourself screwed with bad contracts. Saying Porcello's 2014 was his best year hides that it's the first of five with an ERA below 4.00. Wouldn't you want to wait half this season to judge if that's a fluke before paying him like a number one pitcher, which he most certainly isn't?

 

He isn't being paid like a number 1. Kershaw and Scherzer are number 1's and they're making 30 million per year. Furthermore, Porcello's ERA looks far less damning when you look at his FIP and consider the fact that the Tigers set him up to fail by giving a guy who pitches to contact an awful defense behind him.

 

Edit: also, I'd rather have the team paying big money for what might be than what has been.

Edited April 19, 2015 by BornToRun

[Station 13]

Could Victorino just please retired?

[a700hitter]

Three things I'd like to cover here.

 

1. Pussello? Grow the f*** up. You're a grown man.

 

2. Lester is 31 years old and is going to be paid 155 million dollars over the next 6 years.

 

3. Look at the market for pitching right now and honestly tell me 82 million over 4 years is ridiculous for Porcello. It's far from absurd when you look at what other pitchers who aren't 26 and coming off of career years are getting.

 

We can disagree about whether he is worth $20 million/year but don't tell me to grow up, punk. Let's get that straight. If I hang a nickname on him, it comes with the territory if you play like s***. Today, he threw like puss.

[a700hitter]

He isn't being paid like a number 1. Kershaw and Scherzer are number 1's and they're making 30 million per year. Furthermore, Porcello's ERA looks far less damning when you look at his FIP and consider the fact that the Tigers set him up to fail by giving a guy who pitches to contact an awful defense behind him.

 

Edit: also, I'd rather have the team paying big money for what might be than what has been.

 

He also gets paid much higher than number 3 starters.

[d-money]

Glad that s*** show is over. Hope masterson decides to pitch well.

[Spudboy]

lol

[a700hitter]

Glad that s*** show is over. Hope masterson decides to pitch well.

 

Hopefully, he starts building some velocity. 87-88 is not going to cut it over the course of the season.

[User Name]

7-155. Well, they lost two games in a row within the first 10 percent of the season. Time to give up on 2015.

[User Name]

Dishing out wads of candy on what MIGHT be is a surefire way to get yourself screwed with bad contracts. Saying Porcello's 2014 was his best year hides that it's the first of five with an ERA below 4.00. Wouldn't you want to wait half this season to judge if that's a fluke before paying him like a number one pitcher, which he most certainly isn't?

 

No, because pitching just slightly bettet than he has so far guarantees a 100+ million contract because of his age. We get it, you don't like the contract. But that's the fruit the market is bearing and whining incessantly about it is not going to change that. Smoke a blunt and chill the f*** out bro.

[User Name]

Lester is also sucking in Chicago. He hasn't able to pitch past 6 inning. He has 155M, I want no part of that.

 

This is as dumb as judging the Porcello contract because of three starts. For the love of God use some logic.

[User Name]

You sexy, logical bastard. If you were a woman I would make beautiful, intelligent, logic using babies with you.

[mvp 78]

Welp, glad I had better s*** to do today.

[jad]

Well, they probably won't lose 130 games this year, but so far, the most promising performances are by Holt (a bench player, since he isn't being paid enough to start), Boggaerts, and by what's happening in Pawtucket. The FO theory that all will be well as long as everyone has a career year may have worked miraculously in 2013, but the strategy of ridding the team of all its strength (pitching) in order to make room for routine hitting is a bit too Zen for my taste.

[a700hitter]

I wish Porcello had something better to do.

[Spudboy]

Somebody better call the whambulance.

[Kimmi]

He isn't being paid like a number 1. Kershaw and Scherzer are number 1's and they're making 30 million per year. Furthermore, Porcello's ERA looks far less damning when you look at his FIP and consider the fact that the Tigers set him up to fail by giving a guy who pitches to contact an awful defense behind him.

 

Edit: also, I'd rather have the team paying big money for what might be than what has been.

 

+100 for your posts in this game thread. Thank you for being the voice of reason.

[Kimmi]

You sexy, logical bastard. If you were a woman I would make beautiful, intelligent, logic using babies with you.

 

Are you talking to yourself? LOL

[Jasonbay44]

The Porcello hate isn't really warranted, I believe he is the one pitcher on this team who will be fine. However, this rotation in general is very concerning and I really don't think they can go far with this rotation as is.

[Thunder]

If I ruled the world, I would make the Patriots' Day Gamethread. If I were a pothead, I would make the 4/20 gamethread. If I were from Boston, I would make the Marathon Monday gamethread. I think you get my point.

[Northern Star]

The Porcello hate isn't really warranted, I believe he is the one pitcher on this team who will be fine. However, this rotation in general is very concerning and I really don't think they can go far with this rotation as is.

 

$20 mil a year will put a target on anyone's back. Especially when it's handed out before he's pitched a single pitch for the Red Sox, before we give him half a season to find out if last year (a "career year" that was hardly stellar) was a fluke. I think there's a lot of mistrust for Ben due to the perception he had one of the most valuable chips in Lester at the deadline and has dealt it into Porcello, a clearly inferior pitcher.

[User Name]

Are you talking to yourself? LOL

 

That post was supposed to be quoting BTR, but I was posting from my phone, which always yields some......interesting results.

[User Name]

Somebody better call the whambulance.

 

Sigging this.

[Northern Star]

If I ruled the world, I would make the Patriots' Day Gamethread. If I were a pothead, I would make the 4/20 gamethread. If I were from Boston, I would make the Marathon Monday gamethread. I think you get my point.

 

No, actually I don't. Is this more whining because the majority said you can't do IGTs?

[mvp 78]

If I ruled the world, I would make the Patriots' Day Gamethread. If I were a pothead, I would make the 4/20 gamethread. If I were from Boston, I would make the Marathon Monday gamethread. I think you get my point.

 

If you want to make the GT, just do it. You couldn't do any worse than YOTN's mojo did today.

[Thunder]

No, actually I don't. Is this more whining because the majority said you can't do IGTs?

 

Yes. I would so love to do tomorrow's gamethread. 2 game slide? Even I can get us out of that.

[Thunder]

If you want to make the GT, just do it. You couldn't do any worse than YOTN's mojo did today.

 

He threatened to ban me if I did.

[Northern Star]

Yes. I would so love to do tomorrow's gamethread. 2 game slide? Even I can get us out of that.

 

I seriously think this game thread and mojo stuff is way overplayed. But by all means continue with your magical thinking.

[Northern Star]

He threatened to ban me if I did.

 

Well definitely post one in that case.

[mvp 78]

He threatened to ban me if I did.

 

Just make one.