2017/18 Hot Stove Thread

[mvp 78]

If Devers can hit 30, maybe we could just sign Morrison or Duda.

 

Maybe WMB is available? We could probably stash him in PAW.

[moonslav59]

Effffffffffff BDC.

 

Nobody here liked WM?

[mvp 78]

Nobody here liked WM?

 

Nobody here liked BDC.

[moonslav59]

Nobody here liked BDC.

 

There was a lot to not like.

[Natick to NC]

So this offseason has become so devoid of news ....will middle brooks is a topic ? Ohhhh boy .

[moonslav59]

So this offseason has become so devoid of news ....will middle brooks is a topic ? Ohhhh boy .

 

That's a bad sign for message boards across America.

[mvp 78]

So this offseason has become so devoid of news ....will middle brooks is a topic ? Ohhhh boy .

 

Truck Day is Monday.

[a700hitter]

Middlebrooks' career peaked when he tossed around a Frisbee in the Commons with SoxFanForsyth one winters dy.

[mvp 78]

Middlebrooks' career peaked when he tossed around a Frisbee in the Commons with SoxFanForsyth one winters dy.

 

It's true. SFF killed WMB and LL's career through osmosis.

[Spudboy]

At least he is f***ing Jenny Dell.

[a700hitter]

It's true. SFF killed WMB and LL's career through osmosis.

He was LL's Uber Driver.

[FredLynn]

Nobody here liked WM?

 

I liked him just fine....its his baseball play that I didn't like. From early on his K to BB ratio portended a disaster, and that is pretty much what happened. Flash in the pan.

[Bellhorn04]

Middlebrooks signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies for this year.

[moonslav59]

I liked him just fine....its his baseball play that I didn't like. From early on his K to BB ratio portended a disaster, and that is pretty much what happened. Flash in the pan.

 

I must have suggested 40 WMB trades.

 

I always felt like he was over-rated.

 

[Natick to NC]

Omg ....I can't believe will Midflebrooks is the hot topic here today .For the love of God please Dave pleeeeeeeeeeeeewweeeeeeeweeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase Get JD Tonight .I am losing hair now .whats next? Where are they now ? Pokey Reese ? I would actually dig that . Edited February 1, 2018 by Natick to NC

[moonslav59]

Middlebrooks signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies for this year.

 

Maybe we can sign Buch and then trade him for WMB.

[notin]

Omg ....I can't believe will Midflebrooks is the hot topic here today .For the love of God please Dave pleeeeeeeeeeeeewweeeeeeeweeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase Get JD Tonight .I am losing hair now .whats next? Where are they now ? Pokey Reese ? I would actually dig that .

 

And Bob Zupcic...

[Natick to NC]

I'd actually welcome Bucholz back if healthy .

[moonslav59]

I'd actually welcome Bucholz back if healthy .

 

A Healthy Buch is an oxymoron.

 

[a700hitter]

A Healthy Buch is an oxymoron.

 

^This is true.

[cp176]

I've got to chime in here because I'm really bored I guess. I'm hoping that Bucholtz never again appears in a Sox uniform. He had his day and his opportunity. Move on and far away. Don't care how cheap or even how much of a low risk he might seem to be. Run away.

[Jack Flap]

If Buchholz and Middlebrooks don't tickle your fancy, I bet Ryan Lavarnway and Allen Webster are available somewhere.

[Bellhorn04]

If Buchholz and Middlebrooks don't tickle your fancy, I bet Ryan Lavarnway and Allen Webster are available somewhere.

 

Lavarnway just got signed by the Pirates to a minor league deal LOL

[Bellhorn04]

This offseason has gone from merely boring to agonizing. It's not just about when's JDM gonna sign anymore - it's about WTF is going on in general - I smell huge labor trouble, and I might be starting to get on the side of the players in this thing.

[oldtimer]

This offseason has gone from merely boring to agonizing. It's not just about when's JDM gonna sign anymore - it's about WTF is going on in general - I smell huge labor trouble, and I might be starting to get on the side of the players in this thing.

 

I agree with the boring and agonizing part but can't side with the players who have been a part of the structuring of the system as it stands. Perhaps they envisioned an every spiraling salary structure, with pay way out of reason, particularly when risk is accounted for. We as fans have seen the risk part a lot of late with Price not able to meet expectations, Ramerez also below expectations based upon money paid and other ridiculous contracts. No doubt other teams feel the same way and are reconsidering the FA market and look for more value, while the player agents are still thinking contract length and salary spiral. There doesn't have to be any collusion on the part of the owners, just a consistent understanding of the dynamicss of risk and value.

[Bellhorn04]

I agree with the boring and agonizing part but can't side with the players who have been a part of the structuring of the system as it stands. Perhaps they envisioned an every spiraling salary structure, with pay way out of reason, particularly when risk is accounted for. We as fans have seen the risk part a lot of late with Price not able to meet expectations, Ramerez also below expectations based upon money paid and other ridiculous contracts. No doubt other teams feel the same way and are reconsidering the FA market and look for more value, while the player agents are still thinking contract length and salary spiral. There doesn't have to be any collusion on the part of the owners, just a consistent understanding of the dynamicss of risk and value.

 

All this is quite reasonable. But the change seems to be a rather abrupt one, and if I'm one of the players I might be a little suspicious about it all.

 

If the players as a collective get really unhappy with the situation there's going to be trouble, and everyone will lose, like we did in 1994. We'll have lots of time to debate who's right and who's wrong when another season gets cancelled.

[moonslav59]

If Buchholz and Middlebrooks don't tickle your fancy, I bet Ryan Lavarnway and Allen Webster are available somewhere.

 

Damn! Mujica just signed elsewhere!

[mvp 78]

I've got to chime in here because I'm really bored I guess. I'm hoping that Bucholtz never again appears in a Sox uniform. He had his day and his opportunity. Move on and far away. Don't care how cheap or even how much of a low risk he might seem to be. Run away.

 

This man gets it.

[mvp 78]

Lavarnway just got signed by the Pirates to a minor league deal LOL

 

The real deal.

[mvp 78]

I agree with the boring and agonizing part but can't side with the players who have been a part of the structuring of the system as it stands. Perhaps they envisioned an every spiraling salary structure, with pay way out of reason, particularly when risk is accounted for. We as fans have seen the risk part a lot of late with Price not able to meet expectations, Ramerez also below expectations based upon money paid and other ridiculous contracts. No doubt other teams feel the same way and are reconsidering the FA market and look for more value, while the player agents are still thinking contract length and salary spiral. There doesn't have to be any collusion on the part of the owners, just a consistent understanding of the dynamicss of risk and value.

 

Owners have seen ever spiraling tv contracts and ticket prices. Why shouldn't players expect a piece of the pie?