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I don't love Oswalt either, but as a #4 starter and assuming he's cheap, he is probably as good as can be signed at this point. I think Gio will cost all of their top pieces and I'm not sure he's worth gutting the system for.
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Reading that if Rangers lose out on Darvish they will be even more aggressive on Gio and Bailey. Sox might want to consider not letting Rangers keep adding pieces. They are the cream of the AL right now, right where the Sox want to be. Sox and Bailey are a natural fit. Trade for Bailey and sign Oswalt and maybe even Harden and I'm a happy camper. Beckett Lester Buchholz Oswalt Bard or Aceves That allows either bard or Aceves to be in the pen.
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That sounds about right. Of course, he had TJ surgery didn't he, and he only came back last year? They will give him a chance to show what he can do. It seems like they think his arm is pretty live.
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I don't know what kind of "depth" people expect a team to be able to get for the bullpen? Who are these supposedly good pitchers who are happy to sit at AAA waiting their turn? Those seem more dependent on wise moves during the season and the ascention of pitchers from the farm (Doubront, Wilson, Tazawa, Bowden).
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That's the thing. Between Pimentel, Britton, Ranaudo and Barnes the Sox have at least 4 pitchers in the early 20s who have top of the rotation stuff. Unfortunately, 3 of them had letdown seasons in 2011. That happens pretty regularly with prospects, and doesn't mean they are washed up. As for next year, Stolmey is still only 21 and only has 50 IP at the AA level. I'd be surprised if he got a shot before guys like Tazawa.
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Can't say I disagree with this. It would benefit the Sox to realize that not all of their SP prospects need the soft treatment that their legitimate ace-caliber prospects (Lester and Buchholz) benefited from. Bowden, Doubront, Wilson, Britton (in a few years), Pimentel (in a few years), maybe even Ranaudo could all benefit from that. Perhaps that's where Bard would be a new model for that approach.
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The other reason I think Bowden will get a shot is that I believe he is out of options and on the 40 man roster... meaning he can't be sent up and down without clearing waivers first. I have no problem with the above pen by the end of the season. I would also have no problem with them acquiring another SP, moving Bard back into the pen, and having Aceves as starting pitcher #5.
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I think that's more faulty memory than fact a700. He had some inflamation issues last year, but he's pitched more or less an average amount for someone his age and I haven't read about significant arm concerns anywhere. I could be wrong... do you have a source?
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I don't have really high hopes for Bowden, except that in 52.2 IP at AAA last year (all in relief) he had a 2.73 ERA and 61 K and a decent WHIP. It's his last hope, honestly, but with a weird delivery and some experience as a reliever I could see him being a Scott Atchison type... a non-dominant innings-eating middle reliever. Isn't that basically what this team could use at this point?
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Doubront wouldn't be early. He should have been ready last year, but he showed up out of shape to camp and never really got it going, if I remember correctly. Wilson is 25. Certainly not too young to have an impact.
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I have said that before. You don't get to trademark it. In any case, I agree with you restating it. I think both are on the cusp of contributing at above replacement level and both are very cheap. I would venture that Bowden could actually contribute too.
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You should cite your work.
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I can't complain about the acquisitions they made today. A decent veteran who doesn't get injured all the time to replace Lowrie and an under-the-radar reliever who could be the closer in a pinch, or can be a setup guy pretty easily. He's also cost-controlled and fairly young. Pretty much the type of move that I expected while half the board was assuming that Ben was sitting on his hands doing absolutely nothing. Now I see a700 writing "something else must be brewing". Nick Punto and Mark Melancon makes you suddenly confident in Cherington actually doing his job to the best of his ability? He actually wants this team to be good? Huh, what a concept! I'm shocked by those developments, like the rest of you undoubtedly are. Just kidding, of course.
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I think a low risk high reward move would be something like signing, say, Brandon Webb as the staffs 7th pitcher to a minor league deal. The high reward comes if he returns to his former self and either takes over a rotation spot or fills in with ace caliber stuff when plan A gets injured. That's just an example out of my ass, but it seems to fit my idea of the term. It seems that hoping the low risk player can fill an actual necessary roster spot is, by definition, not low risk. That's why even guys like Beltre may not fit the mold in mind. They needed him to produce, which means there was at least some risk involved.
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Re: dumpster diving: Frankly, I would much rather a team be good at drafting or trading or developing its drafted players or choosing which FA to let go than at dumpster diving. Ripping on them because they can't pull diamonds out of piles of horseshit with regularity seems a bit silly. Why dive into a dumpster for a 35 year old d-bag when you can give a shot to a home-grown player who you hope will become part of the rotation/lineup for a longer period. That's kind of been their philosophy. Yes, they tried with guys like Wade Miller, John Smoltz, Bartolo Colon (who many cite as an example of success with the Yankees, right?), Jeremy Hermeda, yada yada These 11 players cost less than the average "dumpster dives" when they first started contributing to the team and some of them have reached superstar status: Papelbon Lester Pedroia Ellsbury Lowrie Delcarman Buchholz Bard Reddick Lavarnway Doubront
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Shoppach was very good against basestealers last year. This could also make Lavarnway available for trade bait, which would greatly increase who they could get in return.
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A700, I dont disagree with your early assessment of Cherington. However, I won't hold it against him if a) his assessment of the current team is different from yours they have determined that the FA market isn't the optimal place to make the improvements or c) they have their eyes on a big trade. Let's just give it te before letting our concerns turn into full-blown panic. As for comments (from others) about Buehrle and Wilsons contracts not being bad, I don't completely agree. Would Buehrle look good right now? Yes, but not as a real #4 for that price. Wilson has been a better pitcher the past few years (one of the best in the league) for not much more. I just don't see the need to spend that much on guys like that. There are pitchers worth that, just not those guys.
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