jimmycarter05

this year should be really interesting...Boston might be really good this year, or they could be really bad...i say this because on a positive note they could be really good by beckett being beckett, schilling coming back as schilling, and wake having another solid year....the bullpen could really come alive as Foulke goes back to his 2004 form and mota goes back to his dodger form and timlin and hansen are solid mid relievers...the offense could also come alive by not trading manny and having edgar bounce back(defensively too) and resigning damon as our CF and trot having a great FA year...thats a monster team, but....................... on the other hand, Boston could be really bad by beckett getting hurt for the whole year...schilling never being schilling again because of that ankle...lowell having back to back crappy seasons, edgar being the 2005 edgar, making about 5 errors and game and not hitting squat...foulke being the 2005 foulke and mota having another rough season....our offense would be in shambles with manny gone because ortiz has a OBP of .1000 because everybody walks him because they're are no other threats in the lineup...i mean this Boston team could be really bad or REALLY good

Domincian is loaded...ortiz pujols manny vlad and tejada in the same lineup with colon and pedro as your 1 and 2 starters?

i don't know if anyone else is in favor of it, but i was wondering if Boston would sign Frank Thomas to a low risk-high reward contract...i mean the guy is a beast, career .427 OBP and .307 BA with 445 career HRs, and I know he's been hurt but he also prolly has a chip on his shoulder with the White Sox and all...I think Boston should try to sign him to a 1 year 3.5 million contract with a 7 million option

abreu batting 3? no no no, it would be abreu, ortiz, burrell

i wasn't, i just wanted to know how bad he wanted myers

these 2 players have been highly underrated this season as FA, perez in very valuable because he brings a Milliar likeness to the clubhouse, can play any position, is a verteran, and batted .255 with 11 HRs in a limited role, he's very useful, 2 years 4 million the sox NEED to sign Hector because he's a great middle reliever..talking about the van buren guy, he had 13 walks in 6 innings, a little shaky for me, i'd start him in AAA, hector on the other hand had a 2.04 ERA in 88.1 innings with 75 Ks, very good as well, 2 years 2 million for me

there is, the guy had 13 walks in 6 innings with only 3 Ks, that's not a good sign

he brought it down by 37 this year

would you be interested in a myers for lester trade?

the phillies are defenitaly going to want someone else if we want burell too, and are the salaries equal? how long are abreu and burell into their contracts?

i think we should get more than abreu for manny

if we want to take a risk on him..he's a great reliever...same thing can be said for durazo(.396 OBP is 2004 with 22 HRs and 88 RBIs) who's also a FA this season, but won't be able to play until the all star break of this year..takes guts though to sign these guys

i think he had tommy john surgury or something like that at the end of 2005 and won't be able to pitch until next year or something

or another option would be al reyes

Now what do the Angels do? Paul Konerko's decision to re-sign with the White Sox means the Angels still are looking for a middle-of-the-order hitter — someone like, ahem, Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez. If the Angels were willing to commit five years and more than $60 million to Konerko, then they likely could absorb the remaining three years and $57 million on Ramirez's deal. They've shown minimal interest in free-agent outfielder Brian Giles. They could pursue a trade for Phillies right fielder Bobby Abreu, perhaps offering reliever Scot Shields and prospects. But the Ramirez is by far the most attractive hitter available — more attractive than Konerko, frankly. The Angels also need to address their rotation as they face the losses of free-agent left-hander Jarrod Washburn and right-hander Paul Byrd. But their farm system is so deep, they've got enough prospects to land Ramirez and A's left-hander Barry Zito, if A's general manager Billy Beane is willing to deal Zito within the division. Another option: Free-agent right-hander Jeff Weaver, the older brother of right-hander Jered Weaver, the Angels' No. 1 draft pick in 2004. To defray the cost of adding Ramirez, the Angels could send the Red Sox other contracts — first baseman Darin Erstad, second baseman Adam Kennedy, center fielder Steve Finley, etc. They then could sweeten the package by including one or two of their choice youngsters. The Angels are believed to be Ramirez's No. 1 choice — or one of his No. 1 choices, depending upon the day of the week and the alignment of the sun, moon and stars. The Mets are Ramirez's most fervent suitor, but privacy is a major issue for him in Boston and would be perhaps an even bigger concern in his hometown of New York. Ramirez, 33, has complete no-trade protection as a player with 10 years of major-league service, five with the same club. That effectively gives him the right to choose his next team. The Angels, always guarded in their pursuits, have not indicated whether they would even want Ramirez, whose personality quirks are well-documented. But in some ways, Ramirez is a more logical fit than Konerko would have been. Ramirez could play left and Vladimir Guerrero right, with Garrett Anderson possibly shifting from left to center. Manager Mike Scioscia also could play Chone Figgins in center and use a DH rotation of Ramirez, Anderson and Figgins. First base would remain open for Casey Kotchman and perhaps Kendry Morales, another rising prospect. Another option for the Angels would be free-agent center fielder Johnny Damon, but the team needs a slugger more than a leadoff hitter. Konerko is gone. Ramirez looms

this is actually kinda good now because the angels were very interested in konkero to protect vlad and now that there is no other power hitter on the FA market, they will turn to manny now

hahaha that's not gonna happen, hafner and crisp aren't even making 1 million combined and manny and wells are making 20 and 4 million respectly...thats not going to happen

i kept on bringing up the trade if manny goes because soriano was a 30/30 guy with the potenial to hit 50+ doubles, i just got dissed because everyone was talking about his lousy OBP and who cares if he can steal and he doesn't put effort into the game, but i still like him alot

ha ha, but aren't those the two players that the marlins want to build around for the future and aren't the cutting money, i don't think they would be willing to take on even 10 million a year

told you so

i think if we lose manny, which we prolly are, we should be alot more involved in this

hear yeh hear yeh, tracey can play 1b, RF, and some 3b

yeah shoppach was 0-11 with 5 Ks

thats kinda weird to go after Hernandez and nomar, unless they're gonna make one their DH or something