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Napoli's cost is $3 million more. They shed $8 million with Drew and shed payroll with Ellsbury. I wouldn't be surprised if they do make a trade that it will be Peavy that gets traded,because of his cost. Do you agree that they will not be adding to payroll since they are bumping up against the cap? I am saying don't expect much. It will be the same team, minus a few pieces.
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Every once in a while Lester needs a kick in the ass to stop bitching at the umps and challenge the hitters. It was not a big problem this year, but I welcome a big outspoken no nonsense catcher who will get in a pitcher's face. Fisk was like that.
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Re-signing Napoli and tinkering with a bullpen is not what I would term heavy lifting. We will be rolling out the same team as last year but with a lot less speed. Last year's team won 97 games and a Championship. There is nothing wrong with that. That is a good thing. I am not criticizing him. He is not dismantling the 2013 team. He is staying the course. The whole off season was built around keeping Napoli.
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The article doesn't say what they are calling him.
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We retained Napoli and we will be losing 3 of our starting players from last season. There will be no big acquisitions. Cherries pretty much came out and said that. I take him at his word. He has earned the right to rest on his laurels. That is what I expect him to do.
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He's missed the playoff in 2 of his 6 seasons with the skanks and the players despise him.
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A.J. is a solid pro who plays the game hard and smart. Today's pitchers need a kick in the ass. Too bad for them if they don't like to hear it when they suck.
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We haven't added payroll. I wouldn't expect them to pull a Miami Marlins sell off, but they are not going to make any big acquisitions or moves. Drew will leave Ellsbury and Salty have left. We replaced Salty.
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He's a great hitter. I acknowledge that, but the new stadium has helped boost his power production. 362 to RCF is a joke. I wouldn't be surprised if Ellsbury's HR production is over 20 this season, and I expect big HR numbers from Beltran if healthy. Cano will be leaving a division with 3 of the top 9 HR friendly parks. The parks in the AL West give up a lot fewer HRs. I think that his HR production will fall, but I agree that he will hit and contend for batting titles.
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After winning a championship, there is a tendency to rest on your laurels.
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I am just surprised to have found a Red Sox fan that doesn't think the new joint in the Bronx is a joke in RF. Maybe you don't watch a lot of Yankee games, but pop ups leave that place on a regular basis. 2013 was an aberration because the Yankees were rolling garbage out on the field night after night. They were so bad that a relic like Soriano completely revived them as a power threat, and he bats right handed.
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Okay, I give up. Cano will not miss that 362 foot RCF porch, and RF in the new ballpark is not a joke and all of those first row pop up HRs that the Yankees hit is just my imagination. 2013 was a fluke year in that Cano was just bout the only threat in the lineup. He walked more times at home than in any year in his career. The guy is a great hitter, and he would hit anywhere, but 362 feet in all of RF makes a lefty a bigger power threat. If Ellsbury stays healthy in 2014, we will see what a mockery RF is at the Stadium.
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He's not a good glove guy for backing up at SS.
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Written by Tolstoy?
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2012 the difference was 11. His HR rate per AB at home vs. on the Road is the difference between being a 20+ HR guy per year or not being 20+ HR guy per year. Also, let's not forget that he plays lots of games in other HR havens in the AL East-- e.g. Baltimore. His power production will be down playing for Seattle where his HR rate is 1 for every 38 ABs. His HR rate at the new Yankee Stadium is 1 HR per 19 ABs. That is significantly better than his career road record of 1 per 29 ABs.
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Prior to the new stadium he hit 1 less HR on the road than at home. In the new stadium, he has hit 15 more HRs at home.
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You are using old and new stadium numbers combined. The argument is that the new stadium is joke. Even using your comparison, he hits 1 home run every 23 ABs at home and 1 for every 29 ABs on the road.
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10 or 11 feet is nothing to sneeze at in a power alley. 360 to RCF is a joke.
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That is a comparison of the original ballpark (1923) to the new ballpark (2009). I remember the original park. The 1976 version was considerably deeper in RCF than the new park. I don't need to view a chart for that. I just needed to go to the stadium to realize that.
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The RF porch in the new stadium extends further into RCF than the old stadium.
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Cano has eclipsed the 200 HR mark at age 30 which is very rare for a second baseman. Putting it into perspective, he didn't crack 20 Homers in a season until the Yankees opened the new Stadium which is a complete joke in RF. Since the new stadium opened, he has put up years of 25, 29, 28, 33 and 27 homers. That is not a coincidence IMO.
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The contract is way overboard for Ellsbury, and the Cano contract is equally as nuts.
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As for Kemp, I know that the guy is a great talent when healthy. I don't know about his attitude. Is he a prima dona or a head case. We learned after 2012 that bad chemistry can overcome talent.
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This is true. It prevents being saddled with bad long term deals. In Ortiz's case, the short term deals have resulted in him being paid quite a bit more than he would have gotten 3 or 4 year deal after the 2011 season. The trade off is the security.
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I think the Sox need to add an OFer. Grandy and Beltran are off the table. Choo is a lefty. Are there any right handed FA Ofers available.
