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  1. a700hitter
    Seriously, Cherries is heading towards a huge crash and burn if he is planning on Nava and Sweeney playing significant roles with the team and starting the season with the team. These are really barely borderline major leaguers. They are emergency type players who you put on a bus once or twice a year to come to Fenway to fill in. They are not platoon players or role players. They suck and having them on the opening day roster will portend of a really s***** year at Fenway.
  2. a700hitter
    No one is off the table for Stanton. You empty the farm to get a guy like him. The only player that we might regret losing would be Bogaerts.
  3. a700hitter
    I think this is crossing an ugly line here. You guys need to fight this out on PMs or email.
  4. a700hitter
    What do people here think of this contract?
  5. a700hitter
    I didn't make any blanket statement. I just noted the roster changes from last year and asked how much better this group will be than the 69 wins from last year. In 1967, Dick Willams predicted the Sox will win more than they will lose. That was a radical and aggressive statement back then. Since then we have had very few sub .500 seasons. It's a radical thought to predict more losses than wins since 1967. Unless there are more roster changes, I am tending towards predicting a sub .500 season. I think our talent level is not higher than last season, except in the pen. Injuries will happen just like they have happened in the past few years, so we can't count on better health.
  6. a700hitter
    If we add Darnell MacDonald after getting Sweeeny, we are essentially the same team as last year with Napoli taking AGons place. Drew for Aviles. Gomes for injured Crawford. Victorino for Ross. Dempster for Beckett. Are these upgrades over the bunch that won 69 games? How many wins will they add? The Bullpen has had the biggest upgrade. They probably add 5+ wins.
  7. a700hitter
    what a choice! It's a little scary to think that Nava might have a bigger impact than this group, especially if kalish doesn't get over his injury troubles.
  8. a700hitter
    If we finish last again, I hope that you are man enough to take accountability.
  9. a700hitter
    The upper spinal surgery that Kalish had was not just a simple routine surgery for an athlete. I don't know if Peyton Manning and Kalish had the same procedure, but look at the problems Manning had getting back on the field. The news reports are that this surgery isn't related to the prior neck surgery, but they are not disclosing the nature of the procedure. As with many Red Sox things, this is a matter of some secrecy.:dunno:
  10. a700hitter
    I wonder why the nature of his injury has not been disclosed.
  11. a700hitter
    Nava on the opening day roster would be one of the signs of the apocalypse for the 2013 season.
  12. a700hitter
    It is disappointing to learn that Kalish is on the shelf again. I don't know how he got injured without playing in the off season. Is it possible that he got injured playing Frisbee with SFF?
  13. a700hitter
    Anyone who has hit more than 1 HR in his last 500 plate appearances has a lot more power than Sweeney. He has zero punch.
  14. a700hitter
    He made us look bad last season.
  15. a700hitter
    $1.5 million is chump change, and they can DL him to start the season and then rehab him. He doesn't have to take up 1 of the 25 spots until ready.
  16. a700hitter
    It's a smart business move bringing Pedro back. People loved him. Franchises are smart to show off their icons. It allows the fans to better connect to the current team which lacks exciting players. How is that pulling the wool over someone's eyes. Special instructors that come to spring training spend almost no time with the players after the team comes north, so they have very little impact. They help some, sure, but let's not look at this as a major move. Yaz has been working with our hitters since the 80's. Sure he helps, but come on. It's more PR than anything else. They will show up in the Legends Box at Fenway and sign autographs and go to dinner with some wealthy fans and attend other events for the team. That's what they are there to do.
  17. a700hitter
    A PR move all the way. We have about 3 recognizable ballplayers, and only Ortiz and Pedroia would draw a crowd on the street. They need to generate some interest in the team and no one in recent history has generated more excitement among fans than Pedro. He's not going to turn Rubby into an ace.
  18. a700hitter
    With Marcum and Jurjens gone, it is pretty clear that Cherries was being forthright and honest when he said that he thought the pitching was muh improved over last year's staff. I think he is mistaken. It is only marginally better.
  19. a700hitter
    Very perplexing.
  20. a700hitter
    Isn't Lars just another one of Theo's busted prospects?
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  22. a700hitter
    We shall see. I like nothing better than when a player goes to the Yankees and flops. My two favorite current Yankees are Pedro Felicaino (2 years 0 innings) and Pineda (1 year 0 innings so far). They took the Yankee money and never got off their couch. Hopefully, Youkilis will do the same.
  23. a700hitter
    That's right. Napoli is ranked behind Youkilis, but Youkilis doesn't have a degenerative hip disorder. It's really kind of a crapshoot at who gives the better production this season. IMO, I would have gone for the one year on a guy without a bad hip. I think the short RF porch at Yankee Stadium will help Youk's production. We shall see. A bad hip can be career ending. I would have avoided the risk altogether.
  24. a700hitter
    I am hoping that he bombs in pinstripes. I will gag if he ruins opening day for us.
  25. a700hitter
    Youk had an off season. Is it time to bury his bat? We shall see. Napoli is just not that good. He gives you nice production from the catcher position, but he's nothing special at 1B. Carlos Pena gives better production most years.
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