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  1. a700hitter
    I didn't say that. As between Doubront and Morales, I would give Doubront the decided edge. Edit: I think people underestimate the magnitude of suck in giving up 8 Homers in two games. I didn't check the NL, but not a single other pitcher gave up 4 bombs in a game twice. He managed to do this in only 9 starts, so I don't think it should be minimized as some sort of blip.
  2. a700hitter
    Yes, it was a minor move compared to the others, but Minky was a very athletic first baseman.
  3. a700hitter
    I disagree. Youkilis set records for error-less games, but I would not put him in a class with Minky, or Boomer, or Keith, or Mattingly. It's not just stats. Those other guys were spectacular and acrobatic for lack of a better term. You are free to disagree.
  4. a700hitter
    True, and I am hoping that it was fatigue, but I suspect that the league was figuring him out. As for Morales, I had high hopes for him. He looked great until he faced the Yanks. Blowing up once could be considered a blip, but twice. 8 homers later and my confidence in him was pretty much gone. I'd still give the edge to Doubront. Either way, the loser of that competition would be a good depth option.
  5. a700hitter
    He got traded this off season to the Mariners for Vargas.
  6. a700hitter
    I agree that Boomer and Keith were spectacular with the glove, but I think you underestimate Minky's glove work. I don't know if you are going by your recollection or by stats. My recollection is that Minky was a special fielder.
  7. a700hitter
    They wanted Offy to play 1B, because he was an atrocious second baseman.
  8. a700hitter
    Minky was a special fielder-- one of the best that I have seen play the position. He was speculation. Kotchman was a good glove man, but not of the same ilk.
  9. a700hitter
    I remember Kotchman as a zero for us.
  10. a700hitter
    LaRoche is pretty good with the glove. Kotchman is not so much better as to justify the difference in offense.
  11. a700hitter
    I don't believe in enabling prima Dona's.. We had him. He's a professional. He plays in the role assigned.
  12. a700hitter
    Morales wasnt just bad against the Yankees, he was atrocious. He gave up 8 Homers in two abbreviated starts. On the other hand, Doubront had at least two brilliant outings versus the Yanks. That shows me that he doesn't shrink in big moments. Morales comes apart at the seams when he faces a potent offense.
  13. a700hitter
    Hopefully, Napoli has another suitor and we can get a true first baseman that is healthy.
  14. a700hitter
    It speaks volumes that Sands could not wrestle the Dodger job from Loney.
  15. a700hitter
    A "fringe starter for us"? He was with us for 6 games before Theo inexplicably traded him for the punch-less Casey Kotchman. Since then LaRoche has been pretty productive except in 2011 which he missed most of with injury.
  16. a700hitter
    If the guy has a bad hip, they should just walk away, not try to negotiate the price down or put contingencies in the contract. Big deal, if they get the injury contingency in the contract. If his hip keeps him from playing, they would be off the hook financially, but they'd have no first baseman/catcher. Big whoop. Move on and get a healthy body, not one held together with bubble gum and duct tape.
  17. a700hitter
    The trade was a great move if we got no one in return. If either of the remaining 2 of the 5 bodies we received ever pitches an entire big league season, it will be icing on a very sweet cake. I would set the odds at 50/50 that either of them ever pitches a full season for the Sox as a starter.
  18. a700hitter
    I like Berkman. He is a much better hitter than Napoli if he has anything left in his tank.
  19. a700hitter
    I was pissed the first time around when after only a few games we traded LaRoche for the punchless Casey Kotchman. That still doesn't make sense to me.
  20. a700hitter
    Yep, I think any organization would be thrilled with a 50% success ratio.
  21. a700hitter
    I hope that you are right. The Dodgers have not been known to trade away there best pitching prospects. Probably the most notable exception to this was Pedro who they never believed would be durable enough to be a starter. Usually, the dodgers pump up their prospects reputations and unload them to other teams where they fail. Hopefully, this is another Pedro case. The dodgers are due for a screw up. It's been almost 20'years since Pedro.
  22. a700hitter
    agreed, Morales would be a good depth option.
  23. a700hitter
    Our system is not loaded with pitching talent. These guys are nothing special. Webster is slightly better as a prospect than Zach Stewart was. People tried to convince themselves that he was a possible back of the rotation starter for us before ended up in palooka- ville after the end of the season. I loved the LA trade, but people are over-estimating by a large margin what we got back.
  24. a700hitter
    I am not criticizing the trade at all. As I said when it was just a rumor, I didn't care if we got anyone in return as long as they took the salaries. That was what it was all about. I think the Commisioner might have stepped in if it had not been a big market team like the Sox doing the selling. If it had been KC and not the Red Sox, it might have been a different outcome with the Commish.
  25. a700hitter
    It was a trade that had to be made, and JH and LL had no interest in who came back. They just wanted the trade to go through. How people can look at that trade as building our system is a bit overly optimistic. We have already gotten rid of Loney, DeJesus, and Sands. The fact that the other two are top ten prospects for us speaks volumes for the lack of pitching talent in our system.
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