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  1. a700hitter
    If he's in the same league as the other 2 guys, they are not going to trade him, because the major flaw in your argument is that Lester is no #1.
  2. a700hitter
    So then he is not the kind of prospect that Harper and Trount were.
  3. a700hitter
    None of their other "elite" hitters are as good as Jeter, Garciaparra, or ARod, so why would they trade a guy as good as them?
  4. a700hitter
    If he is that good, KC will not trade him.
  5. a700hitter
    That's probably the 2 that I would go with.
  6. a700hitter
    It doesn't matter whether he can throw the ball if he can' t catch it. His defense has been described as possibly not major league level. He is not a base stealer, so he is 1 dimensional insofar as he can only hit.
  7. a700hitter
    You are right. They did such a thorough job of running the franchise into the ground that the closer doesn't matter.
  8. a700hitter
    I'm okay with 2 of the 3, but the 3 one would be overkill and not add much. We need a first baseman, so Napoli or swisher would fill the bill, and each can play another position. We don't need them bot if Ross is re-signed to play the OF. I have posted my wish list several times. We need a first baseman, an outfielder, but most of all we need pitching.
  9. a700hitter
    I have been beating the drum that I think he will make moves, but does that men that I have to like the moves? I don't see the point in getting all 3 of these guys. They are not terrible moves, but I don't think they will improve the team much for the cost.
  10. a700hitter
    I don't think these 3 will add much in the aggreegate.
  11. a700hitter
    More from Cherington yesterday. People can debate whether he is being patient or indecisive. Will other GM's beat him to the punch or avoid bad contracts?
  12. a700hitter
    Maybe the report(s) that i am recollecting said average speed, but the report was that he was 1 dimensional, not a multi tool guy like Harper or Trout.
  13. a700hitter
    Bells, I don't think it is even arguable that he is the greatest closer in Red Sox history. If you remember Lynn and Fisk, you remember the lat inning horrors of 1976. That team lost something like 30+ games after the 6th inning. They tried to buy Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers to stem the tide. But for the horrendous late inning bullpen, that team would have won the division. I remember when all time greats like Lynn and Fisk were sent packing over salary issues. My heart sank. I am still waiting for the next Fisk and the next rookie like Lynn. The great ones are not easily replaceable. Here's the bottom line with Papelbon. He is a great closer and the best in our history. The FO had made so many other bad high priced decisions that they could not afford him. If they had managed their house better, they would have been able to keep Papelbon. Papelbon didn't get a bad contract. The FO gave away some terrible contracts for years before he left.
  14. a700hitter
    Myers is also reported to be just barely an adequate fielder and he has no speed. He is a1 dimensional player.
  15. a700hitter
    And he was the best, most consistent 3 out closer in Red Sox history. A comparable replacement may take many years. For a manager, being able to pencil in his numbers year after year made Tito's job a lot easier. Now, the 9th inning will be a crap shoot for years. You pay a premium for that certainty. People can point to Rodney as a cheap alternative. The Rays got very lucky with him, and with his inconsistent history, there is no guarantee what he will give them this year. When your closer blows up, it can take a sledge hammer to your season. I think iortiz or another poster asked what other closers have had such a consistent run of excellence like Papelbon. I think currently no one rivals his current run.
  16. a700hitter
    And Mo Rivera blew game 7 of the 2001 World Series. I wish the Yankees let him walk after that.
  17. a700hitter
    This statement from Cherington today is distressing. I think he is missing the boat. IMO, the biggest need for this team for 2 seasons has been starting pitching. I am not in agreement with him if he thinks we can roll out the same guys and the pitching will improve.
  18. a700hitter
    I think you might be remembering 2010. Papelbon did not give up a lot of base runners in 2011.
  19. a700hitter
    I think it would be an extremely foolish move for the FO to accept another last place 90+ loss season to get better draft position. So, much work goes into establishing a strong valuable franchise that it would be pure folly to willingly send out an inferior product. The current management set the bar very high on all fronts. They have the highest ticket prices in baseball plus they have Numerous other lucrative income streams. The fuel for this engine is fan interest. This is not Minnesota that has specials for 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 beers and parking for $40. As you said, people are not going to spend $200+ to go to Fenway to see a 90 + loss team again. They just will not. I just can't see any business willingly damaging it's franchise and watching its revenue streams take big hits for a couple of years in hopes that they discover the next great generational talent. That's just not reasonable. Do you know how long it will take them to recoup the lost revenue. Years.
  20. a700hitter
    I know that you go to several games each season, and my recollection is that you would purchase tickets when they were first available for sale as I did. I'd be logged onto 3 different laptops at 10 am on the first day of sales hoping to get out of the virtual waiting room. This year I too will buy on the secondary market. I wonder how the renewals of the season ticket subscriptions went this offseason.
  21. a700hitter
    That took forever. Cherries says that he will be playing a lot. It sounds like more than a platoon arrangement.
  22. a700hitter
    Theo's f***ups started when the Red Sox were the hottest ticket in town. Putting fannies in the seats was not a worry. They had plenty of goodwill to burn. The sell-out streak lasted for 3 years after they stopped making the playoffs. They just f***ed up for many years running. It had nothing to do with the fans. The fans and the Red Sox marketing department are the only good things that the team has had going for it in the last 4 years. Edit: It took a year of complete futility and fail following the worst September collapse in history for fans to lose interest. Last year should have never happened. It was just a horrible job. It took a lot to kill interest in the team.
  23. a700hitter
    Bells, they'd have to make some moves to say "well played". Doing nothing isn't building for today or the future. It would just be a throw away season, not a bridge season.
  24. a700hitter
    He might be worth it as a depth option, but he is injuries make him unlikely to start 30 games.
  25. a700hitter
    It is a good gamble by the Angels. Walden is just a hard chucking bullpen guy with no command. Trading bullpen guys usually nets you nothing more than a PTBNL.
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