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  1. a700hitter
    Other than Bailey (who hasn't pitched more than 45 inn in the last 3 years) who are our reliable late inning guys? I'll go with Tazawa and Miller (as alefty specialist), but that is not close to being a deep pen.
  2. a700hitter
    I don't think Floyd's price will be very cheap. I'll bet he gets $8 million + per year.
  3. a700hitter
    The bullpen in late inning and close game situations was the worst in the league in 2012. It was a horror show.
  4. a700hitter
    It would be pretty sad IMO if the FO doesn't recognize that starting pitching is their biggest need. Second tier pitching would be a big improvement, because their staff is very poor and incomplete.
  5. a700hitter
    No other team is going to give us anything for him unless he re-establishes himself. I saw almost everyone of his outings when he came back from Pawtucket. He was brutal. He was also brutal for about 2 months in AAA. Did you see him in September. Based on what I saw, it is a real longshot that he can be salvaged. If the Sox plan on him as being anything other than a middle reliever, that would be poor planning IMO.
  6. a700hitter
    It is more likely that this move means that Morse will play 1B and LaRoche will walk.
  7. a700hitter
    I am not out on a ledge yet, but I am not going to want to hear any excuses if we come out of this with just some dumpster diving. I am not big on excuses, because they are just loser's laments. There will be arguments that they were patient and that there were no short term fixes and yada yada yada. Just excuses. Doing nothing doesn't help in the short term and I fail to see how it helps build for the future. If they decide to reuild, then trade you aging valuable big ticket guys like Ortiz and ... Oh, that's right we don't have any of those guys. Doing nothing doesn't help now or later. I am holding out hope for moves this weekend after the non-tenders.
  8. a700hitter
    Agreed. Other than Bailey, I don't think any of those guys will fetch more than a PTBNL. As for Bard, after watching him September, I am fairly convinced that he is through-- no command and his velocity is down about 5-7 mph.
  9. a700hitter
    It's looking like another slow day. Lots of boredom.
  10. a700hitter
    Why do they even kick the tires on this guy when there are other options to pursue?
  11. a700hitter
    From today's paper. It gave me a chuckle.
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  13. a700hitter
    Who is expecting an immediate contender? I think most of us would be happy with a respectable team with a chance to play .500 ball and have meaningful games throughout August.
  14. a700hitter
    Well, Toronto already has it's team pretty much in place. Also, the Yankees have locked down their starting pitching for the season. I don't think the Rays or the O's have holes like the Sox at this point.
  15. a700hitter
    This is huge for him.
  16. a700hitter
    Probably.
  17. a700hitter
    I am not sure how much promise Bard has at this juncture. He looked like a shot pitcher at the end of last season.
  18. a700hitter
    Doesn't the largest amount of revenue still come from ticket sales?
  19. a700hitter
    I wouldn't mind getting Andrus back in that swap instead of Porcello.
  20. a700hitter
    I am generally against trading everyday players for pitchers. Ellsbury has shown star potential. I am very much against trading everyday star players for pitchers, even front line pitchers. Porcello doesn't warrant Ellsbury as a return. IMO, the Tiger would jump at that, and the Sox would not offer it.
  21. a700hitter
    That's too high a price, IMO.
  22. a700hitter
    Isn't his annual salary less than what is being offered to Napoli. I like him better than Napoli as an offensive player. I like that he is a switch hitter too.
  23. a700hitter
    When people talk about people being negative or critical in general without directing it at me, I don't take it as personal, because I don't view myself as unfairly critical or negative. Unfortunately, people like you are never satisfied making such general statements. It's always personal. If you take references to pollyannishness as a personal insult, that is your problem. If it hits too close to home, maybe you are one. Again that is not my problem, but a reference to that mindset without a name or names attached to it is not a personal insult or sideswipe. There are many Pollyannas, so you shouldn't take it personally. Yes, let's get back to baseball. That's all I want. The FO is moving at a snails pace. I have no idea why, but it is making for a very boring off season.
  24. a700hitter
    He'd be an improvement, but Dombrowski is a good negotiator. We'd have to see what he wants. They need a SS and some OF help, and we have none to offer that we don't need. I am wondering what the Tigers are going to do with VMart when he comes back. There's no room at first base. He can't catch with the bad knee. Unless they make him a full time DH, they might be looking to move him. He'd be a good fit at first base for the Sox.
  25. a700hitter
    I agree with your post, but there is the scary possibility that for reasons not known to us that they don't have a lot of payroll flexibility. There's probably a lot going on with the owner's finances- and some of it might not be very pretty.
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