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I read something today that the Sox still might look to trim more payroll. Maybe there is another salary dump coming.
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He might have screwed himself, because the arbitrator would have to come in at $15 million for Ortiz figure of $16.5 to be closer, but that being said, the arbitration process does produce some anomalous results. I still wouldn't be shocked if he won.
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We are all hoping this is the case, but there is no indication that anything like this will happen. The Marlins are trying to build at this point, not dismantle. I realize that you were just using the Marlins as an example, but we can rule them out.
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Yes, and if he wasn't producing, we could have used Manny after he serves his suspension or someone else.
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If they didn't offer him arbitration, they could have had the $12.5 to redeploy for other needs or he would have fallen into their lap at the end for $9-10 million-- more in line with his market value. BTW -- don't be surprised if he wins the arbitration.
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Someone else had to be doing the heavy lifting. That's usually the way it is with head coaches nevermind an old infirm person dying from lung cancer.
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That's right Fred. Anyone can probably go back on this thread and check, but yes I thought he would have to be a fool not to accept the arbitration, and I never thought Ortiz was a fool. As long as he or his agent could do fairly simple math, it was a no-brainer that he would accept the arbitration. I really can't imagine what the FO was thinking. They make mistakes like everyone else. This was a whopper. There was no hidden strategy that has not been made public or that we are just too unsophisticated to understand. They simply blew it.
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Now, I am getting confused. Are they settled on Oswalt or not?
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Yes, pitchers have been able to pitch around 12-13 months after surgery, but none have been able to return to full time major league effectiveness in less than 18 months. Zimmerman's starts in 2010 were little more than glorified rehab starts. He was going 3 or 4 innings with 6 days in between. We will not have that kind of luxury during a pennant race. Even in 2011, more than 18 months after the surgery, Zimmerman was only able to make 26 starts, frequently getting extra rest between starts. The pitchers that made it back in less than 18 months returned in the final month of the season and they put up 25-40 innings of work. I don't think Dice K will make it back appreciably sooner. We will not have the luxury to give him 3 inning starts or 6 or 7 days between starts, and I would be willing to set the over/under betting on 50 innings. I'll take the under.
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A new mod is needed
a700hitter replied to RedSoxfanforlife305's topic in Talk Sox Issues & Suggestions
The place is running just fine. It's always been a very open forum where we have a lot of leeway. Every once in a while a crazy troll comes back and blows up almost immediately. -
It usually takes 18 months for a starter to return to major league effectiveness.
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It doesn't matter how hard they work. All of these guys work hard at rehabbing, so I wouldn't expect that he will recover any sooner than the others, certainly not 6 months sooner.
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What a sick pup! He should do the world a favor and hurl himself off a high rock when he goes hiking.
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This should happen quickly. I would think an agreement was in place prior to the Scutaro move. Otherwise, why bother to make the move and weaken the lineup?
