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  1. a700hitter
    If the Yankees do not win the Championship, I expect that they will continue to break the bank for FAs-- maybe they sign Lackey and Bay. I also wouldn't be surprised if they took a run at King Felix if they think he is available.
  2. a700hitter
    If KC doesn't exercise his option, I wouldn't mind Coco Crisp returning as a 4th outfielder. FA starting pitching is thin this year.
  3. a700hitter
    Well that would be a good way to improve the team-- by trading one of our exceptional players who is also the best reliever in team history.
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    I don't that they are in the top 30. Youkilis just misses being a top 10 guy.
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    I didn't say that they miss the elite group by much, and I've learned never to under-estimate Pedroia, so I wouldn't be shocked if he made the Hall. I'm just considering a smaller group. I don't see the opportunity to get such a player this off-season. Gonzalez may be in that class already, and he certainly has the potential to be squarely within that group very soon. On the other side of the ball, Halladay and King Felix are the only two that I see that could be available. Players like Matt Holliday and John Lackey are very good, but not in the group that I am talking about. ORS is right that very few teams have one of those guys. The Yankees have 3 of them (ARod, Tex and CC). I'd like to see the Sox snag 1 or 2 of them and add it to what we already have.
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    You panic when I point out that we are in agreement, and you try to distance yourself from it. My stated position has always been where you are right now. The FO should keep the best prospects and develop them if they are not blocked at the ML level. The rest are trading chips to be used to bring in the best ML talent available. Lately they have been developing guys for the major league club, but now they seem to be ready to move other prospects to improve the major league club. This is where I have been all along. The only difference is that I would have done both simultaneously. So, either you have come around to my philosophy or if this where you have always been, I have been there all along. We may have debated which prospects were ready, but the philosophy is the same. Sorry about that. I know that you hate when I agree with you and you will attempt to qualify it somehow, but I agree with your stated philosophy 100%
  8. a700hitter
    Phillies in 6
  9. a700hitter
    If he retires, we probably cannot offer him arbitration. After January 1st, he can do a Brett favre and sign with someone and it will not cost them any draft picks. Maybe he has found a loophole and outsmarted our FO.
  10. a700hitter
    Example, I am very glad to see that the majority of your recent posts have dealt with using prospects to get stars. I have been saying that that is the primary purpose of the minor league player development system. It's very difficult for a system to develop impact stars. They are a very rare breed and an organization is lucky if they develop 1 in.10 years. Pedroia, Youkilis, and Ellsbury are all nice players, but not really impact players. Given Ellsbury's unbelievable speed that can turn close games, I think he has the best chance of developing into an impact offensive weapon. Papelbon is an impact player. He's the best closer in team history. Lester is a top of the rotation guy, but it took him 2 1/2 years at the major league level to develop into that kind of pitcher and he is still developing. With the solid core that the Sox have now, they need one or two big pieces to become the favorite to win a Championship. There's no time to waste trying to develop more kids into major league contributors.
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    I wish the Angels had him today instead of Abreu.
  13. a700hitter
    Do some of these Twins also have money on the Yankees?
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    My son wants the Twins to just win 1 game so CC has to pitch again. Horse-faced prick just went down looking for Pavano's 6th K
  19. a700hitter
    Don't torture yourself. Rooting for the Twins against the Yankees is like watching a movie over and over and expecting the ending to change. It never does.
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    Leave him. He is the typical Yankee fan, so if you are going to tolerate Yankee fans on this forum, this is what they are like. He is the rule not the exception.
  23. a700hitter
    I told you about Yankee fans. You thought thta if you treated them with respect that they would return the favor. I hope you learn a lesson from this. You torment them constantly when you have the upper hand. Never congratulate them when they win. Just be brutal, because that's all they understand-- like terrorists. I know you are a lib, but I know what i am talking about here. I live deep behind enemy lines. Unfortunately, they have the upper-hand now and they will try to torment me. I'll probably win a lot of money on their team, but I'd gladly kiss it goodbye if their team Charter went down in a fireball.
  24. a700hitter
    I'm used to gracious Yankee fans. I've lived with you guys my whole life. I'll buy you a drink when I collect on my Yankee winnings.
  25. a700hitter
    Down to the last out.
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