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  1. a700hitter
    Here's what you said: There is nothing in there about him being good. If we can agree that he is good, what does all the other stuff in your post mean. His FMV is higher for the Mets? Players usually go to the highest bidder. That's how FMV is established. The Sox didn't want to pay the price to keep a great pitcher who would go back to the NL and have an All-Star year.
  2. a700hitter
    If we start the season with DaVannon in CF, I would conclude that losing Damon was a mistake. Red Sox financial statements aside, I'll be watching a much weaker team. That is my criterion for mistake.
  3. a700hitter
    Oh, so you can't be a stop gap just for CF? In order to be a stopgap you have to leave the team altogether? Really? Do you have a link for this interpretation of the meaning of "stopgap?" I'm tired of taking you and JSinger to school on every post.
  4. a700hitter
    He was an All-Star in his first year. If he is an All-Star in '06 would that be enough to make it a good acquisition?
  5. a700hitter
    So, it had nothing to do with Pedro being really good?
  6. a700hitter
    ...and who would be your CF option?
  7. a700hitter
    I think we know where we both stand on this. Let's not sound like broken records. In my last post, I was merely responding to the statement that he was would be blocking Ellsbury's progress. That is just not true.
  8. a700hitter
    By your own words, Crisp is a stop gap for CF, and you would be sacrificing Marte's potential as an offensive force for a weak hitting corne OF. Is it so important for you to disagree with me that you will even disagree with yourself. lol!
  9. a700hitter
    Griffey would play CF in 2006 and 2007 at most. In 2008 or earlier, move him to a corner or DH. This would not hinder Ellsbury's progress at all. As far as I know, there are no plans for him to make the ML roster in '06. As an asside, whether Ellsbury is a "classy young man" is irrelevant. It may be important to his agent and the club for marketing purposes, but that translates into zippo on the field. Some of the greatest players were crude, profane and totally without class, e.g. Cobb, Ruth, and to a large extent Teddy Ballgame.
  10. a700hitter
    The Yankees went in a direction of youth-- Pavano who had one good year under his belt and they turned away from a proven star , Pedro. That has worked out well for them so far. Again, I'll ask the question if Pedro is an All-Star for 3 years and wins 10-12 games with a 4+ ERA in the 4th year, have the Mets made a good acquisition?
  11. a700hitter
    So, you agree with me. They would be sacrificing the future, i.e., Marte, for Crisp , who is young, but he would be a stop gap until the farm yields a crop for CF.
  12. a700hitter
    Lots of you think that letting Damon go was a) smart financially, and a future-looking move. While I am not going to get into a discussion of Damon's FMV, I have been concerned that it would take top prospects to fill the CF hole, thus sacrificing the future somewhat and certainly not building or preserving the future. Let's hope they don't part with two prospects. If they do, letting Damon walk was a big mistake. They should have kept the overpaid but proven Boston star until the fram kids were ready. That's when they would have enjoyed the financial savings with a seemless transition in CF. Now, we have no one in CF, and worse yet, every team knows we have no one thus driving up their price. The Red Sox are a premier franchise with a ton of expensive ML talent, so they are not going into 2006 with Stern or Harris in CF. They've got a roster that can make the playoffs, so they will not throw away the opportunity by putting a non-entity in CF. However, it is going to cost them to fill the whole. It's going to cost part of the future.
  13. a700hitter
    Duh, I realize that, but there is nothing interesting about signing a bench player. There is no reason to analyze this move. He is a dime a dozen. No one puts their hard earned $ down to see Willie Harris. In fact, most fans would be disappointed if they got the game and Harris was starting instead of Loretta. I get the concept. Teams need depth on the bench, but this guy is not even a special bench player. I'd much rather have signed Jeff Davannon, who is superior to Harris in every aspect. God, do I have to be thrilled about every acquisition they make? It's just not worth the effort to discuss. Do I also have to be thrilled about the new kid from Down Under, Mate?
  14. a700hitter
    He may not be the old Pedro, but you are likely to never see that kind of pitcher (i.e., '98-'00 version) in a Sox uniform in your lifetime. I am 47 years old, and I have never seen anything like that. He may not be that guy, but he is still an All-Star. With all these great arms that we have on the farm, it will be several years before any one of them becomes an All-Star. I have to disagree with you again. You take the risk on Pedro, because if he stays healthy, he is something special, even if he can't bring the '97 mph heat. He had a good year in '05. If he has a good year in '06, I have to ask you at what point is it a good acquisition for the Mets? If he is #1 ace and an All-Star for 3 years, but only wins 11 or 12 games in year 4, were the Mets stupid? My opinion would be that the Sox blew it.
  15. a700hitter
    I'm not negative, but I don't get excited about players like Harris. I wouldn't equate him with Pokey, because Pokey was a defensive super-talent and I knew that about him before he came to the Sox. There is nothing extraordinary about Harris. I've seen hundreds like Harris come and go into oblivion in a blink... some may even have been named Harris. So, I am not real charged up about the acquisition. If we acquired Franco Harris, I'd be more excited.
  16. a700hitter
    I think the guy still has plenty left in the tank. He is a step slower, but he still has a lot to offer. The sox still have the $ they saved on Pedro, Damon and Renteria to reallocate.
  17. a700hitter
    I agree that the FO should not spend money foolishly. $24 million for Jared Wright who has won more than 5 games only once since 1999 is pure foolishness, but investing in a great like Pedro would not be foolish. You can never gauge these things perfectly, but when guys have a successful track record like Damon and especially Pedro you take a chance that they stay healthy and won't go into a steep decline. Guys like that don't grow on trees or in farm systems either. A guy like Pedro comes around once in a generation. If you get stuck with one year of his contract at the end, he probably was more than worth it for the other three years. We could get stuck with Tek being in decline in 2 more years. This is very common for catchers in their mid-30's. Plus, Tek is not an all-time great like Pedro, but he is a big part of the team's heart and you don't cut out the heart. What makes you guys think that the FO guessed right giving Tek 4 years, but would have guessed wrong giving giving Pedro or Damon 4 years?
  18. a700hitter
    I agree that it is a nice crop. It took a lot of hard work and research to put it together, and we will be lucky if one nor two of them develop into All-Stars. It's really difficult to develop All-Stars, which is why you don't let them walk away.
  19. a700hitter
    It(i.e., a Dynasty) never happens when you let your stars walk away. I am actually not hard to please. I can live on the memories of 2004 for a long time, because I waited soooo long. I also know bad personell moves when I see them. You guys can yak yak yak all that stuff about a strong farm, the future, budgets, etc. All I know, is that the 2005 team would have been better with Pedro and Lowe, and we would be better in 2006 with Pedro, Lowe and Damon. ... and we'd still have our prospects. Lighten up guys, I can be a fan without agreeing with management or analyzing moves like I am a virtual gm with a budget. Screw Luchinno and the twins. Give Theo a checkbook and let him get us some players.
  20. a700hitter
    I am still not excited.
  21. a700hitter
    Look me up when that happens.
  22. a700hitter
    It would be plausible, if the Sox made an effort to get Griffey.
  23. a700hitter
    No disagreement, but I am not all excited about the acquisition.
  24. a700hitter
    You asked for suggestions.
  25. a700hitter
    The Angels and the Marlins were one -year wonders, which is what the red Sox turned out to be.
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