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  1. a700hitter
    Not a chance that package gets done. Fernandez is already a top starter when healthy. Owens' doesn't have a ceiling close to Fernandez. Imo, this package is a nonstarter.
  2. a700hitter
    Bold prediction: DD will have an ace by the end of November-- first week of December.
  3. a700hitter
    But they don't have 90 loss seasons and very very rarely even finish with a less than .500 record. We don't need to win the division every year, but there is no reason why they shouldn't be able to field a competitive team every year. The last two seasons we haven't played a meaningful game after the trading deadline. In truth, the last time we played meaningful games was opening weekend 2014.
  4. a700hitter
    How about this? DD pitches 2020 for a completion of the rebuild and Henry can market that the team would have the chance to break the franchise record for last place finishes in a decade. They could break the 1920's mark when they sold all their players and played in a partially burned down Fenway park. I can see the 1920 Yearbook: "A Chance for Epic Suck not Seen In 100 Years." Now, i am just goofing around, but why can't a team like the Red Sox manage to be successful while building for the future? The Cardinals are very good at it.
  5. a700hitter
    I watch a lot of NL East games and I can tell you that Fernandez is a top shelf ace. It would be great to get him,but we would have to deal with Boras.
  6. a700hitter
    Exactly, we could have kept all of our prospects and continued to have bottom of the barrel pitching and non playoff teams for years to come. Things needed fixing. It wasn't going to be free.
  7. a700hitter
    I don't think you or anyone else has gotten a lot of argument contradicting the opinion that we might have overpaid on this transaction. I have repeatedly acknowledged that no one like to pay retail prices. You continue to debate a point that no one is disputing. Your continuing distress over this "overpay" certainly gives the impression that you think we got totally ripped off. Did he overpay on this deal? Probably. Was it crippling to the remainder of the offseason plan or our future? I think that would be an overstatement.
  8. a700hitter
    Yes, I agree. I am really looking forward to seeing him pitch. Did we overpay? Possibly. Only time will tell, but this is not a case of being ripped off.
  9. a700hitter
    i don't like any of those options. Kazmir is always a pitch away from elbow surgery and Fister was throwing 86 last year. Leaks is the best of the bunch, and I don't think much of him.
  10. a700hitter
    Apparently some people think we got completely ripped off. I don't think this is Anderson for Bagwell or Slocumb for Varitek and Lowe. Kimbrel is an All Star.
  11. a700hitter
    i get it, but I am hoping
  12. a700hitter
    They have a big ticket pitcher in Lester and Boros is Arrieta's agent. Soon they will have to pony up big bucks for Rizzo. The fit with the Cubs finances might not be there.
  13. a700hitter
    I think DD is going to land Price.
  14. a700hitter
    You have a very negative outlook. Look at it this way, we could keep the whole farm and do nothing and finish last for years to come, because our organizational pitching is horse poop.
  15. a700hitter
    Without looking at stats, his velocity is around 85-86 and his go to pitch is his curveball. My recollection is that his WHIP is pretty high too. I could be wrong about this, but I don't think I am, especially about the curveball being his go to pitch. We would not want him closing for us. I wouldn't mind him as a 7th inning guy, but not as a closer. He is not in Kimbrel's league at this point in time. Not even close.
  16. a700hitter
    You are equating KRod with Kimbrel? There is a huge difference in quality. Huge.
  17. a700hitter
    From MLB Trade Rumors:
  18. a700hitter
    Gut is the right word...probably have to add Owens. Sale is a premier top 5 pitcher who is young and cheap. It would take Bogaerts or a gutting of the system.
  19. a700hitter
    That could be the case.
  20. a700hitter
    What is being lost in this whole discussion is just how good Kimbrel is. Is there a better closer? And he's young.
  21. a700hitter
    Congratulations to Rich Hill in landing a multi-million dollar major league 1 year deal to be in the A's starting rotation. I felt there was almost no chance of him staying with the Red Sox, because he was not going to accept a minor league contract unless there was nothing else available. He's 34 and running out of chances.
  22. a700hitter
    I think I would swallow real hard and then pull the trigger, even for Bogaerts.
  23. a700hitter
    It does conjure up images of people tearing out their hair in hysteria. LOL!!
  24. a700hitter
    The SF Giants extend Brandon Crawford for 6 years/$75 million.
  25. a700hitter
    I think he will build consistent sustainable success, not one World Championship followed by years of last place.
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