TheKilo
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Miguel Tejada? Jhonny Peralta? I agree but I just don't see it happening - the Dodgers are probably the best team in the NLW and trading their young catcher seems a bit foolish, given the dearth of catching in the majors.
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Worst post in the thread. Well done, sir.
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You're the guy who values sure things over prospects or works in progress, right? The fact is out of the three, Youkilis and Teixeira are the most talented and the best bets to be successful going forward...which is why it would be best to try to keep both and trade Lowell. I do. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3683254&name=law_keith Except Tejada isn't good anymore. Unless the Guardians want to include Matt LaPorta or Carlos Santana in the deal, Youkilis alone is worth far more than Peralta. Can't really argue with this, but I don't think that the combo of Lowell, Tex, and Young is better than Tex, Youkilis, and Lowrie.
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I get what you're saying but it's important to look at the production relative to the rest of the league...Mauer will never be a 25/100 guy either.
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That shouldn't be a knock on Martin, though. He's probably the third best catcher in the game after Mauer and McCann. He'd be an incredible pickup. He's just not available.
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Martin's not available. You're going to trade Youkilis for Jhonny Peralta? Miguel Tejada? Those would be awful deals for the Sox. Michael Young's road OPS is over 100 points less on the road than it is at home. Is he a product of his home ballpark? Trading Kevin Youkilis seems to be an expensive method of finding that answer.
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And Youkilis is better than Lowell, so what's your point? I gave you a list of players who could be available that fit a position of need for the Sox. Would you trade Youkilis for any of them? You wouldn't trade Lowell for Salty, who might be the best TX catcher, so I'm going to assume no. Clement comes with the same concerns as Saltalamacchia does...so I can assume you wouldn't trade Youkilis for him. Mike Napoli? Maybe...but is he legit or is he a one year wonder? Is he more than a platoon player? I'd like more of a sure thing if I'm trading a guy who can play both corner IF positions while maintaining an .850 OPS. Stories come out all the time of people who are on the block. The one guy you mentioned, Martin, was the source of rumors before Colletti shot them down a few weeks ago. Even if they are reaches, I'd like to hear a few names.
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I guess it boils down to what you feel he can fetch in a trade and whether or not it is worth it. If you are throwing trade scenarios out, it might behoove you to come up with some actual scenarios. For the sake of argument, I would say the positions of need for the Sox are C and SS. The only players that seem to be available are the Texas catchers, Mike Napoli, and Jeff Clement. I don't see any "cornerstone" type talents there. It doesn't make sense to trade Youkilis if you can't even name someone that would be worth trading for.
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That's the point, sir. No one should be making these judgments based off of such small sample sizes. In 12 games, Cassel has had 3 games I would consider "above average": Broncos 2nd Jets game 2nd Dolphins Game You can throw in the Buffalo game if you want to be generous. In this 12 game sample, how anyone would advocate trading Brady to keep Cassel is beyond me. He simply has not done enough with the offensive weapons around him. He's an average QB.
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Like Green Bay, I need a lot of things to go my way. Ughhhh
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Their best catching prospect is Exposito, not Wagner. Who are you trading Youkilis for?
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What did we see out of Cassel today that warrants any further discussion about keeping him over Brady?
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Oklahoma deserves the jump. If they lose in the Big XII game then it's gotta be USC against the SEC winner.
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The thing is, they only need to clear one of Youkilis/Lowell to open up a spot for Teixeira. Unless you're getting a potential cornerstone type player, I really find it difficult to justify trading Youkilis because he's a better bet to be more successful than Lowell going forward. What cornerstone players are available at a position the Sox need to fill? Martin? Not available Mauer? Youkilis just gets you on the phone, plus he's a FA in two years anyway, why not make a run then? I think getting a catcher AND clearing space for Teixeira is a move that can serve the Red Sox very well - better than trading Youkilis unless you can throw some names that would work.
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So when things go well, praise Cassel, and when they don't, blame everyone else. Gotcha.
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But the case could be made that replacing Lowell with Teixeira makes the team even better than this.
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Funny to see what happens when Cassel plays a good defense.
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Martin's not available though, Salty is.
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So who plays catcher?
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f***ING HATE THIS f***ING TEAM. The Packers D coordinator needs to be fired immediately.
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Bowden and Lowell (while eating some $$) to Texas for Salty. Sign Teixeira. Offseason over.
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Or smash water coolers.
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*******S
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Red Sox acquire Rangers' Wes Littleton
TheKilo replied to riverside sluggers's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He had an awesome 2006. I can't help but think Masterson's going back to the rotation. -
NOT GRITTY ENOUGH