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From the Yankee telecast, they said it was a 5% tear. Not sure if they're blowing smoke up my ass, but a tiny little tear like that would be amenable to rehab. That being said, a tiny little tear like that isn't likely to cause pain, so I'm a little skeptical as to the validity of that statement. We should NOT be buyers at this point. There's no point in that. By the time Tanaka can throw again, we'll be in September. We're not good enough all around to win the title, no point in gutting our suddenly adequate minor league system to make an ill fated run at a short playoff stint. Jeter's final season should keep enough butts in seats through the end of the yr. Go for it in the offseason

Slight tear. Recommended PrP injection and 6 weeks of rest.

That would make me worried about the shoulder. The elbow, not as much, IMO, mostly because of how good TJS has become. You lose a year, you lose a yr. You blow out the shoulder and he could be done forever

I told you guys when he signed that he was bad news.

Yes, he was underrated. He threw the most innings of his big league career and had a 1.09ERA with an 11.2K/BB ratio, both career bests. His 3.3WAR was the highest of his career, by far Victorino's highest WAR of his career was 5.6. He did it in 2013 and matched it in 2011. He had a career high BA and his second best SLG of his career. His OPS of .802 was just the third time in his career that he eclipsed .800. He also had the highest BABIP of his career Napoli had the highest BABIP of his career at .367. While not a career yr, it shows a hell of a lot of luck So saying that Ortiz, at 38, should see improved health and hit .300 with 30HR again is realistic? He overachieved massively last yr, as evidence by his slide into older age this yr Just so I am aware, hitting .300 with a .370OBP without stability in your thumb is considered normal? What are you smoking? You know what grasping at straws is? Saying his first half of 2013 wasn't a career half season. His 3.2WAR was the second highest of his career...in a half season. Stop being a dolt SO Lackey returning at age 34 (which is over the hill in the post steroid era) with his prime velocity and production was expected? Shall I go digging for your posts around March of 2013? And I think you have some crow to eat... http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/american_crow_8.jpg GRAB A FORK!

Nava had his best career yr Victorino revived his career and the best WAR of his career Napoli had the second highest WAR of his career Ortiz had a near identical WAR to 2011, which was the best since 2007. Uehara had the best yr ever for a reliever Salty had his best career season Pedroia had a 5.4WAR season with a torn UCL Buchholz had a career half season Mike Carp had his best yr Stephen Drew had his best season since his ankle shattered in 2011, and his second best season in his career John Lackey returned from oblivion to have a great season

And injuries killed your team? Cry me a f***ing river. Our 1,3,4, and 5 starters entering the yr are on the DL. Our RFer can't play the field anymore because of his arm which led to Sori taking a bench role and getting DFAd. Your injury history this yr is minor

The facts are that the sox overachieved massively last yr. And then you downgraded in CF and C. You toyed with Drew and by the time you got him back, his timing was off. The glass slippers fell off a few players and the kids who you needed to step up, fell back. This was a bad team defending their title. That's a fact

We also should off load Kuroda

Wait, so you are doing an I told you so, but not really? That's dumb. He hurt his elbow, over half the pitchers in the bigs have at one time or another. Nice prognostication Nostradamus. That being said, a minor injury here could be a blessing in disguise. We're not good enough to win the title. With CC and Nova our for the yr and the babying going on with Pineda, we just don't have the bullets. Time to sell off a few parts and try to reload in the offseason. The guy is deal right now is Robertson. He's gonna get a big contract and we have pen arms in spades. Get something good, deal off Ichiro, Roberts and whomever else wants our damaged parts and try again in November

It's the elbow

They're only saying his "arm" but obviously this is a concern

Miami is 5 games out with their ace on the shelf. They have Stanton under contract for 2015 and 2016. They can see how they look next yr and still deal him for a massive haul. You are going to have to give such a massive haul that it hurts your team in the long term

Teixeira

Which horseface?

So here we are, 90 games in and the sox are on pace for a repeat of 2012. Right now, they are on pace for 70 wins. That being said, they have a lot of kids who could benefit from auditions and the sox could benefit by moving some over the hill vets to desperate teams at the deadline. My recommendations... DEAL NOW I'd deal Lester right now. Lester isn't signing with the sox, the sox tried to negotiate a low ball deal, Lester decided to see how things worked out, and he is having an ace like season. This is the first yr he's averaged a K/IP since 2010. He's on pace for another 200IP season, which will be 6 out of 7. ERA and WHIP would be career lows. With Samardzija off the market, Lester would be the gigantic get and probably a bigger name to go than Price. We know you aren't moving him to NY. But where could he go? One possibility is Seattle. You've got a team dying to get back to the playoffs who is stocked with young pitching talent. Currently, they have a rotation of Felix, Iwakuma, Elias, Young, and ???. Elias is unpredictable, Young cannot be counted on. You add Lester into that 2 hole and you have a team with a very dangerous rotation. It works for Lester too, as he gets to go home. Any deal would presumably have to start with Taijuan Walker, but DJ Peterson is an intriguing player as well. 22 yr old 3B who is up to AA right now and has hit 21HR on the yr with a .967OPS. Either way, the possibility of grabbing a potential front line starter like Walker or a middle of the order CIF has to be better than the 30-something pick in the draft. I'd also deal Uehara. The guy is 40 and he is healthy and dominating. He isn't part of any rebuild. That being said, he is probably the best closer in baseball right now. The Halos need relievers more than ever, but don't have the MiLB goods. The other LA team is your target. If you could package Uehara with someone and get Joc Pederson, you might find a corner OFer with power you've been craving for awhile now. I'd deal Peavy to anyone willing to take anything for him, even willing to eat money if you can get a piece you can live with. You aren't offering him a QO DEAL AFTER THE SEASON Mike Napoli- There is no point to dealing a slugging 1b mid season since you typically overpay for pitching at the deadline and underpay for offense. Also, he'd probably be the most sought after CIF this offseason with nobody else really out there (Sorry Kendrys and Headley). It also gives you an extra yr to determine your direction. The above 2 guys are gone at years end, anyway. If you decide to make a run at 2015, maybe you keep Nap. If not, maybe you deal him. Shane Victorino- He just hasn't been healthy. Dealing him now is not a good idea. Dealing him after the season, assuming he finishes the yr well would maximize his value without pulling away PT from your kids. DEAL ONLY IF IN A FULL REBUILD Ortiz- He is finally showing his age and another yr on top of that isn't going to be kind to him as he reaches 40. Someone will be desperate, and if he wants to win and the sox are obviously going into a rebuild, you gotta let him out and get something back for him. Pedroia- I was tempted to put him in the "after the season" list, but I wont. Yes, he is the heart and soul of your team. But he is a little guy on the wrong side of thirty signed for a long time. You deal him this offseason, and you can play 2014 off as an adjustment yr back from surgery. He comes out in 2015 as a .280 hitter with no power and he's a has been. That being said, he is still far above average for his position and if the team sees improvements on the trade or FA market, he's a keeper no question. Buchholz- I don't deal this guy until he is cruising again. We all know it wont last, but if you deal him now, you're eating money and getting nothing back. If he gives you another 15 game stretch where he's sub 2ERA, then you maximize your profits and move him. That being said, a full out rebuild means you wont have a rotation spot for him and holding onto him is worse than dealing him.

The cards would be stupid to deal Craig for Peavy. When at his best, Craig is a middle of the lineup RBI machine. He got hurt last yr and hasn't been the same. He's 29 and should be entering his prime. My bet is that he puts up big numbers next yr when he is fully healthy

He might be done. This is a hard injury to come back from. Good thing the yanks insure all their contracts

You can do a full out rebuild. This entails dealing Pedroia, Napoli, Lester, and Uehara right now and dealing Lackey in the offseason. That leaves the sox with a young lineup pretty much from top to bottom

The sox aren't that far off from a total rebuild. They're actually in a pretty good position. Your best starter under contract for next yr is being paid the minimum. Peavy comes off the books and Lester likely moves on. Koji will move on too. You've got a minor league system stocked with good prospects playing well at the upper levels. I just don't think the Marlins will deal Stanton at all right now. They're a .500 team missing their ace, while having some money to improve come next yr. I doubt they want to move him without some MLB ready power coming back.

I think this plus the cubs series is enough for the FO to make the seller moves

The Yankees attendance is up because we spent big in the offseason and a lot of tix were bought before this shitshow started. Same with the Red Sox, coming off a WS.

McCarthy is an FIP darling. 7.6K/9IP, 1.64BB/9IP, .345BABIP. The problem is, he doesn't miss bats and gives up a lot of homers. He reminds me of Hughes. We got a little less bad with this move, nothing more

I definitely wouldn't rule him out. He is having a hell of a season already. Halfway in, he has double digit doubles, triples, HRs and SBs. And he turns 24 in August. He started his career last yr, so it isn't like he's been hanging around forever

What Selig is trying to do on his way out is legitimize the small market teams and energize their fan bases. Well, what he will do in the end is marginalize the big market clubs and eventually drive FA prices to insane heights. More people tune into MLB games when the big cities are good. And by "big cities" I mean big cities that care about baseball. LA is a gigantic city, yet their lust for baseball is pretty marginal. Baseball does better on the whole when Chicago, NY, and Boston are good. This yr, they aren't, and I am willing to bet that ratings have dropped