jacksonianmarch
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Sox are going to have to get creative. Either they go after Edwin Jackson or make a humongous bid for Darvish (cause we know the Yankees are throwing a ton of money his way). After that, they are going to need to deal, and their system is pretty barren when it comes to high level prospects capable of snagging top of the rotation level starters. Maybe they just go the cheaper route and make a deal for a back end guy to stabilize the #4 spot and let Aceves make it in the 5 spot.
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They're businessmen first, then owners. That was why I loved Steinbrenner. He was a fan/owner first. And it hurt us in some seasons and helped us in others. The guy lost money a few seasons just to put a winner out there. He was the last of his line
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I played baseball against him in high school. Never really threw that hard, but a very deceptive motion. Was pretty solid with Toronto until he blew out his shoulder. If he can come back to form, he could be very useful
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No, he declined arb
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Miami wont be going for Madson. They cannot offer him the closers job. I think the Marlins become the favorite for Fielder now
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They have been waiting for their slugger to come along and they found him
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So be it. We can sign him and trade him for some chips. I also like the Corpas move. If you have a sound bullpen then these recoup guys can come in, do some work and recoup some value. You just dont want to have to rely on a Manny Corpas. Also, I am going on record right now. I think I did that same thing last yr and it didnt work out, mostly because Girardi didnt do what I said for him to do. If, and this is a big if, the Yankees play their cards right with ARod, we will see a rejuvenated slugger with a .900+OPS and 35+HR. If they trot him out there daily at 3b, we will see another year where he starts out white hot, gets hurt and ends up a shell of himself. If he plays 3b 70% of the games (113 games) and plays DH or sits the rest, then he will be a very, very good player in 2012. If he plays over 120 games as a 3b this yr, he will be s*** by October
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You are isolating his game, which is not giving him his due. Listen, ARod has been great in a Yankee uniform for 3 of his 8 seasons, so as far as I am concerned, he has been somewhat disappointing. And it is easy to look in the retrospectoscope. Yes, the guy cheated. SO did nearly everyone and my guess is Pujols did as well. So be it. But ARod was the guy you build your team around and was coming off his career best season. Pujols is a guy you could build your team around too, but a SS or 3B with elite offensive production is worth more than a 1b with slightly better production. Regardless, we're talking about generational talents who both got 10 yr deals on the wrong side of 30. ARod had a very good 2008, an injury filled but productive 2009 and two subpar injury marred years in 2010 and 2011. My guess is Pujols will likely give 2 more great yrs then start on the same curve as ARod was 2 yrs older than Pujols at the beginning of his 10 yr deal
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ARod prior to his stint with Texas put up three straight 40+HR seasons with a .900+OPS and between 15 and 46 steals while playing prime time defense at SS. Arod prior to resigning with NY was playing GG caliber defense at 3b and was coming off 3 straight seasons in NY with a combined line of... 1760AB 380R 543H 86-2B 2-3B 137HR 407RBI 276BB 60SB for a slash line of .309/.402/.593 and an average of 127R, 46HR and 136RBI. That kind of production from a 3b is unheard of and rare anywhere. ARod earned both contracts. He wasnt some pampered douche who couldnt play. He was the best player in baseball from 2005-2007. Pujols, you can say has been the best player in baseball since ARod signed his deal
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The sox are looking at Jon Niese....BWAHAHAHAHA. Please, f***ing please, deal the farm for this kid. His overall numbers arent horrible... 11-11 4.40ERA 157IP 178H 77ER 44BB 138K But look a little deeper into those numbers. We all know Citi field is a place where hitters go to die. Well, the opposite is true for pitchers. Niese's ERA away from Citi was 5.33. He'd be awesome in Fenway, lol.
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The early returns look rough for Cherry, but you do not judge him until the offseason is over.
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Escobar? Do you mean Ervin Santana?
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Back to the offseason, I am surprised the sox didnt get in on Sergio Santos. Flame thrower, cost controlled, and cost the Jays one solid but not overwhelming prospect. He was the epitome of a smart move for the sox and Ben said he didnt even know he was being shopped. How to have your feelers out there chum!
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He's not really a hypocrite. If he was, then he'd be leaving St Louis. He ended up getting the most money and staying in one spot. It wasnt all about the money, but it surely was something about the money
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He's going to stay in StL for the rest of his career and be paid ridiculously to do it. You cannot fault him. That's the market and he's getting market value. I wouldnt blame him one bit.
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Burnett does have some value, and I think Cashman is going to try to go off his strong September and playoff start as a means to offload him. I think the interest in Kuroda is genuine and could be a good move, although NL West to AL East isnt always done well later in careers. I like the Nakajima move as it gives us some flexibility, especially if ARod proves to be too old to man the hot corner daily and we move Jeter there for 2012 at some point. But this kid is going to be a crap shoot anyway, since a lot of these Japanese players turn out to be a ball of crap
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Pal, you need great players, depth and a lot of luck. The sox had 1 of the three last yr. If you deal away your superstars and bring in a bunch of average to above average players, then you end up a .500 team at best.
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Anderson is completely worthless for anyone but another flier. Reddick is not a big time prospect and was obviously overexposed last yr. The best time to move him has passed. They arent dealing Bailey for Reddick and Anderson.
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I hear you. But this is Beane and he knows he has the upper hand. If nobody offers him a good deal, he just lives with having a good closer and sees what he can get at the deadline
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The Mets need to do a full out rebuild. Deal off Wright now and then see if Santana could recoup his value. If Santana comes back and shows he can still pitch at ace level, then you deal him midseason
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Beane would want top tier closer compensation. Remember, the guy is still under control for 3 more seasons and he's only 27 yrs old. He doesnt have to deal him. He would need to be blown away to move him
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Quentin would do some serious damage in the big bean. He would be a FA after 2012, but a big year in Boston could really up his value. His biggest issue has been health, though. Something to think about
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The 2/20 doesnt get it done IMO. Ortiz has the sox by the balls. He called their bluff and won. He, well actually, his agent knows the market now. He know that if he stands pat, and goes to arb, he makes at least $14 million, most likely $15 or $16. So, if he knows this, does he think he could get more than $4-5 mil in 2013 if he has a good yr? And remember who we're talking about here, Ortiz has a lot of confidence. He thinks he's gonna have a good yr, so if he does that, has a great yr and goes out into the FA market, what's his value? Maybe $9-10 mil? So, why should he accept anything less than $24 mil over 2 yrs?
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Rotoworld expects him to get $16 million if he goes to arbitration
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Well, the sox are hoping he doesn't accept arb, IMO. If he doesn't accept, then the sox yank the offer on the table and collect 2 picks for their troubles. They need to tender him a contract offer anyway tO be eligible for comp, so a 2 yr $18 million offer isn't too outrageous. The problem for the sox will be if he accepts arb and actually goes to arb. He could make $15 mil or so in arbitration
