Dojji
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I think we all hoped Salty would mature more than he did over the last 2 years. Before then, there really was no ability to sub in a younger catcher to try and ease him in alongside a still-vital Varitek because of the Martinez trade -- a deal I'm still shaking my head in disgust over. Even if all you had to work with at the time was George Kottaras, that's still less stupid than emptying the cupboard to bring in yet another aging catcher when you're trying to maintain a perennial contender. At least TRY to groom a younger catcher while he's still able to learn at Tek's feet for multiple seasons.
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Your question doesn't matter. It's not going to happen until that stud does come along, so settle in and enjoy the ride, if you can. No amount of "bold, decisive action" is going to help until some legitimate, bona fide breaks fall our way. Until then all being "aggressive" can do is waste precious resources on stopgaps and half measures. Not how I want to use the strength of this franchise.
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I think I just heard a snake. It said "SSS." Nothing else. Just "SSS."
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If we assume Morales to the rotation, a good bullpen acquisition might be something that helps the rotation. Morales has always had ace potential, and he put up some good starts last year. If people aren't overwhelmed by the remaining FA options Morales is a decent bet. So if the plan is to bring Uehara in to pitch Morales' innings while he moves up into the rotation, I'm down with that.
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I know what "the plan" is. I just disagree with it because I don't see a rational reason why not to use Napoli at the ultimate high leverage position rather than the ultimate low leverage position when he could, in theory, do either.
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Salty's played as much 1B as Napoli and is much worse than Napoli as a defensive catcher. Think about it. And frankly, Jerry Sands intrigues me as a 1B prospect enough that I'd like to see him see the light of day before we give up on him.
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It's hard not to be an adeqate 1B. But my question is, is he an adequate catcher, especially compared to the low standards last year's crew produced. Because if he is an adequate catcher, 1B is a waste of his abilities.
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Not sure why everyone is convinced Napoli is the first baseman. He's an upgrade as a catcher, splitting time with Ross and playing 50 games at 1B would be an objectively better use of the man's talents.
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I like Napoli. I'd like him better if he could play a game here and there at catcher and save us a roster spot, but he should be effective at first base too. Napoli has always proven that he's a good batting average away from being one heck of a hitter. And this is a ballpark that boosts the batting average of RHH. Sounds like a nice deal to me
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I'd looooooove to know exactly what you think the 5 tools are. Here they are in no particular order Hit for contact (this has, to some extent, been replaced with "plate discipline" but in either case, is a valid "tool." Hit for power (separate from conatct-hitting/discipline, for obvious reasons) Run the bases Run down the ball Throw the ball At least three of those tools are not in question when it comes to Myers, so calling him one dimensional is a "strecther" to be putting it mildly -- if not an outright lie. Besides which, the 2 of the 3 tools that are not in question are easily the 2 most important tools for a corner outfielder, which he would definitely be in Boston. I'm not in favor of the trade, but just because I agree with you doesn't mean you get to invent your own truth and go live there in blissful disregard of the actual facts.
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I find myself not caring that much. This is not a speed team, if a guy can hit, and field his position OK, and he's playing on the corners, there's not a lot else that really matters.
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Yeah but there's a difference between identifying that you have little chance, and giving yourself no chance at all.
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Is Clay Buchholz on the verge of being a #1?
Dojji replied to Lord Snow's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
For an ace? 30 years is a long drought. 8-12 years is actually more or less normal. Do you think aces grow on trees? -
Is Clay Buchholz on the verge of being a #1?
Dojji replied to Lord Snow's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
We've had this thread before, almost word for word, for each of the last 3 years. My answer now is what it was then. I'll believe it with Buchholz, when I see it. I got screamed down last year when I said Buchholz was an area of concern -- that turned out to be prophetic. I just don't feel it with this guy, no rational reason other than his tendency to become injured, but I've never gotten the sense that he's on the verge of becoming any more than he already is -- a talented but very inconsistent starter that you shouldn't build your franchise around. -
Indeed. For this reason if no other, Papelbon should have been kept. I strongly suspect that we lost Pap so we'd have the payroll flexibility to choke down Crawford and Gonzalez. Which is inexcusable. Literally. I'll carry water for the adminstration as much as anyone, and defend them if they're worth defending, but there's no excuse for that kind of judgment call.
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Not analogous. All three of those other teams have more reason to be sure exactly what their team is and where they are in a prospective rebuild. The Sox have been in flux for the last 3 years and we're going to figure out who is the dross and who the gold before we can really make moves with any confidence. That's one of the reasons that expecting an immediate contender is so ridiculous.
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Why would you think that? THings are never settled at the Winter Meetings. Impatient fans expect that every year, as if meeting for a couple days settles everything immediately, and every year they come away disappointed. One would have expected them to grasp the pattern by now.
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I'm not looking at the bullpen at all until greater needs are met.
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I think looking at John Lannan, along with the guys the Sox are already chasing, would put is in a fairly decent position. We'd need to count on certain players to bounce back and play at a high level again, but we'd be doing that anyway.
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Don't parse your words? Do you even know what "parse" means? Perhaps instead of being prickly about people reading and comprehending your words correctly as written, you might care to rephrase?
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Well no, that's actually wrong. Gone from that group are Matsuzaka and Wakefield, we've replaced them with Doubront and Morales. I'd call that an upgrade. Our bullpen behind the setup man is also much better than it was in late 2011. We rode Bard into the ground in 2011 because Bard was the only guy we could reliably count on. Since then we've added some pretty fair depth. We'll see how it shakes out in 2013, but I do think our pitching staff have steadily, if subtly, improved their talent.
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What the heck does Lavarnway have to do with anything? Napoli is better in all dimensions as a catcher than Lavarnway. Only a legitimate concern about his ability to sustain his offense over a full year as a catcher stops me from wanting to sign him fulltime for that position. Also I have absolutely no freaking idea whatsoever what you're talking about when you site splits. Per Baseball Reference, Napoli for his career has a .911 OPS v lefthanded pitching and Ortiz is at .824. Without a particular reason to take it seriously, what they did in one year last year is less important than the greater sample. As for Nava, he's a classic lefthanded platoon bat. If we have Gomes and Ross, by default we have need for one of those. Unless you go grab better one, or Bradley proves he's ready for the show, or Kalish proves he can go for at least one good solid week without injuring himself, he's the best option available at the moment. When that changes, we'll talk.
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If we sign Swisher, I want him playing full time at first base. He's better at first than anyone we presently have, and the presence of Napoli doesn't change that. Napoli and Ross split time at C, Napoli platoons with Papi at DH. Nava and Kalish complete the outfield picture for now, with an eye towards either acquiring a better option or phasing in Bradley and Brentz as they show they're ready.. This will also allow us a chance to get Ortiz's bat into the lineup in National League parks, which had been yet one more reason the Adgon trade was a mistake.
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Ross isn't that great a defensive outfielder that I'm going to worry about a potential deficiency with Gomes in there. Ross is average or a little better, Gomes is average or a little better with occasional high profile brain farts. Not a lot of difference there
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Johnny Gomes doesn't have much power? In what universe? The man can hit a ball a long, long way. His deal has always been consistency. Since we have holes at both corners now, Gomes is a solid potential piece to the puzzle. Could be a good replacement for Cody Ross.
