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    Palodios: Not buying it. Baseball is never going to be as passionate a sport as football to begin with. It's not built to be. So that can't really be the question. The true test will come when the teams start sucking again. Because it will happen eventually, entropy can be fooled for awhile but it eventually comes to claim its own.
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    Dipre for the win.
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    I went out of my way, if you'll take a second to read my post, to say that it had nothing to do with BABIP. Focus at the plate and in the weight room is where contract years come from. And the motivation of the contract is where the focus comes from. That's one of those things that the only thing you wind up spotting from just the numbers is the result.
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    Hooooooooold it a second. Someone done snuck something past us. From the TPJ article back on the last page: If you'd asked me which was the bigger move, claiming an under 26 catcher with a decent power ceiling, or signing a 29 year old converted shortstop with a 91 mile an hour fastball and Not Much Else, lead with the catcher.
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    Looks like ordinary variation to me. Any gain there can be written down to pitchers recognizing he was hitting well and staying away from him more than they did in Seattle. Normalize that BABIP and it's still a solid year. And the BABIP is a little higher because Green Monster doubles count as "balls in play" even if they hit 20 feet up on the wall. It's not a question of luck. It's a question of what a player is prepared to sacrifice, when and why. Many of these guys have the talent to get it done like they do in a contract year, every year. Motivation is the issue. The contract year is a goal that forces them to focus on getting the job done, no more, no less.
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    Did they really sign Tony Pena, Jr? The guy who 2 years ago was a crap SS? lol.
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    OR security in case he isn't what he looked like he was this year longterm after the league is used to him. I don't think the kid's gonna fall off the face of the earth but if he does, he has some protection of his livelihood.
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    Maybe he likes where he is.,
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    So did someone actually sign Lopez?
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    I've learned in many of the abuve debates that it never pays to waste keystrokes on you after I've said my piece.. Enjoy your offseason.
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    Where does that leave Michael Young?
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    The possibility is a little bigger than you're allowing yourself to admit. The kid's a great big wildcard. Every now and again those things work out well instead of poorly.
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    http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/12/17/1229571365_8704/539w.jpg Just saying. Remember when he was "not an great hitter?" That was what, 2007? And his age 28 season? Compared directly and not always favorably with Casey Kotchman, Lyle Overbay and Ryan Garko. Where are those 3 now? if you have the right approach and quick hands, you don't need a monster body to be a power hitter. We have the perfect example of that playing second for us. No reason Jed Lowrie can't learn to refine his approach the same way Youk and Pedroia did. I'll more than take 12 HR's and 30-35 doubles from the guy, it's still more than we'll get from Scutaro. But a breakout is not that ridiculous to hope for.
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    Some might let him set up, and a team hard up for relief might let him close. he wouldn't get either opportunity here with Papelbon, Jenks, Bard and possibly Wheeler ahead of him on the situationally-blind depth chart.
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    Pedroia has slugged in the .490's twice in the last three years, so I'd be careful about being that categorical.
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    I'm fine with it. We have enough setup depth behind him that if he flames out or needs to be assigned low leverage duty it's no big deal. If he has the kind of bounceback year soft tossing lefthanders can manage at times, we have an excellent pen.
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    and who cares.
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    Youkilis might be a mitigating factor, if Adgon's hurt and they can slide another guy in to play 3B he might sit, but I don't think it's gonna happen as long as he's able to stand up and swing a bat.
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    Team Leaders: Games Played:Gonzalez (160) Hits: Pedroia (190) Runs: Crawford (110) Stolen Bases: Ellsbury (50) Doubles: Youkilis (45) Triples: Crawford (12) Homers: Gonzalez (38) RBI: Gonzalez (125) Strikeouts: Ortiz (150) Walks: Gonzalez (100) SP ERA: Buchholz (3.50) Wins: Lester (18) Losses: Beckett (12) IP: Lester (240) Strikeouts: Lester (215) Walks: Matsuzaka (100) Papelbon: 2.30 ERA (42/45 SVO), 10 K/9, 4 k/bb Jenks: 3.10 ERA, 7 k/9, 7 k/9, 2 k/bb Wheeler: 3.25 ERA, 8 k/9, 2.5k/bb Bard: 3.95 ERA, 8 k/9, 1.125 k/bb Doubront: 4.00 ERA, , 6.5 k/9, 2.5k/bb Atchison: 4.20 ERA, 5 k/9, 1.5k/bb Wakefield: 7.50 ERA, 3 k/9, .5k/bb Weiland: 4.50 ERA, 6 k/91.5 k/bb
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    In my mind Napoli would replace Tek, not Salty. That has the advantage of playing up Napoli's and Salty's advantageous platoon splits.
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    One of the two of Lowrie and Scutaro has the potential to be the best offensive SS in the American League next year.
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    Because what we have as catcher is defensive wizardry personified. At least Napoli can definitely hit.
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