Dipre

I just noticed this, and i don't intend this comment as a personal attack, but this point of view makes absolutely no sense, but it is indeed exactly what you do. Completely down on Clay Bucholz, but absolutely high on Daniel Nava. Could you please think about this for 10 seconds? There's a [million] reasons why most people have the exact opposite POV.

Reddick is a good complimentary piece. And they would move Colon (haha), because from reading about him online (exactly what you do, since you're no scout) i've read from at least a couple different sources that he could be moved to 2B if he gains more weight and loses a bit of range, which is a possibility, not to mention that having a 2B with his offensive potential is not exactly an MLB standard, but you conveniently ignore that. I'm not high on Greinke, since i personally (note: personally) think he's a headcase. I'm just arguing the fact that the Sox couldn't prepare a package to get him, since your initial assessment was that they "don't match up well" a stance that you have softened up on once confronted with significant evidence stating otherwise.

So apparently not only is Kellys ceiling now reduced to that of a number 3 (According to Meh the advanced scout, anyway) and the Royals, whose OF system is nothing to write home about, couldn?t use Kalish, Reddick, or both, and they also couldnt move Colon to 2B (where he could end up anyway) and create an ultra-exciting DP combination with Iglesias. You know, i wonder if one day, ill be able to enjoy the pleasure of an accurate assesment from some of the non-Y228 fans here. That expectation will probably outlive this site by a long time.

Joel Sherman needs to die in a f***ing fire. How dare he even mention that klutz Girardi in the same breath as a manager as great as LaRussa. Hell, he shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as Joe Torre IMO.

Diet plz.

Interesting idea. Thoughts?

I'm just enjoying the fact that Texas beat their asses. Injured Petitte or no injured Petitte.

Disagree, and Papelbon probably does as well. His input was very valuable in turning some of the young guys in the rotation and bullpen into what they are today.

Oy Vey.......

Them's fightin' words.

QFT. P.S: I'd high five you, but i'm too busy "Putting my hands in the air, and wavin' 'em like i just don't care"

Oh happy days! The awesome week continues! (Side note: The man "who is always right" was not right this time.)

So what you're saying, that because he has "good year, bad year" streak going on mostly pitching garbage innings in LRP and one dominant year (in which he still wasn't a primary setup man) he's demonstrated the consistent ability to pitch high-pressure innings, and his composite stats show this? I'm convinced. The man will be a closer.

Dude, i just came back from eating like 12 steaks at a place called "Stir Max" i couldn't be happier right now, so i apologize if i sound pissy. My point is, that next time Dice-K "makes a Dice-K" you better not call him ineffective!

Yes, i did. Line-drives are hard-hit balls unless the definition has changed. Also, my problem with your post is that your definition of "effective" seems to change depending on the uniform the pitcher is wearing. Stay consistent and you'll avoid being called out on it.

So screaming liners to CF that only go for singles aren't hard-hit balls? Ok.

Career: 4.47 ERA, 1.34 WHIP. This season was an outlier compared to his whole body of work. Teams will be looking at his whole body of work, not last year. They'll also see his .201 BABIP. He has a good arm with good stuff, but his performance screams fluke. (95.1 LOB%, 12.2 LD%). Unsustainable. Then again, some teams live for giving stupid contracts, so it may happen.

2011 RP Free Agents: Closers Octavio Dotel (37) - $4.5MM mutual option with a $500K buyout - Type B Frank Francisco (31) -Type A Brian Fuentes (35) - Type B Kevin Gregg (33) - $4.5MM club option for '11, $8.75MM for '11-'12 - Type B Trevor Hoffman (43) - mutual option worth $7-8.5MM; buyout at $500K-1MM - Type B Chad Qualls (32) - Type B Jon Rauch (32) Mariano Rivera (41) - Type A Rafael Soriano (31) - Type A Kerry Wood (34) - $11MM club option - Type B Right-handed relievers Grant Balfour (33) - Type A Miguel Batista (40) Denny Bautista (28) Joaquin Benoit (33) - Type B Jose Contreras (39) Jesse Crain (29) - Type B Juan Cruz (30) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyout Elmer Dessens (40) Brendan Donnelly (39) Chad Durbin (33) - Type B Kelvim Escobar (34) Kyle Farnsworth (35) - $5.25MM club option with a $500K buyout Jason Frasor (33) - Type A Chad Gaudin (28) Enrique Gonzalez (28) Matt Guerrier (32) - Type A Aaron Heilman (32) - Type B Bob Howry (37) - $3MM club option with a $250K buyout Mike Lincoln (36) Mike MacDougal (34) Justin Miller (33) Guillermo Mota (37) Fernando Nieve (28) Micah Owings (28) Chan Ho Park (38) J.J. Putz (34) - Type B Jon Rauch (32) - Type B David Riske (34) Takashi Saito (41) - Type A Chris Sampson (33) Scot Shields (35) Jeff Suppan (36) Koji Uehara (36) - Type B Tyler Walker (35) Jeff Weaver (34) Dan Wheeler (33) - $4MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Type A Jamey Wright (36) Left-handed relievers Joe Beimel (34) Bruce Chen (34) Randy Choate (35) - Type B Scott Downs (35) - Type A Pedro Feliciano (34) - Type B Mark Hendrickson (37) - $1.2MM club option with a $200K buyout Ron Mahay (40) Will Ohman (32) Dennys Reyes (34) Arthur Rhodes (41) - Type A J.C. Romero (35) - $4.5MM club option with a $250K buyout Bobby Seay (33) Scott Schoeneweis (37) Hisanori Takahashi (36) Taylor Tankersley (28) Matt Thornton (34) - $3MM club option with a $250K buyout - Type A I bolded the guys i thought could be a good fit for the team on various roles, would not command outrageous salaries and were not Type A's. Discuss.

Long-term, big-money deals to relievers are the easiest way to get burned as a GM. Justin Speier: 4 year, $18 million deal with the Angels. Results? 2.88 ERA the first year, ERA over 5.00 the next two years, then released, a sunk cost. I strongly disagree that a reliever can ever be a "proven commodity" their performance is so volatile that you can never really gauge what you're going to get from a reliever in a specific amount of time (sans Mariano Rivera, of course). The funny thing is when people pine for the FO to waste copious amount of money on relief talent, those are the same people who will be the first to point the finger, bitch and moan about how "stupid the investment was in the first place". Get a couple of the best type-B, mid-priced relievers available that suit the current Sox needs, and never, ever overpay for relief talent.

I nominate Curt Schilling. But he needs a clause in his contract that regulates the amount of times he can speak to the media per month.