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Early 2-0 Twins lead on a Mike Cuddyer Two-Run Shot. Let's see how they manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory tonight.

Harry Leroy Halladay III , ladies and gentlemen.

Bartolo in his prime.

Halladay is filthy. How absolutely dominant would the Phillies have been had they kept both Halladay and Lee?

Catalan is second to Spanish in Barcelona. By a significant margin.

What the hell are most of you guys talking about? Please fill me in.

This is highly entertaining stuff.

I find the constant use of the word "mate" quite interesting and refreshing.

I don't think either of them is a "legitimate need" because there are other options in the FA market (Dunn, Adam), but another bat is a legitimate need.

Except for the fact that the Sox FO has, on multiple occasions, blown every other team in the MLB out of the water when it comes to acquiring FA's they really covet and view as a need. ie: Keith Foulke, JD Drew, Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Now you're going to get it from VA Sox Fan. Good luck with that.

Somehow, i knew that would be your response.

(In English, just to avoid confusion.)

Spanish is so much more sophisticated.....

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It's going to be really funny if the Yanks wipe the floor with the Twins, and A-Rod sucks in the postseason.

Doubront is not arb elegible, and neither are Bard, Lowrie or Atchison. The arbitration elegible players are Papelbon, Ellsbury, Okajima, and Salty. Ellsbury is not breaking 5 mill after missing almost all of '09, 'Jima is owed a marginal raise, the rest of the guys with the exception of Atchison are not Arb-elegible, and Atchison is probably re-signing for a similar contract. My initial estimates: Papelbon: 3 million raise. Ells: 3 million raise. 'Jima: 1 million raise. Salty: 500 K raise. Atchison: Re-signed for one million dollars. Rest of the guys: Contract renewed. That brings us to right about 10 million. My source: Cot's Baseball Contracts 2010-14 Boston Red Sox I think you've over-estimating the cost of your minors, arb contracts, because you only need to account for the increase, not the whole salary.

I think the Sox economic situation should be analyzed a bit more in-depth: The Sox have 100 and a half million dollars tied up for 2011, with the luxury tax increasing threshold increasing to 178 million. If you over-estimate and assume the Sox will spend $10 million on players reaching arbitration, then that leaves with roughly 67 million to fix the bullpen, keep the FA's, and bring in an OF bat. Best-case scenario: Ortiz option exercised: 12.5 mill. V-Mart signed at: 13 million per Beltre signed at: 14 million per. Werth/Crawford signed at: 16 million per. Scott Downs: 5 million per. JJ Putz: 5 million per. 65.5 million out of the available 67.5. The exercising of the Ortiz option brings on a two-fold problem, which is not allowing the Sox to go for a third (and sorely needed) bullpen arm, and preventing the re-signing of Bill Hall. The best way to fix this in my opinion is to try and find someone desperate enough to take Mike Cameron, which is believe is doable (emphasis on believe) , allowing the Sox to pick up a third arm (3 million) and keep Bill Hall (4 million). Now i think i may have assigned at least one player a below-market value and two others above-market value, but this is just a general portrayal of what i believe to be the current situation and how it could (emphasis on could) play out.