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RBI's will be more spaced out as well.

If rhet's in, i want in.

More "hunches"? :dunno:

It's only Spring Training, because it's only Spring Training. Look up the numbers for Adrian Gonzales and Joey Votto. Who is more talented, them or Tug Hulett? Do you think the small sample size of ST is indicative to a player's actual talent level? The "Veteran excuse" is always there, because, in reality, that's what ST is for, to get guys back on their timing. Ortiz started training late last year by the way, so his 2009 shouldn't be used as an example. Tug Hulett is a guy with a solid minor league dossier, but for what the team needs right now, he's simply not a fit.

Fallacy. As constructed now, the goal of this team is consistency. Consistent starting rotation with the big three followed by three guys who can give you above-average innings from the four and five spot in the rotation. That is a luxury that not many teams in baseball have. Consistent bullpen, even though not as strong as last year's. Your notion of "consistency" on offense is both ignorant and misguided. The Red Sox scored a ton of "garbage" runs last year because they were offensively dominant at home but pathetic on the road, and that's what they intended to address this off-season. Whether your hunch tells you otherwise, the 2010 Sox, health permitting, should be a much more consistent home/road offense, though not as explosive as the 2009 home version of the Red Sox, there is plenty of thump up and down the lineup, and more importantly, no auto-outs. Hell, even the bench is greatly improved, but i'm sure your hunches don't take that into account. This is why you don't run a team. First off, that is a lie. Ellsbury, Pedroia, Cameron and Scutaro are all guys who have wheels. Although Cameron and Scutaro don't have blazing speed, they can steal a base and help dynamize the offense. Second off, you can't steal first base. If you don't get on base, you can't run, and you can't score. Read this slowly: To score runs, you need to get on base. Oh you're obviously correct, that AB from Jason Varitek defined the Red Sox' 2009 season, not the fact that they scored almost 900 runs and made the playoffs. Besides that, isn't that guy......what's his name? Martinez catching now? Oh yeah, that guy who hits .300 every year, gets on base and hits for power, yeah, that guy. Logic. Use it.

Also why he literally carried the Red Sox through the summer of 2008 and was one of the most productive OF in baseball in 2009. Production is obviously harmful to baseball teams.

Goddamnit, where are the traders? Dan Haren Chris Carpenter Adam Dunn Derrek Lee All available for the right price.

The one thing Hulett can't play is SS. Not to mention scouting reports say his best position is 3B even though he's originally a 2B. Never heard of his ability to play the OF. As for his proficiency with the bat, it's ST.

All Scutaro has to do is hit a double here and there, play good D, work the count and get on base. Now if he hits another walk-off Home Run off Mariano Rivera, he can sit on the DL for the rest of his contract getting his monthly paycheck.

Half the forum is on fire today hahahaha.

^ Well done sir. (@ Doiji)

By a f***ing mile. With this guy as backup, everyone can just let loose and say whatever the f*** they want, with this thread as a "But PWNdroia said we should start Hermida over Drew" defense.

Aces.

Well i have a "hunch" Albert Pujols will hit 40 HR.

Hall can masquerade as a SS. But he can't play there on a regular basis anymore IMO. But i haven't seen him play there since like 2006, so i'm just talking from what i've read.

The whole "Drew only gets hits when blah blah blah" you're making up as proved in the other thread. Second: How the f*** do you score runs if you don't get on base? Third: The Sox have been a top-5 offense every year since Theo's been GM, so how has the OBP philosophy failed? Define failure.

CC Sabathia stats: 230 IP, 3.37 ERA, 197 K, 1.14 WHIP, 127 ERA+ Jon Lester stats: 203 IP, 3.41 ERA,225 K, 1.23 WHIP, 138 ERA+. No ace huh?

This is quite literally the dumbest thing i have ever read. JD Drew "Clutch" stats: Late and close: .809 OPS. Within 1 run of the opposing team: .863 OPS. Within 2 runs of the opposing team: .926 OPS Witihin 3 runs of the opposing team: .918 OPS 2 outs, RISP: 1.138 OPS

On the left, your feelings. On the right, Scutaro's career stats. Easy choice.

Excellent.

They could've gotten Lester, Ellsbury and Lowrie on that deal......