Dipre

Not meant specifically for ya there, buddy, don't sweat it.

I've put my prediction up like 27,000 times. And for the record, i don't have to "dance around it". Who are you to tell me what i should or shouldn't post? Prediction: .268/.340/.490 .810 OPS. 30 HR's, 35 2B's, 85 RBI.

[table]Topic|Player Leaves|Team|Content Prospect|Yankees|The player in question is made of 150% pure awesomeness. Fear us. Prospect|Sox|He could be good, but this is why he won't be. Signing|Yankees|This is the missing piece. We'll win 160 games, and the umps will screw us out of 2. Signing|Sox|Risky move, overpaid here, they'll regret this. Injury|Yankees|They don't get hurt. Hypothetically, if they did, the recovery will be speedy with no impact to ability. Injury|Sox|Everyone is a ticking time bomb. Once hurt, they'll never heal right. Player Leaves|Yankees|They are better off without him, he was hurt/too old/sucked Player Leaves|Redsox|They are really gunna regret it, he wasnt all that hurt/hes still young/He has a lot left in the tank.[/table] A two-for-one!. So let me get this straight: 1) Since he's on the Red Sox, he won't heal right. Ever. 2 ) Since he's on the Red Sox, the park adjustment won't have an effect on him. So his career OPS is brought into the argument without accounting for park effects. The only year he didn't have an OPS+ above 105 since 2006 last year. Curtis Granderson will be awesome in NYS though. Oh well, such is life. :dunno:

Jorge Posada. I'm just being a moron right? Maybe if Beltre was a Yankee, pinstripe power could help him heal with little to no damage? At least i'm just a moron. You're a biased, inconsistent moron.

You mean it's actually possible for a hitter to recover from shoulder surgery and a freak nut injury while playing in one of the worst ballparks for hitters in the Majors? Wow, you learn something new every day. How dare you use logic!

You're claiming it's easier for Lowell to regain his mobility than for Beltre to regain his power stroke at Fenway. That is ridiculous. And please don't talk about foaming mouths, after displaying a massive hard-on and blind rage defending the epic awesomenes of Adam Laroche. A Doiji-Jacko alliance. Now i just know i'm right. I'm going out and buying "Adrian Beltre AL MVP" t-shirt right now. Brb.

So is your thought process not inconsistent because of your allegiance? You claim Curtis Granderson, coming from a pitcher's park into a Lefty-friendly park will boost his overall numbers. But Adrian Beltre, coming from a pitcher's park into a Righty-friendly park will not boost his numbers enough to at least be a wash in production compared to Lowell? It'd be harder if the inconsistencies caused by bias weren't so obvious.

Fair enough.

My initial point was about health. People bash Drew for durability, but Nixon "The Dirt Dog" wasn't very durable either, and he's the name poeple always bring up to attack Drew.

Of course it's a fair take in your opinion. Beltre obviously used to steal your lunch money back when you were in high school. He deserves to not be a Red Sox for such a travesty. Lol Adam LaRoche.

Whenever someone makes an argument bashing something about the Red Sox "he has a point". The fact that you agree further raises questions about his thought process. I always make comments like that with a reason, and when made towards they are usually right. Bias much?. Unlike me, you simply cannot acknowledge anything good about the other team, which makes you calling me out an act of hypocrisy, so i suggest you stop typing. This.

I have a question for the proponents of the "Dirt-Dog" theory: Was Cristropher Trotman Nixon soft? During his time with the Sox, he played over 130 games twice, and from '04-'06, played over 120 games once. 'TUFF AND GRIT ARE WHAT MAKES THE MACHINE KEEP SPINNING!!!11!!!1

Park's total xFIp was 4.02, and his reliever numbers were significantly better than his rotation numbers. How can his reliever xFIP logically be in the 4.00s?

Objectivity is what Front Offices usually use before spending money on a ballplayer.

Two funny things: A) The "ultimate dirt dog" Trot Nixon missed so much time in the DL they already had a place for him in the 60-day before every season started. B ) Because people should care less about "Dirt-dogedness" and more about production. If Pedroia was a dirt-dog but didn't put up the numbers people wouldn't jump on the bandwagon, which is hypocritical IMO. Just sayin'.

Neither of their values is set in stone until the season is over. Neither is "worth more" until their actual value has been established.

Lol!

We'll just have to wait and see.

Some dudes just ate chicken.

You can't field what you can't get to!!!!