Dipre

Here you go.

All i can say about this is, that until you can make logical, well thought-out , non-biased points on your assessment of the current issue, then there's no reason to continue arguing with you, figures have been used, issues have been explained, all using actual analysis. All you've said is "THE FO LIES,YOU'RE SHEEP!!!11!!!" without any sort of ground. Your baseless claims tire me and the rest of the site. I've been trying to limit my exposure to shitstorms on the site, but i couldn't avoid this one, given that the level of idiocy exhibited by you on the subject is astounding. My sincerest apologies to everyone on the site for letting myself get dragged down into an argument with someone whose only contribution is subjectivity and bias. I'm done here. But make no mistake, he can cry, whine and moan all he wants. I schooled him here just like i schooled him on the Holliday discussion. Good day.

Case in point. This is the most stupid post you've ever made during your stay in Talksox, and that's saying a lot. You choose to ridicule the point instead of directly addressing it, because you can't.....just like a 12-year-old would. You're 37, act like it.

While i understand that this is too complicated for your obviously inferior and biased thought process to comprehend, let me spell out to you in a way that fits the way you act: 1) The Sox were willing to spend the money last year on Tex, and they actually did, to a certain extent, by filling out the remaining holes in the club and making TDL acquisitions that boosted payroll. The Teix point was simply made to illustrate this point, but you're not smart enough to understand that there was simply no place to re-locate the resources you speak of at the offseason to significantly improve the club, and you haven't brought any evidence to the contrary, meaning you're just talking out of your ass. 2) What logic dictates is that the Red Sox are the second most productive franchise, and they spend like it, to argue otherwise, and state that they can go dollar-to-dollar with the Yankees is stupid, hence, so are you. 3) Everyone stating an argument here has done so by using data or actual examples. You just run your mouth without doing any research or making any real contributions. You're not 12, stop acting like it.

You should learn how to read. We're assuming a scenario where the Sox signed Tex to a 21 mill salary to prove a point, which of course flew right above your head. Also, the figure at the end of 2009 was much closer to the figure which we're assuming, due to mid-season acquisitions. A non-sheep person such as you should have been able to calculate that. Oh, and just so you know: That 162 million would include Lowell's (if traded) and Lugo's salary, which if on another team, don't count towards a luxury cap hit. A non-sheep poster such as yourself should know these things.

He'll be traded. If he can play, someone on the AL will bite on his offense.

Worst-case scenario. The bolded part describes Mike Cameron.

How can you be over-paid when you're more productive than many OF's who make more money than you do? Honest question.

One thing though. I highly doubt Gonzalez is a Padre come 2011.

If they're going to trade him, they'll probably do it at the TDL imo.

Well.This has been discussed enough. Besides, there are enough options on the FA market to make an acceptable pickup. Kotchman is a WCS.

They will simply play Youkilis at 3rd, and Kotchman at 1st, as has been the plan all along if they don't acquire a bat, should they sign Bay, they'd play him at LF with Cameron in CF with Ellsbury as the 4th OF. You'd laugh, but you'd look like a retard while doing it.

I completely understand why you want to change the subject. And indeed, the true target for the FO was Teixeira besides that, a 4th OF, and a 5th starter. The FO missed out on their main target, Teix, but filled all of the other little needs. No one could have foreseen Dice-K getting injured, and that's what created the need for another pitcher in-season. Just in case you want to come up with a Gom strawman, let us acknowledge the fact that hindsight is 20/20, and the 2008 Sox ballclub made game 7 of the ALCS, so only minor tweaking was needed. Back to Gonzales.

I don't want the Sox to trade Ellsbury. But if they sign Bay and then trade Ellsbury to the Padres for Gonzales, this would be an absolutely beastly lineup. Probably won't happen though. Pedey V-Mart Youk A-Gon Bay Papi Cameron Drew Scutaro

I agree with this though. Cameron could probably "mentor" Ellsbury.

Read his post and then mine again. Slowly.