Spudboy

That is good business sense.

Yup. And keeping a player that you can predict will not be ready to go all season weakens the team. That is just common sense.

I never stated that he was not capable of contributing. He just can't be relied upon to do it enough of the time.

I'm not calling you stupid. I do recognize that when healthy and "on his game", Buch can be dominant. But after 8 years of missing the boat, it's very clear that this guy is never going to be anything more than a part time starter. I don't know the exact numbers but I seem to remember that Buch is making 13 mil and is in line to make about 16 mil next year. Granted that in today's MLB market that is not a lot of money for a quality starter ( it sounds perverse to say that ), Buch has only been "Good Buch" for about 20 games spread out over the past three seasons. Yes, of course I remember how great he was in the first half of 2013 and how that was a major component to the Sox success that year. That's great! But now he has remained a part time employee. In the real world, a business would get rid of such an employee. Success can not be built on the potential of one or more players providing quality production in their position. They must be relied upon to be on the job when expected and doing their job effectively. This has not, and most likely will not be the case with Buch. Keeping him on the staff is just another indication that the Sox management does not have the ability to move forward and build a quality product. Denying this serves no purpose other than to make excuses for continued failure. I have no idea what pitchers can be identified and targeted for acquisition ( other than the current crop of off season FA ). However, I suspect that the Sox can do better than hanging their hopes on a guy that has never really gotten it done for his entire 8 year career with the team. Enough is enough. Move on.

I guess I'm not comfortable with rationalizing the significant failures of this team. I see no legitimate reason to expect that Fatboy and Hanley will earn their money going forward. Therefore I can see getting rid of them as justified. About this time next year many more people will feel this way.

I think keeping the stiff is just going to perpetuate the s*** rotations that have hampered this team. The Idea that this guy is valued at 24 mil and that half a season is better than nothing is just stupid.

Right here Dude.

Which means a few starts in September at best. This guy is now officially worth nothing in trade ( again ). Cut bait on this f***ing lunkhead. Bye bye putz. Of course the Sox will now decide to pick up his option or whatever and we will all have to watch him flounder for another year.

I think so too, even with being over the dreaded 30 year old plateau.

7 in a row baby. We are close now. I can feel it!

4-0. Kelly still sucks. Jacko is correct, too.

I am not consoled by any idea that Ben made the right moves to build a winning team when clearly whatever he decided to do has not worked. Spending that kind of money and yielding a bunch of misfit pieces that loose so much is indefensible. The Red Sox are the laughing stock of MLB. No way to sugar coat that.

Sox should offer both duds to the Mets and eat a chunk.

When was the first strike? '68? '69? I went to opening day that year. I could be wrong. I think McDowell pitched. That was the day my hair caught on fire behind home plate. That, I do remember!

I think that too many here are letting The Dredded One ( Goldy Lox ) off the hook. Many complain about his play in left field. Rightly so. But almost in the same breath they loud him for his hitting. That's ********. He is hitting about .260 with a Hanley full of XBH other than his 19 HR. He hardly ever walks. He is one of the laziest and stupidest base runners I have ever seen. He is an embarrassment to this franchise. Though this franchise is an embarrassment too. Both Hanley and Fat Boy are busts in this town and we have seen less than one full season. Imagine having a BA and OBP lower than your weight? Imagine being paid $19.5 mil to hit 7 HR and drive in 30 runs at mid season? Unf***ingbelievable.

"There are many ways to build a rotation". Yeah Ben. And you did not find a single one of them.

Sox apologist can proceed to lambaste me with WAR and comps and s***. Masterson was a huge mistake. Even at "ONLY $9. MILLION". This Management team really sucks donkey dicks. If they had to work for a publicly traded company they would be out on their boney asses.

Really. Other teams bring on has been /washed up / reclamation projects from the dumpster and pay them squat with incentives. The Sox just love to waste money because they don't have any respect for it's value. They are not aware that their clientele are not in the 1% like they are. Can't wait for TV revenues to plummet. Hope it happens before I croak so I can laugh my fat ass off.

I'm pretty sure both Ted and I are thinking about this too. This is beyond putrid. And to think, it was all by design!!!!!!!

For it's therapeutic value!!! Think of all those prostaglandins shrinking her pores!!!! I am such a considerate person.

I'd like to give Guerin Austin a facial.

To the deepest part of the field, no less!!!

Might as well play Naver. At first base. Kelly should not start. It will be only more of the same. Put him in the pen if he has to be with the big club.

Or "I can't wait to hit the links."

I agree. I was only saying that saying that I would prefer the players that were here because of their heart and character. And for the record I made no reference to anyone in the clubhouse. What a player does while on the field is what I was referring to.