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Farrell was a good organization man, so they liked him. So was Tito. Neither did anything of note running a very expensive, talented team. Farrell didn't have his pitchers hold runners, which created more SBs than the catchers did. I expect that to change under Valentine. The team needs to go back to fundamentals.
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The Red Sox missed the boat on the current thinking of DHs this year. Teams don't want one-dimensional DHs anymore. Look at VG. They take up valuable roster space and are of no use in the field. They figured Papi would be in demand so they offered him arbitration. Turns out there don't appear to be any takers for him--even though he had a great year last year. And the Sox are stuck paying him 8 figures for one year, and have no money for a RHd bat or another starter without a luxury tax penalty. No team is going to pay Ortiz big money for one good year at 36, after two declining years. Here is a classic example of Yawkeyism. And don't hold your breath about Wake and Tek.
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Regarding CC, I expect some creativity from Bobby to revive this $20M guy. Maybe batting leadoff or 2nd. Maybe playing RF. When you look at Ellsbury's horrific experience in LF--and then Crawford, you realize that a left handed thrower is at some disadvantage playing LF in Fenway--with that corner, etc. I see the TradeRumor poll indicates a lot of people think Oswalt will sign with the Red Sox or Yankees. You never know what the Yankees will do, but I don't see the Red Sox shelling out the kind of money Oswalt wants--which will take them over the cap--not for a 34 yo guy on the downside of his career. The Yankees have a couple of good young pitchers in the high minors. Maybe they should put that young Mexican kid in the back end of their rotation. Maybe Colon is getting another stem cell transplant like ARod.
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Keep it on here for a couple of weeks and it may happen. But I don't think so, since it will take $10-12 mil to sign him for one year, and they aren't going to pay that much to a #4 or 5 starter. Trouble is, one of the top 3 gets hurt, and that no.4 becomes a no.3. The other thing is Oswalt is in decline--he isn't the pitcher he was in Houston and has a fragile back. Don't think he's worth the money in the AL East.
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As far as platooning RF is concerned, it isn't that bad. Aviles is also in the mix, and he can hit--though I question his ability to play RF at Fenway. There is always the possibility that they might get somebody else in trade or free agency. Byrd and A.Jones have been mentioned. The splits with Sweeney suggests he would be OK in a platoon with a RHd hitter. McDonald hits LHders about as well as Sweeney hits Rhders. And Kalish should be ready to go by mid season. Kalish's shoulder surgery probably takes him out of any trade scenarios for a pitcher, so more likely you're looking at a Kazmir, Sheets, Webb, etc type of low cost signing.
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Sweeney is a big guy who hits for average--especially against righties. His lack of power production has always been considered a mystery. Maybe Magaden can shed some light on this. He fits on this heavy hitting team as a platoon player in RF--or a reserve.
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A lot of speculation here we don't really know about. But, as I said, Theo's willingness to deal with the Sox could provide a few clues.
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Just saw that on Traderumors. Same source. If his arm holds up, Bailey is a top closer. He hasn't been able to get through a full season yet without arm problems--after a couple of tries. This opens RF up for Kalish, who showed he was ready a couple of years ago, but Drew and Cameron were in his way. Hopefully, he's healthy again. They still have enough money to get a RHd bat to platoon in RF. With Kalish-Ells-CC, they have an outfield capable of 150 stolen bases. I would think Bobby V. will run like hell this year.Look for CC to bat leadoff, Ells-3rd.
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Cafardo suggests the Red Sox have been asking for Garza as compenstion for Epstein, right from the start. That's probably what has been holding things up. It's possible some kind of deal can be struck--but it will take a lot more. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/12/ask_nick_go_get.html
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Madson came up as a starter, but wasn't very good. He later developed a changeup as a reliever and became a good closer. He could probably be a better starter now with the changeup. Madson's main problem right now is Boras. Some owners won't deal with him, and he always overvalues his clients. The Red Sox are probably waiting him out, as they did with Beltre.
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I remember going to a game in the Harrington era, where there was pigeon crap all over the grandstand seats, and fans were tipping ushers to wipe clean their seats--which were around 25 bucks at the time. Since then, things have changed quite a bit. The place is clean again, like the Yawkey days, but the ticket prices are sky high. As for the width of the seats, in the old days, the bleachers had just bench seats, so seat width wasn't a problem out there. In the grandstand, I never heard any complaints about the size of the seats then, but maybe they're smaller these days. Or maybe the fans are wider. LOL.
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I'd like to see them go after League in Seattle--or the big Kahuna Hernandez. It would take a bold, brash move to get Felix. Ben probably isn't the type of guy to pull it off. My view is it's about pitching--not loading your lineup with expensive hitters.
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My impression without looking it up is Gio did not pitch as well on the road as at home last year. And Oakland is a pitcher's park. In addition, his whip is high 1.3+, so he isn't there yet as an elite pitcher--though he's young and could get there, especially in the NL. The Nats gave up a lot, but the lower teams have more loaded farm systems than the better teams like the Red Sox, and so can afford to give up more. In addition, the Sox cleaned out some of their farm system in the AGon deal, so they don't have as much to offer. Maybe enough to get Bailey.