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  1. Palodios
    The opposite actually. We were looking at the #1-3s as locks, and the #4/5s as the question marks. I believe that this year we have considerably more depth and talent at the back end of the rotation, but the front end seems like it has more question marks.
  2. Palodios
    You're completely right.
  3. Palodios
    We saw what this organization's young players looked like last year. Was there anyone out there that really sparked your interest? Most of the guys we saw simply weren't ready. If someone starts lighting up the minor leagues, do you really think they'll be blocked by one of the recent signings? Napoli? There isn't a single high ceiling first baseman in the farm system. Worst case scenario, they use the flexibility Napoli provides and push Salty to the bench so Napoli can catch. Victorino? If Brentz comes knocking, you trade Ellsbury and move Shane to center. If Bradley emerges too, then you have a good problem to have. Dempster? The rotation is still shaky-- any starting pitching prospects will have plenty of opportunities. Hanrahan? Worst case scenario, an elite closer prospect will demote him to setup. Drew? Bogaertz was born in 1992, let him marinate a bit:lol:
  4. Palodios
    I'm referring to openings. You have to figure Uehara/Aceves/Hanrahan/Bailey/Tazawa all get spots. They'll probably go for two lefties, so Morales is a given, and one of Breslow/Miller. So that leaves Breslow/Miller, Mortensen, Wilson, De la Rosa, Bard, and maybe guys like Atchison or Hill in AAA. Doesn't that seem like too much talent to be sitting in the minor leagues?
  5. Palodios
    I would like to see the Red Sox go with only 4 OF and add an extra bullpen arm until something changes. It could help to support the rotation-- especially Lackey-- since they have been a weakness in the past. I'm looking at the depth in the bullpen, and it will be very difficult deciding between the last few spots as-is.
  6. Palodios
    Why?
  7. Palodios
    The simple question here is: If the Red Sox are committed to making the team better, then why not? With all of the contracts they've signed, they're keeping the seats warm for their prospects. Not a single one of their top 10 prospects are blocked from reaching the majors. Keeping the team respectable isn't important just to keep fans in the seats-- it is a big factor in signing free agents, as well as international players. You said it yourself-- the 2012 team played some of the worst baseball that many of us have seen. If they get lucky with pitching in 2013, there is a very good chance they'll go to the playoffs. I would much rather that than be a team like the Marlins who have no shot.
  8. Palodios
    I love polls. Polls polls polls. Everyone seems to be saying the same thing about the Red Sox-- they spent an absolute ton of money, but didn't fix the biggest problem for this team -- the rotation. It appears that the front office is counting on Lackey to return to his career averages, despite having a historically bad season in 2011. How does everyone think Lackey will perform in 2013?
  9. Palodios
    For me it depends on where the money goes. If they signed someone like Berkman/Carlos Lee for first base, and then use the rest of the money to get a pitcher like Marcum, they'll have added more financial flexibility and helped out their rotation as well.
  10. Palodios
    It wouldn't be Doubront losing his spot, it would be Lackey-- maybe to the pen in mop up duty.
  11. Palodios
    The idea was that Gomes does pretty much exactly the same thing as Cody Ross offensively, and they saved about 16 million in the process. Ross against righties for his career : 253/ .312/ .415/ .727 Gomes against righties for his career : .223/.307/ .425/ .732 Gomes is willing to accept a platoon type role, but Cody Ross probably was not. Both guys are very good clubhouse type guys, so citing intangibles seems needless. If given the choice between Gomes and Ross in right field, I believe they made the right call.
  12. Palodios
    I just don't understand why we're focusing on winning the division. In the last decade, it was completely and utterly meaningless. Obviously now it means more... but honestly, besides t-shirt sales that say "AL East Champions", how does it help anything? Sure, the team may face the #2 instead of the #3 team, but there is no guarantee that the seedings are accurate up to the current point in the season. In the future, there will be a different strategy, but you can't harp on getting into the playoffs when you get in with equal footing.
  13. Palodios
    That's probably the concern. He's probably healthy enough for first base, but the hip will cause problems at catcher.
  14. Palodios
    There is plenty of interest, but from all the wrong teams. It sounds like the Guardians, Twins, Mets, Padres and Cubs are his current suitors. He had elbow AND shoulder problems last year, so he's probably priced himself out for contenders. I just don't understand why the Red Sox don't try to get him aboard-- he's definitely the missing piece for this team. I think there enough health concerns with this rotation that he could definitely help out, and he won't cost a draft pick.
  15. Palodios
    Here's the thing: If you look at the top 15 teams with the highest salaries, almost all of them have very good first basemen already. So essentially the only teams bidding for Napoli/Laroche either don't need him, or don't have the money to come anywhere near what the Red Sox would pay. Is Laroche a big enough upgrade over Brandon Belt to give him 3/45? Freddie Freeman? Anthony Rizzo? Morneau? Mitch Mooreland? Nope. The Red Sox are in good shape here because first base is perhaps the only position in baseball that is actually a buyer's market.
  16. Palodios
    There are other teams in on Napoli, but no one is at all interested in paying him what the Red Sox did. The Mariners reportedly backed off him when they found about his hip issues-- it limits him from being a catcher and puts him into a 1B/DH only role, and there are not many teams looking for a first baseman right now. Put it into perspective-- Laroche won a gold glove, hit 30 HRs, had 100 RBIs... and he can't seem to find a 3 year deal.
  17. Palodios
    A s***-ton of things have to go wrong for the Sox to need Wilson to close, so he's not going to want to come here.
  18. Palodios
    I really doubt Wilson will sign here. The best situation for him is a city with weak closer that he might be able to bypass if he is doing well. Even if Hanrahan falters, he'll still need to be Bailey, Uehara, Aceves and Bard -- maybe Tazawa all have closer potential. Unless the Red Sox trade one or two, I doubt Wilson signs here.
  19. Palodios
    Excellent research.
  20. Palodios
    Sands and Dejesus were never expected to be impact players. Never. The expectation is on Webster and De La Rosa by all means.
  21. Palodios
    Sure, but more so in the way of Pedroia beating Alex Cora than anything more substantial than that. It just seems like Holt is destined to be a bench player -- Drew, Iggy and Bogaertz all have higher ceilings than him, so best case scenario he spends half a season as the starter in 2013.
  22. Palodios
    Sounds like Holt profiles as a utility infielder with a decent bat off the bench. Melancon and three nothings is still a pretty good deal for Hanrahan, I think. The Red Sox won't have nearly as much depth at RP as we had thought prior to the final pieces to be announced, but it should still be a sweet bullpen.
  23. Palodios
    It seems that other teams counts on their players returning to career best states, and we have a habit of looking for career norms. Its a shame that the Red Sox have failed to simply attain that-- hitting and pitching as well as they have for their entire career. But the Red Sox have some very good players who have done very well in the past. Want to put it into perspective? The Red Sox have former all-stars at : 1B 2B CF RF DH SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 RP1 RP2 Plus two young guys with all-star potential at SS, 3B and an outside shot at C. They've created a platoon that should be very effective in LF. A Japan Series MVP in Uehara who has the highest KK/BB ratio in MLB history with elite setup potential, and a pile of high ceiling guys behind him like Tazawa, Aceves, Bard etc. And a ton of depth behind almost every position. The thing is... this team needs to perform to his capabilities. It hasn't in a while, but if this is the year, then they are far better than they're given credit for.
  24. Palodios
    Sounds like we're arguing different points. Nevermind
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