Palodios
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I just don't think it is fair to compare him to Pedroia by scaling his numbers. If you scale his numbers, you need to add the runs and rbis of a replacement value player, rather than the numbers if he was healthy.
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Wait wait wait... so he's a right handed hitter that hits righties better than lefties? And everyone is still pushing for him? If we want a guy who can't defensively play RF at fenway, and hits righties better than lefties, why not just re-sign Ortiz then?
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What is with the obsession for Quentin? I would recommend everyone look at his stats... he is an absolutely terrible defensive OF, and really isn't that great a hitter. Reddick's outstanding defense makes him just as valuable-- if he had played the same number of games as Quentin, their WAR would be about the same in 2011. Plus, Quentin will cost 7 million in 2012, and be on his way to free agency the year after.
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The SP from 2009 really bugged me. I must have gone over all the best Red Sox pitchers in my head a dozen times.
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Hanson was one of the players I suggested a while back. High Ceiling, buy low opportunity, 3 arb years left. The Braves would need to add a big key piece to make it work, and I'd doubt they would.
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I was not aware he was a RHH OF. I think I would prefer him over Beltran, who has major heath concerns. He would possibly cost half the AAV of some of those other players, signing him would not cost a first round pick, and give the flexibility to move one of this team's other cost controlled outfielders. I think the incentive is there, the question is whether his talent will translate to the majors, and if so, how quickly.
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I've been using the terms "Optimists" and "Realists". The unfortunate problem is that there are actually three groups, the optimists, realists, and pessimists, but the pessimists have decided to clump themselves in with the realists, so it can get confusing at times. The optimists and pessimists generally never agree, and both sides will agree with the realists from time to time. It may sound like there are conflicts, but for the most part, it just keeps things more interesting.
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Sounds good to me, I'll be happy to deal with an I-told-you-so like that
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I agree with you here. It isn't a matter of celebrating, it is about making shrewd decisions. The money isn't there, and the draft picks are a consolation prize.
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He was a piece of the trade, but Hagadone and Price were high-upside guys that were a significant part of the trade as well. Masterson was a mediocre pitcher at the time, and considering his repetoire was-- and still is-- completely ineffective against left handed batters, many were projecting him as a righty specialist at the time. That being said, I do see your point, and I still disagree. We'll need to see how the next group of guys develops, or what we can get from them on the trade market, but this team has had a ton of success in the first two rounds in the last decade.
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It isn't about the 9th inning. No one will be better Papelbon in the 9th inning. It is about the 8th inning, the 7th inning, the 6th inning, the 5th inning. Its about all of the games where the closer has already pitched two or three days in a row, and is unavailable to pitch. And its about those two first round draft picks-- I'm familiar that you're against hoarding picks, but you should know by now what kind of major league talent two first round draft picks would yield in a trade.
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Hey BSN, you've been missed around here. Personally, I agree with Laser, Stubhub is my favorite place to get tickets. They have tickets around and below face value pretty regularly, and usually have the best selection out there. Acetickets has a large selection too, but I find them to be significantly more expensive. I generally don't trust most of the other online ticket brokers.
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Absolutely. But I think using that 45-60 million that Papelbon wants, and putting it towards six or seven contracts will go a very long way to rebuilding the depth of this team-- a point you have been hammering on heavily. I don't think it is financially possible to get bullpen depth and the second highest paid closer in the MLB.
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Not quite. The Red Sox have gone the crap-shoot route, where they buy one established reliever, and then get guys like Schoenweiss and Atchison and hope they pan out. Hoping talented guys work is a much better bet than hoping the crap works out.
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FYI, that wasn't necessarily targeted at you. Many many many posters on here are completely adamant about this team's need for Papelbon, and that is usually the excuse, that Bard is not ready.
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The simple fact is, the Red Sox don't have that option. So their best bet is to get a few talented guys, and hope some of them pan out.
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Not several closers. Closers get overpaid, look at Jenks. Several elite setup men... all just not quite good enough to close yet, but very hungry to get the chance, and maybe in a good year they'll step up.
