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Jeff Passan wrote an article on yahoo that talked about how the Yankees didn't pull the trigger on Haren in order to save money for Lee, who they heavily preferred. Jeter will always be a Yankee. And Rivera is the only thing keeping that bullpen together, so I doubt he leaves either.
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Ortiz and VMart both want to stay here. I seriously doubt the team offers Ortiz arbitration because he will probably take it. I doubt any other team will pay him 12+ million, especially considering they'll need to lose a first round pick to get him. Their offense simply can't afford to lose all three of them, and VMart may actually be an interesting idea to start at 1st for the Sox next season. I'm sure you're aware of how much money is coming off the books, but between Lugo/Lowell/Ortiz/Vmart/Beltre, that's 50 million dollars. A lot of the younger players have raises coming, but considering that their rotation is set, 50 million goes a long way towards the offense and bullpen. I also don't think it makes any sense to reload when the team has such a great core of young players-- Lester/Pedroia/Youk/Pap/Bard/Buch/Ells that will be expecting much larger contracts when they hit the open market.
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Wait, are they seriously trying to cut payroll, or was that just a rumor?
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But the question is, would paying Beltre 4/40 be a bad idea if he plays gold glove defense, hitting .280 and 20+ HR a year? Those were the numbers we were initially expecting from him, and the team paid him 10 million for them. Even if he regresses that much from this year, those would still be very respectable numbers at 3rd. If they can't get Agon/Fielder/Dunn, or a good deal on VMart to move to 1st, Beltre may be one of the better options for this team.
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Atchison's ERA is probably half of what Okajima's is. And MDC was dominant before he got hurt. Not that I would care if they're gone, just that I think they're better than Okajima at this point.
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Something I found surprising-- This team has all these injuries, but its not the guys we should have been expecting. Its mostly the old guys who are usually hurt that have been sticking playing. Sure Lowell has been taking his time, but Wakefield, Drew and Ortiz-- the three biggest concerns-- have been healthy. Dice-k has given far more production than anyone could have expected. Varitek broke his foot, but its not like last year when he was injured due to strain, same with VMart. Beltre came back from a trainwreck season lined with injuries, and this year he's fine. Lackey has had his healthiest start in a long time. The bullpen has been healthy-- although maybe that's not exactly a good thing.
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Atchison and Ramirez have improved significantly since the beginning of the year. Okajima has not. MDC has drastically declined.
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Maybe its because he's a player's manager... but why the f*** has Tito left Okajima in this game?
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Okajima is done. 6.00 ERA is not going to get it done. Send him down, bring up Bowden.
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Remember how all of Red Sox Nation has been bitching about bullpen help for two months? Theo needs to get a f***ing clue.
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Also Dice-k continues his streak, with yet another QS. 6 innings, 1 run-- hard to argue with that. His ERA for the game is 1.50. His Whip for the game is 1.50. Hey, atleast he's entertaining.
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The AL West just got very interesting.
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WHIP has affected his IP, which may affect his wins. But besides that, he's very very similar to Beckett.
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Ortiz with an infield hit. That always gives me a chuckle.
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Don't worry about it, it took five minutes. I only had to do Beckett's, since Dice-k's career numbers and 2007-2010 are the same. But its interesting to consider.
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I posted this in a GT, but I figured I'd recycle it for some food for thought.
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I did some math, and this is what I came up with for 2007-2010. I think this is about right. Dice-k 44-24, 509.1 IP, 4.05 ERA, 5.92 IP per start, 474 K, 8.5 K/9 Beckett 50-24, 638.2 IP, 3.95 ERA, 6.52 IP per start, 610 k, 8.6 K/9 Whip I didn't do the math for, but Dice-k is 1.33, and Beckett is around 1.2. The only significant difference is IP per start, and wins-- although Dice might have had more wins if he stayed later into games. I also ignored Beckett's mediocre 2006 numbers.
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Yaz just quoted 2007-2009, ignoring 2010. That's probably why his numbers are different. Beckett and Dice-k both got here in 2007, so the article compares all their time here. Edit, Beckett got here in 2006, my bad, but it still makes the most sense to compare their 2007-2010 numbers. I'm working on it now.
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Thanks, I found it at Boston Herald. I feel like I'm constantly trying to defend Dice-k so maybe this one will help a little bit. http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/20100725no_craps_in_daisuke_matsuzaka_rolls/
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Read the article again. The quote you're referring to:
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I agree with the article, because its whats good for this team. People were clamoring for Dejesus, but he wasn't worth top prospects. It makes zero sense to spend the team's future on replacements that will only be needed for a month or two.
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Dojji, I've been trying to sell the idea of trading and rebuilding, but no one wants any part of it. Considering that the team already has its rotation back in order, and in the next week Ells/Vmart will probably be back, it makes sense to see what this team can do now that its finally back together, and still in striking distance.
