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Agreed(with example). I would think Fielder would be a short term solution at 1B, giving Ortiz another shot at DH and eventually Fielder would move into the DH spot as he ages. Fielder has a year and a half left, last I checked. So, moveable for the right price.

Its not as bad for hitters as pitchers though. What's one or two AB and two innings in the field going to do? I still believe there are better chances Girardi bring in Nick Johnson than Youk.

Youkilis hasn't had a whole lot of luck with the All-star game so far. I get a funny feeling that Nick Johnson has a better chance of making it in at this point.

Yeah, thanks for clearing that up, I thought I implied that, but maybe not. And sure, A-gon isn't necessarily untouchable but if you're the Padres, you're not going to give up your best hitter who is extremely cheap during a playoff run unless they get a massive package-- and since the Sox won't overpay to that extent, Agon might as well be untouchable.

I don't considering "splitting time" the same thing as platooning, especially in the outfield where there is more rotation involved. But no matter what happens, the last thing this team is another unhappy veteran player on the bench.

I'm saying that platooning the guys available is a much better option than giving away top 5 prospects for a guy who is going to be available in five months again anyway. I don't get what's so unreasonable, or "retarded" about that.

So you're benching a player that's hitting .285 for a player who is hitting .282? And calling a guy with 4 stolen bases this year a speed threat?

Nobody watching the world cup today? I'd prefer the Sox, but I was hoping for some commentary.

Dice-k had a pretty good game. 6 Innings, 2 ER, 5 hits, 0 walks. Plus, a win and a quality start.

Yes I can. So far, that platoon has worked. Until that changes, its not worth trading away prospects for a player that will be splitting time once Ellsbury gets back.

Nava has a .983 OPS versus RHH, McDonald has a .833 versus LHH. While I expect some regression, I don't see a .860 OPS being a major improvement over that platoon.

I missed that. Who did he collide with?

57 Pitches after the 4th. This is unusual.

Ortiz is too inconsistent for a long term contract. He also is available at a huge home town discount. I see the Sox treating him like the Yankees treat Andy Pettite now-- lots of short term incentive-laden contracts. I agree on finding a corner infielder, but I could live with the Sox being a seller this year if it meant getting another of the elite hitters. Everyone sounds skeptical when I say trade Beltre/Vmart, but if they do and get a A-gon/Fielder type out of the deal, the team wins in the long run. The problem is that if you go down the list of guys we'd want at 1B (Votto, Cabrera, Morneau, Pujols, Agon, Texeira) are untouchable right now. Fielder is probably the only one available--and I'm skeptical about him. People have mentioned getting a replacement at 3B, but quite frankly none of the available guys will be a better combo than Vmart/Youk. That leads me to think it might be best to sign Vmart long term, as a one year fill-in at 1B.When the big bats hit the open market in 2011, drop Ortiz, slide Vmart to DH/occasional catcher. Best case scenario Lars or Lavernway turn gold, and they don't even need to get one of those guys.

Have you see who Dice-k is pitching against? The bullpens will be warming early tomorrow.

Fun fact-- Lackey has 11 quality starts this season. Lester has 12, Buchholz has 9, Wake has 8, Dice-k has 5, Beckett has 3. Lackey's numbers haven't been great, but his numbers have been fairly consistent. He goes 6 innings pretty much every outing, and usually keeps the team in the game.

And just like that, Mike Cameron is at career averages.

So, the question is, what exactly are the Yankee's late season plans now? I've heard things about limiting hughes and putting him into the bullpen, and some possibility of trading javy, but its going to be tough to find a better starter than Hughes right now.

Come on Nancy, you could have been in back to back to back to back home runs again.

I think its appropriate for me to throw out an I told you so here. I wouldn't even be surprised if it still happened, but my point was that the deal was nowhere as close to being done as the NYPost pretended it was.

What an ass. Seriously Gilbert, he gave 7 prime years to the team, and the team gave him nothing.

Jed Lowrie is playing in A ball right now. He started at SS, but they pulled him after 6. I get the feeling he's not leaving the minors.