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  1. Eck20and8
    Orioles are so sloppy
  2. Eck20and8
    cmon Papelbon
  3. Eck20and8
    Oriole baseball - walk in the go ahead run
  4. Eck20and8
    JD Drew OPS all the way over .500 now
  5. Eck20and8
    Minnesota's got three starters who came after the 1st round, and two who came from trades, as did their closer. Completely stole Jon Rauch from the D-backs. Team ERA was just 15/100ths higher than the Sox last year in spite of having mostly league minimum guys, while the Sox spent tens of millions, and this year the Twins ERA is just 3.62. Marlins got Josh Johnson in the 4th round, and Ricky Nolasco was also a 4th rounder from the Cubs they got by trading....Juan Pierre. They got Chris Coghlan, last year's NL ROY in the supplemental round in 2006. While Coghlan was still available, the Sox drafted OFer Jason Place, who OPS'd a modest .738 last year in Portland, and is OPS'ing under .500 this year. The checkbook can only bail out Theo so many times. Thanks to his trendy defense first strategy this year, he's going to have to trade for a bat now, and the price could be the few remaining prospects in the system.
  6. Eck20and8
    usually, the Sox start hot and the Yankees weak, odd what's going on this year still, if the offense wasn't so depending on aging vets like Drew and Oritz there'd be less concern, and even if Theo goes out for some big bat, what's the price - Casey Kelly?
  7. Eck20and8
    The Marlins and Twins sprout pitching prospects like weeds, and while they don't usually draft near the bottom, they're also not getting top 10 picks either. The core of what both teams is some stats work - Twins pitchers are taught from day one that nothing is more important than throwing strikes, and the team is always among the leaders in fewest walks given up. While the Marlins are absolute scouting experts - both through minor league trades and draft. They're always able to find guys like Josh Johnson, Dan Uggla, Chris Volstad, and Ricky Nolasco. Theo's mistakes with any lesser payroll would not have been patched up so easily, and he would have needed a far more productive farm system than he has created. He's not as bad as other big $ GMs like Jim Hendry and Omar Minaya, but he's not exceptional either. And this year we are seeing his defense experiment go bad quickly.
  8. Eck20and8
    Lester and Youk weren't drafted by Theo. Give Theo the credit for Pedroia - that was not an obvious pick, and for being present during the championships. But these failed flirtations with Sabermetric trends are incredibly costly, and instead of $200 million for Lackey and Dice-K, there should be guys like Bowden, Abe Alvarez, or someone from the farm actually panning out.
  9. Eck20and8
    Don't forget they've lost some picks from signing FAs, which has never been Theo's strength. I really don't like what happened this year with the trendy "defense first" philosophy. Reminds me a lot of the 2003 Bill James-inspired closer by committee strategy that eventually necessitated the Foulke signing. Theo has a thing for these faddish ideas that get cooked up by stats geeks. Rather than Beltre, Hall, and Cameron, would rather have seen more traditional Red Sox players who can hit - guys like Ankiel or Matsui. Part of the reason there's so much pressure on Ortiz and JD Drew is so much of the rest of the lineup is there for a glove, not a bat. And the result is $100 million worth of guys OPSing .630.
  10. Eck20and8
    Longoria doubles, 3-0 Rays hope the $100 million lineup can put together more than 5 hits today
  11. Eck20and8
    was Duquette who had been scouting, Port pulled the trigger either way, Theo's been bailed out by having the $ to sign big name FAs, he'd get crushed if forced to run a mid-market team
  12. Eck20and8
    Red Sox History Lesson 101: Theo did not draft Jon Lester
  13. Eck20and8
    worse than a lot too, look at Philly with Howard, Utley, Hamels, Happ or the Rays, who are a draft & development machine, and have 23 yo Desmond Jennings ready to come up when Carl Crawford leaves there are no bats in the system right now, and with just a few innings at AA, hardly ready to put Casey Kelly in an elite prospect class
  14. Eck20and8
    drafted by Duquette, not Theo
  15. Eck20and8
    in addition to the awful FA signings, the drafting and development is a real concern, Theo has never drafted and developed a pitcher into a long-term spot in the rotation - one reason why's he had to hit the FA market hard tired of hearing about guys like Michael Bowden and Lars Anderson only to see them fizzle out, and the farm system's bare now he's better than Duquette, though that's not saying much, plenty of people could have been around in 2004 and 2007
  16. Eck20and8
    Pirates now three games better than the Sox at 7-5, although I'm sure they'll be down to their usual .400-.450 win pct by June
  17. Eck20and8
    guess I'd feel better if there weren't so many prospects flaming out in the high minors, there is no Pedroia, Youk, or Ellsbury to replace Drew, Ortiz, or any of the light hitting vets
  18. Eck20and8
    can't sit back and expect Drew or Ortiz to start hitting again, but not much to trade out of the minors
  19. Eck20and8
    maybe Theo can work out a trade for Wily Mo Pena
  20. Eck20and8
    Theo was responsible for this year's all-defense all the time strategy, add in Dice-K, Drew, Lugo, Renteria, Beltre - and I'm not sure why John Henry trusts Theo with his money anymore
  21. Eck20and8
    Wouldn't surprise me if Ortiz picked up later in the season when Youk slows down.
  22. Eck20and8
    trade value's going to be next to nothing, might be forced to release him
  23. Eck20and8
    little tough to listen to someone complain while he collects $13 million a year
  24. Eck20and8
    Lars Anderson might be one of the worst hype jobs in recent years, although Jed Lowrie could give him a run for his money.
  25. Eck20and8
    I'm feeling a Sox-Braves WS
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