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He should come cheap, but he won't ever get that Wheaties product endorsement with his ties to a Puerto Rican drug dealer.
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What is Miller's trade status? He has picked up more wins than some might have guessed, and it occurred to me that he might be appreciated even more by some team other than the Sox. Healthy, I still think our rotation looks good without him, but don't know anything about his contract, arbitration, whatever. I'd love some multi-team trade where we could put him, $$$, or prospects in the mix and get Garza, but it's been noted that the Cubs aren't going to let him go. Reddick: What you do with him depends on whether you think he's a flash in the pan or not. Some would say trade him when he's red hot so you can get the most for him. I personally suspect that he has the skillset needed to be a productive, versatile player for the Sox organization for a long time.
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5/22 vs. Cubs
lasitter replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I don't care if it was just the Cubs. Wake gave us a chance to win the game in the face of a hobbled pitching staff. Bravo! -
The other thing I'm thankful for is that Crawford drew the walk and not Tek or Big Papi. Scoring form first with last night's conditions with a "base jogger" might not have been a sure thing. I hope Crawford remembers how to hit before his walk year ...
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I'm grateful for any win, but is anyone here the least bit scared that our entire offensive output rode on Salty's swing?
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5/16 Vs Baltimore
lasitter replied to BigPapiEnFuego's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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5/16 Vs Baltimore
lasitter replied to BigPapiEnFuego's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
So what's the walks / pitches / runs limit before you start warming someone else? I know there are plenty of Wake-haters here, but at least with the knuckle ball you know that NOT knowing where it's going is normal. -
I'm pretty sure was got what he has without being a juicer.
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For a guy that went 11-5 in 2009, I just feel like he deserves another shot at long relief or even a start or two before writing him off. When the knuckle ball is dancing, it can shut down the best hitters in the game like nothing else. It's a pitch I love to watch, and I'm not convinced that he's forgotten how to throw it. He's lost one game so far. There are a lot more (EXPENSIVE!) reasons for us getting bombed this season.
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I know it doesn't count for much, but when I consider Dice-K's attitude, you have to think that Wake is one of our best ambassadors to the sport.
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While his best years are clearly behind him, I look at Wake's ERA compared to Dice-K and Lackey and wonder: For what we're paying him, and for the different ways he could be used, is he really that bad a deal right now? I mean, with one good outing he could even move up in the club's ERA standings.
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I just think there should be more (a LOT more) to managing that stroking players' egos. Earl Weaver knew how to take the ball out of a pitcher's hands when he was loosing it but before the ball game was lost. I don't think that's a skill Francona will ever acquire.
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Anyone developed a metric for "bonehead" manager games lost vs duels brilliantly won? What would it look like for Francona? Are we so grateful for past glories that he has a job for life? I keep thinking there has to be a manager out there that could do a lot with this team / payroll.
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I'm coming in this late. Why did we have to give him $12 million? Just to avoid arbitration? Would he have gotten more?
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Very informative, many thanks.
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So after the most recent signings, it looks like everything is good except for anxiety about catching? I think I could be happy about someone only batting .225 but that had a great arm and that could keep errant pitches in front of him. Anyone left after Martin?
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I'm desperate for bullpen help that doesn't fumble the ball.
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Where's the thread that explains "what now" for the bullpen after the other good hot stove news?
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All it takes is a few disastrous mega-deals and all kinds of money goes up in smoke. I'm glad he can hit homers off of Oriole pitching, but could we really not have come up with a better value than spending $14m on Drew? If this team could spend some time focusing on small ball versus money ball you wouldn't have to spend so much on big price tag long ball hitters and you'd have more money for pitching and speed on the bases. You'd be able to win one-run and extra inning ball games consistently.
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Save me. If he could have that ERA for the Sox he'd be worth DOUBLE the money. When you look at the games blown by hapless middle relievers and figure the cost per win / per loss, he'd be worth several times his weight in gold. He could have been happy here if he could just have been in line to make some saves. And by putting that off-limits, where has that got us with the losses and blown saves? I think you have to do whatever the TEAM needs at the time, and if someone can't deal with that you have to be prepared to move on.
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Mentioning Wagner, he's 5-0 with a 1.39 ERA at Atlanta this year, and they apparently got him for less than seven million. Looking at what we're paying Beckett to sit, and other pitchers to blow it when the stand up, it has got to be one of the greatest missed opportunities that we did not make it worth his while to stay, and F#$K all if Pap's feelings were hurt in the process.