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Ortiz would s*** a brick if we signed another DH to platoon with him. Would it make our team better, talent wise? Sure. Anytime you add a big bat like that you're going to get better. But I think it would be a hit to the clubhouse. Right now - I love our team as constructed, and I think, with Cam, Lowrie, and D-Mac, we should do fine vs LHP. Our line up won't look so beastly in those games, but it will still score 4-6 runs. But man. If we added him. Vs LHP Ellsbury Crawford Pedroia Gonzo Youk Vlad Lowrie Cam Varitek That'd be a nightmare for LHP.
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Anyone think the Sox should offer Vlad a 1 year/4mm contract this year? Platoon with Ortiz at DH. The guy can absolutely rake vs lefties, .338/.395/.536/ .932 last year in 151 PA. I know, I know. We already have Cam and D-Mac who can also play the OF and it would be a wasted roster spot because we would have two guys who can't play the field, but damn, an Ortiz/Vlad platoon at DH would be sick. I'll come out of dream land eventually.
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Isn't that all they can do right now? I haven't seen any games played yet, so right now it's paper vs paper, and the Sox look better. So they are better. Today. And the teams are even?? That's not even debatable. The Red Sox have a clearly better team. The only place where the Yankees have a notable advantage is at closer. Set up guys, Bard and Soriano are a wash, and middle relief is a wash as well. Sox have a huge, huge advantage in SP, and have a better line up.
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Brian Cashman: The Red Sox are better than the Yankees right now. True story.
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The video wasn't meant to show that he is an elite defensive player. There are plenty of scouts who can vouch for that.
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You're right. That was literally the only video of him making a play on mlb.com, so it's the only one I could post. You have to admit, though. While it's a routine play, he makes it look pretty.
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Either way you look at it, Pedroia - Crawford - Gonzo - Youk - Ortiz, or swap Pedey and Crawford, either way, that's probably the toughest string of 5 consecutive hitters in the MLB.
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No doubt that April will see a lot of variations. I have seen the idea of going Ellsbury - Crawford - Pedroia, and have no problem with it. One thing I noticed today that should be interesting to see how it pans out - everyone has been talking about the added protection that Gonzo is going to have. Well, I looked a little deeper into it. Obviously, Gonzo rakes vs RHP. Last year, he hit well vs LHP, but was a combo of his lead shoulder injury making him drive the ball to the opposite field, along with a high BABIP vs LHP. This year, he's going to be hitting in front of Youkilis. Youk had a freaking 1.311 OPS vs LHP last year. That's f***ing insane. There is no way in hell that a LHP is going to walk Gonzo and face Youk with runners on if at all avoidable. I think Gonzo is going to see some primo pitches this year from LHP when he's hitting in front of Youk. I knew Youk raked vs LHP last year, but damn. 1.311 OPS. That's astronomical.
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I can see it from both sides of the argument, but I think that what is going to happen is that Lowrie will be the full time utility man from the get go. Can he win the SS spot with a hot bat? Sure. We'll see if that happens. So what is Francona's line up going to be on Opening Day? My take - Ellsbury Pedroia Crawford Gonzalez Youkilis Ortiz Salty Drew Scutaro I know - Salty 7 isn't ideal, but I don't think Francona will go Lefty Lefty twice in one line up. Also - Crawford hitting in front of Scutaro, Ellsbury, and Pedroia, with the protection of Gonzo, Youk, and Ortiz behind him? Could be huge. Crawford could be in for a 20 HR, 100 RBI, 40 SB, 100 Runs Scored year.
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You didn't make it look as smooth as Iglesias did. It's not the difficulty of the play. It's how smooth he makes it look. And if you made it look that smooth in little league, why are you sitting on a message board at 9:30 in the morning on a Tuesday?
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That's the only highlight that is on MLB.com. He just makes it look so smooth when he does that. That's why it's so sick.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13029717 I'm sorry. That's so sick.
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When October rolls around, I think we'll have a clearly defined answer as to who our starting SS is for games when there is hopefully no need for a utility man. I have no doubt that Lowrie should win that role, but over the course of a 162 game season, he's more valuable to the Sox as a utility man playing 100+ games.
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Really? Ok. Here's what we're going to tell Lowrie. "Hey Jed. Come on into my office. We need to talk." "Alright Coach. What's up" "You're going to be our starting short stop" "Really?! Alright! Thanks! I really worked hard for this!" "Well...now don't get ahead of yourself. When Youk or Gonzo needs a day off, you're going to have to sub for them. And when we're facing a tough lefty, you may need to DH for David." "Um. I thought I was the starting short stop" "You are. When you're not the utility IF." Somehow, I don't see that going well.
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I was with you originally. But then what happens when Pedroia, Youk, or Gonzo need a day off? Are we just going to have a revolving door at SS that changes everytime any one of our infielders needs a day off? Obviously Scutaro can handle 2B, but not 3B and not 1B. Our infield needs consistency, it's tough on a team and a manager when you have to make a different line up every day depending on who needs the day off. It would be much more beneficial to have Lowrie play SS or DH vs LHP, and be the utility guy the other days. Listen I would love to see Lowrie as our full time SS, but it's not logical with our roster.
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In my dreams, Lowrie would put up big numbers this year, as would Ellsbury. Lowrie hitting 14-18 HR, Ellsbury stealing 55-60 bases with an avg of .305. At the end of the season, pair them up with a couple prospects, maybe even Lavarnway, and ship them to LA for a guy named Andre Ethier. Ethier in RF, Kalish in CF, Crawford in LF. Solves our lefty heavy line up, re-sign Ortiz to DH.
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Here's what should happen. Lowrie should get a significant amount of playing time, especially vs LHP this year, and also acting as a super utility man for all infield positions. He'll get over 300 AB's if he stays healthy, which is a legitimate sample size. If he continues to perform at a high level, he will transition into either 1. Trade bait, or 2. a super utility/DH in 2012, and Iglesias will be the full time SS.
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These conversations are so much more enjoyable when you and Dipre agree.
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Remember last year in Texas when Lowrie had to leave because of heat exhaustion? I'm still excited to see what he can do next year, but I don't see him as much of a hurdle for Iglesias to jump over before he's the full time SS.
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To be fair, he had mono last year and was clearly not restricted by his wrist, as seen in his 2010 stats. That's not to say that landing on it wrong or jamming it wouldn't re-injure it, but for now I think it's safe to say that he is at least healed for the time being. The real question regarding Lowrie vs Iglesias is whether or not Lowrie's offensive capabilities are far enough superior to Iglesias's to merit the decrease in defensive talent.
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Alright - Sent Italian.
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First Place - Me. The rest doesn't matter.
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I don't understand why everyone is getting so up in arms about whether or not Iglesias is going to be an above average hitter. Wasn't it just 3 years ago that we had Julio Lugo, who posted a -0.5 UZR/150, along with a slash line of .237/.294/.349 in 147 games at SS, and a 0.4 WAR? And that year the Sox scored 867 runs. And the World Series. Now look at Iglesias. Gold glove caliber defense. Better offense than Lugo. He'll be a 3.5+ WAR player. So what's with all the worrying about his offense? His defense is going to more than make up for his offensive struggles. :dunno:
