iortiz
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This team is a joke.
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C'mon jung...you are not seeing all the collateral effects that this could have caused. Sure, it is hard to say but our chances would have been different, you bet. Imagine a 2012 with a guy like Kuroda or Buehrle and Pap. Imagine Bard and Aceves in their habitual roles. Imagine not selling Gonzo. Imagine still having Reddick. Imagine still having Scutaro. bla bla.... It is definitely a different scenario jung
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Iglesias does not deserve a spot in our roster next season. He simply can not hit in the majors.
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Yup. As we said. This guy is driving in the same Mo's highway... reason why he deserved that contract.
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All we needed was a solid SP and keep Pap. Bard should have kept his set up role where he was already proved. Aceves should have kept his mid-reliever role where he was very good in 2011. This would have gave us a chance to compete at least this year IMO.
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Pap's line with Philly 2.20 ERA 69 IP 1.8 WAR 90% SV% Where's the regression gentlemen? where?
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Some still saying that closers are overrated. We need to understand that elite closers do not grow in trees. We had one and let him go regardless all the collateral issues that this move caused (Bard, Aceves, Melancon, Bailey, etc.) I wonder how many wins cost us this move this year...
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... and here we go, extra innings geez!
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:lol:same happened to me E1.
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What in the hell is BV waiting to take this bum out?
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Miss pap, badly!
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oh boy...
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Send this piece of s*** back to Oakland!
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f*** you Bailey!
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Bailey... C'mon man!
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Our only card for a manager? Are you kidding me? Boy, you have to build a team first, managers bring very litte to the table, I would say 5%. Build a great team first and then find a manager. Remember last offseason and the BV comedy? They spent tons of time searching a manager and in the meantime other teams ate our lunch.
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damn! how did we become this bad?
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What's your ideal 25 man roster for 2013
iortiz replied to MANNYHOF24's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Well, Aces must have durability (no fragile/injures, 200 IP) and consistency (ERA around 3, WHIP under 1) mixed with outstanding/high-level performance (Wins/QS) season after season. Examples? Felix, Verlander, Halladay, Cain, Kershaw, Lee, etc.
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The point is not Felix. Sure, Felix would be a good addition, and as I said I'd make the deal for those players, (I agree, I do not see the M's trading King Felix). I'm just saying that we need a true ace (clearly, we do not have one --Buch is not) and a solid # 2 (Buehrle type) just to start. Then you need a 1st baseman, a C (Unless you want to go with Salty) and an OF. You need as well, a DH. Furthermore.. you need a real FO. This team will need a lot of work this offseason. A lot.
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then... if big names are not the answer, how will you compete in the AL East next year? with rookies in the rotation? with Buch and Lester as #1 and #2 and Lackey as number 3? or simply wait to 2014 or 2015? Let's face it, unfortunately this is about money. We are not KC or the A's. Big guys cost tons of money. That won't change. Thing is how to address that money with the proper players and then how to manage those guys properly . Clearly our FO has not made a good job here.
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I'm not sure what the Mariners would ask for Felix, but if Felix meant those guys, I'd make the deal. Felix deserves that amount of "talent", I wouldn't ask less (probably more) If I were the Mariners (Still, I'm not sure if this is enough for the Mariners or if other team could make a better offer) I understand your concern about the future, but this team needs to win next year, We just can't spend another October in our couches and be the joke for everyone. No way. The Boston Red Sox do not have that privilege. A 5th year in a row and no win a single PO game? No. Sure, we have to address other positions as well, but for God's sake, start with our rotation.
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Well, he has showed flashes that can perform as an ace but he hasn't showed durability and consistency like Verlander, Felix, Hammels, etc. He simply is not in that level yet. As I said, do whatever it takes to land an ace and a solid #2 and build the pitching staff around them.
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As backup role, yes... I wouldn't start him in 2013.
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He needs to show consistency and durability, say a couple of years in a row, till then, we need a #1 and a #2, otherwise we will be a mediocre team again. I would't gamble another season with Buch and Lester as #1 and #2 regardless the #3-#5 would be a whole mystery... again.
