iortiz
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Letting Pap walk was his worst mistake. Ortiz was his 2nd worst mistake. Scu's departure was his 3rd worst mistake. Signing these "pitching depth" and coverting Bard as starter could be his 4th worst mistake.
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Way to go SoxSports
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I like Ortiz, but even without Ortiz this offense would have been solid. With 15 MUSD you could bring guys like Buehrle, Jackson, Kuroda and even keep Wheeler and probably even keep Scutaro. Instead you kept Ortiz, get rid of Scu and "invested" on "pitching depth" and are betting on develop a reliever as starter. I didn't like the "plan" either, but as I said only time will tell.
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As simple as this.
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I would have used Ortiz money in pitching. Ex. Buehrle and Wheeler and share the DH/SS/3B load between Lav/Youk/Aviles. Also, I would have kept Scutaro as well instead of investing on some of those "pitchers" I won't put a first and last name on this but as some have said here; from my outside-in analisys this team didn't plan well this offseason. Only time and results will tell, though.
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Hell, our situation is unbelievable.
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pffff...
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Really? I didn't know that he pitched 16 times in the 9th inning with saving situations. I still prefer him eating innings, but if he takes the job as closer, I wonder who would eat those innings. Albers?
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I like Aceves and he is great eating tons of innings but he is not a closer. On the other hand, we need to be creative. I do not like Melancon as closer but he has had experience closing and he probably will be the "natural next option" until Bailey backs. We'll see.
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IMO only a few can be called natural/real closers. This is not a trivial job IMO. This is a specialty. You need guts. You need nerves of steel. You need to handle tons of pressure; arguably they handle the most pressure situations in a baseball game.
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Prediction Time: Who makes the playoffs from both leagues
iortiz replied to MANNYHOF24's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I like Miami. If Johnson and Reyes stay healthy, Henley bounce back and Buherle put his career numbers, be careful with them. -
As I said, they were losses by injuries/underperformance, part time/full time, but losses in the end. I do not know who overrates closers, but IMO closers are a key part of the game; they several times mark the difference between win/lose a game, go/no-go to playoffs; no more, no less.
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I thought that Cook was going to be in the Roster.
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Well, let me recap a bit... we lost D-K, Lackey, Jenks, Papelbon, Wheeler, Scutaro, Crawford, Kalish and now Bailey. Sure, some of them are improvements by subtraction but we expected a lot more from them before were signed regardless they cost us tons of money and are the reason why we didn't sign a couple of extra arms this offseason,... but yeah, probably we'll be ok.
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Beckett Questionable to Start the Season
iortiz replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
A third opinion? What did the San Antonio doctor say to him? -
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This is 2012 Boston Red Sox pitching to date.
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How many games or what do we need to see to send him back to pen?. Do not take me wrong, I want that he succeed in the rotation if that is the plan for him... but I thought that ST was going to be the go/no-go.
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I didn't like what I saw from him this ST and I think he has better chances to succed in the BP. Only time will tell, though.
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I agree with this Fred. Send Bard to pen and give him the closer role for once and for all and if Bailey returns give him the set up job, and pray for Cook or other holds up the 5th spot in our rotation. But please... do not convert him SP for 4 games and then send him to pen for 20 games and then, give him a SP role again... You could damage his arm and we definitely do not need that.
