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+1. True E1. Nobody can debate this. Results are all that matter. Nevertheless we are trying to forecast the outcome... it is part of this thread, isn't it?

If the offseason ends right now, honestly, How will you rate it (offseason), beyond Cherington?

I agree with this. As we say here "Si te vas a mojar, empapate!" I do not know how to say it in english, maybe "If you're going to get wet, soak!"

Goddamn true.

As I said, this is all about opinion and perspective Mike. Right now, Do you think that we are above NY, DET, TEX, LAA and TB? I see our team seeded as 5-6. If we bring the SP, you will impact both rotation and BP. With this improvement we could be #4 or even #3, with a lot more chances to make the POs. As I said, the AL on paper will be even more competitive next season and 1-3 wins could mark the difference in order to make the POs IMO.

hahahaha, As I said, all these wires/news/reports are a mass of contradictions...

Well, since These guys (GMS/FO) are public characters, they are always in public scrutiny , it is part of his job; handle critics (good/bad) from media and fans. I think that nobody wants play the roll of a GM. I think that we (as fans) are only emitting opinions about our team. We are expressing our feelings and concerns. Some might sound pessimist, other optimist, other objective, other subjective, etc... In the end, the guys who will take the blame or the credit are the GM/FO/players. Some have said that Ben is only a puppet, some have said that he is who takes all the accountability of our baseball operations (At least he has said that publicly), some have said that he has Friedman's style, some that he has Theo's style, etc. etc. The true is that he is our current GM and seems like he is who is taking the decisions, as I said, he publicly has said that ("I am who signed BV, etc" ...) The AL seems very competitive in the coming season. IMO We are very close to put a very competitive team. This missing SP is key to me. Right now we have huge question marks in our rotation, our BP is a mystery, CC and Kalish are between cottons and we have lost our everyday SS. IMO, right now, we are 5-6 seeded team in the AL (which means do not make the POs, sure, everything can change, it is a long season). A lot experts put us in that category, even a lot of polls in several web pages (espn, globe, televisa, tvc sports, etc). Hopefully we sign this SP, if no, IMO, next season will be very tough for our team.

All I can say is that news/reports/wires in recent days and specially last hours are a mass of contradictions.

As SCM33 said, why did they offer Oswalt/Jackson 5 M? Save 1 M?

Add oddmakers...

Well SCM33, I have to admit that I was excited about Ross because I really sworn that we already had a pre-agreement with a SP (beyond the name). Apparently I was wrong. Yes SCM33, If we go like this, I'm with you; this offseason would have been a disaster.

Really?

If this guy is not Oswalt/Jackson/Floyd, who is in your radar jung?