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  1. Spitball
    This link will help you solve the mystery. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tiantlu01.shtml
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    Hmmm...he looks familiar.
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    I guess I didn't make my point very well. I was not advocating the Sox acquire Richard. I was pointing out that trades for high priced pitchers often times don't work out. The White Sox have paid a lot for a good pitcher who has been injured a lot. The Red Sox have also paid a lot for injured and ineffective pitchers. I am all for seeing them go in a different direction.
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    Home or away, production counts the same. Richard has been healthy and has been paid a mere fraction of what Peavy has been paid. Peavy is owed $22 million next year. I'd rather take my chances on Richard and his $2,700,000 contract.
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    I look at Peavy's 28 wins with the White Sox in the 4 years since he was acquired, and the 37 wins Clayton Richard, one of the prospects the Padres received for Peavy, has won, and I wonder about acquiring big names when prosects might be more rewarding.
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    http://www.csnne.com/baseball-boston-redsox/redsox-talk/Gammons-Ive-heard-the-rumors-of-Cano-and?blockID=776495&feedID=3352 Whoa!
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    Jackson has been missing bats for years. Annually, his swinging strike rate has been well above league average; however, his K/9 rate before this year was around 7.0. This year, he has been about 8.0 which means he may have finally figured out how to finish off batters, even if they are NL hitters. The big problem with Jackson is the Scott Boras factor. He will once again try to pass Jackson off as a #1 which will be hard since he has basically pitched out of the #4 spot with the Nationals. They have some tough starters, but still Jackson has been a middle of the rotation guy his whole career and still is. I'd like to see him signed, but not with Beckett's money.
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    Mauro Gomez should be getting a look so the Sox know if he is an option for next year. I get the feeling Valentine hopes to pad his record more than he wants to look toward 2013.
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    You are right. If there is benefit to this crappy season, it is that the Sox can afford to look at their youthful future. I fear it is about Valentine wanting to salvage some respect by building a more respectable record.
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    I realize Podsednik's .333/.367/.700 line and .316 average are not bad, but should he be getting this much playing time? He is 36-years-old and not a building block to the future. Kalish, Ellsbury, Ross, and Nava should be getting the majority of the outfield time from here on out. Find out if they work, and if not, make plans to acquire or promote others. Podsednik is doing a good job but shouldn't be part of the Red Sox future. At this point, the team should be trying to figure out how to field a competent team in 2013 and beyond. Podsednik will be 37-years-old next year and shouldn't be getting playing time ahead of younger players who might be, or may not be, part of the future.
  11. Spitball
    "Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed." -Tug McGraw I have been a fan for a long time. I remember the very poor teams of the early 1960s very well. After 2004, the Sox seemed to attract a lot of new fans. The Sox were winners and became popular. Those fans who decide to find a new team at this point are missing the point of being a true baseball fan. If you stick with the team through the bad times, the good times are all that much sweeter.
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    I am willing to wait. I am 59-years-old and have been a fan for a long time. I have seen a lot of bad times and a lot of good times. I can wait through the rebuilding process. Before 2004, it was always about being willing to wait. I remember the pre-1967 teams when I was in elementary school watched the Sox finish in 8th place for years. There was still a passion among the true fan base.
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    I believe De La Rosa would have to remain an unknown "player to be named later" until after the World Series if the Jays had claimed him during the waiver period. If he is named at the time of the trade, he isn't a "player to be named later."
  14. Spitball
    Scott Boras is Ellsbuy's agent, and he has his clients declare free agency to test the open market. That will make him nearly impossible to sign for reasonable dollars, and almost as impossible to trade for the same reason.
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    If Ellsbury has a good/great season in 2013 and is healthy next year, Boras has him test the market. If he is injured or has a poor year, Boras has him sign a modest one-year deal someplace to re-establish his market value (He has done that recently with Edwin Jackson and Ryan Madson). Either way, the Red Sox lose. I will go back to a thread I started last winter and propose a Ellsbury for Lincecum trade. Both have one year left until free agency. Both are coming off down years. The Giants need offense, and the Red Sox need pitching. I know it would be a big, big gamble with the Red Sox getting a pitcher possibly in serious decline... but Lincecum is still striking out more than a batter an inning. And, it would be only for one year. With Boras, they surely lose Ellsbury at the end of the year. If Lincecum bounces back, they have a better chance of re-signing him.
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    The Yankees probably don't want an expensive, full-time designated hitter. The have aging players like Rodriguez, Jeter, and Chavez that need to split time there. Also, they have plenty of offense. With their desire to avoid luxory taxes, they will not want to spend big money in that area. They need pitching, and that is were their money will most likely go.
  18. Spitball
    Jackie Bradley is a centerfielder and a top prospect. Let's hope the Red Sox recognize a new direction.
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    If only for public relations reasons, I see Ortiz coming back. His market is small. The NL is surely out. Most AL teams have DH options or have a revolving system in place.
  20. Spitball
    I think Bobby Valentine will be, and should be, gone for sure. The bottom line: he has skippered a sinking ship. James Loney won't be resigned. He will have a tough time finding a starting job at the major league level. Jarrod Saltalamacchia appears to be out in my opinion. Whatever the reason, I believe he has fallen behind Lavarnway in the catching depth chart. The Red Sox in his era as starting catcher have not been particularly successful. Daisuke Matsuzaka will probably be gone. He might head back to Japan. Mark Melancon needs a fresh start somewhere else. Padilla will probably be replaced. Aaron Cook and Scott Podsednick have been fill-ins and will surely move on. I wonder about Jacoby Ellsbury and Cody Ross. I think Ross will be resigned, but Ellsbury will be traded.
  21. Spitball
    The Sox have to be leery of the "Darnell McDonald Mirage" when it comes to Ciriaco. He has done well so far, but his minor league numbers tell us he won't keep producing at that level. Iglesias has put up better offensive and defensive numbers in the minor leagues.
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    It is not a good thing, in my opinion, if they overpay long term for Ellsbury. He is pretty much Crawford without the track record. I wish they had traded him last winter when his value was arificially high.
  23. Spitball
    This is the dilemma. I am not sure Ellsbury will be worth a price tag that is "going to be monumental, it's going to be astronomical." But, if the Sox trade him, he is saddled with the injury issues and Scott Boras. I believe the best hope is that Josh Hamilton signs with the Angels, and the Rangers are desperate for a replacement. They have a surplus of young shortstops and young pitchers. Plus, the Sox have centerfielder Jackie Bradley nearly ready.
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    Well researched post, OJ. I can't get too excited about either Upton, but this one's numbers are not real exciting for an outfielder. He may emerge in a different environment, but I think he is about to get too expensive for an outfielder OPSing just north of .720.
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