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  1. User Name
    If you, as a fan, know Swihart needs a lot of work defensively, what makes you think other organizations don't? They scout these guys year 'round, and have a better sense of a guy's strengths/weaknesses and value than we do. Trading him when, even with his prospect pedigree, interested teams could say "well sure, but you can't even guarantee he'll stick at catcher" is a huge negotiating ploy. Seeing how his defense evolves is the avenue to getting maximum value in his case.
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    Yet the same could be said for AJ Bad Temper, but advanced stats have made pretty clear the fact that he's an average pitch framer. Varitek's preparedness and work behind the plate was unmatched, but there's a lot of hyperbole in there too.
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    http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160321&content_id=167852086&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb Rankings from milb.com, as of March 21st, 2016. Braves' farm system ranks second, BoSox 6th.
  4. User Name
    That's from last year, pretty outdated.
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    Yeah, but the issue is that the Red Sox org has done a lot of its game calling from the dugout, for one, and Varitek had a lot of staffs where pitchers were extremely prepared alongside him. That's why the whole pitch-calling ability was real, but overrated. The defensive side and the pitch-framing were always eye-poppingly good, even at the very end.
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    Shaw for president!
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    Not his ability, the narrative surrounding it. Allow me to explain myself: A lot of Varitek's "mystique" comes from his supposedly awesome game-calling ability, but there wasn't a lot of game-calling when you were catching Pedro and Schilling, who not only devised their own game plans, but helped out with the other (non-Wakefield) pitchers' game plans as well.
  8. User Name
    "Turned the tables" is kind of an exaggeration.
  9. User Name
    Kind of irrational since Brady spent the better part of their respectives careers owning him, and owning him hard.
  10. User Name
    So was Bonds, but the bar was incredibly high either way.
  11. User Name
    Jesus, these guys just won't relent.
  12. User Name
    I don't hear no whining 'bout them Patriots
  13. User Name
    MVP78 aka dapants.
  14. User Name
    I'm thinking more along the lines of a size 42-48 waist belt. "Hey bro, that belly's getting pretty big. Keep at it and you're going to have to buy a Sandoval belt soon"
  15. User Name
    #pedeypower
  16. User Name
    Destroying him is exactly what we should be doing to Norris. He sucks.
  17. User Name
    Or Sandovals.
  18. User Name
    Dad-pants jumped into the Hanley bandwagon way later. He can't take no credit.
  19. User Name
    Don't forget all of the whining about the FO that has brought about the best era of Red Sox baseball since the early 1900's
  20. User Name
    Just admit you're scared to fight me and move on. Don't make it awkward.
  21. User Name
    I have zero joys in life, yet you refuse to give me the one thing I desire with all of my being: An honest to God, old-timey fistfight 'till one of us can't go anymore. Why deny this old man the one thing he truly desires before he kicks the bucket?
  22. User Name
    Shaw's shortcomings are fair game, it's the Pablo thing in and of itself. As you said yourself, he'll be gone for a while.
  23. User Name
    Man, if only there was someone on this board who wholeheartedly believed in Hanley all along......I would totally pat that guy on the back.
  24. User Name
    Quit your whining, whiner.
  25. User Name
    I'm sure you're a lot of fun at parties.
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