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  1. User Name
    He's been close, but no he hasn't: 100 ERA+ (the definition of average) and 199 IP/year. What's really scary about him is his always-high WHIP but only decent K rate: 1.35 and 7.5
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    Lester's 2011 numbers: 3.47 ERA,191.2 IP 1.26 WHIP, 182 K. He had a bad month, but his overall numbers were very, very good. Reading through some of these posts makes me wanna hit my head against the wall repeatedly.
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    His first really good season was 2008, where he averaged just a tick over 92 MPH, and less than his AFV last year or 2011. You said it yourself, velocity is not the problem, and there's no identifiable trend in the ways of velocity loss.
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    Napoli is primarily a catcher. And he doesn't need to be the answer at 1B. He could also take over for Ortiz at DH after his current contract runs out. Four years sounds about right to me.
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    Those who knew? Where do you come up with this stuff? People, you are not psychologists. You are baseball fans, and even if you are, you don't know Cherington. Stop pretending that you do.
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    There's absolutely zero proof to back this up. Not only are there a number of successful starting pitchers who use the cutter as their main out pitch (Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee among them) but there's zero indication that Lester's velocity or stuff is declining. His 92.6 MPH fastball velocity from last year is right around his career average. Made-up baloney.
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    I don't understand this line of thinking. The Red Sox were a 69-win team last year. If anything, there's a better chance of personal success for Napoli than there is of team success. His swing is tailor-made for the monster. Soft-tossing lefties with homer-itis do not typically do well at Fenway. And for the record, Doubront for him? Doubront actually has higher upside. You'd be trading him for a guy who'd probably do worst in the Al East next year.
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    Fred, this is fail-thought. The hold-up is Lucchino, who we both know is who actually runs this team. Ben has little financial freedom. I don't understand your penchant for using the guy as a scapegoat.
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    Wait, what? This is why you gotta check the numbers before hitting that Reply button: Jon Lester Home stats: 102. 1 IP, 6.31 ERA, 1.58 WHIP. Jon Lester Road stats: 98.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 1.15 WHIP. Lester pitched like an ace on the road at all times. The problem was that he couldn't get outs at home. That seems like an issue that's piggybacking another problem. What that problem is/was, none of us will ever know, but it should be fixable, especially now that they cleaned house.
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    Mike Napoli: Career 1.017 OPS hitter at Fenway. 1.156 OPS hitter at New Yankee Stadium. .890 OPS hitter at Tropicana. .837 OPS hitter at Camden. .783 OPS hitter at Toronto. Career .911 OPS hitter against lefties. What's the hold-up?
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    Why not? They're bringing back the pitching coach he enjoyed the most success with as a manager, they'll have a better defensive catcher for him, and they got rid of the clubhouse cancers. He'll be pitching for his next contract to boot. His stuff is still there, so why shouldn't a bounce-back be expected?
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    ^This. Also, executive summary: a700 makes unsupported assumptions, and iortiz agrees. As precise as clockwork.
  13. User Name
    You beat me to it. Well played.
  14. User Name
    Apparently assumption and biased opinion is the same as fact these days. Just read any post by a700 or SoxSport if you don't believe me. (Include iortiz and his support for absolutely everything a700 says plus his own assumptions in there too).
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    Moxie: The new measuring stick for GM competence in Major League Baseball Teams.
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    Aren't his very much publicized anxiety issues the reason signing Greinke supposedly scares some big market teams?
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    Gomes is atrocious in left (-25.8 career UZR) and has barely played RF in his career. Ross is decent to good in either corner. But the issue here shouldn't be Ross vs Gomes, because they're probably going to acquire another everyday OF. The issue should be what Gomes does bring to the Red Sox regardless of what Ross does or doesn't do. Gomes' .377 OBP and near .500 SLG% in Oakland are probably what really propelled the Sox to bring him to Fenway. The fact that he seems to not mind being a platoon player is very important as well.
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    The problem here is the value that can be placed on defense. Ross can play both OF corners capably, while Gomes is awful at anything that involves using a glove, probably even cooking or cleaning his bathroom. The difference in overall production is much bigger because of it.
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    Funny how you were calling out J_E on being a pompous *******, because you're the definition of one. Just so you know (and i don't have to prove anything to you) life happened. I followed the team while they sucked, and i was as pissed as everyone else about it, however i: A) Didn't have the time or energy to bitch about it here, and B ) Didn't feel like being a little bitch about it was going to do much else than annoy other people. You may need a lesson in both that and humility. Grow up. This is a message board for the Boston Red Sox, not your personal complaint department.
  20. User Name
    In the end, he's not even a primary need for the Red Sox. Pitching is the name of the game.
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    Considering your sig, this post is highly ironic. Stanton's price should be massive, but he's not unmovable....no one is.
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    *Grabs popcorn*
  23. User Name
    Did you know you can voice your displeasure without being an ass about it?
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    Both of these ideas get you laughed at and the phone hung up on you. To even get the Marlins listening, the first name they'd need to hear is Bogaerts, then a pitcher like Barnes, and go from there.
  25. User Name
    Gordon's a pull-happy lefty. He wouldn't do much with the monster.
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