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    The fact that they needed one starter for next year, and now they have Pineda to go along with Bunuelos, who will be a member of the 2013 Yankee rotation. They won't make a pitching move because they don't need to.
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    With the Yankees acquiring Pineda, there's even more incentive for the Sox to go with their current staff. By staying under the luxury tax this year, they can be sure they can get a top-tier pitcher next year with the Yanks out of the running. That is, of course, if they manage to stay under the luxury tax. By my calculations, using the link you posted yesterday, they'll be around 172 million for next season (I projected my arb numbers a bit more conservatively), meaning they have enough room to play around with a couple of the re-treads. Only one of the re-treads needs to work out for the sox to have a convincing rotation next season. However, the possibility still exists that they come out holding the short end of the stick in arb, go over the luxury tax, and sign Oswalt anyway because they did. This situation can play itself out a number of ways, and only one (going over the luxury tax without signing the pitcher) could be considered as negative.
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    Fred, you really need to stop being such a brat.
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    How does that make sense? Not only would the Yankees and Sox never trade, but Garcia isn't worth Youkilis and the Yankees are probably at their spending limit.
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    None of those guys will be moved. If someone's going out that door, it's most likely Kevin Youkilis indeed.
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    Really? I would assume Ben Cherington is an idiot by the way some people who've never managed a baseball team or know the reality of this team's finances speak about him on this board. Go figure.
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    If they sign Ortiz for two years, Lavarnway is starting 2013 as the main catcher. He probably becomes the #1 catcher either way.
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    You have to factor in the fact that Price pitches in the AL East and Jurrjens pitches in the NL East. Also, Price is healthy, and the IP isn't even close. Advanced metrics also treat Price way better than Jurrjens. Price is miles ahead of Jurrjens. He may be young and cheap, but there are probably better options out there.
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    But then if a couple of the retreads they've been signing are needed at the MLB level, they will go over the LT either way.
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    If they're already over the luxury tax, they better sign/trade for a friggin' pitcher.
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    Doesn't miss bats, high LD%, low average FB speed, only three pitches, moving from Atlanta to Boston, advanced statistics don't treat him well. I think that's a more convincing argument than beating the Phils' middling offense, a win over Texas and Baltimore. That's a tiny sample size, and shouldn't be the pillar for an analysis about the guy.
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    Jurrjens would get absolutely destroyed in the AL East. If the idea is to move Youk for pitching, it better be a superior option to Jair J.
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    My money is on Padilla. He's a headcase, but he's got great stuff.
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    FIP does not factor in hits allowed.
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    Well according to Tim Dierkes from MLBTR, as well as a couple of other websites, the option is already under effect. Maybe they exercised it already?
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    The option was automatically exercised when Lackey underwent TJS. The savings need to be factored in for this year's LT.
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    It's either that or banging my head against the wall. I don't like the nicknames you throw around but you keep saying them. I think i'll keep my schtick. Anyway, they can't be released because they are not under contract, have not been offered a contract, and there's no reason to think they will be offered a contract.
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    That's why Valentine was hired. So the point is?
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    So not even Valentine openly saying that neither of them is going to play next year is good enough for you? Jesus f***ing Christ. What do you want, a signed letter from ownership?
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    That's not how it works, from what i understand. Can you provide some literature about it? Not doubting what you say, but that's not how i thought it worked.
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    The Red Sox need to give Wilson a chance to earn a spot in the 2012 BP.
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    Rotochamps (they use an algorithm similar to what Bill James uses in his projections) projects Daniel Bard to do the following: 155.0 IP, 3.43 ERA, 9.25 K/9, 3.62 BB/9, .292 BABIP. If he approaches those numbers with a couple more innings, that would be a great performance. Personally, i think he could, but with a higher ERA.
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    This is a completely different stance to the one you posted earlier.
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