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    2/14 for Edwin Jackson is the definition of a pipe dream.
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    They could blow the cap this year, and actually be significantly under it by 2013 if some of the prospects pan out.
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    If you fling enough negative s*** at the wall, a significant portion of it is bound to stick.
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    Come back with the cap argument next year, after they lock up Napoli and Kinsler, have to deal with a Hamilton extension, and arbitration raises. That 5-7.5 cap relief will look golden. Also, there's this: According to scouts (and they could be wrong) Darvish was the best available pitcher this year, as in, better than Wilson. What if the scouts are right and Darvish is the real deal? The Rangers certainly think he is, and they're a model organization. So we, as fans, shouldn't rush to judgement on the investment until we see what happens. Next thing you know, he's an excellent pitcher, and the doubters look like fools. That said, i'm glad the Sox passed on him. There's no middle ground here: Ace or bust.
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    Yeah but rankings are usually based on both projection and present skillset. Jacobs' power profile makes him much more projectable as a player than Iglesias, or more of a "sure thing" if you may. I would contend for Jacobs over Iglesias every day of the week.
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    That is the very definition of a modest bid, so why is it in quotes?
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    "Dismal" to "decent". Not "good" or "excellent". The point all along has been that they don't need, as you just said, to dump him for the sake of dumping him, but rather, to trade him for inexpensive team parts, however, not the inexpensive parts the RED SOX want to give up but the ones THEY want to acquire, which, by all indications, are not centered around an OF, but rather young pitching. They don't have to dump him for a package that doesn't entice them. This is a fact.
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    Yet it ranked 10th in the 16-team NL in ERA. Paterson is wild and threw 36 IP with a WHIP over 1.25 and a 4.0 BB/9, i don't see why he's being talked about as a reliable bullpen arm. Ziegler is a right-on-right specialist and Breslow downright sucks. They've been looking for high-powered arms in return in some of their trades (Go through MLBTR if you don't believe me) meaning they are indeed looking for power arms to complement their BP. Actions speak louder than words. On a side note, the Guardians are also looking for Offense, as well as the Blue Jays, who could deploy him as a LF or RF. Realistically, several teams besides the Sox could use Young so the D'Backs are in no obligation to trade him as a strict salary dump.
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    I do not agree on Hernandez. He's blossomed into an excellent BP arm. Great stuff, even if he can be a bit wild.
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    Ziegler is a righty-on-righty specialist.Joe Paterson has a grand total of 34 IP with a 1.26 WHIP and a 4.0 BB/9. Breslow is "nice" with his 1.52 WHIP last year (albeit with a high BABIP) and flyball tendencies moving from Oak to a bandbox. Instead of looking at ERA's and throwing names out there, how about you check the stats? You don't quite seem to know about these pitchers.
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    Remember that if it's going to benefit the Red Sox, there's a always a but, logic be damned!
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    Putz is injured on a yearly basis, Hernandez is great, Joe who?, Ziegler is a righty specialist, Breslow was a throw-in and Saito is 42 with a history of elbow trouble. Some "great" bullpen that is. It's not surprising that they're looking for younger power arms.
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    I never said i wouldn't do it. I merely stated what i thought he'd be worth. No convincing needed here.
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    First off, that's not how it would work. He will not be worth (posting + contract) as much as Cliff Lee, but he will be worth more than CJ Wilson, and with good reason. Even if he turns out to be a bust, he would seem to have several advantages over Wilson, including age, durability (has never had arm trouble), and due to those things, projectability. Remember that only the actual contract without the posting fee counts against the luxury tax. If Darvish works out, and everyone seems to think he will, then they get an ace-caliber pitcher with minimal impact to the luxury tax. Obviously, it could fail, but it actually seems like a wiser investment than a 33-year-old Wilson with a history of elbow problems who has only spent two years as a starter.
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    The league is ripe with team with spare young bullpen arms, and a need for OF help with power potential. The Braves, Brewers, Minnesota, San Francisco, and the Rays, just to name a few.
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    Arizona's bullpen sucks. So a couple of young arms (i think they would want Alex Wilson) plus a MIF with some upside (a guy like Coyle) would probably get it done. But that would require at least two top-15 prospects.
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    Why go for salary relief without improvement when you can get salary relief and improve your ballclub? They could easily get a better piece than Reddick from another ballclub.
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    Two things i see wrong with this scenario: 1) Chase Field is a launching pad. Fenway is not likely to increase Young's power numbers, even though you could argue that the AL East has more favorable road stadiums, it also has better pitching. 2) It would take more than Reddick and two mid-level prospects to trade for a guy capable of 30 HR's and GG D at C who is cost-controlled (technically) at 7.5 mill for the next two seasons.
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    Two words: Dustin Pedroia. @ Jung.
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    He was being sarcastic bro.
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    Yes, that's exactly why the Sox draft players like Kalish who have, in the words of a scout "Dirt-dog mentality" and sign players like Marco Scutaro. What the hell are you talking about?
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    ^That. It makes me weary of WMB by the way.
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    No one is. Because baseball is a team sport. 2004 was not Schilling by himself you know.
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