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    Irrelevant to the topic of discussion.
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    But the reality of it is, he's probably staying a White Sock.
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    Yankees, Rangers, Marlins.
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    So what do you want them to do? Enlighten me. As far as i'm concerned, negotiations are a process. Just because you're pissed that they're not throwing money around like this is 1995 and they're Enron doesn't mean they're not doing their job. Be reasonable. These things take time, and no actual FA signings have happened. Madson is a re-sign, and that hasn't even gone through.
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    As they should.
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    How do you know we're in stationary mode? I read today that the FO is looking into Carlos Beltran and will contact his agent soon, and that they have already contacted the agent for Mark Buehrle, who they apparently have a boner for. They're doing their thing. Stop it.
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    I love how you use the "Payroll vs expectations" argument but forget to mention the "difficulty of league and division" to your argument. Please, be objective.
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    And calling other posters "sugar coaters" is an excellent way to institute respect around here. Kudos. The sense of entitlement of some posters here is incredible. (Not directed at you, although you were the one i quoted).
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    It's not over-thinking. It is an opinion reflected by many that Bard is inconsistent and not ready to be a closer, at least not yet. Sure, he can go on awesome runs, but the fact that he can go wild for extended periods of time is not a fabrication.
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    I don't think getting a specific pitcher to close (even if it's not Papelbon) is prohibitive towards getting other pitchers. You also have to think that your strategy of signing the best pitchers on the market entails signing several closers, and once one signs with a team (Sox in this case) the others are likely to look for closer opportunities elsewhere.
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    This is a fair point. So what should the Sox do? Keep Papelbon, make Bard the closer or look for another alternative?
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    You can't extrapolate full seasons to partial seasons. And if you were to try, you'd have to take out Bard's best month along with his worst one.His burning out is pretty much what i'm getting at. You can count on a full season of excellence from an upper-echelon closer. Bard does not appear to be ready for that. I'm not saying the Sox can't survive without Papelbon, what i'm saying is that Bard is not ready to be the closer, and they need a quality arm to replace Papelbon if he leaves.
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    It does make a difference, but not one worth 4/50. People stress the importance of having a great closer because it's really important. Losing Papelbon without replacing him with a reliable arm would be a huge blow. Setting up and closing are two entirely different beasts, as Daniel Bard has shown us.
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    I don't mean this as an insult, but i don't think you understand, in this context, what "average" means. Also, jung is spot-on on everything he has said.
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    So essentially the 3/39 deal everyone's been proposing with a year added to it.
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    But that wasn't your point i assume. If it was, then fair enough.
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