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  1. Bellhorn04
    Papelbon can go more than an inning. Of his 18 appearances in the postseason, 13 of them were more than an inning, the first 12 of which were scoreless.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Papelbon pitched more innings than Mo in 09, 10 and 11.
  3. Bellhorn04
    It's December 1, 2012, and Jonny Gomes' $10 million contract is the leader in the clubhouse for signings of the Cherington Era.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Well when we look back on this offseason we might be saying 'well played, they were smart and patient'. Or we might be saying 'holy s***, those *******s totally f***ed up again'. It feels like it could go either way.
  5. Bellhorn04
    I don't like the new WC setup either. I think it's rinky-dink. However, I think we've already seen that the second WC can win it all. If St. Louis didn't lose Game 5 at home to the Giants, and Barry Zito no less, they'd likely be your 2012 champs.
  6. Bellhorn04
    They could have come up with the money, it wouldn't have bankrupted the franchise. They didn't really have to trade Scutaro to sign Ross, although yes, that's what they told us. They made a conscious decision to not exceed a certain payroll for 2012, I understand that. But it doesn't mean they made the right decision. The decision helped pave the way to a historically dismal season.
  7. Bellhorn04
    You should give yourself a shot if you can. Baltimore made the playoffs this year after going 69-93 in 2011, without even spending that much money. I don't understand all the defeatist, 'let's wait till 2014' thinking. We have a lot of room under the cap. It's crazy to just punt away 2013.
  8. Bellhorn04
    It's not just Papelbon's saves, it's that his save percentage is very good. That has to be one of the key stats. Rivera's save percentage is incredible and that's why he's the best. It's not so much his number of saves as the fact that he hardly ever blows one.
  9. Bellhorn04
    There's always risk, you're right. We could trade prospects for an apparent stud like A-Gon and it could backfire. Sure things are rare.
  10. Bellhorn04
    For me, the thing about Papelbon's 7 straight years of 30+ saves is this: it shows that he stays on the field and does what he's paid to do, year-in, year-out. I think Papelbon works hard at keeping himself in great physical shape.
  11. Bellhorn04
    It's great to hang onto your money, but for who exactly? The cap goes to 189 million next year. We have a ton of room. Who are the targets for 2014? Are we sure they'll still be available?
  12. Bellhorn04
    Sure, maybe they don't bounce back. But signing Sanchez could still be a plus 2-3 years down the road. Pitching is a very limited commodity. We can't assume our pitching prospects are going to develop. They should at least make him an offer, just not for 6-90.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Well, it's not really that cut and dry. You sign a Sanchez, you get lucky with Lester, Buch, even Lackey bouncing back, and then maybe you've got something going. You add another pitcher at the deadline with the extra money you have. There are a lot of uncertainties and possibilities. Signing a Sanchez simply improves your chances.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Nathan was making in the area of 10 million a year his last few years with the Twins. He missed all of 2010 and a big chunk of 2011 and at his age there was no guarantee he'd come back to where he was. Texas took a chance and it paid off. Even at that they're paying him 7 million a year. We took a chance with Bailey and it failed dismally in Year 1.
  15. Bellhorn04
    It is just a tad ironic that we had one of the worst pitching staffs in team history last year and we're going to non-tender Atchison and his 1.58 ERA.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Here's a funny thought...I've heard a number of people say that we shouldn't sign Anibal Sanchez because he's just not that good. And I don't totally disagree with that. But the funny part is, he would have been the best starter on our 2012 staff. And it's very possible if we signed him that he'd be the best starter on our 2013 staff.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Those are some pretty big assumptions. Maybe 2013 will be dubbed by the Sox front office as the 'year of the bounceback'.
  18. Bellhorn04
    I think Papelbon's numbers do tend to support the tags of consistency and reliability. He's had 7 straight years with 30+ saves. 2010 was the only season he had an ERA over 2.94 and a WHIP over 1.15. How many other closers have this kind of 7 year run going?
  19. Bellhorn04
    Yes, another day with lots of good analysis and nothing actually happening.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I mean, when was the last time a team went from 69-93 to a playoff spot? (2012 - Baltimore)
  21. Bellhorn04
    Hey let's not forget, Jonny Gomes is the biggest signing of the Cherington era to date.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I don't quite understand why the winter meetings are still crucial to deals taking place. These guys all have communications technology up the yin-yang now. Is it because they all get roaring piss drunk at the meetings?
  23. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, that might be interesting. But as for being a New England guy...he lives in LA and has said he'd like to stay where it's nice and warm...and he wishes they all could be California girls.
  24. Bellhorn04
    There's a discernible trend toward those this offseason. Thin market and teams flush with cash.
  25. Bellhorn04
    The Reds paid Madson $8.5 million last year to have surgery and recover.
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