Bellhorn04
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The Red Sox won it all in 2007 with Lugo. They made the postseason in 2005 with Rent-a-Wreck.
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But they could have MRI'd him much sooner than they did. The former medical staff's reluctance at doing MRI's was unfathomable.
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Whoever's throwing the ball the best out of the retread gang-Padilla, Silva, Cook etc.
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With all due respect, nick, maybe Colorado was the only team that had expressed any interest in trading for Scutaro. Maybe they weren't interested in waiting around for another week or two while the Sox tried to land their pitcher. Maybe this was the only window to do that deal. There are things that can't be controlled.
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Those are both pretty good, especially Aegean Stable Year.
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It wasn't Scutaro for a pitcher. That perception is coming from fans. They knew when they traded Scutaro that there was a very good chance they weren't going to sign Oswalt or Jackson.
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At least this makes some sense of the Scutaro move, to me anyway.
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Maybe we just jumped to the conclusion that the starter signing was close. Maybe what happened was they decided they were going to move Scutaro to free some budget room for a pitcher, and Colorado was the only team who was interested in Scutaro. They couldn't really tell Colorado to wait around till they got the pitcher signed. Maybe they have a budget set of 185 million or something like that. Just guessing obviously but I think there were reasons for why they made the Scutaro trade when they did.
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Please. I've read the foregoing comments several times now. I asked a very simple question and you had no answer for it. That 'read the thread!' nonsense is habitual behavior for you. And I thought you must be joking when you said no business can be successful by misleading their customers.
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Typical non-responsive answer. I think a smart customer is not being deceived by anything that's going on here. All that matters is the team that's on the field on opening day.
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In what way are they deceiving the customers?
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No I certainly don't expect a championship every year. I would be satisfied if they spend another 5-6 million to get another starter. It makes sense to me to increase the payroll from 180 million to 185 million when you so obviously need that other piece to have a shot at a payroll spot.
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Floyd's ERA is lacklustre but his peripherals are much better. Also his career numbers at Fenway are very good. Some other people I've read think Floyd would be a great fit for the Sox.
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Here's an updated payroll projection from Alex Speier at WEEI. Speier figures the payroll for tax purposes is going to come in at about 185 million. He also explains why there is no lux tax relief on Lackey's deal. http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2012/01/26/budget-isnt-problem-another-look-red-sox-payro http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/01/26/a-look-at-the-updated-red-sox-payroll-and-correcting-the-record-on-john-lackeys-deal/
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Oswalt is a better pitcher. Jackson looks like a better bet to be durable at this point. On the ERA+ matter, I use that stat myself. But we have seen quite a few pitchers do poorly when they move from the NL to the AL.
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To me if they can pick up someone like Oswalt or Jackson for a one year deal for less than 8 million they should do it. I understand your point, but I'm not comfortable with our pitching depth going into the season. There might be a great move available at the trade deadline but that's 2/3 into the season.
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I don't think it's imperative that they stay under for 2012. The new rules, where there's a new incentive added for being under the threshold, don't take effect until 2013.
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Have faith man, the pitcher is next. And Benny is working on JH right now to expand the budget just a tiny bit.
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How about one more year of Youk at third, then he takes over as DH and backup 1B/3B?
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Has to be it, doesn't it. They'll be a fun team to watch on offence, maybe even moreso on defence.
