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We all look forward to the spring. And like always, we have high expectations. I will support them no matter what and I will agree that the pitching staff that they have right now is better than what they finished with last year but not as good as what they started the season with. Looks to me like they are loaded up with 3,4, and 5 starters. I like the Porcello sign. I am a wait and see on Miley since he is moving to the American League. Masterson ( whom I do like ) has a lot to prove. Is he able to get back to a decent level once again? I like Joe Kelly. If this is it, just too many question marks for me.
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Xb I think will hit but he will be a liability at the ss position. Worth keeping but not as a ss. You play an average at best ss, you better have a dominant pitching staff.
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If Victorino is healthy, and gets through the spring, He will start in the outfield and be the best player out there.
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Good luck to David Ross. A very good catcher and a class act. Looks to me like a statistical wash. I am sure that the Sox know what they are getting. Good luck to Will Middlebrooks as well. Hope he develops into the player we all thought that he would.
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Sorry about that. I got a little confused. Cecchini's age (24) not Gallardo. If people have any faith at all in what is coming out of the minor league system, I still don't see giving up young arms for him.
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Rethinking this I do think getting him for Craig and Chechinne(sp) would make sense since they will not be playing for us anytime soon. Clearly I am not into the stats quite like you. I focus on Ip-hits allowed-and era. I would feel a lot better about this if I thought he was 24. I think that he is older. if anyone gave him up for Barnes, Renaudo, and Marrero, doesn't that tend to say something about our current "potential" minor leaguers.
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I reálly do hope you are right. I am not a big statistical freak but I guess I just don't see it. I think that he would be quite comparable to what we just got. I am a greedy! I want more.
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Really? Gallardo? ok i guess- add him to the pile we are heaping up. I would agree with you that Cecchini is expendable but only because of the Panda's contract. How many middle of the rotation guys can you have before you go after the real deal?
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Castillo has my absolute support as of right now. If Alex Cora gives him that kind of endorsement, he has to have some special qualities. Alex Cora was and is a team first kind of guy. He did his job as well as he could. Team player!
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You speak my language. Best pitched game I believe I ever saw at Fenway was in 1978- Did not like it much but it was great to see - Louisianna Lightening blew it by all the big dogs - even Captain Carl. He just did not look big enough to do it. But he did it. What a year he had.
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I submit this respectfully for sure- not interested in ruffling feathers. Just another opinion. Hope you are right and that I am wrong- The offense could be very good- defensively we are suspect at short- who knows what will happen in the outfield - and sadly said but with great hope - I truly do hope our second baseman can stay healthy No one truly leaps off the page in the "upper Minors" - all prospects - could be good but might not be Bullpen probably will be respectable. I am more interested in our starting pitchers earned run averages as opposed to their ages- I too hope that they pick up the big arm they need.
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What am I missing here? We have a glut of talent somewhat mediocre at best I will admit. Some prospects - key word prospects. All the money you could ever want. Don't you folks see something coming for an arm that might at least cause an opponent to at least think that their chances of winning are limited? My concern isn't about what other teams have. What do we have? If I am not mistaken, and I hope I am not, the key point isn't really what other teams have. I would like to see the best that we can have. I really don't care about the rest of the East. Maybe we are done and maybe we aren't. Hope we are not.
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add Pat Dobson to that bunch and you have your 4 20 game winners. He is the one I always forget.
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Palmer, Cuellar, McNally - I remember them well. I think there have been some very good moves made but one pitcher with the ability of any one of those 3, I would feel just great. Championship teams ordinarily need a stopper. If you have the ace, you don't need all that much else. They have a lot of everything else right now and I don't think that they are done.
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Couldn't agree with you more. In a perfect scenario, you would earn your keep, give some back, or hit the highway. Don't see it happening.
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I wouldn't be real happy to see him go but if we were able to keep Betts somehow and it was a move that brought the right player in I would be ok with it. I am really not trying to be a bit negative here, but when you bring in some good fairly young arms from the outside, I do think that it is fairly clear what the current thinking is about the young arms that are currently in our system. Renaudo, Workman, Barnes, maybe even Owens vs Porcello, Miley, and Masterson. My guess is that if they thought a combination of that first 4 could truly get the job done the deals would not have made.
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I bet that you would have a great time. If I could be there, I would buy the drinks.
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Just out of curiosity, don't you really think that it has to do with what a person's definition of what smart is? Some of the most highly educated people I have ever known, were also the biggest numbskulls I have ever seen. Tough to judge someone until you have actually sat in their seat. I think that you two need to put a little more than just a drink on the line - come on. It's a slow baseball day isn't it. With respect to our beloved Sox and their owners, our opinions are fun to read but ultimately they will spend their money the way they want to. On a baseball note - If you amass a pitching staff that encourages a great deal of ground balls then you better have a ss than can make the plays.
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There is no question about that. Wealthy people allow their money to work for them for as long as they can. Borrow at 3% while you are making 8. Makes sense to me. Like I said before, they are all rich. For most of these guys, our talk about over paying someone is just a bunch of babble. The Red Sox can do what they want to do. It is really just a matter of how they want to do it.
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I would like to see a team that is competitive every year. There are various ways to do it obviously. I am thinking that the current makeup of this year's team does give us a little better chance than we had last year. In order to do it, you do need strong healthy arms. I do not need a World Series winner every year but I don't want to be hanging my head by the first of July.
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I would be curious to know some actual stats. How many of the current owners of Major League franchises need to worry about cash flow? I think that I am on safe ground by saying that the majority don't worry about it too much. Most probably made their money doing something else. You don't make it by giving it away but we are pretty convinced that not overspending by billionaires is an important issue. I don't think that it is.
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Ah - Looks to me like a whole new thread.
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All good stuff. I still liked what I saw from Kelly last year. Another fairly young guy. I think he will battle for one of those spots in the starting rotation.
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I am a full blooded (Scottish) capitalist. We live in a beautiful country. I don't begrudge anyone what they are able to make for a living. I am pretty sure that I couldn't nor would I want to try to run a company that talks in terms of billions. I am also positive that I could not hit a major league fastball. Go Sox - Come on - one more big move!
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You are right. It is all about the entertainment industry and what the market can afford. A whole new discussion could be had as to whether what they do is actually worth what they are paid. But, certainly not here.