Behindenemylines
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Cecchini is starting to pick it up. He needs a strong finish to right the ship of a poor 2014 campaign. I like his swing, but his numbers are down this year. With the question at 3B for 2015 he needs to step it up to be in the conversation. I predict he will start the 2015 season in AAA.
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I think the earliest we see him is July 2015. It is before that then are starting pitching is a mess and the Sox had to rush him.
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Priceless! The whole replay thing has kind of eliminated the managers going off thing.
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That the conversation got to the $panks signing both Scherzer and Lester is right in line with their budget. Their budget consists of a blank check and keep dumping the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in the roster because eventually one or two of those big contracts might get them another championship. CC gets hurt so go get another 30 million a year pitcher. Tanaka may need TJohn so go get another 30 million a year pitcher. This is why many hate them so much!
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I'd like to see him stick at 3B, but he can't seem to stay on the field. What good is power if it is never in the lineup. WMB left the game last night and they are calling it day to day. We thought Ellsbury was injury prone, but this guy can't catch a break.
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It would be great if that happened, but two 30 year old pitchers making that kind of $$$$$$ I think is a long shot.
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A's are missing Cespedes' bat as they have struggled to score runs since the trade and the Angels have caught them. I don't what the percentage is, but I think the Sox have a better chance of signing Lester then they did Ellsbury.
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I still think that the #1 and #2 starters for the 2015 rotation are not even on the roster. The Sox can't go with what they have because they have no one that can give them 200 innings. Only three pitchers that are currently on the 40 man roster will be in the April 2015 rotation. Buchholz will probably one of them. That leaves Dela Rosa, Kelly, Webster, Ranaudo and Workman for the other two spots. Owens starts the season in AAA.
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Its is the hardest thing to do in sports: hit a baseball. Bradley will have to find a hitting stroke quickly because the more reps Betts gets in CF the better he will become. Betts might not ever be as good as JBJ in CF, but if he can hit and hold his own in CF he will move ahead of JBJ if he already hasn't on the depth chart. Don't forget the Sox are also making a run at Castillo. Sad to say, but JBJ's time may have already passed.
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If Lester wins Cy Young and leads A's to WS his value will continue to rise, and his chance of returning to Boston will become less.
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I agree with a lot of this, but some of those young arms will be used to bring back some help in the lineup.
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Sox are probably going to use them as trading chips. JBJ's D and WMB power potential give each some value. Hopefully, they still have some value. I'm seeing both just lost at the plate. The Sox need production from 3B and CF and these two have not proven they can play in Boston.
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De La Rosa is starting to be more consistent. Of the young guys he has been the best so far. If he finishes the year like this I think he would be in the rotation. Haven't seen enough of Kelly yet. The rest of the young guys have not been as consistent.
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Lester has young kids and all they have known as home is Boston. I think that will have some effect on his decision. If it is just about the $$$$$$ then he will be in New York next season. The Sox make a reasonable offer he might take it. If they jack around again he will be playing for the $pankees.
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Papi is top five most clutch playoff hitters of all time. The Sox have three championships in the last ten years and he is the only member to be on all three. His in season stats when all is said and done will be comparable to other HOFs. Might not be first ballot, but yes he will get in.
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The Jon Lester contract situation
Behindenemylines replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think Plan A is to make a run at Lester. They have an amount and years that will be below what the max is, but if it is still enough I can see Lester taking a little less to come back to Boston. If it isn't enough they will move on to Plan B. A lot of buzz about the Phillies so that means Hammels. -
JBJ needs to at least hit.240-.250 range to keep him in CF full time. It would be such a waste of his great D-Fence to have him as a 4th OF. The guy can flat out go get it. The Sox need to have someone sit with and look at film, or the pitchers are going to continue abusing him. It doesn't look like he can make adjustments on his own. It seems like he is always 0-2. WMB also looks lost. He is swinging at everything. He looks over matched right now. XB is going through the rookie up and downs. He can look good on one swing and terrible the next. When he can lay off those pitches he will start abusing the pitchers. CF and 3B are far from being solved for 2015.
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He will be another reason why the FO doesn't want to give long term contracts to pitchers north of 30. If he is healthy I don't get it. He works every fifth day and has four days to figure out what he needs to do to be better in his next start. He should be viewing tape of his starts the beginning of 2013 to try to figure out what he is not doing.
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Cecchini was struggling in AAA this year. Hopefully, he corrects the problems and starts to hit. I liked his swing and he looked like he knew what he was doing in the box. So he will probably start 2015 at AAA. Holt can hit leadoff so that is a plus for him.
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BC has said it several times in different interviews that starting pitching will be number 1 on his things to do this winter.
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It hurt watching him pitch and blow two three run leads. The Sox could be looking at what happened to Bard happen to Buchholz. Bard went from being one of the best set up guys to not being able to get minor league hitters out. An Buchholz is heading in that same direction. If his problem is above the shoulders then they need to get some help for him. We need the beginning of 2013 Buccholz back.
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I think a hitters batting average with runners in scoring position is a key statistic. Especially now with homeruns down it is important to have guys that can get those runners home. It kills me when there is a runner on third and less then two outs and the hitter can't get him home. There are guys that always find away to get that run home.
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If the Sox finish last this year (Most likely) then the FO will have used their mulligan. They have said over and over again they are building the 2015 to contend. That means rebuilding the pitching staff.
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Buchholz is looking like he could be another Bard. If he isn't hurt then the Sox have a real problem with him. It hurt watching him pitch last night.
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If WMB tanks the last couple of months I could see Holt as the every day third basemen and lead off hitter in 2015. The guy plays the game like Pedey, the right way.