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  1. Behindenemylines
    Pretty good so far. Now can you make some positive predictions for the Sox playoff chances?
  2. Behindenemylines
    He didn't look to good last night, we don't need another high K guy. Peavy trade allows them to move Workman to the pen. That was the Sox original plan for him.
  3. Behindenemylines
    I agree that Sox sold high on Iggy. The last few weeks it has been painful watching him hit. His glove will be missed, but I think Bogaerts will make us forget Iggy. The Tigers can hide his bat in that lineup.
  4. Behindenemylines
    On paper the trade looks good: 1) You get a solid starter to help the playoff run (Peavy) 2) You save $$$$ and top prospects by not going hard for Lee 3) You also look to the future - Bogaerts is the SS, WMB will get another shot at 3B and if he doesn't work out you still have Cecchini 4) You get Peavy for Iggy (Who I think BC traded at his highest value) and three low level prospects 5) Workman becomes a power arm in the pen The risk is Peavy's health. BC says he will keep looking, but thinks the Sox are done.
  5. Behindenemylines
    Have you looked at Swisher's numbers? I said don't sign him because his numbers were padded by $pankee Stadium. Victorino is 100% better with the glove in RF (Fenway's RF is a place you need a CF type glove) and uses his speed to help the team in a various ways.
  6. Behindenemylines
    Another Bard type arm. Had success in the past and throws hard, but struggled this year finding the strike zone and banished to AAA. Currently hurt with a thumb injury so I don't know what the Sox will get out of him this year.
  7. Behindenemylines
    Tampa's starters are young and locked in right now. That is what makes them the Sox biggest threat the rest of the way. To begin with they could force the Sox into that one game playoff which is a crap shot. That is why the Sox still need to do something with the pitching, at the same time don't blow up the farm system.
  8. Behindenemylines
    Baseball GODs didn't want the Sox to win Monday. Any Sox fan who watched the 8th and 9th has to still be wondering what the F#@% just happened.
  9. Behindenemylines
    Amen on this one. As soon as the Phillies mention Bogaerts you got to say good bye.
  10. Behindenemylines
    Rosenthal loses my respect by comparing this potential trade with the Beckett-Ramirez trade. Lee is going to be 35 and Beckett was 25. If the Sox make a trade for Lee it shouldn't include Bogaerts or Owens.
  11. Behindenemylines
    Other then Saturday night (Drew) we haven't gotten much production from the left side of the infield. How long do the Sox wait before Bogaerts gets a shot? The O's did it last year with their kid 3B.
  12. Behindenemylines
    Three quality starts in a row for Lester. That is good news for the Sox. As far as tomorrow goes the Sox need to stay patient with Price and drive the pitch count up. The problem on Wednesday was he threw so many strikes he was always ahead in the counts. If he does that again then it will be really hard to beat him.
  13. Behindenemylines
    White Sox will try to get as many teams as possible interested in Peavy to jack up the price. Every report you read you see another team in the hunt.
  14. Behindenemylines
    I think bad contracts still starts with A-Rod. It will become even worse when MLB suspends the rest of the cheats in the next 7 to 10 days. The New York media is already circling like voltures.
  15. Behindenemylines
    I think Boras is going to want a larger contract for Ellsbury then what Pedroia got. The Sox I think aren't going to offer him more so he will be playing else where next season, unless Ellsbury really wants to stay and cans Boras as his agent (Like Cano did) and doesn't try breaking the bank. I don't think that happens even though a Bradley - Ellsbury - Victorino outfield would be outstanding defensively.
  16. Behindenemylines
    You got this one right. The A's are being proactive knowing that they will lose their best starter in the next week. There is a reason that Colon at 40 something is pitching better then he did five years ago. With that said the Sox still need pitching. I think the only untouchables from the prospects are Bogaerts, Bradley and Owens. Even though he is still a few years away he is dominating at the level he is at and is probably the only potential ace they have in the minors. If Lee is a target they do have pieces to get it done. An what they have to give up depends on how much money they will eat.
  17. Behindenemylines
    I'm okay with moving Middlebrooks as part of a deal to get Peavy. Both Bogaerts at AAA and Cecchini at AA look like better long term solutions at 3B for the Sox.
  18. Behindenemylines
    That's why the Cards are always in contention for the playoffs. Their FO makes the tough decisions, and most of the time they are the correct ones. They were smart enough too know that what Pujols was looking for in years and $$$$ was not a good investment and moved on. Not that Ellsbury is in the class of Pujols, but what Borus isn't going to ask for in years and $$$$ is not going to be a good investment for the Sox. That's why as much as I like what Ellsbury gives to the team, he is probably going to move on. The Sox will probably offer him 5 years at $15 to $17 million a year, and Borus is looking for more.
  19. Behindenemylines
    The Sox not only have not hit good pitching of late, they can't even score off them. So even when they do get good pitching themselves they still are losing.
  20. Behindenemylines
    Without Beckett and Lowell in 2007 the Sox aren't champions. So the Sox had to deal Ramirez to make that happen.
  21. Behindenemylines
    Yaz is the reason I am a Sox fan. Its a great idea!
  22. Behindenemylines
    Still need pitching. Whether its a starter (Peavy) and then move Workman to the bullpen, or a reliever and keep Workman in the rotation until Buchholtz comes back. If Bochholtz doesn't come back the Sox won't make the playoffs anyway. The way the Sox have failed to hit good pitching starting with the A's series before the break it has to concern you. If the Sox do make the playoffs are they quickly going to be eliminated because of the poor success against good pitching. With that said I don't want the FO to give away too many top prospects just to get to the playoffs.
  23. Behindenemylines
    Pedroia is the face of the franchise and the FO did the right thing by allowing him to finish his career in Boston if he elects to. The value of the contract works for the Sox as well.
  24. Behindenemylines
    I think Workman is key to what the Sox do before the trading deadline. He has one more start before the deadline and if he has another solid start then the Sox go out and get bullpen help with the thought of keeping him in the rotation until Buchholtz comes back. If he has a bad outing against the O's then the Sox go after a starter (Peavy maybe), and maybe a lesser piece for the pen with the thought of moving Workman to the pen. Either way the Sox will pick up another pitcher. It would be nice if some of their young pitchers stepped up.
  25. Behindenemylines
    With the value of what is left on his contract at worst he could be a solid middle of the rotation pitcher. If for some reason the Sox aren't in contention next season you can then listen to offers for him. After getting little value out of at the beginning of the contract it is great to have some value now.
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