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  1. Behindenemylines
    WMB has looked better at the plate in the first couple of games back. If he gives you solid D, .250 BA ,and a threat of power the rest of the season then the Sox upgraded from the Snyder/Holt platoon that was starting to struggle.
  2. Behindenemylines
    Don't have any confidence that Napoli will come up big in a tough spot. He will easily pass 200 strikeouts in a season and not reach 20 HR. If someone is going to strike out that much they have to hit north of 30 HR. The one year contract was a blessing, and the Sox should move on in 2014.
  3. Behindenemylines
    If I was BC I would put the 5 year 20 million on the table. If Ellsbury takes it you have a Bradley-Ellsbury-Victorino OF in 2014. That is a great defensive outfield. If he doesn't then he really doesn't want to be in Boston. Some team will go over the 20 million a year mark for him though.
  4. Behindenemylines
    I like the thought of a Bradley - Ellsbury - Victorino outfield, but Ellsbury would have to take less then he could get on the open market. He will not (Boras will not) take the 6 years at 90 million. It will take 110 to 120 million. If you let Drew and Napoli walk, and play Bradley LF - Bogaerts at SS - Carp 1B the money you will save will allow them to sign Ellsbury. I keep Salty (knows the staff and you get enough with the bat) at reasonable $$$$$, because an investment in McCann and catchers in general is a big risk. 1B Carp (probably need a right handed bat against tough lefties) 2B Pedroia SS Bogaerts 3B WMB LF Bradley (Gomes can still play against lefties) CF Ellsbury RF Victorino C Salty / Ross DH Papi
  5. Behindenemylines
    I don't know how he would do against left handed pitching. Most of his playing time has come against righties and he has been productive against them most of the season. Defensively he has been okay at 1B. If you had a right handed bat that could play against tough lefties and also play some OF then I don't see why the Sox couldn't play Carp at 1B next year. His bat has been good all season. Napoli has not given the Sox enough power to off set the high strikeout total. By season's end he will have the Sox single season K record. That one year contract is looking good.
  6. Behindenemylines
    The Sox lack of offensive against lefties since the All-Star break mean that they need to get another right handed threat in the lineup. That means either Bogaerts or WMB has to be in the lineup at 3B moving forward. When you have the likes on B. Chen shutting you down something has to be changed.
  7. Behindenemylines
    I think the Sox have gotten their value out of Victorino this season. He has to be one of the best defensive RF in baseball, and has done well hitting in the two hole. Plus he is another one of those good clubhouse guys the Sox signed last off season. Having played in Philadelphia you kind of knew the bright lights of Boston weren't going to effect him.
  8. Behindenemylines
    The Sox collapse in 2011 seemed to effect Bard personally. The loss of mph and the lack of command led to Bard's loss of effectiveness. I think he gets one more shot next season in the spring and if he can't find the magic again his days in Boston could be over. The Sox are going to start having a lot of young prospects that they will have to put on the 40 man roster and an ineffective Bard will have no place.
  9. Behindenemylines
    Iggy no longer was the Sox SS of the future as Bogaerts kept proving himself at every level he played at. I think if he stays healthy he will be on par with Nomar.
  10. Behindenemylines
    Sox will offer Ellsbury a contract that will not be agreed upon by Boras. The better Ellsbury plays in 2013 the better for the Sox this season, but worse for them and the return of Ellsbury. Unless he takes less to stay in Boston I can't see him coming back. JBJ rea will start next season.
  11. Behindenemylines
    I think the Holt-Synder platoon is coming to an end. They have both come back to earth and the time to bring up WMB or Bogaerts is near. With WMB there is always the threat to go yard, and with Bogaerts you could get what the O's got out of their kid 3B.
  12. Behindenemylines
    Teixeira use the Sox to get more $$$$ from the $pankees because he had no intentions of playing in Boston. I am glad that signing never took place, and that the Sox didn't make the trade for A-Rod. Remember that could have happened. Now the $panks are dealing with these two headache contracts. All of the $$$ they spent on these two contracts and they could only buy the one championship.
  13. Behindenemylines
    Don't think the Sox will be in on any waiver trades. I think any changes to the roster will come from within. C- Ross is not to far away, 3B - Either WMB or Bogaerts as the current platoon has finally ran its coarse, P - The return of Buchholtz to the staff.
  14. Behindenemylines
    The Sox are not being hurt by the Holt/Snyder platoon right now so there is no rush to bring up Bogaerts. I don't think you will see WMB until September unless Drew gets hurt. The need to have a back up SS will keep him there.
  15. Behindenemylines
    Reminds me of the great Sox rally game in Fever Pitch that Fallon's character missed. I'm sure a lot of Sox fans turned in when the Sox went down 7-1 and King Felix still in the game. I for one was shocked this morning when I saw the score. There is something special about this team.
  16. Behindenemylines
    I guess the big key with Peavy is if healthy. He has the good track record when he is healthy and we can only hope the Sox get this.
  17. Behindenemylines
    The Sox needed another arm in the pen after the marathon the other night and Wright served that purpose. He came up big by shutting the M's down for three innings. Probably see Workman back in 10 days to help the Sox in the pen or to replace Dempster in the rotation as I've heard that he has been dealing with a lingering injury.
  18. Behindenemylines
    I kind of agree with this reasoning. The Sox have their own potential Stanton with Bogaerts who plays the most important defensive position. If you look at the top prospects in the system and only a third of them reach their potential then the Sox are going to be in contention for awhile. What if you trade most of your top prospects to get Stanton and he becomes one of those players who can not play under the bright lights of Boston? I like the kid as a player, but don't want to sell the farm to get him.
  19. Behindenemylines
    Last nights game was like the game in Fever Pitch when Jimmy Fallon's character misses that great Sox ninth inning rally. I too missed the great Sox rally having stopped watching the game with the Sox down 7-1 and King Felix still in the game. This was the baseball gods pay back for Monday. This team is starting to remind me more and more of the "Idiots".
  20. Behindenemylines
    Unless all three of those low end prospects become All-Stars the Sox filled a big need in the rotation and gave up an all glove no hit SS that the Sox have Bogaerts to step in 2014.
  21. Behindenemylines
    The Sox have too many teams below them to get anything that doesn't have a huge contract attached to it.
  22. Behindenemylines
    Sad day for the nation, RIP Boomer.
  23. Behindenemylines
    I think the Sox view Workman the rest of this season as a power righty in the pen that could give you multiply innings and as a safety net for the starting rotation if the injury bug strikes the Sox. Holt was brought up ahead of Middlebrooks because he can play SS. If they would have brought up WMB then they had no back up for Drew.
  24. Behindenemylines
    "Monkeys in the Jungle" came up big last night. He has been steady with the glove and I have more confidence with him up then I did with Iggy.
  25. Behindenemylines
    There are twenty something other teams who would claim in a heart beat. Sox won't worry about 2014 1B until this winter.
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