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  1. Behindenemylines
    I think both Bogaerts and Owens will be big time players so I can't see moving them plus other top prospects for one player. Besides the Rangers call every week and the Marlins response is go take a hike. He is not going to be traded until Miami feels he no longer fits in their budget.
  2. Behindenemylines
    Iglesias started to come back down to earth after an un-Iggy offensive start to the season. The Sox traded him with his value at the highest, and with a few prospects rated higher then him in the system who they believe are better options at SS.
  3. Behindenemylines
    Sox may now have enough SP to get to the playoffs, but they need a healthy Buchholtz to do anything in the playoffs. Peavy no longer is an ace, but he is good pitcher that when healthy I think he is going to give you 6 to 7 innings per start and keep you in the game. Buchholtz at the beginning of the season was lights out like Price was against us on July 24 and 29, and that's who the Sox need taking the ball in game one of a playoff series. If Lester is back to form, then Peavy, and Lackey as your four that would be though in a series. You take a healthy Buchholtz out of the mix and it starts to become a little shaky. I can't see a deep run in the playoffs without a healthy Buchholtz. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.
  4. Behindenemylines
    Lowrie has a great bat, but he can't stay on the field. I think when its all said done we will talking about Bogaerts the way we talked about Nomar.
  5. Behindenemylines
    Peavy has pitched well of late which is what you really want to look at. Price is a perfect example of that. If you look at his season stats they are not impressive, but you saw what he did to the Sox. Since the All-Star break a healthy Price has been lights out. Buchholtz is the opposite. If you look at his season stats they look great, but he hasn't pitched since June and no one knows when or if he is coming back. Peavy has pitched well of late and I think as long as he remains healthy it will be a positive for the Sox. I believe it is what a pitcher has done in their last 4 or 5 starts is what you have to look at.
  6. Behindenemylines
    Pretty good so far. Now can you make some positive predictions for the Sox playoff chances?
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Behindenemylines
    Amen on this one. As soon as the Phillies mention Bogaerts you got to say good bye.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Behindenemylines
    Without Beckett and Lowell in 2007 the Sox aren't champions. So the Sox had to deal Ramirez to make that happen.
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