rjortiz

I don't see any infantile mocking, and racial undertones in that post.

Does that leave any other stadium? I think he's the Yankees 2B over Roberts.

Catcher.

Wow. Did anyone see that Off the Bat promo? So glad I don't contribute to that.

Cutter.

I still don't understand why batters don't bunt on the shift.

They have everything on that website. You can even watch Game of Thrones when it comes on live. Cable companies looted customers for years, only right to steal some of that back.

http://www.strikeout.co/baseball/220836/1/new-york-yankees-vs-boston-red-sox-live-stream-online.html

Illuminati hand sign with Rothschild. Jacko supports him, because he will bring eugenics and depopulation to mothers who have multiple bastards.

The 17 GIDP have something to do with that.

I agree with this 100%. If Henry Owens is blowing away MLB batters in September, I'd be more inclined to let Lester walk. I also want to see what happens with Peavy's option for 2015.

I would argue that the disparity in payroll is keeping Oakland and Tampa from solidifying their status as contenders. The Red Sox can go add Peavy despite his $16 (?) million salary. They can kick the tires on Cliff Lee. The Rays have to take risks on injured relievers, and use internal options. It really emphasizes how astonishingly well run their organizations are. It looks like Pittsburgh is going to join them. I was talking about the team valuation of players being more than what they are paid. Cano probably won't be very useful at age 40, but he's going to help sell tickets, jerseys, concessions, advertising, and help ratings for ROOT (where they own a majority stake). That all adds to the value he provides on the field. They might even sneak into the playoffs this year. If they pull that off, I don't think paying him $24 million in 2022 will bother them that much. They might not even own the team at that point. And look who is receiving the compensatory picks for those players. Atlanta and Boston. The big markets are also able to extend QO's to players that small markets could not. The Red Sox can sweep $14 million under the rug. The Yankees offered $14 million to a setup reliever. The Rays aren't going to gamble 1/5th of their payroll on a possible acceptance. Definitely needs to be scraped during the next CBA.

A couple things: 1) The third richest franchise crying poverty is laughable. 2) MLB salaries are undervalued. MLB labor market is an oligopsony, and institutes many ways to suppress wages. 3) The Dodgers and Yankees use this to their advantage. They don't need to overpay players, because they can stop bidding when everyone else drops out. Instead of one $50 million player (actual value), they can buy a $30 million player and a $20 million player. 4) It's actually more of a question of how skilled GM's are at getting players to sign for less than they are worth. 5) Baseball needs a salary cap and better revenue sharing if they are really serious about competitive balance.

Not really a surprise that teams aren't separating after 10 games. I don't think the Orioles are that close in talent compared to the Red Sox. The Blue Jays and Yankees are definitely a step below.

Tazawa is a solid fallback option.

Lost Boone Logan too. However, I don't think a few middle relievers would have moved the needle that much. It just looks that much worse with Robertson being out. Losing a closer of that caliber would hurt every bullpen. They were OK on paper before the season started.

I don't find it sickening. I just don't understand why some think it's possible. The Red Sox are not moving Bogaerts off SS for Drew. Drew is not going to torpedo his future value by playing a position that he has never played. Even if he was amendable to that, how much would the Red Sox value 250-350 PA of Stephen Drew? Definitely not close to his asking price. There has to be a better offer. I refuse to believe that the best offer Drew has is at least 50% less than the QO, and not even to play SS. I'm also skeptical that Drew in this role is more than a marginal upgrade over Roberts and Herrera. What about Cecchini? Too much money chasing too little an improvement.

Especially for pitchers not affected by the QO. All proposals south of $100 million is wishful thinking. He's probably in the $120 to $140 million range. The Scherzer offer from the Tigers was $144 million. I'd guess Lester is aiming for that. Scherzer is better, but Lester's longer track record, durability, and postseason success could drive up his price. I'm not excited about paying that much for the decline years of a pitcher that isn't really an ace. There doesn't seem to be a lot of surplus value, even with optimistic projections. Unless his hometown discount means giving up $40 to $60 million dollars, I would wait until the offseason to make a decision.

If Lester offered the Red Sox 5/80, they would have already signed him. Jon Lackey and AJ Burnett got bigger deals and they signed four years ago.

Even with the assumption that Boras is 100% in control of Drew's destination, the Red Sox best offer would be a platoon at 3B, and occasionally spelling Bogaerts at SS. I doubt that it would be a lucrative offer. If he's willing to accept that, I would be on board with it.

The Red Sox are not moving Bogaerts to 3B for Stephen Drew. Bogaerts would have to be awful defensively to justify that switch. Drew is definitely an upgrade over Roberts and Herrera, but Roberts and Herrera won't be the 3B when Middlebrooks comes back. Paying Drew $10 million (at the minimum) to be better than Roberts and Herrera for 100-200 PA's is a waste of money. I have absolutely no idea what Boras and Drew want in the first place. The Red Sox offered him the QO and he turned that down. They offered him a depth role, and he didn't accept that either. There has to have been better offers from other teams. None managed to convince him to sign. Maybe if Bogaerts gets hurt, Drew would be back on the table.

16 through eight games, which is a 133% increase from 2013.

He won't agree to be in a three-man shuffle between 3B and SS. He'd be overpaid in that role, even if he agreed. He'd be a complete unknown defensively at 3B. He might have made one less out in that situation against a LHP by striking out instead of grounding into a double play.

Against LHP, Bogaerts looks like the only realistic alternative, and he's probably a lateral move at best.

What's the O/U on the date Pierzynski draws his first walk?