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  1. rjortiz
    In fairness to Epstein, he's done a pretty good job rebuilding the farm system. That franchise was in awful shape when he took over, and they needed to start from scratch. He had a pretty decent track record drafting and developing players. Other than the 2004 trade, he didn't make the best trades, and his free agency record is not that great. That is what will make or break the Cubs.
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    The only scenario the Red Sox offer Drew a QO is if they want him at SS. I assume they'd slide Bogaerts to 3B and Middlebrooks to 1B. I don't see how that makes them any better. Probably makes them worse. The QO is just too big a gamble. They would have to hope that the Yankees or Jeter move on, or that Cardinals do something against their MO. Who knows? Seattle might be dumb enough to do it, but that's still a big risk. I'd rather sign Peralta. No draft pick loss, and likely to be cheaper.
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    Would the Red Sox even be allowed to trade Drew? I can't find it in the rule book, but I read on fangraphs that sign-and-trades aren't allowed. I also read that Tim Dierkes, from MLBTR, said that MLB would view it as collusion. Looking back at 2012, you can see the impact the QO had on contracts. There were players that were easy QO offers, because they were going to get more than 1/13, but Drew isn't one of those players. He fits more in the category of Bourn, Lohse, Soriano, and LaRoche. They all signed below expectations, and they all had a very low number of interested suitors. Actually, I think they only had one interested suitor for each of them. Lohse had the Brewers. LaRoche had no other choice but the Nationals. The Nationals were Soriano's only interested team. The Mets were interested in Bourn, but they balked at surrendering the 11th pick. Compare them to the players without QO's attached.
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    Football is the new national pastime. I love baseball, but it doesn't cause church attendance to drop.
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    Even with the QO?
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    Figgins isn't a good comparison. He wasn't a SS, has entirely different skills, and didn't have a QO offer attached to him. Figgins didn't have a stellar injury history, but I don't think it's nearly as questionable as Drew's. Also, 25 teams can probably afford 3/39, but that doesn't mean that 25 teams are going to be interested. Who really has a gaping hole at SS, and expects to contend next year? Drew makes no sense for a team that is rebuilding. The only possible options I see are the Yankees, Cardinals, and maybe Seattle as a dark horse.
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    He's projected to finish at 2.7 WAR. The team that goes 3/45 would have to believe he'd be better in 2014. You could make that argument if you discounted his early season struggles. However, I think that brings up his injury history. He isn't exactly an iron man. He also finished below replacement level in 2012, which has to give some teams some pause for concern. Who do you have in mind? Are you talking about the SS's who have actually reached free agency? The ones that stand out are Rollins at 3/33, Furcal at 3/30, and Reyes at 6/106.
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    Stephen Drew needs teams to get into a bidding war to land a contract that size.
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    He's going to be appealing to some teams if he's only getting $5 million. He's getting 1/9.5 this year. If you think he's going to get that AAV for two years, then he's going to accept Boston's QO.
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    They have the funds, but they probably have too many holes to fill to be a serious contender next year. I don't think they'd sacrifice the draft pick to sign Stephen Drew. Probably makes more sense to take a flier on Peralta. How much do you think Stephen Drew is really worth? He's been good this year, but looking at his three year totals doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. He's also an injury liability, and entering his decline years. A team would have to outbid the 1/14 on the table for Drew, plus sacrifice the draft pick. A QO would hurt his value on the market pretty badly. I don't see a team giving up a draft pick for a player of Drew's caliber.
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    I think the only decision they have to make is who is going to be the 1B. Unless Middlebrooks collapses down the stretch, he probably will be the 3B in 2014. Bogaerts will most likely be the SS. They might bring in a veteran who can play around the INF for insurance, but I don't see them bringing in major competition for those positions. Drew is as good as gone in my opinion. The Red Sox won't QO him.
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    Napoli is a pretty good bet to accept a QO offer. I don't see any team giving up a pick, plus outbidding 1/14. I think they could get him cheaper. Although, his recent surge is complicating things. I think he winds up back in Seattle. They will offer him a QO, and he will accept it.
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    Is Buchholz on a pitch count?
  14. rjortiz
    I lost on Thursday. Other team had Manning.
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    Hahahaha, I think that guy rages at everything, so don't take it personally.
  16. rjortiz
    Nava can't play RF. I suspect Bradley gets his shot.
  17. rjortiz
    With the division lead we have, I think they just run him out there every five days to see if he can recapture his early season form. Not counting on him for October right now.
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    Probably a troll
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    No, I meant would you have to draft starters who you think would suck the most, or just players in general? If it's the second, then I would have picked Tebow as my QB, because he would never see the field.
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    I think he's going to fall to earth, (.405 BABIP in August, .444 in September) but can't argue with past success, even if it was lucky.
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    I think that's why I started smoking cigarettes. Three hour classes were bad enough with just one break. I needed an excuse to take three.
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    I really don't have a strong opinion on this, but I don't think he has the quality of player that gets a number retired. He doesn't have that star appeal. I'm biased though, because of his awful play at the end of the career. Maybe they retire his number if he becomes another Johnny Pesky. I'd say no to Boggs. I think there's a likability factor that comes into play here. A lot of people seem to hate him for some reason. I'd also say no to Clemens. I think more people will remember the steroids, and that he was dragged before Congress. Didn't leave on the best terms, either.
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    Do they have to start?
  24. rjortiz
    I'm guessing your top 8 looked like Peterson, Manning, Martin, Foster, McCoy, Charles, Rice, and then Brees. Forget that Brees is a bad pick in that spot, does he really think that trading Brady will yield more value than the 9th overall pick would? There's probably twenty better players in that spot.
  25. rjortiz
    At lot of people projecting him to win the job by the start of October. I'm just not a fan of slow running backs.
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