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  1. rjortiz
    I hope they didn't think Thorton was a replacement for Miller. He's probably just a specialist now.
  2. rjortiz
    I agree, but I think his awful defense negates any value his bat has. I think they should gamble with Bogaerts.
  3. rjortiz
    I think Miller is done for the year. I'd say that Crain would be the best reliever on the roster.
  4. rjortiz
    Crain is a dominant high leverage reliever that replaces Miller. Marrero is blocked by Bogaerts, Cecchini, and Iglesias. I don't think it's the worst trade in the world.
  5. rjortiz
    We probably could get Young for a nothing prospect. I think he'd be a good pinch hitter. However, the risk of Farrell playing him everyday is too high.
  6. rjortiz
    We probably could get Young for a nothing
  7. rjortiz
    I wonder if the White Sox would bite on Devin Marrero for Jessie Crain.
  8. rjortiz
    Victorino or Bradley Jr. would probably be our CF, with Choo manning a corner spot. Choo is probably going to get $16-18 AAV over 4-5 years. I don't know if I want him at that price.
  9. rjortiz
    More to defense than just throwing out runners.
  10. rjortiz
    I could see him getting 6/90. That would take him to his age 36 season.
  11. rjortiz
    Middlebrooks isn't even hitting AAA pitching right now. I wouldn't pencil him in at 1B.
  12. rjortiz
    He's ranked 29th on Dave Cameron's trade value list on fangraphs. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2013-trade-value-30-26/
  13. rjortiz
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-2013-mid-season-top-50-prospects/ Red Sox with 4 in the top 50
  14. rjortiz
    I think we're looking at Bogaerts at 3B, Iglesias at SS, Pedroia at 2B, and an acquisition at 1B. Middlebrooks is struggling pretty badly at AAA ball now, and can't be counted on. Despite a BABIP of .382, Napoli has only managed an OPS of .791. I think he has more power than what he's shown, but he's been pretty disappointing so far. We dodged a bullet by not signing him to a three year deal.
  15. rjortiz
    Apparently he's going to be on Dave Cameron's top 50 trade value list.
  16. rjortiz
    They're getting upgrades at SS, 3B, and LF. Maybe they go get a DH. I think they are too far back to challenge the Sox, but they will definitely be in the Wild Card mix.
  17. rjortiz
    Bogaerts went 2/3 with a walk to raise his OPS to .755. Bradley Jr. 1/2 with 3 walks. Cecchini 3/4 with a double. Hitting .412 in AA ball.
  18. rjortiz
    I actually don't mind trading the other three, but I don't think you trade potential 30+ HR SS's who is under team control for six years for a pitcher about to hit free agency. Shields isn't even a top 15 pitcher.
  19. rjortiz
    Shields is a great pitcher, but he only has 1 1/2 year of team control left. Getting those two would unquestionably improve the team in the short term, but I think we're sacrificing too much cost-controlled talent to make that deal.
  20. rjortiz
    There aren't many players with an 80 power grade, but Bautista is definitely one of them. He has 40-50 HR power. Middlebrooks is definitely a step below that. If you're super optimistic, he probably grades out at 70.
  21. rjortiz
    Middlebrooks' raw power isn't even in the same stratosphere as Bautista's.
  22. rjortiz
    If you look at the roster, the Red Sox don't have a lot of holes. The only place they could conceivably use an upgrade is at 3B, but they have internal options that look just as good as what the trade market can offer. Nava is slumping a bit, but he's still been very good against RHP, and Gomes is starting to swing the bat. We could use a few bullpen arms, but again internal options might be the better route. De La Rosa and Webster could be very good options out of the bullpen. I don't think we should be looking for a closer, but rather fifth or sixth options out of the pen. The rotation has been very solid. Lackey and Buchholz can anchor the front. Dempster, Doubront, and Lester are pretty good options for the back end of the rotation. I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but the only weakness I could possibly see from this team is not having an elite third option for the postseason.
  23. rjortiz
    The Blue Jays signed him to a pretty good deal, but these are the ideas the Red Sox should be pursuing. No Michael Youngs at the deadline.
  24. rjortiz
    Love the idea, but I think they'd want Bogaerts in any deal for him.
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