rjortiz
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Pierzynski played in a bandbox last year. Left-handed power hitters usually struggle at Fenway Park, due to the deep dimensions. I'm skeptical that Pierzynski has developed 25 HR+ power this late in his career. If he starts hitting 10+ out again, he's suddenly an average catcher with .700 OPS numbers. I don't think a rebuilding team should be handing out multi-year contracts to players like that.
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I've read that Swisher could go for as low as $33 million over 3 years. The Red Sox should be all over him at that price. Sign him for RF, and play Hunter in left.
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"Pyrzynski" is an old catcher, who is going to want a multi-year contract. Playing half of his games in Fenway Park is likely going to drain his HR power. It's not a great move.
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That would be a major steal if they wanted just Salty for Niese.
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We could sign Drew, Hunter, and Swisher for the same AAV as the proposed Hamilton deal. It makes more sense to spread our money around. We have too many holes.
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They're putting too many resources into one player. If they were one player away from being a championship caliber team, than I would agree with this move, but you're talking about committing 1/5th to 1/6th of the entire payroll on one player. It's too much.
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He'd need to be a 6 win player to justify that kind of contract.
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Says the guy whose fearsome rotation has Lincecum and Haren at the front, and Jackie Bradley Jr. playing RF.
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$30 million AAV for Hamilton? Ignorant.
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Good.
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Ignorant statement.
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Cabrera would cost a truckload to acquire.
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I did research, I saw that he's dominating a league where he is 3-4 years older than everyone else, and that he's a relief pitcher. What more do I need to know to say that he isn't a major loss?
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I don't claim to know more than the scouts do. I just don't see losing a reliever as a major loss.
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I used the words reliever, AA ball, and 25.
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More than most, but it's a major upgrade over that warehouse in St. Petersburg.
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I'm not sweating the loss of a 25 year old reliever in AA ball.
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Upton doesn't have the bat for RF.
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Webster is at least a year away. Haren wouldn't take away any spot. I just don't think it's productive to fill a hole with another injury prone pitcher. We could bet $8 million that he could bounce back and then flip him at the deadline. Although, the Cubs had that same option and still passed.
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No way the Red Sox get Gio for that package.
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Don't get carried away. Haren's not an ace.
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Delmon Young? Why?
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Did you even watch him at all last year? He's not the same guy anymore.
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If he's available at that price, the Red Sox should be all over him.
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He'll get more than Ethier did.