FredLynn
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Its an excellent point if you think the team was able to compete for a ring this year, yes. And certainly using that money for a good SP who would sign for one year (eg: Oswalt or Kuroda) made a hell of a lot more sense than giving it to Ortiz. It was a calculated risk-one the Sox management lost (again). They FO is really going to have to learn how the game is played all over again.
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Its because his ERA pitching primarily against the very weak hitting ALW (ie the A's and M's) was 4.40 and someone here mentioned that his ERA vs the Yankees is 6. He would be just cannon fodder out there. We don't need more cannon fodder: we already have Miller and now Silva. Unless, of course, we are clearly in a rebuilding year, Red Sox style, and the owners are already surrendering the season to the better ALE teams.
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Thanks. I did not know that.
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Nope. I don't. Neither of us can prove it, but I think that if he got that offer he would have taken it. This is probably his last year in baseball IMO. He is severely limited by the fact that he cannot play in the field. I wish someone HAD offered him that money. I suspect he got NO offers once arbitration was offered by the Red Sox
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What's Bill Lee doing these days? He is a very nice guy too. So is John Smoltz. They are also to be found wherever we found Carlos Silva.
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My comments obviously refer to the current roster, since I cannot predict the future. If we got a Garza or even a Jackson that would change things. I have no reason to believe that we are going to obtain quality SP, based on what I have read about even guys like Oswalt or Kuroda being too expensive.
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Therein lies the root of the problem. Ortiz screwed up the club's strategy when he unexpectedly accepted arbitration. Our offense needed no help, even without Ortiz. But our pitching sure did, and sure does now, and will all season long. Hell, the best we can do now is..........Carlos Silva??? Give me a break.
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Ortiz failed to get any offers of more than one year. At the end of last season he commented about his desire to leave all the drama in Boston for a more serene atmosphere. The Red Sox offered him arbitration not because they really wanted to pay him the $14-15M he will get but because the took a calculated risk that he would decline it and then we would get two good draft picks. They guessed wrong, and now they don't have the money to buy the SP the team desperately needs. At least thats my take on it.
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Red Sox sign Carlos Silva, Ciriaco, Spears
FredLynn replied to Soxfan1's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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He commented on how tasty the chicken was, but that he would prefer never to drink Bud Light again.
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Does anyone know where we really stand with the cap? I have read that we are already over it and I have also read that the owners are trying hard to stay under it. Both cannot be true.
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I think a power struggle will happen. The question is whether Valentine has enough time to complete his appointed task before that happens. I think he can do it.
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Well, there is Francona.... Oh wait-I guess that in the end, he really wasn't that successful at all. His teams tended to win games in spite of him rather than because of him. I would much rather have a manager who covers for his recalcitrant self-absorbed spoiled players than any on the lists you have provided. Bring back Terry!
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Criticize him all you want. For now, I like what he is doing. Disagreements like this make the board spicier. I know of a board that is monotone, mostly, and vanilla, if anyone is interested. This will be playing out over the next few weeks, Crawford and Valentine. Crawford can only hide for so long. It will be interesting to see what his side of this is when he finally opens up.
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No, its actually spot on. Good tactics. I expect that it will put a bug in Beckett's butt and generate capitulation on Crawford's part. They will realize that the Country Club in no more. Its all business now.
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I really don't care what his tactics are as long as he succeeds in making that a more professional team. Whatever else Bobby V is, he is smart. I suspect he is in the warning shot stage, but would be willing to escalate if need be. I watched what happened last year, and I watched the last three years in which we failed to win a single playoff game. Now some of that is due to factors beyond anyone's control, but some of it is due to the MEFIRSTS on the team. Wakefield is a prime example. The nerve that selfish fool has to say that the fans "deserve to see me go for the record". We are back in the 25 players/25 cabs stage. I think Valentine is going to fix that before he wears out his welcome, which he is likely to do in a couple of years. I don't think you will ever see John Lackey staring down his new manager from the mound the way he disrespected Francona.
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Saunders had a good year last year pitching for the DBacks. But before last year he hadn't had an ERA under 4.25 since 2008. What does that translate into pitching in the ALE at Fenway? Wakefield also sucks, but is much cheaper. Both guys suck. Whether one sucks more than the other is a reasonable topic for debate; neither is a guy I would want on my team, even as a #4 SP (=Starting Pinata). I expect Wakefield will be back, but not Varitek. I would prefer Garza to round out the rotation, but our FO isn't spending money this year.
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The fact of the matter is that its tough to win with pitching that is "meddling", or mediocre. Its a hell of a lot easier with great pitching and a little timely hitting than trying to bash your way to a ring. Another fact is that the owners are very reluctant to buy the kind of pitching that will put us over the top. That combination does not bode well for this season.