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How many more years does Papi have left in him? I hope 3.

Cleveland has 2 top 10 catchers but Salty is a around 10th best himself this season. Not bad at all.

It is a real pleasure to watch Buchholz pitch. How big is it that he has returned for the post-season.

thanks .... you are not to bad yourself. singing ... I kissed a girl and I liked it.

There is a saying in the Dominican Republic ... you swing your way off the island you don't walk off the island.

It is odd that he is being compared to a player so far removed from the game. Ken Sr. was nt slouch either.

This is true ... I hope JBJ is everything you hope that he can be ... that would be awesome for our Red Sox. If they go out and get Abreu and Tanaka I can better deal with the departure of Ellsbury.

You make a good point ... Buchholz, Lester, Tanaka, Lackey, Doubront ... and deal off Peavy and Dempster while eating half their salaries and picking up a couple of prospects. I want a stronger 1,2,3 come post season. Lackey, Peavy, Doubront, Dempster ... take your pick on who to let go ... I say Peavy and Dempster ... could be Lackey and Dempster ... but Dempster has to go.

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getting to first base is great but not if you are bogging down the bases.

Here is next seasons starting rotation. Buchholz Tanaka Lester Lackey Doubront Sox deal off Dempster and Peavy and eat 50% of their salaries.

Dice K tried to be perfect ... it didn't work well. Too many walks ... full counts ... etc. He put his teammates in the field to sleep.

Think David Roberts

Very Funny!

Seriously ... who compares anyone to KGJ ... if that were the case his numbers in AAA would be much better. Who exactly compared him to KGJ?

I am curious were the 20+ steals come from. He is having 0% success in AAA.

I'll take that bet ... you name the amount.

I agree with you. It would be nice if OPS replaced avg. when players step to the plate.

Some deals eventually come back to bit you but other deals workout ... it is the nature of the game. Did the Sox make revenue in other ways from Dice K? ... I do not know. If you take out the posting fee how over paid was he? Should fans care a dam about what the owners pay for the posting fee or what the payroll is? Crawford was a much worse signing than Dice K.

I agree ... Nava might be better off hitting from the left full time.

McCann vs. Salty ... I think Salty will be re-signed. His defense seems to be improving ... throwing wise ... I have no facts to support this but in a recent game he threw out 3 runners. If he and his family enjoy living in the Boston Area will play a big role. Ortiz is an exceptional DH and perhaps the best ever but I would rather not have a full time DH and use the extra roster sport for a position player or arm. DH can be a great way to give some guys a day off and also bat right against left and visa versa.

Maybe you are right ... so why are they scouting him? If they fall in love with the guy you just never know. And about the 100M investment ... only half goes against the Cap. Ownership has all kinds of money.

Maybe ... maybe ... but the Sox owners have money and they like to win. Do not count the Sox out. After the posting fee is paid the actual contract should be very reasonable. There was a 50m fee for Dice K and another 50M 5 year contract or was it 6 years.

SSF ... Your arguments are terrible. The Sox have and continue to scout Tanaka. Are you saying that the organization does not know what they are doing? Give me a break. Your answer to me is Workman ... with a whip of 1.44 and an era of 5.05 ... really. Of course the Sox can use help at the front end of their rotation. Buchholz with 101 IP. And we are only talking about the season. Come the playoffs you need a minimum of 2 aces ... if Buchholz did not come back in time for the playoffs the Sox would be entering post season with 2- 1/2 Ace's in Lester and Lackey. Playoffs are all about pitching. The Dodgers would be my favorites to win it all this year if I were not a Sox fanatic. They have arguably the number 1 pitcher in the game in Kershaw and another top 8 in Greinkee. Detroit has a top 5 in Anibal Sanchez and a top 10 in Max Scherzer and for good measure they have former Cy Young pitcher in Verlander who in an off year posted an era of 3.56. Yes he would be the Ace of the Sox. If you do not think adding Tanaka to Lester and Buchholz would be a good baseball decision well ... there is nothing more I can say.

The Giants, Angels, Diamondbacks, and probably another 10 teams are looking at Tanaka. Dodgers have a 2013 payroll of 220M, Yankees 203M while the Red Sox are at 141M. Depending on ARoids suspension hearing the Yankees will save more than 154K per game. The Yankees have always controlled MLB and they want ARODS suspension to hold at 211 games but MLB most often compromises on appeal. I do not think AROD had been caught using before so MLB will have an uphill fight to keep him at 211 games. Cano is due for a 10M raise from 15m to 25m. The Yankees are working to stay beneath the salary cap so I think Boston has a better chance than either the Dodgers or Yankees. The posting fee will be around 50-60m but that does not count towards the cap. He will probably be signed at 12m per over 5 - 60M. Sox can unload Dempster to an NL and pick up part of his salary.