Kimmi
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I agree that the demands for any of the starters are too high right now. It's quite possible that the Sox wait until midseason to add another starter. Or, it's possible that some of those demands will come down as we get closer to Opening Day. Thankfully, the FO has revamped the rotation well enough that they do not have to add another starter right now and they do not have to succumb to demands that they are not comfortable meeting.
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I don't disagree. I guess it depends on what the bottom line is, but I just don't see the FO giving Scherzer what he will likely command. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have him. For the Sox, I think Shields is a more realistic option. I can see possibly getting him for a 4 year deal.
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Hi Pruneface. While I would definitely like to see another starter, and I think the Sox should add one, I don't think it's a necessity. I like the team as currently constructed and think they are legitimate contenders. I can see the rationale for waiting until midseason as well, but I'm still hopeful they pick up another starter this offseason.
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That doesn't make any sense. If Lee reaches 200 innings, then the option becomes guaranteed. If the option is guaranteed, the Phillies don't have the choice of buying out. They can only buy out if the option does not vest. Here is a short blurb that Jeff Sullivan wrote about it. "Lee's 2016 option will vest if he throws at least 200 innings in 2015, or if he throws at least 400 innings between 2014-2015. If he does that, he'll make his $135 million. If not, the Phillies will probably opt for the buyout, although it's impossible to say right now."
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Agreed CP. Good post. This is one thing that I like so much about Holt. He is willing to play wherever the team needs him.
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This is the way I interpret it as well.
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I understood the point you were trying to make to Bellhorn. What I am saying is that I am pretty sure that whether Lee pitches 200 innings or not, the Phillies are on the hook for the buy out. As I said in my previous post, this is not a straight vesting option. It is a club option, albeit with a vesting clause, which is the difference. In other words, the club has control over whether to exercise the option or not, if Lee does not reach his 200 innings. With club option buyouts, the buyout is guaranteed whether the vesting clause is reached or not.
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LOL Actually, I was reading earlier where Maddon is toying with the idea of batting his pitcher 8th, ala La Russa. Just another example of him trying convince the baseball world of his genius.
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IMO, it's really hard to project how either the Red Sox or Yankees will do this season. There are just too many "ifs" with both teams. I think both teams are in a similar spot with their starting rotations. Both could potentially be very good (Yankees having more potential than the Sox), but that's provided that a lot of things go right. While I don't think either team needs to add a top of the rotation guy, I think that both teams should. In terms of bullpens, Yankees look very good. In terms of offense, both teams struggled with scoring runs last season, and struggled with getting that key hit when they needed it. I think (hope) the Sox have addressed that problem. I don't think the Yankees have. Then again, the potential is there, I suppose, but with a lot of "ifs". Two additional factors for the Yankees: 1. What effect will Arod have on the clubhouse? 2. Everyone knows how lucky the Yankees are. ;-)
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I am and always have been a big fan of both Drew boys. I think it's a good signing for the Yanks. I thought the Sox should have re-signed him during the offseason last season. Unfortunately, I will not be able to pull for him, being that he will be donning the pinstripes.
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The amount of hype surrounding this kid is indeed insane. Honestly, I don't know much about him other than what I've read. Players need some degree of arrogance, IMO, but that line can be far too easily be crossed to where it becomes a detriment to the team rather than being an asset. Pedroia is as arrogant as they come, but in a manner that is good for the team both on and off the field. I guess that's the difference between being arrogant and being an arrogant pr__k.
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Even worse, he thinks he's the main attraction of the ball games.
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It isn't a straight vesting option. It's a club option with a $12.5 mil buyout that becomes guaranteed at 200 innings pitched. So, even Lee does not reach 200 innings, the Phillies can still exercise the option. And Lee is guaranteed $12.5 mil either way. As Bellhorn said, if Lee stinks in 2015, that could be a very expensive one year contract.
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Well, Maddon is a self-important twit.
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I would have too. First and most importantly, I wouldn't be able to continue to work for someone like Lucchino, whose philosophies about building a team were so inherently different than mine. Second, the Chicago job offers new challenges that would be inviting to any GM, especially having already won 2 WS in Boston. Third, the autonomy he has in Chicago has to be appealing. I blame Lucchino.
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LOL I often don't get such references because I don't watch much tv or many movies, but I love Seinfeld.
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I thought there was probably an inside joke attached to that, but wasn't sure. I am very easily amused. So yeah, I like really bad puns.
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I am a proud, card-carrying Theo groupie. Simply put, he's the man.
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Fair enough point that the casual fan makes up the vast majority of ticket sales, but the casual fan does not usually understand what it takes to put a winning team together for the current year without sacrificing the future. Not that I'm saying I know everything there is to know - far from it. But personally, I thought Theo's 2010 was fine. The problem is, most fans are looking for the "sexy" players, and as far as offense is concerned, they're looking for homeruns and RBIs. Those are the types of players that will put fans in the seats, but are they the types of players that are going to win games? FTR, as a fan, I'm happy to have Sandoval on the team. Given the choice, however, I'd have taken Headley over Sandoval. Sandoval is splashier, but Headley provides the better value. As far as the Crawford signing goes, Theo may have pulled the trigger, but that move has Lucchino's influence written all over it. Making the big splash. IMO, when Lucchino sticks his nose where he shouldn't, things go very wrong.
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Still posting on STFU, not posting on the other.
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It's a tough call. No amount of scouting and data can project with certainty whether a kid just needs more time or if he really isn't cut out for the majors. If it were my call, I would preach patience. I feel that if the rest of the offense had done what it was projected to do last season, JBJ could have been hidden in the 9 hole without much attention given to his non-existent offense. There's also a good chance that his offense would not have been so bad had the rest of the lineup played up to par. The fact that almost nobody on the team was hitting, and the losses that went along with that, compounded JBJ's woes. At any rate, I am a huge fan of defense. I am pulling for the kid.
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To the casual fan, perhaps. IMO, most fans under value and under appreciate "value" contracts and run prevention. It didn't work out, but signing Mike Cameron was a far better value than re-signing Bay would have been.
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Since this ownership group took over, I have not entered a season feeling like the team that was assembled was not going to contend. I felt like we had a team that would contend last year, and I feel like we have a team that should contend this year. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't, but I have felt good about the teams going into each season. As a fan, that's really all you can ask for.
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Most people misinterpreted what was meant by "bridge year". Theo was not saying that they were writing off 2010, with their eyes on 2011, but rather that some of the players that were signed were a one or two year "bridge" until the youngsters were ready. The FO had every intention of competing that year. If I'm not mistaken, that's also the year Theo said their focus was on "run prevention". Certainly not a novel idea, but many people did not take well to that phrase.
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Too many people don't understand that building a strong farm system means more than just having home grown players on the team. As you mentioned, the farm system essentially produced Miley (and others via trade). Additionally, the farm system effectively produced Hanley and Panda. It's the cost-controlled, young guys on the team that allow for spending money on free agents to fill the holes.
