Kimmi
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On the flip side of things, could our current superstars, like Mookie and Trout, go back to Babe's era and be as good as they are today? You can't be too sure about that either.
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So, it's possible to build a contender and still have a strong farm system. Interesting.
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Woot! We broke the top 100. We are moving up in the world!
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The Sox have no more of a glaring hole in their pen than the Yankees have in their rotation. As I've said before, I rather have a strong rotation and a mediocre pen than a strong pen and a mediocre rotation.
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The Yanks are fine offensively. Their weakness will be in their starting pitching.
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Once again, no one is downplaying the importance of the pen. Some of us are just saying that you don't have to spend big on the pen to build a great one.
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The best relievers often come out of nowhere.
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First off, I am not asking or expecting Henry to spend more. Quite the contrary, actually. I think it is perfectly reasonable for Henry to want to reset and save the tax penalties, even though he can well afford to pay them. I just think it's odd that he would choose not to 'go for it' this year when we have largely the same team returning this year and we have a lot of question marks in our future starting next year. I have said many times that I am fine going into the season with the team as it is and that we should not spend big on a reliever.
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I agree with your responses Moon. I wouldn't mind keeping Swihart and having that 3rd catcher, but only if Cora would be willing to give him more playing time at other positions. If Cora is not willing to play him, then he should be traded.
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I am not comfortable depending on Leon for that many innings and depending on Swihart for the remainder of the innings. And again, I say that as a Swihart fan. Do not create a possible hole at catcher to fill what might not even be a hole in the pen.
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I would take any of those pitchers back, at the right price. For Buch, that means a minor league deal. If we weren't having the supposed financial crunch that we are currently having, I'd happily sign Pom for $1.5 mil. That's easy enough to eat if things don't work out. It goes without saying, you can never have enough pitching.
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I am not a fan of weakening our rotation to strengthen our bullpen.
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^^ This. As I've posted before, I'm okay with going 'cheap' on the BP, but if there is indeed a directive for Dombrowski not to spend more than $2-3 million on a reliever, what an odd time to do it. It just doesn't make any sense.
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The "Save" is one of the worst stats in baseball.
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There should be no chop licking from Yankees fans. The Red Sox are still the team to beat.
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Please do. I bet it won't be much different than it is with a top rated closer like Kimbrel in the pen.
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Maybe Tyler Thornburg will be this year's Koji.
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The answer is most definitely yes.
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I'm not so sure that Price would have gotten that deal elsewhere. My understanding is that Dombrowski outbid the next closest team by $30 mil.
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I am one who is fine with the discount relievers and reigning in the spending, but I'm rather surprised that Henry is deciding to go that route now, if that is indeed what he's planning to do. The timing of it just doesn't make any sense to me.
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It probably would be a fun article if it were not Johnny Damon. He will not be forgiven for breaking my heart.
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Thanks Dave!
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IMO, it's a big risk to depend on Swihart to catch 40% of the games, and I say that as a Swihart fan. He really hasn't had enough playing time in the majors recently to know what to expect from him. He could be pretty good, but then again, he could be pretty bad. Not only defensively, but offensively as well. Out of our 3 catchers, Vazquez is the one I'd least want to part with. As you said, I'd rather go light on the pen.
