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Dombrowski made a deal to get himself a new data plan. Enjoy your games sitting a top the Monster at Sprint Park...

Solid point, although I think Barnes is more experienced than Smith...

Didn't Grigorius bat cleanup against Cleveland in the ALDS last year? Was it a mistake when he homered twice of the Cy Young winner in game seven of thst series?

Wow. Only 3 games in and only one inning where Sox pitching has allowed more than 1 run, and already NINE PAGES worth of posts second-guessing Cora. Somewhere, John Farrell is laughing....

Sort of the point. Price isn't getting the same money anywhere else. So the only chance of him opting out is if he values leaving Boston more than money. Certainly he can try to get out other ways, like demanding a trade (which actually is very unlikely to work). But the only way he opts out at this point is poor of desperation. I don't expect it to happen. ..

If Price opts out, it will be because he desperately wants out of Boston. He isn't getting a better deal at his age with question marks surrounding his elbow. None of us had any idea if he desperately wants out of Boston. ....

I think it is very important that the entire bullpen be evaluated by one inning.

That's why God invented the DVR...

Really? I'm not exactly dazzled by Benintendi in left field, let alone center. I know he played center in college, but that was then. Plenty of guys don't play their college position in the majors, which was why Tim Wakefield nevet played first and Jon Olerud never pitched. .

Is that mostly because their Florida fans never see them in the March, since the Cubs typically play all their ST games in Arizona?

My daughter actually has a pink Cubs hat...

Never worry about a slow spring training for a player under contract. After all, what do these games mean to JBJ? It's not like he is in danger of losing his starting job And especially NEVER worry about a slow spring training for a streaky hitter. ...

You know, there is more to pitching than velocity. 100mph fastballs do nothing if their not strikes...

Here's what bothers me. If Wright had been accused of using PED with no more evidence than rumors on an online article, people would be condemning him, supporting his suspension, accepting his release or DFA. And that behavior (PED usage) doesn't hurt anyone except Wright himself (maybe). why are we harsher on PED usage than domestic violence? This is not directed at any individual, but on us all as baseball fans as a whole. With DV, we want proof and knowledge of the incident. With PEDs, we're more than ok with rumors leading to suspensions and bans...

True. Wright's suspension is proportionally smaller than the controversial original two games received by Ray Rice. (Granted, Rice left far, far more proof behind him.)

Maybe he never laid a hand on her, but maybe not. But MLB can't ignore any accusation on a subject this serious.

That "story" barely says anything. Between the two of us, we covered all his points in 3 posts. Maybe two...

There was that story last year. I hadn't seen out this year. And I find it hard to believe. That means, for example, Jeremy Hellickson, who was available 10 days ago, looked at a potential Sox rotation already featuring Brian Johnson and Hector Velasquez, and somehow thought no way he could beat out those guys and he had a better shot in Washington. I admit I never spoke to Hellickson about this, but somehow I think the former ROY isn't so humble about his abilities. I get not signing Dickey. The guy is 43. He's won a Cy Young. He's made millions. I wouldn't be do surprised if he overly started he would not take a minor league deal. But his like Hellickson and numerous others have been put there for months. ..

I could see that being more applicable to Moreland and Swihart than the utility infielder and the backup catcher. ...

Maybe Holt 's option and the ability to denote him factored into the decision to keep him. ..

Didn't we get Leon from Washington? There's definitely a chance. But unless its for something useful, why?

Holt has the only option on the bench...

I get the addition of a big bat. They never really replaced Ortiz, and getting Martinez this year keeps them potentially or of the bidding wars for the big bats next year. Not to mention the Sox really lacked any thump last year. Not only were they dead last in the AL in home runs, they were dead last by as LOT. They trailed the White Sox by 18 home runs, and that gap was the largest gap between any two adjacent teams on the home run list. Martinez filled a need, and hopefully Price can fill a number two pitcher need. But I don't get not adding a single pitcher to the entire organization. No trades for minor leaguers. No minor league free agents. Not even a Rule 5 pick. Not a single arm was added above A ball. That's just weird to me. And to make it stranger, Ben Taylor was DFAd. He was only drafted two years ago! He had plenty of options left! And reportedly when he was claimed, Dombrowski said that he needed to add some pitching depth. (And the article made it sound like Dombrowski was surprised Taylor was claimed. Huh?) But hey, of he didn't DFA Taylor, the Sox would not have been able to get that cash from Arizona in the Marrero trade. ..

See? In a Subject about depth, I didn't even bring up the pitcher responsible for the most exciting start of the season. But, hey, maybe everyone else is right. Depth isn't important. If pitchers get hurt, you simply quit on the season. Thankfully the Sox don't have any injured pitchers (except Pomeranz, Rodriguez, and Wright) or any pitchers at risk (except Price and Thornburg). I know some of these guys are "due back soon, " which is important, because players always come back as scheduled and at 100% and "soon" NEVER drags into July. So depth is unnecessary. Except for some reason the third string catcher. There depth is vital and THAT guy should be considered untouchable. ...

The 2007 team has Jon Lester and Kason Gabbard waiting for their chances. Forget about Lester, right now the Sox don't even have the equal to Gabbard. ..