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  1. notin
    How many players really are worth their contract? Pedroia's deal isn't actually that bad. He has 3 years and $40mill after this season. On the free agent market last year, that gets you Jay Bruce. The bigger deal for Pedroia will be can he last the 3 years, not will he be good enough...
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    Even if it's not a king's ransom, can the Sox outbid anyone else who wants him? The minor leagues are about as barren right now as they were in the Steve Lomasney era. Houston, for example, is very likely to be looking for a closer. They can easily top anything the Sox offer without even depleting their minor league depth. Unexciting players like Tyler Clippard or David Hernandez might be more realistic targets for the Sox...
  3. notin
    The problem is, Herrera could be a very tough get for Boston. While he won't go for a package like the Cubs paid for Aroldis Chapman, he isn't likely to move as cheaply as Addison Reed last year. But bolstering the bullpen would definitely be a smart strategy at the deadline, since starters go fewer innings not only in the post-season, but in the regular season as well..
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    He's 34 years old. Players who are anywhere near as good at 34 as they were at 26-28 are very rare. But given how free agency worked until last year, you pay a player at 30 for what he was at 25, even if he was elsewhere. Pedroia will not live up to his contract. This hardly makes him a unique case in MLB. And his contract really isn't even all that lucrative, given the state of MLB contracts at the time...
  5. notin
    Well, no impact starting pitchers...
  6. notin
    If the concern is teams pitching around Martinez to get to Devers, that can easily be handled by keeping them far enough apart in the lineup. As for Devers, young player? Sure? Rushed? Sure. Best option at thrid in the organization? Yes. And if he needs o make adjustments, he isn't going to learn to hit MLB pitching anywhere but MLB.
  7. notin
    Agreed. The "stories" behind departures always get too ugly for this fan. Even in the Theo regime, there was too much childish media babble about someone who was released or traded away, like they needed to justify everything solely for PR purposes. We do get as fans that sometimes players are not as good as they once were and moving them can lead to a better overall team. There is no need to bring up all their negative traits like it is necessary that fans forget what good or great players they once were.
  8. notin
    Agreed. The team is winning. No need to make any big changes. Demoting or benching Devers would mean playing both Nunez and Holt full time. While both are excellent party time role players, there is no need to force both into a full time role because a kid is preventing this team from having an even better best record in the majors. ...
  9. notin
    Based on what? My position has always been - we really don't know the whole story. Last time I posted an alternate theory, two people (one I think was Spudboy) posted links discrediting your version. It's not about whether or not you found a non-answer credible. There are stories from actual reporters discrediting that version already. It's old news...
  10. notin
    And everybody for years believed the sun revolved around the Earth. Popularity doesn't equal truth...
  11. notin
    Blasphemer!!
  12. notin
    Now THAT is a matter of interpretation...
  13. notin
    I believe the entire "it's them, not me" story has already been dismissed as something other than Pedroia throwing teammates under the bus. Last time I posted that we really never knew what it was, a couple other posters followed with links about the story behind what really happened, saying the whole thing is really an overblown misunderstanding...
  14. notin
    He'd like Price a lot better of David was in pinstripes. If Price is #3, Tanaka (4.79ERA, 5.06FIP and 2.0 HR/9) is a marginal #5...
  15. notin
    Posts like this often come from a place of ignorance, not expertise...
  16. notin
    Marco Hernandez doesn't throw left-handed. He only bats that way, like many other infielders....
  17. notin
    Mike Olt has an .875 OPS and MLB experience. Not to mention the Sox have Nunez and Holt on the MLB roster, and only one of them is needed to cover 2B...
  18. notin
    That was her point - that without Hnaley we don't have enough hitters and the only guy the Sox can call up is Travis. And, while she didn't say it outright, Travis isn't very good...
  19. notin
    Travis is hitting .220/.293/.364 in AAA. Ramirez was hitting better in MLB in all 3 splits and was released.
  20. notin
    Velasquez is another possibility. In limited action, Johnson has been better as a starter (37.1 IP 4.34ERA, 1.47WHIP) than as a reliever (21.0 IP, 6.43ERA, 1.52WHIP). Granted, at those sample sizes, one good or bad appearance can have a significant effect on the end results...
  21. notin
    Pomeranz should go to the DL when Thronburg is activated. Let Brian Johnson start a couple games in his absence. Or Steven Wright...
  22. notin
    Melancon did save 130 games for the Pirates, which might have made him more valuable than a utility infielder...
  23. notin
    I'm not so sure. Cora was batting him third most of the year and second in his last game. If hitting as the issue, why wasn't he ever dropped down in the lineup?
  24. notin
    If they gave that $70mill to Jose Abreu and his zero plate appearances against an MLB curve ball, would that have been so bad?
  25. notin
    Bailey was a Rookie of the Year who made 2 All Star appearances in his first 3 seasons. What exactly had Reddick done by that time?
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