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  1. Why would he be available? And why would he be reasonable? Healy has about 4 years of control left and makes MLB minimum wage. Oakland is in no rush to move him. Now Yonder Alonso, who is a free agent in 3 months, is a different story...
  2. Do people really want Homer, who is only good every other year? Eric H osmer (ages 25-27) - 116 OPS+, 5.4 fWAR (and counting) Player X (ages 25-27) - 116 OPS+, 7.5fWAR I won't name him outright, but the identity of Player X rhymes with Sablo Pandoval. Obviously this doesn't mean both will have equal outcomes, but Hosmer might not be the player people thi nmi he is. Travis might be a flat out better option If the Sox do opt for a free agent, hopefully they investigate the slightly older, slightly better and likely cheaper (or at least shorter term) option in Carlos Santana. ...
  3. No, the first base coach's job starts when the batter starts running. He can't wait for the hitter to get to first to wave him to second, for example. The first thing the coach does is let the batter/runner know if he is running through the base or turning...
  4. Amaro was probably the worst of the bunch. Frank Wren, another Sox VP, was actually a pretty good GM in Atlanta, but his biggest flaw was not being John Schuerholz....
  5. Actually"coffee boy" Ben Cherington is the Vice President of Baseball Operations in Toronto, the same job held by Allan Baird, another former GM, holds in Boston. In fact, the Sox probably employ. more former GMs than any other team. And that they all took non-GM jobs doesn't necessarily mean they were incompetent.
  6. But that as the one position they did trade for...
  7. Be careful, oldtimer. You're going to injure your shoulder waving that white flag so fast...
  8. If is isn't Jamie Moyer, I would be very surprised...
  9. Yet most of us recall it wasn't so long ago we only wanted to see one before we die. My dad only saw one...
  10. 1. Its really not a good idea to get a player just to keep him off the Yankees. Worry about chilling your own*holes. 2. Given what Yankees pAid for Sonny Gray, no amount of tire-kicking was keeping him out of the Bronx. ..
  11. He is more likely to not be a loss than he is to be one...
  12. They strike me as the types who would complain about any trade that didn't involve getting Gray or Darvish for that same package of players...
  13. I was hoping a bat like Jay Bruce was also coming. But reportedly Dombrowski isn't looking to add a bat after Nunez and Devers....
  14. ... for Jamie Callahan and two others. No word yet if Reed was injured during the trade...
  15. The 2015 team did win 78 games, which is a lot for last place team. In any other division in nesrly any other ywar , that record would not finish last
  16. It is interesting how many complain about the Sox offense, and think the solution is Sonny Gray. If Sale couldn't replace Ortiz, is Gray going to? I expect a reliever. I hope for a hitter. But I'd be very surprised ifb th he Sox acquired anything above a depth starter...
  17. The point was the type of guys needed to get Votto are closer to what it took to get Sale than what it took to get Smith and Thornburg. Shaw, Dubon and Aro does NOT get Votto. Cincinnati is going nowhere, although their farm is better than you give them credit for. But reportedly they get offers for Votto quite frequently and their attitude is they want to keep him and build around him. He is probably the only guy on that team worth paying to see...
  18. I think players who can hit into their 40s are a very rare breed. Since steroids have been weened from the game, we've returned to a time where aging players can decline rapidly and with no warning. Ortiz was more the exception than the rule...
  19. I would say Sanchez and Severino already graduated..
  20. 1. The only prospects the Reds would have wanted were the ones the Sox sent out for Sale. Are you saying the Sox should have gotten Votto instead of Sale? 2. Or better yet, which prospects were you referring to? Bear in mind that even with his HIDEOUS contract, Cincinnati has given no indication they want to dump Votto...
  21. Pirates GM Neal Huntington once said about the trade deadline "I was prepared to do something stupid, just not something crazy."
  22. Why would a rental be so bad? You get to keep your better prospects and move to the front of the line to negotiate for 2018. A controllable veteran power bat will likely cost Groome and Chavis and possibly Travis as well...
  23. Both are rentals. Neither are superstars. I don't think it'll be a crazy cost....
  24. One amazing year of production that included an extremely impressive post-season.
  25. A snag wouldn't be surprising. The Yankees have a ton of really good prospects, but Cashman is doing his best Ben Cherington impression and making too many untouchable. Nothing kills trade talks faster than hearing "No, you can't have the guy you want."
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