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Followed by endless caterwauling from Sox fans about how disappointing he is, how he should have been traded when he had value, how he was never a real prospect like other teams have, and how he is yet another in a long line of Dox top prospects who flopped, like Lars Anderson, Tony Blanco and Steve Lomasney...
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Technically it's the debt -equity ratio portion of the CBA that works against lower revenue teams. Basically teams who spent more than they take in through some needlessly complicated formula. This is why the Tigers are unloading contracts (and why they probably let Dombrowski go).
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Vazquez looks like a prototypical backup catcher to me, which I don't consider an insult. He's a major league caliber player with a clear role. I don't think Leon is that much better, and I think (and said repeatedly on BDC) that his offense last year was BABIP-fueled unsustainibility. So at some point it is likely that replacing one of these guys not only happens but is also preferable and a worthwhile upgrade. ..
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I'd pass on most of the FAULT options. I could see going for Encarnacion if the CBA gives the Sox enough financial breathing room. It seems silly to bypass him for fear of the bad years at the end when he is older to take on Beltran whose already in those years. Beyond him, I could see maybe looking at a lefty hitter to platoon with Young such as Brandon Moss. Adam Lind is another who fits the bill, but I'm not a big fan. Logan Morrison does too, and he has good career numbers at Fenway, but overall his career has really been a colossal disappointment. I'm not even sure he's an upgrade over Shaw...
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That quote does nothing of the sort. So you are correct he is not comparing the two situations. He is referring to the capacity with which the Red Sox organization will stand by their players, and cited Lester as an example...
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While no one confirmed or denied Sandoval as having an eating disorder, you were thr one who brought up the comparison to opioid addiction and labeled it solely the fault of the addict. At least maintain accountability for your metaphors, as incorrect as they may be. And also whether or not you like or understand addiction, we can all acknowledge that the subject isn't always relevant when talking baseball. I'd love to see Sandoval gone and never wanted him in Boston ever. The only way othrt than an unlikely release is probably a bad contract swap. The "best" fit might be to Atlanta for Matt Kemp. If the Braves keepthe mmoney from SD and LA, they fill 3b, open a spot for Mallex Smith, and get Sandoval for about $11million per. The Sox get Kemp, not an ideal Fenway hitter but a better DH candidate than Sandoval or Shaw or Young....
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Sandoval isn't going anywhere so the best hope right now is that 2015 was simply a bad season for him all around. He's always been fat, so this might be irrelevant to his poor season, or it might be that he finds himself incapable of playing at the same level he used to as he gets older while maintaining his poor conditioning. Right now we can only hope it was a bad season or that the Sox give up on him quickly. While he is expensive, I really hope an MLB GM can build a 25 man roster as easily with $172mill as easily as he can with $19189million. Or whatever the new CBA uses as it's limits.
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Anyway, back to baseball. My issue with Sandoval isn't his weight, which he has always had and surprisingly never been an issue before. My issue is that he was never very good to begin with and generated way too much excitement in a high profile small sample known as the World Series. ...
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Well if it is an "addiction," it's not necessarily voluntary. You mentioned opiods, which includes an extremely large number of addictive prescription drugs including Oxycintin and Fentanyl. Most people who are addicted to these drugs started out by getting them legitimately, yet the problem persists. But in the US, we do like to blame people for their problems. Got breast cancer? We have charities. Got colon cancer? Same. Got lung cancer? Too bad. Your own ffault. Despite that everyone knows smoking isn't the only cause. But no one wants to help non-smoking cancer patients and risk helping smokers at the same time...
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You know that many other countries treat drug addictions as diseases and health problems. The US is in the minority that decides these people are criminals who need to be blamed
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It does. In recent years a big part of the reason Dombrowski has been able to deal lousy prospects for decent major leaguers is that he hasn't had anything but lousy prospects. In thst respect, he had very much resembled Dan Duquette during his tenure in Boston. ..
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No. Its 100% about results. If Sandoval acted the way he did during a great season, fans would praise his attitude and call him a great clubhouse guy. But as it was after a bad season, he clearly must not care. If he tried hard and failed, would fans really love him? Matt Clement pitched himself into the ground for the Sox. Any love? John Lackey struggled heavily for two years in Boston, and all his intensity on the field was held against him by fans. Sure we all learned to love Lackey. Coincidentally when he started pitching better. Sandoval's still the same guy with the same passions as he was in San Francisco.
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Although if the Sox did get an MLB-ready pitching prospect (plus?) with an option left, basically someone who can push Henry Owens a little farther back on the depth chart when injuries start becoming a factor, that would certainly fill a need for Boston
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The Sox also acquired Tony Armas Jr. from the Yankees for Mike Stanley in a deal thst turned out to be one of the most important trades in team history. .. -
I wouldn't expect Swihart to hit anywhere near as well as Martinez, but I wouldn't target Martinez in a trade either...
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Other prospects include Carl Everett, Trevor Hoffman, Cameron Maybin, Jacob Turner, Avisail Garcia and Devon Travis. For the most part, he has held on to his better prospects, or at least gotten good return, such as Hoffman in a deal for Garry Sheffield. But in recent years, he has taken to unloading the top of the Tigers' farm, as bad as it has been. The Travis trade was a particularly bad one in recent years
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Even if the Sox focus on SP, the initial comment was about the Rays' potential interest in Swihart. As the Rays are unlikely to give up Longoria for Swihart, what would a more realistic offer from Tampa look like? I'd take Drew Smyly (who was drafted by Dombrowski), but would Tampa go thst high? Or limit the offering to minor leaguers not named Blake Snell?
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He's nowhere near the top of the list for players in the Sox system other teams will want, and his missing a year means the only teams interested will be looking to buy low and therefore give up nothing. ...
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While I don't know what Rick Hahn has in mind as an asking price for Sale, I do believe that Pomeranz. Shaw, Hembree and Owens add nothingto this trade, let alone justify acquiring Robertson as well. One thing to keep in mind with Sale. I agree he is terrific, but why is he really available? The White Sox have an excellent young core of talented players including Sale, Quintana, Abreu, Eaton, Rodon, etc. Why blow it up? Is it because Sale revealed himself to be a super-whiny prima donna the team found simply too insufferable? Think about his season - blowing up at management publicly over the Adam LaRoche situation, destroying throwback jerseys, etc. The entire fire sale might be based on this guy being a huge headache.
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While I hope bullpen is on Dombrowski's list, I have my doubts about that closer is. Especially one season after giving up a lot for Kimbrel, who isn't cheap. I really, really doubt the Sox commit $30mill to the pitching in the eighth and ninth innings only.
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I'd be surprised if anyone asked about him...
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I really don't see any scenario where Sandoval isn't given a shot at 3b thisv spring. Hopefully he's limIted to being the left-handed side of a platoon, in which case the Sox need a right-handed side to platoon with him. ..
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Reducing bullpen depth is going to happen if the Sox add arms. Assuming, say, Kimbrel, Kelly, Barnes, one of thev lefties (Ross, Abad or Elias) and the starter who doesn't make the rotation take five spots. If the Sox add a reliever or two, what happens to the other two lefties? Or to Hembree? Those guys are all out of options, so it's trade or release...
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Rather than committing $50mill annually yo these three (and hoping Melanoma works out this time), the Sox could accomplish a similar bullpen refurbishing with players like Holland, Hudson, Ziegler and a few other options. Of course right now they have 5 bullpen spots already likely committed, and a few players without options vying for the other two. Some housecleaning is necessary. Makes me wonder if the Sox can take advantage of the current bullpen trend to get a worthwhile DH option, even if just a lefty to platoon with Young, by dangling some combination of Ross, Abad, Hembree, and/or Elias....
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If Castro takes the most games to achieve his 1.1fWAR, not sure how anyone makes him player the Sox need this test.
