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  1. QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Baseball 2015. Shark horrid with sox and gets rich five year deal. Hilarious. All that money for a bad bad pitcher Giants fans are saying Righetti will fix him.......................................
  2. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 10:17 PM) A get a lot of you guys hate the Cubs, but Lackey was quite good last year. 3.3 WAR. Even if he regresses to a 2.5 WAR guy, that's still fair value for $16M a year and makes him a solid #3 starter for a lot of teams. The risk, IMO, is his healthy, not his skills. I was thinking Lackey would look great as our #4 but $16 mil seemed like a lot. Then I remembered Danks is getting that as probably our 5th starter. Lackey has shown to be a very good postseason pitcher.
  3. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) Greg, Navarro had an .894 OPS vs LHP last season. Should be a decent platoon. It's definitely not worse. But he only caught 37 games last year. Avila caught 43. The concern is they are both coming off limited seasons behind the plate.
  4. fragile Well they got rid of two mediocre catchers and replaced them w two fragile catchers. Hopefully the overall position output improves. But what happens if Sales doesn't like either one???
  5. QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 12:31 PM) I still don't know why the umps wouldn't be giving the calls to Quintana and Sale and not to Flowers. Flowers was the one slipping the payola to them.
  6. QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 06:44 PM) Ill give it 2.5 years before Boston regrets this deal Since the opt-out exists after 3 years, it may not matter. You can bet Price pulls a Greinke and is back on market in 3 years.
  7. QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) Ramirez was injured the whole second half with 2 or 3 different things and played in 28 games. He was hitting .283/.330/.482/.812 on June 24 when he took a line drive off his wrist for the first of those. The idea that he is washed up is nonsense. The Red Sox were experimenting w him playing 1st base late last season. http://nesn.com/2015/10/red-sox-first-base...handle-new-job/ Dombrowski basically confirmed such earlier this week. “We need to do everything we can to make that work,” Dombrowski said of Ramirez at first base. “We’re committed to it, I believe he’s committed to it, his representatives are committed to making it work.” There is no other place on the diamond for Ramirez, whose transition to left field this season was a total failure. The Red Sox are set on the left side of their infield and David Ortiz is Boston’s designated hitter until further notice. So, unless the Red Sox trade Ramirez this offseason, in which case either Shaw or an external option will become Boston’s starting first baseman, the job is his to lose, for better or worse. Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/10/red-sox-first-base...handle-new-job/
  8. QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 03:39 PM) It's not a "freaking" organ, it's "Nancy Faust's" organ. I would think you might know the difference. And given the profound and indelible effect Nancy had on Sox fans for over 40 years, having her organ present in the ballpark to remind us fondly of her contributions to the fan experience would be really cool. Yes, there's the plaque on the organist's booth, but having the actual organ there would be a far greater and more unique tribute to her. Think of it in the same vein as having all of those statues of former Sox greats in the park. What are they there for? To remind us of some of the greatness of the Sox' past. Nancy Faust falls in that category, albeit in a slightly different capacity, and therefore the suggestion that the organ belongs in Sox Park is not only a reasonable one, but if you think about it, the right one as well. Why not have a statue of Nancy and still sell the organ for money. After all, the player statues don't have real gloves and bats.
  9. QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 08:09 AM) Lawrie has a history of negativity and poor decision-making: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/5/16/3...jays-throws-bat http://nesn.com/2013/05/brett-lawries-dele...al-follow-up-2/ http://www.torontosun.com/2013/05/27/blue-...tude-adjustment http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/4/20/8455...ace-to-baseball http://tinyurl.com/oa8dfy7 http://www.covers.com/postingforum/post01/...p;sub=102125185 Does this mean we could get a discount???
  10. QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) I'm not so sure. I just think that if Sox go after and sign a big time free agent, they'll regret it, and so will we. Sox have two primo prospects that should be ready in either late 2016 or opening day, 2017. A couple other prospects should emerge next year, too. Plus, if Sox draft well again next year, it will help big time. My other thought is to trade Q for 3-4 really good (Boston) prospects, and by 2018 we will have a young, exciting team to pull for. Maybe 2017. Either way, unless some miracle occurs, 2016 figures to be a repeat of 2015, regardless of what they do. If they have money to burn, spend it some Cuban prospects. Now sure Boston will want Q now. It appears Boston and Cubs may be favorites to get Price with the loser possibly getting Cueto. Boston already used a few prospects for their closer as well. Now that Zimmerman is off the table that leaves Greinke as the last big name and he may stay in LA. So maybe the Yankees will be interested in Q.
  11. QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 08:19 PM) 19% K rate for Cabrera isn't bad. Alexei was 11% and I think he could be had for less than 10 Mil.
  12. QUOTE (professa @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) I'm of the opinion that the sox are going to relatively stay pat, not spend a ton of money, and not make any huge trades (NOT what I want them to do, but think what they'll do). Here are my ideas Trade Avi Garcia for Brett Lawrie Sign Steve Pearce 1 yr 6 M (Good versatility and power, can play the corners, 1st, and 2nd) Sign Asdrubal Cabrera 2 yr 20 M Sign Chris Young the pitcher 1 yr 3M (Good insurance for Danks/Johnson and can work outta pen) VS. RHP 1. Eaton CF 2. Asdrubal SS 3. Melky LF 4. Abreu 1B 5. LaRoche DH 6. Lawrie 3B 7. Trayce RF 8. Avila C 9. Sanchez 2B VS. LHP 1. Eaton CF 2. Asdrubal SS 3. Melky DH 4. Abreu 1B 5. Pearce LF 6. Lawrie 3B 7. Trayce RF 8. Flowers C 9. Sanchez 2B Bench 1. Pearce 2. Shuck 3. Flowers 4. Saladino Pitchers 1. Sale 2. Q 3. Rodon 4. Johnson 5. Danks Pen 1. Robertson 2. Jones 3. Duke 4. Putnam 5. Petricka 6. Jennings 7. Young Asdrubal Cabrera is a strikeout machine( not good at the 2 spot) who drove in less runs than Alexei. You want to give him $10 mil a yea???. Steve Pierce hit below .220 and you want to double his salary. He hasn't made 6 Mil in his 9 yr career and you want to give him 6 for 1 year. Are you a relative of his??
  13. QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 01:42 PM) That big bat comes with a contract that escalates as he ages. It's been written about how he isn't hitting the ball as far as he used to and how the decline in exit velocity of the ball off his bat correlates with that. For those interested in his contract. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/...shtml#contracts Interesting articles from this year outlining his decrease in power. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-evan...-power-decline/ http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...ng-rays-offense http://isportsweb.com/2015/08/13/tampa-bay...-evan-longoria/ No chance I give up Q in any trade for Longoria. The Rays can keep him and his escalating contract while he continues his decline. That contract has disaster written all over it. Major flaw in the article regarding diminished power. The Rays traded away Myers and Zobrist so now Longoria gets pitched around. Hell, Abreu 's power numbers dropped with LaRoche instead of Dunn protecting him. Maybe putting Longoria and Abreu 3/34 would help both of them. But the contract does bother me. maybe that could be re-worked for a change of scenery.
  14. QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 26, 2015 -> 06:38 PM) Here's a list of the top 20 at 3B. http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/position/3b/sort/OPS How many of these 3B are really available for trade and how many of them are worthy of Q? I'm liking the idea of Lawrie more and more. I would explore Longoria + for Q +. Sox need a big bat before or after Abreu, preferably LH, but I would consider this if I was Hahn.
  15. QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 01:12 PM) Bingo. I'm so glad we didn't ship out Q for Castro a couple years ago. Ideally we traded Soto for Avila. Soto probably has a little more pop and Avila is a little better defensively. Hahn saved $300,000 which he can use to ............................................
  16. QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 07:38 AM) Call me crazy, but I think EJ has the ability to be a #3 starter in this league still. If we trade Q, that may happen sooner rather than later.
  17. QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 06:31 PM) If he can can play rock solid defense and hit around .275 with 10 homers, I'd love to get him. He's younger and cheaper than Freese at the very least. He reminds me of Kang after watching that highlight video. I think Saladino will also give you solid defense and 10 HR. But I think he won't get past .250. Then again this guy might not either. Pass on him and keep looking for a 3B with a solid bat and decent glove.
  18. QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 04:56 PM) Nope, he left on his own. The new Auburn coach wanted him due to his prior SEC experience. He dumped us for a college job? Do we get a player in return??
  19. QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Nov 19, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) WAR is a cumulative stat, so you can't compare Walker's to Sanchez's or Johnson's because they didn't get as much playing time. Sanchez's war was negative because of his atrocious home/first half hitting. He seemed to figure it out by the end of the year. If given a full season, I think he could put up a positive WAR. Actually no. He hit .323 in July, .247 in August and .171 for Sept/Oct.
  20. QUOTE (shysocks @ Nov 18, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) Look again at the oft-cited offer Boston gave Seattle for Felix Hernandez. Seattle could have any five of these guys: Clay Buchholz Daniel Bard Michael Bowden Justin Masterson Nick Hagadone Josh Reddick Yamaico Navarro Felix Doubront That would have been a haul at the time. Only three of those guys became anything in the majors and none has ever reached Felix's level. If the Sox blew it all up, they could do better than that or worse than that, but it would probably look about like that, with maybe 2 or 3 times the quantity of names when you add Q, Abreu, Eaton, et al to Sale. There are so many options, but there's no guarantee a fire sale leaves us in better shape for, say, 2018 than we are now. How do you think that was a haul. Buchholz was in his first season and was a Top 5 prospect in MLB but none of the other players were even top 50 MLB prospect in 2008/2009. Masterson, Bard and Doubront all made the majors and stuck for some time but they were not top MLB prospects. Now I don't think Sale will be traded. But if so to say the Red Sox, Hahn should want established young ML talent not prospects. I can see why Seattle turned this down.
  21. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 18, 2015 -> 12:20 PM) Cubs management said almost exactly what was said here about a week ago, and no one said a thing about it. Theo and Jed are supposed to be meeting next week to decide on their plan. Then again, they need bandaids and we need life-support.
  22. QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 18, 2015 -> 08:08 AM) I don't see them giving up the chips it would take to get Sale, but I definitely see them trading for a starter. I don't. My gut says they used the prospects to get a reliever because they will use FA to get 2 starters. I thought they would trade Ramirez + big cash for pitching but w Ortiz announcement they can stash him at 1B for a year then move him to DH.
  23. QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 17, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) Yup. Shockingly one can argue quite easily that Robertson was better than Kimbrel last year. For whatever that is worth... This. BoSox fans logic silly per usual. Not sure I agree. Kimbrel had a 90% save rate on a slightly worse team. I am not big on War for relievers but Kimbrel was better there as well. If I was Hahn I would have been tempted by that package since it had a couple of pretty highly rated middle infielders that were blocked in Boston.
  24. QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 15, 2015 -> 02:44 PM) Right - just because you aren't as good as the numbers doesn't mean he's bad. Of course you don't build around Trayce. You build around the pitching and the players Eaton will return. Trayce can cover the position defensively, with his Offense TBD. The Sox need to plug 6 holes with solid major league talent. C, SS, 3B, LF, RF, pen. And the younger the better. Plug 4 of those and then go get your Cargo or whoever people want to woo over and convince themselves is elite. But don't trade the bullets to plug those holes until the holes are plugged. Build the foundation and then go get the big name. The Sox farm is just starting to turn the corner. Leave it alone. Or sign FAs. Sign Upton and Freese; move Avi and Melky out of here. (Colorado should try Avi on a buy low). Shift Eaton to left. Heck of an OF defense that can hit. Give Atlanta a bag of balls for 1 year of Aybar. Use Montas in the pen, at least for this year. Pen is improved. Make a few other small moves. What kind of return do you think Eaton brings??? I would think he would return 1 MLB ready player and a prospect. But you open up a major hole w CF and leadoff. Assuming Thompson can fill those roles is too much a gamble. Now trading Q or Rodon should bring 2 MLB ready players + prospects.
  25. QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) Why does a team need two hitting coaches? They don't. But our bench was pretty lousy this year so Hahn next year was looking to get some Sparks off the bench
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