January 26, 200521 yr Seems like an unfortunate time to become available through the posting system, as MLB teams have been scrambling for 3 months to assemble rosters. Many of them, like the Sox, have a budget and have maxed out.
January 26, 200521 yr 3 reasons: 1) Crede is not in any one's dog house. They are actually fond of him. 2) The Sox have no more $ to spend on a bidding process. They are certainly not going to tie up more $ in this guy than Iggy & that's usually what these bidding processes lead to. 3) The Sox only have 1 move left: trade Harris for an upgrade in the pen or an upgrade at UIF. Teams have a higher value of Harris than we do because of his speed.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Mr. Zero @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) He'd be too expensive of a backup. Who knows how much money a team will have to pay just to talk to him. And I'd imagine he probably wants upwards of $6 million + per year. He would be insane to ask that much after the last two years he had.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:56 AM) Maybe it is just me, but I would like more than 6 people on the team who can speak fluent english. Thats kind of an asshole thing to say, I think most of us care about winning more.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 02:56 PM) Maybe it is just me, but I would like more than 6 people on the team who can speak fluent english. this is as close as telling everyone that you are a racist. how bout "lets only play the guys that are white" and critic i am surprise at at you. baseball players are baseball players what ever color or language they speak.
January 27, 200521 yr QUOTE(LDF @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 03:32 PM) this is as close as telling everyone that you are a racist. how bout "lets only play the guys that are white" and critic i am surprise at at you. baseball players are baseball players what ever color or language they speak. Thats not racist, black people speak english too.
January 27, 200521 yr Author Thats not racist, black people speak english too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought they speak "ebonics"?
January 27, 200521 yr QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:56 AM) Maybe it is just me, but I would like more than 6 people on the team who can speak fluent english. :headshake does it really matter? I know your gonna say yes and I see where your going, but some of the better players in the league don't all speak fluent english Ichiro (don't believe hes fluent) Hideki and more......that i didn't intend to name
January 27, 200521 yr QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) Thats not racist, black people speak english too. Yes, it was racist.
January 27, 200521 yr QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 01:29 AM) Thats not racist, black people speak english too. it is a racist remark and if you don't then you are naive or something else.
January 28, 200521 yr The Dodgers are considering placing a bid for third baseman Norihiro Nakamura, who has been posted by his Japanese team. His addition would make Jose Valentin one expensive utilityman. The 31-year-old Nakamura, who has been one of Japan's best players for several years, nearly joined the Mets two years ago. Any team signing him would probably do so with the intention of playing him regularly. He's not going to come cheap, leaving open the possibility that he'll remain in Japan. Jan. 28 - 5:31 am et Source: Los Angeles Times
January 28, 200521 yr Nakamura might be too sought after. I think a better fit for the Sox would be names that aren't appearing in rumors and such - someone along the lines of Kazuhiro Wada. Also, Kenji Johjima would look nice backing up Pierzynski. Couldn't be any worse than Ben Davis... In case anyone wonders who the hell I'm talking about... Kazuhiro Wada, THIRD BASE .320/.425/.607, 21 2B, 1 3B, 30 HR, 89 RBIs, 71BB/59K, 1.000 FLD% Kenji Johjima, CATCHER .338/.432/.655, 25 2B, 1 3B, 36 HR, 91 RBIs, 49BB/45K, .996 FLD%
January 28, 200521 yr Author Told ya someone would sign him... http://rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/p...ort=MLB&id=4948 Latest News Jan. 28, 2005 - 5:31 am et The Dodgers are considering placing a bid for third baseman Norihiro Nakamura, who has been posted by his Japanese team. His addition would make Jose Valentin one expensive utilityman. The 31-year-old Nakamura, who has been one of Japan's best players for several years, nearly joined the Mets two years ago. Any team signing him would probably do so with the intention of playing him regularly. He's not going to come cheap, leaving open the possibility that he'll remain in Japan. Source: Los Angeles Times
January 28, 200521 yr QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 10:57 AM) Told ya someone would sign him... http://rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/p...ort=MLB&id=4948 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ YASNY
January 28, 200521 yr QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 10:57 AM) Told ya someone would sign him... http://rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/p...ort=MLB&id=4948 They are considering signing him. He is not signed. His numbers ae still nothing to get excited over.
January 28, 200521 yr Author They are considering signing him. He is not signed. His numbers ae still nothing to get excited over. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's great but you thought it was ridiculous when I suggested him and the Dodgers could be interested.
January 28, 200521 yr I read somewhere that KW said he could have gotten him cheaper than Iguchi. He the "posting" would not have been a problem. I thought that was interesting and actually, a good subject for debate. Nakamura replacing Crede vs. Igiuchi replacing Harris
January 28, 200521 yr QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) That's great but you thought it was ridiculous when I suggested him and the Dodgers could be interested. No, i saw nothing about the dodgers in your post originally. But i did see this. Just some food for thought. I'm not even sure how much money Nakamura is looking for but he would be a nice backup incase Crede busts again in 2005. You can find someone in the states that will most likely put up similar numbers for a fraction of the cost. Which is the reason i said '' how about no''?
January 28, 200521 yr Author No, i saw nothing about the dodgers in your post originally. But i did see this. You can find someone in the states that will most likely put up similar numbers for a fraction of the cost. Which is the reason i said '' how about no''? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What free agent 3rd baseman that could put up similar numbers to Nakamura and at a fraction of the cost is still available? Please don't tell me it's any of these guys... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/features/fre...il&positionId=5
January 28, 200521 yr QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 12:51 PM) What free agent 3rd baseman that could put up similar numbers to Nakamura and at a fraction of the cost is still available? Please don't tell me it's any of these guys... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/features/fre...il&positionId=5 If we were looking to give crede competition or upgrade at third we wouldn't have waited this long. There were several third basemen available that can put up better than crede type numbers.
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