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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 11:38 PM) I'm going to be completely honest and say that you lost me when you said Quentin would move to CF. I just couldn't foresee Quentin being an even average defensive CFer. He's having enough trouble adjusting to LF, I even imagine the sort of problems he'd have in center.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 05:01 PM) They do what teams like the Red Sox and Yankees do: they sit his ass on the bench. They pinch hit him. They give him spot starts against guys Youk struggles against. This is the same team that had JD Drew on the bench. That took back Mike Lowell when everyone thought his career was over. It's certainly not an ideal situation for them, but it certainly gives them some protection should Ortiz's wrist not hold up, and a very solid bat off the bench should it not. Instead of taking on a high risk, expensive player like Konerko couldn't they just agree to pay the Manny's salary for the rest of the season, trade him to a team that normally would not be able to afford him for some major league ready talent then go get Tex from Atlanta at the deadline?

But what would they do with Konerko in the meantime? If he's splitting time with Youkilis at 1B until Ortiz gets hurt again then they're greatly hurting their offense by replacing Manny with an inferior talent in LF and taking away ABs from their .929 OPS 1B (who had a higher OPS than Konerko last year as well.) It's just hard to talk positive about a guy who's still do $28M, posted a sub .850 OPS last season and is probably going to hit 8th or 9th tomorrow.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 04:36 PM) Obviously, but what if Ortiz's wrist doesn't hold up? What if he reinjures it and has to miss the remainder of the season? They could then plug in Paulie at DH and swap he and Youk occasionally to keep Paulie sharp defensively. Let's face it, the Red Sox are not going to improve their on-the-field team by trading Manny Ramirez. Which is probably the reason they have always changed their minds when considering dealing him in the past. But if they really think dealing him would be addition by subtraction, I think taking back Konerko and some decent prospects would be about as good an offer as they might get. Who knows how badly they truly want him gone, but they sure are acting as if they do this time... David Ortiz is healthy and playing right now, assuming he does eventually re-aggravate his wrist injury what do they do with Konerko in the meantime? That's an awfully old, expensive, risky and well pretty bad backup plan/bench player. I don't think you acquire a 32 year old, $28M player with a .672 OPS and NO versatility to act as an insurance policy for a seemingly healthy player.

Kevin Youklilis says "NO DICE!"

27 HR, 78 RBI, 73 R, .282/.384/.556/.940 - 3 23 HR, 64 RBI, 64 R, .314/.371/.575/.946 - 4 19 HR, 57 RBI, 55 R, .257/.385/.511/.896 - 5

Tomorrow is absolutely HUGE, a win and Detroit will fall to 9 back in the loss column.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 09:11 PM) Who would they really trade besides Ivan and maybe Todd Jones? Hence why I'm not really buying it. I suppose this series could determine whether they are buyers or stand pat but I can't see them selling off pieces.

Buster Olney mentioned on Mike and Mike this morning that the Tigers are on the fence on whether to be buyers or sellers at the deadline since if they lose the next 3 games they'd be 9 games out of the playoffs in the loss column. I don't totally buy what Buster is selling but the thought of ending the Tigger's season in late July makes me feel all warm and fuzzy in side.

4 game lead over the Twins and 7 over the Tigers in the loss column.

Oh how things can change with just a swing of the bat. JD is just flat out clutch.

So who's actually available tonight? Dotel not being used in the 7th tells me they don't want to use Linebrink and Thornton is unavailable due to a back issue. His pen has Masset, Logan, Carrasco, Dotel and Jenks. f***ing great.

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 08:19 PM) I know Linebrink is hurt but where the hell is Thornton or Dotel. Thornton is being treated for a back ailment. According to Cowley.

Nick Masset f***ing blows. He's not a major league pitcher. No f***ing reason for him to be pitching in the 7th inning of a tied ballgame.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 03:15 PM) He would have to jump up 10 spots in order to be in the top 20%. There is no way he makes it since it is 2B, SS, and 3B: Oh believe me, I know. I've been saying it for about year now. 2008 would have to be an absolute monster season for Crede to be a type A free agent, like a .950 OPS stud defense kind of season.

Back lumbar inflammation according to the latest Score update. Loaiza is also going to be released.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 08:45 AM) Is there a significance to the order the players are listed in? They're my own rough rankings. Just kind of off the top of my head.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 02:42 PM) I doubt it. This is not good... although I guess in the big picture it doesn't matter a whole lot, eh? Will it diminish his "sandwich pick" value? I think as long as he doesn't spend the rest of the season on the DL and finishes with an OPS somewhere around .800 he should be a type B free agent. With how poor his defense has been and how his numbers have nose dived his small chance of becoming a Type A is all but gone.

Extend him now while his value is down!!!

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:14 AM) That isnt even a question, its a certainty. Ahh, the Cubs must be wishing for the good ole days when their prospects threw baseballs at endangered birds as opposed to fans Birds and players in the opposing on deck circle.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 24, 2008 -> 11:39 PM) Right...there is a gaping hole at 1B though... Who was on the other team that was good? The Barons were playing the Braves AA affiliate.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 24, 2008 -> 11:30 PM) With Hudson's injury, there's no one on the Braves that really excites me. The elbow tightness doesn't seem to be a big deal and he's been injury free since he strained his oblique in June of '05. He's one of the more consistent starters in the game (his seasonal ERA hasn't topped 3.54 since 2006 and didn't get any higher than 3.78 from the beginning of '03 straight through the end of '05), if he can pass a rigorous physical I'd be in favor of acquiring him.

There's still $38.663M left on Meche's deal. Um, no thanks.

QUOTE (ChiCard @ Jul 24, 2008 -> 10:14 PM) Didn't they say today that they made it retroactive to 7/14 so he's off the DL 7/28?????? From Cowley: Perhaps he can't be placed on the DL retroactive to July 14th since it was a league wide non-game day? I don't know, maybe Cowley was wrong. Jose's ESPN page has him eligible to come off on August 2nd which would be retroactive to the 18th.