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Jalepeno Double at McDonalds. It's the only hamburger I'll get from there, because it's spicy and I love spicy food.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 04:32 PM) While true, you still need different hardware, and most importantly content. Content is not there to justify the cost of a 4ktv. There's no telling if it'll ever be there. I honestly don't think so unless Google's Fiber 1Gbps internet is launched mainstream to everyone. Even then, I think you'll barely see 1080P content becoming mainstream. .....yes....but those are also the same obstacles 3D had. I'm saying the reasons why I don't think it's fair to say 4K will be a fad JUST LIKE 3D was a fad is because no one will be ANNOYED by 4K. No one will have to get used to watching 4K screens. People can just walk in the room and look at a 4K picture. 3D can't say that.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 09:49 PM) Ender Inciarte is a fantastic, relatively cheap, option for the Sox in as a corner OF. Inciarte would be a fantastic defensive addition for us, but he doesn't provide a whole ton of offense. Not a bad offensive player, but below average. Wouldn't mind picking him up on the cheap, though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) He has control issues and no third pitch at this time. You must have read his scouting report from 2013 when he was in Boston. McDaniel said scouts say his change-up flashes above average. While that may not mean he has 3 "plus" pitches yet, he certainly has a plus secondary offering and a 3rd pitch.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 06:51 AM) It does require a lot more bandwidth or storage for what I feel is a minimal gain. Does it look better? Yes. Does it look THAT much better? No. It's not the jump we witnessed from VHS to DVD or DVD to BluRAY. 4k/8k makes more sense for massive movie theater screens. Resolution, it seems, has become the next spec sheet filling mhz/ghz / megapixel race. I'm talking about when you're viewing it, there is no chance in what the audience has to do or get used to. 3D had those issues.

Wow, Homeland was insane. I was waiting for a big moment, then they lulled us to sleep, then BAM! Woah. I have absolutely no idea how the rest of the season will play out.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 09:13 AM) That's a FRACTION of Betts' price. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 01:19 AM) It would probably cost us a LOT more than Montas + Beck if it wasn't for the fact that the Red Sox have so many damn OFers already, and it's certainly possible they will clear other guys in order to KEEP Betts.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 01:33 AM) I personally like Cespedes and like I said above I think he would fit in great with Jose and Alexei on this team. Just because he only has 1 year left doesn't mean he wouldn't resign with us. Right, but if he DOESN'T resign with us, then you've traded away those prospects for absolutely nothing in return, considering Cespedes won't make us a contender in 2015. I think Mookie Betts has to be the absolute #1 target from the Boston OF.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 01:26 AM) Cespedes with Alexei and Jose could only mean good things. Comfort factor along with hitter friendly park could mean good things from him. I honestly would love him on this team but we don't have what the Red Sox want unless we trade Quintana which isn't happening Why would to want Cespedes who is vastly overrated and has 1 year left on his contract? He's not a good fit for this team.

By my count, the Red Sox have 9 outfielders..... Cespedes, Castillo, Hanley, Victorino, Nava, Craig, Bradley Jr., Betts, Holt Their starting rotation is a mess. I can't imagine with this wild spending spree that they don't just go for broke (sound familar? Beckett, Gonzalez, Crawford) and bring back Lester or even add Scherzer. I'd like to see the Sox target Betts to play LF. Even though it may be a slap in the face, I'd like to see us offer Montas + a lesser prospect for Betts. Maybe Montas + Beck. I think Betts would be an awesome fit for this team as he just turned 22, he hits for good average (.346 in 99 games in AA-AAA, .291 in 51 ML games), hits for decent power (11 HR in AA-AAA, 5 in ML), steals a lot of bases (33 in AA-AAA, 7 in ML), walks MORE than he strikes out (61 BB, 50 K in AA-AAA, 21 BB, 31 K in ML), and plays CF and 2B, meaning he should be able to play a good LF for us. I mean, he's a super impressive player who absolutely dominated baseball at age 21. Combine AA-AAA-MLB numbers last year, and he hit about .320 with 16 HR, 40 SB, 42 2B, a 400+ OBP, and he still has 6 years of team control left. I mean, he'd be a pretty phenomenal get, in my opinion. It would probably cost us a LOT more than Montas + Beck if it wasn't for the fact that the Red Sox have so many damn OFers already, and it's certainly possible they will clear other guys in order to KEEP Betts. But I wish Hahn would really press Cherington and try and dangle some of our pitching prospects for him.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) I personally think it's too early for adoption of 4K. Besides Blu Ray and games, there is little to none 1080P content. To me, it's the new fad these companies are trying to sell, like 3D was. Also, I've seen many of the 4Ktv deals are for 60hz, and for me, it's not acceptable. I'll stay at home with my nice 60 inch plasma and wait until something better comes along. 4K isn't like 3D because it doesn't require anything extra from the viewer (like wearing glasses), and it isn't going to hurt anyone's eyes, and it's not going to be annoyingly different for anyone. If it doesn't catch on, it will be because the entertainment industry didn't cater to it and people didn't want to spend the money. It won't be because people hate it or find it annoying.

Reddick would be a nice player to have, the only weird thing is that in 2014 he hit 90 points better IN Oakland. You'd really want to be the other way around, surmising that he'd have more value to us in US Cellular than Oakland in O.Co. He just seems to have trouble staying healthy. In a full season, he looks like he'd be a pretty easy 3+ WAR guy.

I'm really loving this final season of Newsroom. Also, kind of a slow season finale for Hell on Wheels. No cliff hangers and nothing to really get too excited about for next season.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 06:38 AM) Yes the plan is to try and add those positions. Sorry, I should have rephrased. Unless Hahn ACTUALLY adds those positions. I'm sure he has plans to upgrade all 9 positions on the field, but only a couple of those may actually happen.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 01:34 AM) Interesting exercise, except even though Quintana is about the same surplus value montetarily, you also have to factor in that if Trout and Quintana both continue to have similar 2014 campaigns until 2020, Trout has just amassed 51 WAR, while Quintana has accrued about 32 WAR. So, yes, Q and Trout may give you similar bang for your buck, but you'd still be better off with him on your team than Quintana. Not assuming you don't understand that, but I just want to make sure other posters don't get confused thinking that Q and Trout have the same value. Like this..... QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 06:25 AM) This just proves to me why I'm not a sabermetric guy and hate how they are used to justify players values because Trout is a much better baseball player than Quintana regardless of what those "metrics" say. Personally, I'd trade Quintana for Bruce tomorrow. I'd probably trade him for Mike Trout too

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 01:43 AM) The trade of Alexi, to either the Mets or Dodgers. A trade of Alexei makes no sense after this LaRoche deal, unless Hahn is acquiring another SS from somewhere. The LaRoche deal is a "win now" move. Rebuilding teams shouldn't be signing 35-year-old DHs to $12.5M/year contracts.

Meh. I don't think LaRoche really fits will with this team's timeframe of success, unless Hahn has plans to add a SP, OF, another RP, and possibly a C upgrade. And obviously he wouldn't be trading or even considering trading Alexei unless he is going to also sign Hanley Ramirez for SS. I just think this team Adam LaRoche is a final piece for this team, not a building block. If this move was made in January after Hahn acquired those other pieces, then I would love this. But being that it's the first piece (well, 2nd to Duke I guess), I am not a real big fan of it. He better be a 2.5 WAR player over the next couple years if Hahn wants any surplus value from this deal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) So this is sort of crazy. Mike Trout is owed $144 million through 2020. If he puts up 8.5 fWAR the next few years, which is roughly what he's done the last few (higher than the last 2 but lower than his first 2) he will put up $260 million worth of value at $5 million/fWAR (probably an underestimate but an ok one). The difference between what he would be paid and what he would produce, his excess value, is $116 million. Jose Quintana is owed $46 million through 2020. He put up 5.3 fWAR last year. If Jose Quintana puts up that same fWAR through 2020, he would be worth $159 million. The excess value Quintana Baswould produce is $113 million. Basically, if you assume the injury/collapse risk is about equal...Right now, Jose Quintana with his contract included should have about the same value as Mike Trout. This is not sarcastic. The excess value Quintana should produce is comparable to the excess value Mike Trout should produce through 2020. So if you would not trade Mike Trout and his contract for some player right now, you should not trade Quintana for that same player right now. Maybe if it's close and the guy is a better fit fine, but assume no injuries and no improvement from either and wow...Quintana + his contract is disturbingly close in value to Mike Trout + his contract. Interesting exercise, except even though Quintana is about the same surplus value montetarily, you also have to factor in that if Trout and Quintana both continue to have similar 2014 campaigns until 2020, Trout has just amassed 51 WAR, while Quintana has accrued about 32 WAR. So, yes, Q and Trout may give you similar bang for your buck, but you'd still be better off with him on your team than Quintana. Not assuming you don't understand that, but I just want to make sure other posters don't get confused thinking that Q and Trout have the same value.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 11:16 PM) Just bought a new vidcard recently and get to pick a free game. So Assassin's Creed Unity or FC4? is there a clear better choice or can't go wrong with either? I'd go Far Cry 4 not only because I love the FC series far more than the AC series, but also they crap out a new AC game every year. You get probably buy Unity by the spring for like $20 when they have announced the new game for that year. Far Cry takes a couple years for each game, so they hold their value longer.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 12:29 AM) Okay, Bruce is going to cost $37.5 million for the next three years, assuming they don't buy out his 2017 contract. But aren't Leake/Latos/Kennedy going to become free agents? If they COULD extend Latos before FA, then the Reds are going to ask for a pretty good package of minor leaguers... So it would essentially be like trading 3 years of "relatively affordable" Bruce, 3-4 expensive years of Latos (with the extension) for Quintana's six super affordable years and at least one significant minor leaguer (Danish, Montas, Anderson...possibly Hawkins). I only reason I mention Leake/Latos/Kennedy/Zimmermann whom all have 1 year left on their contracts, is because Rock said this..... "Id keep an eye on one of those guys that are free agents next year as well. There are a few that fit with what they are trying to do." I was trying to fit the things he was saying with the things Bucket was saying. Maybe they go after Andrew Cashner who has 2 years left or Tyson Ross who has 4 years left instead, I'm not sure.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 11:57 PM) I try. I have an entire page of unread ones right now I guess I'll go ahead and throw my penny in the fountain then. I'm basically combining your info and Bucket's info to try and figure out some possible targets.

As someone who has been talking up acquiring Bruce all offseason, this info pleases me. I'd love to have Bruce. as Bucket has clarified, if it's Bruce plus we get another SP for Quintana, then I would be able to swallow that. After not believing what we were seeing was real out of Q for the first 2 seasons, and throwing him in every trade scenario I could think of, I've finally turned the corner on him and wouldn't want to see him leave unless we were getting 2 major league, quality pieces back. Obviously Bruce would be a huge upgrade for our OF. Instantly becomes our 2nd best offensive player after Abreu. But trading Q and not getting a decent starter in return would feel counter-intuitive. Seeing Rock's comment about the Sox possibly going after pitchers with 1 year left, that could mean Bruce getting paired with someone like Latos or Leake from Cincinnati. Then when a 3rd team is getting involved, I start to think maybe Bruce plus a pitcher from another team. The Padres have been said to be shopping starters, and Ian Kennedy would fit that bill. Or maybe Zimmermann from the Nationals, as we heard a rumor about him for Starlin Castro earlier in the offseason. Maybe that 3rd team is the Cubs. Sox end up with Bruce and Zimmermann. THAT would be a blockbuster move. Maybe the Sox send Q to the Reds and Montas to the Cubs? Cubs send Castro to the Nats, Nats send Zimmerman to Sox and Austin Voth to the Cubs, Reds send Bruce to the Sox, and Leake to the Nats? That's so many players to be moved, and I also just realized that's a rare 4-team trade. Hah, too much brainstorming. So if it's Quintana for Bruce + Latos/Leake/Kennedy/Zimmermann (Montas included), then I think I'd be okay making that move if the Sox were also able to sign an arm like McCarthy or even Shields.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 11:45 PM) A little. I'm a way behind on PM's and I'm hoping to get a chance to do a summary. Lots of action for sure. The sox are trying to get better in probably four positions. Are you actually disclosing info through PMs? I would love to be in the know, but I didn't want to bother you with PMs because I was assuming you were getting enough PMs that you couldn't give answers for.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 05:57 PM) you got a point, but getting a nice player may have to outweigh the cost of loosing a pick. Right, but he's just not a slamdunk player that would make me not care about the pick. He is almost Alex Rios-like in his sporadically good and bad seasons. Let me preface this by saying I know WAR is not the end all be all stat, but it's a good quick reference to a player's season, so check this out for his recent years..... 2009: 1.4 WAR (okay year) 2010: -1.4 WAR (epic bad season) 2011: 3.7 WAR (Very good, all-star caliber season) 2012: 4.5 WAR (Awesome season, all-star caliber again) 2013: -0.9 WAR (Only played 88 games, but was awful) 2014: 2.6 WAR (Decent above average year) That's 6 years worth of "What will he be next year"??? Giving him a long term deal is very scary, because his career is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you're gunna get.

Signing Melky worries me for 2 reasons that have nothing to do with him on the field. I wouldn't want to go more than 4 yrs/$52M on him. I wouldn't want to lose our 2nd RD pick on him. Our 2nd RD picks recently have been solid picks (Danish, Adams). I'm not saying I would rule him out because of losing a 2nd RD pick, it just makes me not dying to sign him.