Really want LaRoche, I would sign him to a one year deal with an option for a second. He would really upgrade the team's defense, and he is a left handed bat.

Laroche isn't good defensively.

Looks like Dunn to me...Lots of Ks, not as many homers or walks, bit better batting average, older (than when we had dunn)

Yeah, I'm not very excited at the idea of LaRoche. As a fallback plan fine, but I really hate the idea of going multiple years with him. Obviously he had a very nice 2014, but how much longer will he be productive with the bat? He's already a platoon guy with no defensive versatility. It doesn't take much of a decline with the bat to make him essentially valueless.

Yeah, I disagree that this is a guy that the Sox should look at this early. They need to explore a lot of other options and if LaRoche ends up signing elsewhere between now and then, so be it. However, if he's available come about January 15th and the Sox could use an extra bat, I have no problem giving him $8-10 million his way on a 1 year deal. There's no way I'd give him 2 years guaranteed, but an option of some type is definitely possible for a second year.

Yeah, I disagree that this is a guy that the Sox should look at this early. They need to explore a lot of other options and if LaRoche ends up signing elsewhere between now and then, so be it. However, if he's available come about January 15th and the Sox could use an extra bat, I have no problem giving him $8-10 million his way on a 1 year deal. There's no way I'd give him 2 years guaranteed, but an option of some type is definitely possible for a second year.

 

I would wait to sign him as well and he fills a position of need. And Adam LaRoache is a good defensive player, he won a gold glove in 2013, and if I remember correctly I think that he was a finalist this year too.

KW mentioned a lot of good players are available in trade. Said the Winter Meetings will be an exciting time. He will be helping Hahn put the dream together.

KW mentioned a lot of good players are available in trade. Said the Winter Meetings will be an exciting time. He will be helping Hahn put the dream together.

 

 

Well, that pronouncement will surely sell 500-750 tickets alone, just by sheer force of will.

Yeah no thanks on Laroche. He'd be a mediocre stop gap at DH. Not the best use of resources.

Report: Marlins have 2/20 offer to LaRoche - Adam LaRoche | WAS http://t.co/daTxQd9Pqf

And the bidding starts with 2/20M.

 

I think LaRoche ends up with more but someone has to make the first bid.

And the bidding starts with 2/20M.

 

I think LaRoche ends up with more but someone has to make the first bid.

 

Let the Marlins have him. In the NL? He'll be a negative WAR player. Awful deal for the Marlines, might as well have thrown 30 million at Butler if that's what LaRoche gets.

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He will be helping Hahn put the dream together.

Hope not.

Let the Marlins have him. In the NL? He'll be a negative WAR player. Awful deal for the Marlines, might as well have thrown 30 million at Butler if that's what LaRoche gets.

 

Last I checked, the Nationals are in the NL. I doubt LaRoche will go from a 1.5 WAR player to a negative WAR player that quickly.

Let the Marlins have him. In the NL? He'll be a negative WAR player. Awful deal for the Marlines, might as well have thrown 30 million at Butler if that's what LaRoche gets.

I don't mind the idea of LaRoche but think there's better options/ideas out there that should be explored first.

I ... think there's better options/ideas out there that should be explored first.

Such as....?

Such as....?

 

for me. and i am interjecting here, i really like any 3 of the catchers

from Oak. they all can play 1b, dh and of course catching.

1 of them can play 3 b and the other can also play the OF. they are

cost control. the thing is, if Oak was needing some young pitchers, and

are incline to trade, would they be interested.

for me. and i am interjecting here, i really like any 3 of the catchers

from Oak. they all can play 1b, dh and of course catching.

1 of them can play 3 b and the other can also play the OF. they are

cost control. the thing is, if Oak was needing some young pitchers, and

are incline to trade, would they be interested.

 

If we had any...

 

We're unlikely to trade Montas or Danish for those guys, and the A's aren't ever going to rely on the likes of Noesi/Carroll/Beck/Bassit/Rienzo, etc.

If we had any...

 

We're unlikely to trade Montas or Danish for those guys, and the A's aren't ever going to rely on the likes of Noesi/Carroll/Beck/Bassit/Rienzo, etc.

 

i just don't know, if the sox were to pkg Danish, Beck and Rienzo, will that

do it?

 

i know i am being unrealistic here. but who knows.

Jaso has one year before he becomes a FA.

 

Derek Norris, they're not going to trade him away.

 

I also don't think they would part with Vogt so easily, either.

 

 

So you're basically renting Jason for one season to be part of a platoon with Flowers, then you probably lose him to free agency.

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for me. and i am interjecting here, i really like any 3 of the catchers

from Oak. they all can play 1b, dh and of course catching.

1 of them can play 3 b and the other can also play the OF. they are

cost control. the thing is, if Oak was needing some young pitchers, and

are incline to trade, would they be interested.

 

Vogt is the only one to play any time at first. Norris only played there once in his career and jaso only twice. Figure jaso and Norris are primary catchers with vogt backing them up and at first would have to imagine pretty hard to pry one lose.

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Vogt is the only one to play any time at first. Norris only played there once in his career and jaso only twice. Figure jaso and Norris are primary catchers with vogt backing them up and at first would have to imagine pretty hard to pry one lose.

 

 

They also have Freiman for 1B.

 

Seem pretty set...except for the back-end of their rotation...and they replaced Cespedes bat (finally) with Butler, at least in their minds.

They also have Freiman for 1B.

 

Seem pretty set...except for the back-end of their rotation...and they replaced Cespedes bat (finally) with Butler, at least in their minds.

 

They probably still need a shortstop

They probably still need a shortstop

 

 

They're very unlikely to trade Norris, and Vogt or Jaso isn't the type of return we'd be looking for on Alexei.

 

If they're willing to trade Josh Reddick AND Vogt or Jaso for Ramirez, then it becomes at least a more interesting discussion.

 

 

I could see Reddick/Jaso as the offer. Not including Norris and probably not Vogt since they control his rights for a long time.

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They probably still need a shortstop

 

and they were rumored to being on the sox list.

 

but i really can't see anything that i like in the minors.

 

how bout you??

Such as....?

There are lots of ideas throughout the forum.

Jaso's concussion issues are serious. I don't think anyone is going to be trading for him unless he gets cleared completely.

 

 

In that case, all the more reason they have to hold onto Norris and Vogt.