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i think you get what you pay for..just sayin...
but you have to love the discounted price.....but im not sure what this says about ben's acumen as GM....why was he giving a guy who was oft injured 39 mil? turns out he was worth 5 mil...thats not too impressive imo...
I don't think he is quite as injury-prone as you indicate. He sat a lot in Anaheim because Scioscia did not like his defense as a catcher.
This is a non-factor now...
Im Ok with this revised deal but Notin, im not exactly sure why some are saying its a great deal...the guy is obviously in rough shape....im pretty sure he didnt give himself 90% pay cut because he just loved the thought of playing for the sox...Mike Lowell redux?
C'mon Geo, you know that's BS. Right now it appears to be an AAV paycut of $13m to $5m, and that's before incentives. You don't help your case by manipulating numbers, you hinder it.
the agreed to contract was 3 years at 39 million....not one yr at 13 mil..i really have no idea what you are trying to point out...napoli not only agreed to drop his yearly salary, but cancel out the other two years of his agreed to contract....why? lets get real here....
Because it became common knowledge that he is a huge injury risk , which completely changed his market.
It also didnt help Napoli that Texas had signed AJ and Berkman and Sea had withdrawn all interest. His market was flipped upside down. Ben knew this and held the line. Although I would have probably preferred 2/20 , with the second yr voided if he goes on teh DL with a hip injury at any pt in the first year.
There is a strong possibility that by July, we are wishing that we stuck with 3/39. His career OPS is second highest on the team! Behind only Ortiz.
Under no circumstances should anyone look back and wish we took that deal. Its not worth the risk of being stuck with an albatross for two years more than we should have. Sure, his hip may not act up at all for three years, but you can't use 20-20 hindsight to judge what has been done. This is the right thing for the Red Sox at this time. Even if Napoli puts up great numbers this year, when the franchise is competitive again in 2015 or so he will easily be replaced. Finally, the problems with the team are not about hitting. Until the pitching is fixed we are going nowhere.
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Completely agree that this is the right deal for right now. And that its not fair to use hindsight to critique the deal at a later date. However, after the Beltre year, didnt you wish that we had him for a second yr at the same price? How about Ross?
Im a big fan of Napoli's attitude and bat. I was just pointing out the possibility that he plays 130 games and mashes. Leaving us wishing that we had him locked up for another yr. Of course, this doesnt mean that we should criticize Ben as 1@5 is a much better deal right now.
