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Forum Post: Cherry Advertises Red Sox Labor Cost Budget
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
solid #1/2
There are no "Solid #1" pitchers on the market. As for solid #2, 2nd rate pitchers should not be signed to first rate contracts.
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Forum Post: Cherry Advertises Red Sox Labor Cost Budget
I agree, Cherry is incompetent. "A very strong, a large payroll", indeed.
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Forum Post: Where are they Now?
As with most prospects, the odds are against all but the truly elite MLB ranked prospects. And even the elite MLB ranked prospects have less than a fullproof track record on the art, not science, of r more »
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Forum Post: Extenstion talks
They already extended Lester, once. Unlike Beckett now is a good time to offer Lester a 2 year extension at base 10. Anymore than that will be a mistake. He has no market beyond that, coming off 2012, more »
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Forum Post: Lets Be Honest
Hamilton has high miles, on and off the field. He's breaking down as he nears his mid 30's. If the Red Sox were going there, they should have passed on Ortiz for two years. Hamilton is near the DH sta more »
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Forum Post: Cherington dumber than I thouht !
cuz Boston can now part away Salty or Lav for a starting pitcher!! Lavarnway hasn't played enough MLB to know what kind of MLB career he'll have. Salty's been in a lot of dumpsters and will be a FA at more »
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Forum Post: Calm down, please...... In Ben I trust .........
I'm a big fan of Bill. I disdain the intolerant and hateful and hypocrital welfare State advocate, filthy rich Warren Buffet table.
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
However, if we are, I'd rather just pay the 10M , keep him, and compete in 2013. The return that you have listed (part of a deal for JUPP, but not the centerpiece) doesnt blow me away. I think a lin more »
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Forum Post: 2013 Starting Pitcher Market: Where do you stand on that?
They are farm scraps, which is why they are part of a package. Time and time again, we were told how valuable Wakefield was. Then, no one would bid a dollar on the guy, as soon as the Red Sox social w more »
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
James Loney is not the answer, but would Loney even be interested in returning to Boston after the Red Sox went 9-24 during his tenure Whoever the Mariners are using isn't the answer, but Loney and Go more »
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Forum Post: 2013 Starting Pitcher Market: Where do you stand on that?
On the FA market, for my money, I would go get Brandon McCarthy. Way to step up and not use "the investigation is ongoing so I can't answer a question of what I knew about the 9-11 video incited riot more »
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Forum Post: Marlins Shopping Logan Morrison, should the sox get him to play 1b?
I'm not in the clubhouse, but I met Manny DelCarmen a couple of years back. He told me who the unquestioned leader on the team was in 2008 (hint: he lost his starting job and wasnt playing everyday) more »
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Forum Post: Who goes now? Lava, Salty, both, neither....
He's better than Ramon Hernandez and slightly cheaper. No, he's much worse than Ramon Hernandez, and has the career backup resume to prove it. At 2 years 6M plus guaranteed, he's not slighly cheaper. more »
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Forum Post: 2013 Starting Pitcher Market: Where do you stand on that?
I can't speak for Softy, but my favorite Harness bloviation was when he stated that he "guaranteed AGon would be with Padres on opening day in 2011". I also chortled when he droned about "CERA". Anyon more »
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
The Loney and Gomez platoon is the 3rd option, only if VMart can't be acquired via trade market and Napoli finds a 3 year or more market for base 13 or more. By the way, I can't speak for Softlaw, but more »
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Forum Post: 2013 Starting Pitcher Market: Where do you stand on that?
How many outside starting pitchers do the Red Sox need to acquire? Who are you going to budget market rate for in this years starting pitcher FA market? Is there anyone you would trade for in the star more »
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
J. Upton has been on the market because in that market it's not working. The talk that he's a "head case" is bogus because of his work attendance record.
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
I'd give Naps 4 yrs / 54M in a heartbeat (prob even more). So, a 31 year old guy with a career OPS of .863 who had a huge decline from 2011 to 2012 is going to get a 4 year 54M offer from you to play more »
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Forum Post: A Realistic Look At 2013: Part I
Salty's on the verge of becoming a FA and his "upside" isn't very "upside" in terms of cost or catcher performance. Now that 3 million a year plus for 6 million plus total has been guaranteed to a lif more »
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Forum Post: Cherry Advertises Red Sox Labor Cost Budget
In fact, the main point of his statement was the main point of yours: It's not how much is spent, it's what labor choices it's spent on In fact, he's so incompetent he states the opposite, and then g more »
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Forum Post: Calm down, please...... In Ben I trust .........
"I know that we'll have a very strong payroll, a large payroll. I know that we're going to add to it this winter. I'm confident in saying that we'll be amongst the larger payrolls in the game." Please more »
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Forum Post: Cherry Advertises Red Sox Labor Cost Budget
"I know that we'll have a very strong payroll, a large payroll. I know that we're going to add to it this winter. I'm confident in saying that we'll be amongst the larger payrolls in the game. Exact more »
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Forum Post: Justin Upton on the block, expected to be moved, should the sox trigger a deal for him?
A payroll of over 100 million that lacks "effort to win in 2013" is as much a Big Labor selection and management problem as it is an ownership effort problem. The fans must demand that ownership fire more »
True, on middle management. The Crawford and Ellsbury "last out commercial" was the biggest PR bust in Red Sox history. Imagine if they did the unthinkable and doubled down on the Crawford mistake by more »