Scoop1981
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Cots Baseball - Red Sox contract commitments
I may be the last one to come across this at the excellent Cot's/Baseball Prospectus site - http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/ - but I thought I would highlight it anyway. It shows the Red Sox have more financial felxibility than some think, largely due to the nice Pedrioa/Lester/Bucholz contracts. Thanks Theo.
Door cracked open for Inglesias?
Good article by Mazz at Boston.com about Sox SS questions. I wonder if part of the reason the Sox dumped (and that's exactly what they did) Scutaro, is to open up a potential path to get Inglesias to Boston this season. As Mazz points out, the risk is that Aviles is not up to the job and Inglesias is still not hitting in Pawtucket.
I still don't like the deal, as Inglesias looks like he could use much more time in the minors and the idea should be to have the best team on the field in Boston.
More Theo compensation talk
The longer this goes on the more I blame the Red Sox management for this fiasco. Why didn't they agree to a player or a pool of players for a single choice before letting Theo walk? How difficult would it have been to have Cherrington and the boys put a list together? Nice work, Larry.
Is Jenks Done?
Is Jenks done? This does not sound good and I wouldn't count on anything from Jenks in 2012. The guy appears to be a physical mess.
Will the Yankees want Ortiz in FA?
Hello Yankee fans - there is a lively discussion going on at Over the Monster about what the Sox should do about David Ortiz.
Some believet the Yankees won't have any or little interest in Ortiz. Some belive the Yankees will have A-Rod or Jeter DH soon.
I believe the Yankees will want Ortiz and the Sox are crazy not to offer a 2-3 year good $$ deal now.
Your thoughts?
WEEI.com - Middlebrooks & Weiland for Ubaldo?
Can't be true. OK, who would not do that trade? I would even throw in Dubront if needed to close the deal.
Sox looking for OF help?
Boston.com's Nick Cafardo feels the Red Sox may need to make a move for a righthand OF bat and lists a number of possibilites.
Red Sox in Pittsburgh June 24
I just made flight and hotel reservations for Pittsburgh in June; anybody else making the trip? Flights pretty reasonable, hotels on the expensive side (for Pittsburgh!), tickets DIRT cheap. Had a Pirates season ticket holder talking about EXPENSIVE $40 SEATS!
Sox looking to trade Scutaro?
Probably just talk, but kinda interesting. More than likely, this is just some Sox insider relaying some team(s) asked then about Scutaro. I can't see much upside to this trade, because I can't believe the Sox will get much, in terms of young prospects in return. I could see a scenario where some team needs a decent, cheap veteran SS for 2011 and may have an expensive arbitration or pending FA to dump to the Sox. Remember, if Lowrie enters the starting lineup, the Sox will need a good, versatile IF player that can play 3 positions like Lowrie. If Lowrie becomes the full-time SS or 3B, the team won't want to move him around, allowing him to settle into one position.
Rangers Decline Vlad's Option - Papi Effect?
Does the Rangers decision to decline the $9 million one year option on Vlad signal the market for DH's like Ortiz? Vlad's numbers were about the same as Papi's, and the Red Sox hold a $12 million option on Ortiz. I still like Ortiz in the DH slot for another year or two, and the Sox can quickly put the issue behind them by picking up the option today while trying to negotiate a two-three year deal at less annual cost. Besides, Ortiz has been very reliable and Vlad is a walking DL.
A Catching Project? Now?
by Scoop1981 on Aug 2, 2010 3:19 PM EDT
on Over the Monster
OK, we all agree the Red Sox will need some catching help next season and beyond, and the Saltimacchia deal seems decent, but couldn't Theo have used the prospects traded for Salty in some combination to get a 7th or 8th inning guy like Farnsworth or Dotel? We don't even know if Salty will ever make it back to and stick in the majors! The Red Sox are in the middle of a playoff race now; Why use prospect "chips" to take a flyer on a reclamation project in the middle of the season? At least Theo could have landed a major leaguer. Makes no sense to me.
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A Bridge Year too Far?
by Scoop1981 on Dec 30, 2009 11:33 AM EST
on Over the Monster
This is all becoming clearer now after the Sox passed on Jason Bay and all the discussion of prospects, usually in relation to Adrian Gonzalez.
Theo got bashed when he talked about the dreaded "bridge year" in 2010, but now I see the plan - the Sox believe they will contend very well in 2010, and they probably will, but they don't want tie up positions with long term contracts unless they get good value and the player fits a long-term need. This problem was evident last season when they clearly needed some lineup help but most positions were locked in. For example, all OF positions were locked in and they could not to out and grab an Adam Dunn because he was a direct replacement for Ortiz , and what would they do with Papi? They were smart to go after the weakest performer, Varitek, and "replace" him with Victor Martinez. Also, very Little help was available from the minor leagues in 2009.
Now what about 2010?
Could Dunn get done?
by Scoop1981 on Dec 18, 2009 11:29 AM EST
on Over the Monster
I surprised we haven't heard anything about Adam Dunn moving from the lowly Nationals, to the Red Sox or any other team. He signed a $20 mil. 2 year deal with the Nationals before last season, presumably because it was the only offer near that money. I mean, who would want to play for the Nationals? From the Nationals perspective, do they want to pay $12 million to a player in 2010 only to see him walk? What are they waiting for, the tade deadline? I don't know about this strategy, it seems like more teams would be interested in him now as they build teams for the season. The Blue Jays tried to get cute with Halladay last July and had to take less in December.
Dunn had an excellent year in 2009, hitting 38 homers with a .398 OBP and .928 OPS, numbers above his career averages and he is only 30 years old. I was surprised to find he just turned 30 because it seems like he has been around for a while. He may actually be a player on the upswing and is certainly in the prime of his career. I haven't looked at any defensive stats, and I expect you all to slam on his defensive skills, but he has to be a defensive liability to negate this offensive production from first base.
What would it take to get him? Maybe one or two Sox prospects not named Bucholz or Kelly? How many teams would be willing and able to trade a young prospect or two for an expensive rental? I would guess not many. The bad teams with money, Baltimore, Seattle (on the rise?) Cubs, White Sox. come to mind. Maybe the Angels? Again, I'm just surprised we haven't heard anything on Dunn.
Then there are the Red Sox. Let's see...........Dunn or Kotchman?....give me a minute. Clearly the Sox need another bat for the long haul next season. Going into the season with Cameron in left and Kotchman at first, brings "bullpen by committee", 2003 to mind; the Sox are willing to move into a season with obvious holes and patch as they go along. Now this can work, but why wait? Dunn could also be DH insurance if Ortiz is done. All in all, the Sox and other teams should be talking to the Nationals about Dunn, even just to open the discussion for next July.
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