Saw a rumor that the Mets were looking at a Luis Castillo for Mike Lowell swap. The deal doesn't really make much sense for either team though you could place Lowell at first and infrequently at third to give David Wright a day off. I can't see what the Red Sox would do with Castillo since they have Pedroia. The only thing that makes sense is that the money matches up on both players.
If Mike Lowell could play first, the Sox would have played him there and moved Youkilis to third last year.
Lowell's played only 4 or 5 games at first in his career.
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Saw a rumor that the Mets were looking at a Luis Castillo for Mike Lowell swap. The deal doesn't really make much sense for either team though you could place Lowell at first and infrequently at third to give David Wright a day off. I can't see what the Red Sox would do with Castillo since they have Pedroia. The only thing that makes sense is that the money matches up on both players.
If Mike Lowell could play first, the Sox would have played him there and moved Youkilis to third last year.
Lowell's played only 4 or 5 games at first in his career.
I figured as much, that's why it made little to no sense other than the matching salaries.
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How does Adrian Beltre rate $10M for .265, 8 HR and 44 RBI while Juan Uribe gets $3.25M for .289, 16 and 55? :wtf:
both are 30 years old. I'll grant you, Beltre is the better glove. Still....
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How does Adrian Beltre rate $10M for .265, 8 HR and 44 RBI while Juan Uribe gets $3.25M for .289, 16 and 55? :wtf:
both are 30 years old. I'll grant you, Beltre is the better glove. Still....
Let me start by saying I'm not Theo Epstein ... so, not sure why I got annointed the defender of a move I'm not super excited about ... but, I'll give it a whirl.
First, Juan Uribe is not a third baseman. He may have played some games at third, but, he's not a third baseman.
Your HR and RBI numbers are a bit skewed as Beltre played hurt last year.
Also, Uribe's .289 is probably a bit inflated as, he didn't hit above .250 for the 4 years previous to that.
Hurt year aside, Beltre's OBP is consistantly 25 - 35 points higher than Uribe.
I think Beltre has more power upside moving from Seattle to Boston.
And yeah, the defense.
Neither player is great.
"You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
How does Adrian Beltre rate $10M for .265, 8 HR and 44 RBI while Juan Uribe gets $3.25M for .289, 16 and 55? :wtf:
both are 30 years old. I'll grant you, Beltre is the better glove. Still....
Let me start by saying I'm not Theo Epstein ... so, not sure why I got annointed the defender of a move I'm not super excited about ... but, I'll give it a whirl.
First, Juan Uribe is not a third baseman. He may have played some games at third, but, he's not a third baseman.
Your HR and RBI numbers are a bit skewed as Beltre played hurt last year.
Also, Uribe's .289 is probably a bit inflated as, he didn't hit above .250 for the 4 years previous to that.
Hurt year aside, Beltre's OBP is consistantly 25 - 35 points higher than Uribe.
I think Beltre has more power upside moving from Seattle to Boston.
And yeah, the defense.
Neither player is great.
The scary thing about Beltre is that his slugging precentage has declined each of the last 3 years. Fangraphs thinks Beltre is worth $10 mil or more, i don't necesssarily agree but I rely on fangraphs for a lot of stats.
Kind of crazy Beltre's OBP is 25-35 points higher than Uribe since Beltre is far from an OBP guy. I think .325 career. Not all that great.
I did see that Ellsbury is being moved to LF for Cameron in CF. Definitely the right move. While Ellsbury can be flashy he is far from a solid CF at this point in his career. Red Sox are definitely going to have a solid defense and good rotation, I just don't see that offense getting them anywhere.
Those are some fairly big differences. Not saying they don't have a good offense, I just don't think that offense can get it done.
yeah but if our pitching stays healthy we wont have to rely on our offense as much. sure, i'd kill to have holliday or gonzalez but i think we can win the division and if not then definetly the wild card.
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Those are some fairly big differences. Not saying they don't have a good offense, I just don't think that offense can get it done.
yeah but if our pitching stays healthy we wont have to rely on our offense as much. sure, i'd kill to have holliday or gonzalez but i think we can win the division and if not then definetly the wild card.
Yeah, Bostons pitching staff is solid, and a very very good top 3. Both teams have good staffs though. It is going to be a fun season.
Those are some fairly big differences. Not saying they don't have a good offense, I just don't think that offense can get it done.
yeah but if our pitching stays healthy we wont have to rely on our offense as much. sure, i'd kill to have holliday or gonzalez but i think we can win the division and if not then definetly the wild card.
And like I said yesterday as a Yankees fan I love the Beltre signing because adding A-Gon to that lineup would make it really fucking scary.
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your welcome. hope he does well in new york. youll hear Alive everytime he steps to the plate.
Are you shitting me?? He really comes out to 'Alive' each at bat? I doubt it..
'I want to hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
swear to god man. 2 years back in 08 i was at a sox/indians game and bay came out to alive and sean casey came out to even flow. it was awesome.
Don't all Mets have to come out with Latin salsa music?? :shock:
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Sox come to terms with Paps, Ramon Ramirez and Manny Delcarmen.
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If Mike Lowell could play first, the Sox would have played him there and moved Youkilis to third last year.
Lowell's played only 4 or 5 games at first in his career.
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I figured as much, that's why it made little to no sense other than the matching salaries.
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How does Adrian Beltre rate $10M for .265, 8 HR and 44 RBI while Juan Uribe gets $3.25M for .289, 16 and 55? :wtf:
both are 30 years old. I'll grant you, Beltre is the better glove. Still....
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Let me start by saying I'm not Theo Epstein ... so, not sure why I got annointed the defender of a move I'm not super excited about ... but, I'll give it a whirl.
First, Juan Uribe is not a third baseman. He may have played some games at third, but, he's not a third baseman.
Your HR and RBI numbers are a bit skewed as Beltre played hurt last year.
Also, Uribe's .289 is probably a bit inflated as, he didn't hit above .250 for the 4 years previous to that.
Hurt year aside, Beltre's OBP is consistantly 25 - 35 points higher than Uribe.
I think Beltre has more power upside moving from Seattle to Boston.
And yeah, the defense.
Neither player is great.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Theo loves his "run prevention" lineup. Planning on winning games 1-0 only.
The scary thing about Beltre is that his slugging precentage has declined each of the last 3 years. Fangraphs thinks Beltre is worth $10 mil or more, i don't necesssarily agree but I rely on fangraphs for a lot of stats.
Kind of crazy Beltre's OBP is 25-35 points higher than Uribe since Beltre is far from an OBP guy. I think .325 career. Not all that great.
I did see that Ellsbury is being moved to LF for Cameron in CF. Definitely the right move. While Ellsbury can be flashy he is far from a solid CF at this point in his career. Red Sox are definitely going to have a solid defense and good rotation, I just don't see that offense getting them anywhere.
How about the MT curse?
MT curse? Manny Trade?
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Mark Teixiera.
After Boston went up 8-0 (I believe) he did this. Referring to that Boston thought they were close to a deal with Tex and didn't get him.
http://twitter.com/John_W_Henry/status/2126014978
ellsbury, pedroia, youk, martinez, papi, drew?
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Oh ... well, read my quote to get a feel on how I feel about curses.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
OPS+ (last season)
Ellsbury: 96
Pedroia: 110
Youk: 145
Martinez: 127
Papi: 101
Drew: 133
Jeter: 132
Johnson: 122
Tex: 149
A-Rod: 147
Granderson: 100
Posada: 133
Cano: 129
Those are some fairly big differences. Not saying they don't have a good offense, I just don't think that offense can get it done.
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Yeah, Bostons pitching staff is solid, and a very very good top 3. Both teams have good staffs though. It is going to be a fun season.
And like I said yesterday as a Yankees fan I love the Beltre signing because adding A-Gon to that lineup would make it really fucking scary.
It's going to happen, just not before the season.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Once I get out of this town
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put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
Are you shitting me?? He really comes out to 'Alive' each at bat? I doubt it..
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
Don't all Mets have to come out with Latin salsa music?? :shock:
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St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Anyway, I think the Red Sox have done pretty well this offseason.
Red Sox got the Yanks beat by an inch on pitching, but when it comes to hitting the Yankees are still the most formidable lineup.
All one year deals.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
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I, for one, cannot wait for pitchers and catchers. Anybody else feeling the wintertime blues and craving some Orsillo and RemDawg?
I like it just as it is that way we can go back find what we what without much effort.
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I concur.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez