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You do? How much can you depend on Danks, Peavy and Floyd? I know there has been a lot of chippiness lately so I'm just asking and not trying to start a you don't what you're talking about type of argument.
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To all who think the Sox will be able to help the rebuilding process through trading a bunch of mediocre players, consider the list of guys they've received in the last decade or so when trying to trade established players for prospects or young guys (with the guys they traded in parentheses):
I put guys who were not yet established big-leaguers and have contributed something sort of positive in bold. So, all those trades basically got us Floyd, Danks, Flowers, a year of Cotts, and a little flash of Lillibridge plus some Griffey Jr. (via Nick Massett). That's not much to build around. |
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How long will this way of fixing the hitting take? 4-5 years if they draft the right players, develop them correctly and of course get lucky. Wheres their pitching going to be at that point? |
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You can trade veteran relievers with expiring contracts, sure, but you're not going to get anything other than a couple months of salary relief and maybe an organizational player or two. I hate to say it, but nobody is going to give up a big prospect to have Crain, Lindstrom or Thornton on their team for a couple months. Also, somebody has to take those roster spots at the big-league level in the short run. Do the Sox have any prospects at all who are prepared for an opportunity? I'm not sure. I don't want to rush kids who aren't ready just for the sake of saving a couple months salary on a couple guys. It isn't like holding on to veterans is going to hurt this team's draft position. They are going to lose plenty of games regardless.
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Thanks, by the way, for putting that list together. It really made my day. I will now go jump off the Wells Street bridge with a half-dozen bricks strapped to my chest. |
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So, the Sox get nada for their vets and give up their best bullets for overpriced vets?
Sounds about right. If Kenny Williams didn't catch lightning in a bottle that one year, he would be pelted with old produce every time he set foot out of his house.
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We're old.
We're over priced (Dunn, Peavy, Danks, Floyd, Thornton). We have back ups as starters (De Aza, Flowers, Koeppinger) We have almost nothing of value at AAA or AA. It's not much better at the lower levels. Our manager declined an extension offer. If we were to "rebuild" we'd be building around Viciedo, Beckham and Gillaspie- not much else. This will be our 5th consecutive season, 7th out of the last 8, 11th out of the last 13, without getting to the post season. We lost our pre-game montage video and the diamond patch on the shoulder. Looks like the late 70's, 80's, 90's- all over again.
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Kenny did much better work when he only had 50 cents to spend, than he did when he had the whole dollar.
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Maybe he was allowed to spend his 50cents without getting permission how to spend it. When he gets a buck, hes told how to spend it.
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