I don't think the Red Sox are in on EE at the top of the market however if he dips down to a more realistic salary it's a possibility. The Red Sox would be in on him if he was at the point where he had to take a Cespedes-type deal from last offseason where it's a 3 year deal with an opt out after 1 year.
I assume MLB teams are looking at him as a pitcher and not a hitter? But lets say there was someone good enough to excel as both a starter and a hitter, would having him DH on his off days hurt his performance as a hitter. I'm guessing no, and teams would be afraid to experiment. But if he could do both and maintain a high standard, wouldn't he worth like 50 mil a year because he's essentially 2 players (or 1 and 4/5 to account for not DHing when he starts)?
Why? He pitches and plays DH now, I'd think DHing between starts would be less of an issue than playing the field.
Also: "So when Matt Holliday texted to family friend John Farrell right up to his signing with the Yankees, the Red Sox did not return the call…"
EE & Betts don't have any meaningful splits regarding RHP. Xander and Pedroia take a power hit but still make good contact.
Actually, on the days he pitches you don't need a DH. Let him hit for himself. Only becomes a problem if he gets pulled early, otherwise you just pinch hit for the relief pitcher late in the game.
Yes. The pitcher has to bat for himself. Not a problem while he's in. Once he's pulled, every time the reliever's spot is due up, you pinch hit for him - NL style.
I really can't see the opt out after one year path being there for EE. The age factor and no first round pick coming back if he was to opt out are just too much of a deal killer from the signing team perspective.
Ask Chien-Ming Wang.Would it be worse than getting hurt pinch running?
This is mindblowing. Lose one of the top 5-10 hitters in the game ? Bring in no one. Pretty tough sell.
Very tough sell given the volatility with JBJ's bat, Pedroia coming off surgery, and the unknowns at C and 3B.
Still not adding up to me, unless Speier's theory is right and DD really did pick up that Buchholz option with the full expectation that (at the very least) it was going to mostly paralyze any immediate search for Ortiz's replacement.
I wholly do not understand the point of this post. It is a picture of metal grating.
To be fair he started the whole thing by saying "I think the Red Sox have the most young hitting to make it happen." Just watched it again and he never said he heard they were talking or whatever.
Yup, he says they have the hitters the White Sox want. Most noteworthy portion was the Moncada tidbit.
As I mentioned over the weekend this is along the lines of the actual price for Sale. You won't get him for a package headlined by ERod and Swihart. Chi Sox did well here if this occurs. Even if the Sox offered Moncada plus you could make an argument that Giolito is the safer bet. Getting the probable top pitching prospect in the game is excellent.
No Giancarlo Stanton rumors this year. Maybe in a couple of years they`ll start back up.
I doubt it, given what they've said about the luxe tax threshold, unless they are sending Buchholz to Chicago, which would seem to defeat the purpose from their standpoint (unless they have a separate deal worked out for Buch).
Such horrible photoshopping, they even forgot to put Pablo's left arm back in and the right arm of what looks like the offspring of Nomar and Cabin Mirror
Not necessarily. By the time they need to start paying the B's big bucks, Hanley will be gone (potentially replaced by Travis making the minimum); Panda will be gone. Buchholz will be gone. I do think they will go over at some point soon, but I dont think the salary for the B's over the next 3-4 years will be the reason.
