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    Lester: Stop Believing What You Read on Twitter.

    I don't understand how someone can bring up Lester's comments about taking a home-town discount now. The Red Sox traded him. They had a shot to sign him to that home-town deal and declined. To me that makes Lester's comments moot. If Lester really wanted to come back, over and above taking the...
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    Trading X?

    Agree, Bogaerts isn't going anywhere except to Fort Myers in a few months. Gray though... if the Donaldson deal taught us anything it's that Billy Beane will deal anyone. Certainly not saying Gray will get traded and I'm not 14 so I have no sources on this matter, but at this point I wouldn't...
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    What Should Ruben Amaro Jr. Do?

    Amaro can wait all he likes, and it sounds like he will, but the risk is all on his side. As a pitcher, Hamels shoulder/elbow/arm can go boom at any moment and, like it did for Lee, detonate both his trade value and Amaro's job. If I were Amaro, I'd take offers all winter, but all the while...
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    The premature re-signing Lester thread

    In theory I understand that the Yankees entering the Lester market should drive up Lester's price, but I'm not sure I grasp the nuts and bolts of that. If the Yankees are trying to drive the price up, walking in the door and saying "We're here!" won't be enough. They'll have to make an offer...
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    Hanley Ramirez signs with Red Sox. 4 years/$88 million(5th year option could make it 5/$110 million

    Assuming Hanley is on board (which, you'd hope, would be a fair assumption), this means the Sox can continue to pursue Pablo, can keep looking to use Cespedes as a trade chip, and even (God forbid) can trade Xander if the Angels decide they absolutely have to get out from under the crushing deal...
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    The premature re-signing Lester thread

    Interesting that we haven't heard a peep from the Yankees yet. Well, maybe now we have. Gammons (via Twitter):   am told that while Cubs, Red Sox will meet with Jon Lester this week,Yanks are to be watched, and process could last into December   (Edit: Sorry, tried to embed the tweet (can be...
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    The premature re-signing Lester thread

    When a team gives a player an opt-out in his contract, there are two scenarios that can occur. 1) The player plays well and is worth the money he is being paid. I that case he will use the opt-out 100 percent of the time (show me one instance of a player having an opt-out and not using it) as...
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    Re-signing Andrew Miller

    I think it comes down to this: Miller is a great relief pitcher, but he's a relief pitcher and relief pitchers aren't extraordinarily valuable individually because of the low number of innings they impact. Also, relievers performance can fluctuate, and with the years Miller is likely to get (I...
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    Phillies will look to trade Cole Hamels, Red Sox interested

    The original report that started this thread referenced a piece from Howard Eskin, and that's a bit problematic. Eskin is all over the media in Philly, on the radio and TV and I believe has a column in some paper as well (or did). Thing is, Eskin is a giant jackass, sort of an angrier more...
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    NHL team to Vegas is "done deal"

    Well, if there's one man you can take at his word, it's Gary Bettman.
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    Cuban OF Rusney Castillo has private showcase scheduled with Red Sox

    I doubt the organization is depending on Bradley at this point. That's not to say they've given up on him, but I can't see them counting on him to play 160 games next season in Boston. I'm expecting some sort of large trade this off-season and I'm further expecting Betts to be part of that deal...
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    The next ten games

    I believe the qualifying offer will be higher next season. I've heard around $16 million. I'm not sure that impacts whether they'd offer it to Peavy or not (I wouldn't either way). I expect they'll deal him regardless. 
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    When is the realistic Add/Drop deadline for this team?

    I don't think that going 5-2 proves things have turned around, but it might mean that the door isn't closed yet. The last thing they want to happen is to dump Lester and Miller and Gomes and whomever else and then start hitting. OK, maybe that's not the last thing they want, but you hopefully...
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    What does the rotation in 2015 look like without Lester?

    If they're not going to re-sign Lester, then without the best case scenario in the rotation the team won't make the playoffs. They need Lester. But since that's not the topic of this thread, I'll throw this out: improving the team doesn't have to come solely from the rotation. I submit that...
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    Extending Lester

    I was happy to hear they've re-engaged in contract discussions, but the more I think about it, the more I think, duh. Of course they've re-engaged. The trade deadline is a month away and the team, despite a good series win in New York (though the series opening loss to Vidal Sassoon sticks in my...
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