varitek signs a 1 year deal with '10 option[views:16790][posts:80]_______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:37pm - tylor ""] http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stov...verge-of-two-year-deal-with-red-sox i knew it. not like there were any better catchers out there |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:38pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] good. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:38pm - RustyPS ""] WEEI is saying it's 2 years guaranteed........ |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:39pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] we got enough bats to cover him. his baseball IQ and defense is still worth it. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:40pm - tylor ""] well he has a player option for 2010 if the red sox dont pick up the team option. so in a sense, it's two years guaranteed if he wants to. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._bases/2009/01/varitek_sox_agr.html |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:43pm - tylor ""] this is great actually. joe mauer becomes a free agent in 2011. if the sox land him, the lineup will look something like: ellsbury pedroia ortiz bay mauer youkilis drew lars anderson lowrie with only two of them (ortiz and drew) being over 32 years old |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:45pm - RustyPS ""] I thought Mauer was a free agent next year |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:45pm - tylor ""] nah, after 2010 |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:46pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] lars anderson is a name i have not heard yet |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:56pm - dreadkill ""] he's a prospect. larsy can hit. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:57pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] as long as he doent play drums |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:01pm - reimroc ""] bout time |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:12pm - RustyPS ""] tylor said:nah, after 2010according to this site, you're right: http://www.wyoung.net/contracts.htm |
| ______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:13pm - Yeti ""] that's pretty awesome, i was hoping he'd go for the second option. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:14pm - arilliusbm ""] fuck lowrie, he's a stiff. good news.. the morale of the pitching staff will be much better. they all really wanted him. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:16pm - RustyPS ""] arilliusbm said:fuck lowrie, he's a stiff. I'd rather have him than Lugo plus, Lowrie played the end of the season and throughout the playoffs with a broken wrist....kinda hard to do much in that situation |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:19pm - arilliusbm ""] i'd rather have gonzo back. fucking vacuum |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:20pm - RustyPS ""] Gonzo was asking for too much at the time....3 years for a one way player (sucked at the plate) at his age would've been a bad business decision |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:21pm - W3 nli ""] they need to trade Lugo and Lowell and get Lars at first and put Youk at Third. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:23pm - RustyPS ""] from what I understand Lars is like a year or so off the earliest they'll trade Lowell is next offseason, which I doubt will happen unless a Teixeira-esque player is available |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:23pm - dreadkill ""] i'd rather have a dried out, semen-crusted turd at short than lugo |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:25pm - arilliusbm ""] what's the deal with lugo anyway? |
| ______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:26pm - Yeti ""] Theo Epstein faps to Lugo. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:26pm - dreadkill ""] i'd flap if lugo left the team |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:29pm - RustyPS ""] Lugo gets paid too much to be traded flat out....the Sox would have to eat at least some, if not all of his contract to get rid of him before he becomes a free agent it'd basically have to be similar to the Renteria trade where the Sox pay Atlanta (and last year Detriot) most of his remaining salary |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:32pm - matt breen ""] That's cool Teks back but Lars gots a ways to go he's got like 41 games in at AA but supposibly he's like a justin morneau clone. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:33pm - W3 nli ""] yeah Lars will start in AA and in AAA by All Star break hopefully he can crack the bat there like he did at single A and Double A ball like last year. if Lowell comes back and can put up 15 - 20 and 100 RBIs then it's cool he can hang around one more year but we so need to dump Lugo. Lowerie showed he can handle the pressure and play good ball. fuck free agents our farm system is tight as fuck. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:33pm - matt breen ""] oh yeah and i'd rather have tek back than trade buccholz for salty. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:34pm - W3 nli ""] i think Buch is a dud and they should trade him, Theo needs to stop getting so attached i mean we could have had either Matt Holiday or Juan Santana if he let Clay go the last two seasons. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:38pm - RustyPS ""] Holliday's stats away from Coors Field are scary in a bad way...Buchholz would be too much to give up in a trade Buchholz supposedly wasn't gonna be a part of the Santana deal as far as I remember |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:50pm - matt breen ""] RustyPS said:Holliday's stats away from Coors Field are scary in a bad way...Buchholz would be too much to give up in a trade Buchholz supposedly wasn't gonna be a part of the Santana deal as far as I remember true that holliday is sketchy, resign bay. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:13pm - tylor ""] jay bay bay is the real deal and buchholz will be an ace once he learns how to spot his fastball |
| ________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:15pm - xmikex ""] And the crowd went mild. Looking forward to another .260 something batting average year and rally killing double plays. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:16pm - tylor ""] as opposed to all the other awesome options out there |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:17pm - W3 nli ""] Clay is bum and was a fluke that one season, last year it all went to his head and showed whats hes really got and its nothing. holliday might have a bad record away from coors but everyone does well at fenway. and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys. and i thought they did resign bay or at least extend his contract. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:17pm - arilliusbm ""] ugh. buchholz, lugo and lowrie are the three red sox that i don't really like that much. lowrie is alright. buchholz is so overrated it's not even funny. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:22pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:23pm - arilliusbm ""] buchholz is a prissy skinny bitch |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:23pm - RustyPS ""] xmikex said:And the crowd went mild. Looking forward to another .260 something batting average year and rally killing double plays. .260 would be a pleasant surprise actually....lol the man needs to lay off the low breaking ball |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:24pm - tylor ""] you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:26pm - W3 nli ""] RustyPS said: W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality yeah naw on any of that but def dump Clay. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:27pm - W3 nli ""] tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last season |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:27pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said: RustyPS said: W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality yeah naw on any of that but def dump Clay.*scratches head* are you agreeing or disagreeing? lol |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:28pm - W3 nli ""] no i wouldnt give up any of that but i seriously want to see them dump Clay. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:29pm - tylor ""] W3%20nli said: tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last season he got lit up because he had no confidence in his fastball, which he couldnt locate. you can say he'll never be a great pitcher in the majors and you may be right, but you cant deny he has filthy stuff |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:30pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said: tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last seasonhis issues last year were all mental, once he started to struggle, he would kind of turtle a little...if he can get over that (which I think he can), he can be an ace |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:30pm - dreadkill ""] he had a turtle head pokin out |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:31pm - W3 nli ""] yeah i understand his rookie season he was amazing, i mean i cant take away the fact he threw a no hitter but it's the O's how many times have the redsox no hit them. ha umm yeah i think unless he coems back like beckett he's garbage and he needs his head put on right. i hope smoltz grabs him by the ear and says listen you little fucktard you better pitch or youre my bitch all season you lil faggot. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:32pm - W3 nli ""] dreadkill said:he had a turtle head pokin out lol |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:37pm - arilliusbm ""] his curveball drops but definitely not one of the best. it's not a fast curve at all. what is it? 65-70mph? |