Comments on: Red Sox Offseason BluePrint v.2 : Holliday, Harden, Scutaro

By: Thumbs Up to Scutaro | Fire Brand of the American League

Thumbs Up to Scutaro | Fire Brand of the American League — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:03:22 +0000

[...] same can be said for the signing of Marco Scutaro. It wasn’t quite the way we planned it (myself not included, I like Toronto import, especially given the alternatives), but it’s what we have. Maybe the [...]

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:58:07 +0000

Holliday moved out of range (and desirablility) with the tragi-comic Boras announcement (of course it came during a championship game) that Holliday =Teixeira. Would you pay $20MM long term for a guy who is absolutely unproven in the American League? I know this is PR scam is geared to get the NYY/Sox/Mets/Dodgers, etc. bidding against each other to raise the $$. Just say no, guys! No to Boras.

Although IMO JBay has earned and will earn 4/60 as LF and DH, s and he gets my vote, his contract will now be measured by the glare of Holliday's. eriicinboston may have the right idea to NOT build the team around either of them.

By: Smashwell

Smashwell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:15:48 +0000

No on Holliday unless you are going to pay him for what he is going to hit in the AL. He is a .850 OPS hitter in the AL. If you look at his hit chart you will realize that the green monster won't help him either:

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_player_hittin...

In regards to Scutaro, he has solid hands but not the greatest range. Not to mention he is turning 34 around Halloween. When you sign a player you are paying them for future production not past and there is little evidence saying he will enjoy another average year like he did this year. AGon loves Boston, he is cheaper, plays better defense and gets my vote.

I still feel we need to get a bat but i think that Ellsbury and Pedroia will be better next year. Lowell and Papi aren't the same and a corner IF bat would be nice. There just aren't many out there via FA. Maybe Abreu could play first hahahaha

By: Smashwell

Smashwell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:15:48 +0000

http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_player_hittin...

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:45:39 +0000

I believe that if we're going to go after Bay or Holliday, it might as well be the better one. Holliday has roughly twice the WAR value as Bay over the last couple of years. Wild speculation about Holliday's offense aside, we can at least say for certain that he won't be costing us piles of runs flailing around uselessly in left like Bay does. Bay is going to end up as a DH type in a few years.

Scutaro is a tough read. If a low-risk deal can be had for him, I say we go for it. He could replicate last year's results… and if he bats even league average for a shortstop it will still be gravy considering what we're used to. I hope we don't end up paying $6MM for Gonzalez.

By: Red Sox Offseason BluePrint v.3 : Gonzalez, Holliday, Harden, Sheets | Fire Brand of the American League

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:02:17 +0000

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By: ericinboston

ericinboston — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:40:30 +0000

why wouldnt they negotiate with boras? off the top of my head ellsbury, tek, and drew are all boras clients. it seems to me that they have a 'good' working relationship with him. oh, and dice-k as well.

anyhow, if i'm wearing my GM hat i wouldn't hesitate to send Bowden/MDC/Lowrie/Anderson to SD for AGon.

By: ericinboston

ericinboston — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:36:21 +0000

in regards to holliday and bay my question is… why either of them? i understand they are the best available option for this free agent class but perhaps not the best option for the long term interests of the team.

if we're all thinking outside the box here why not entertain signing bobby abreu? or marlon byrd? either could be potential 1-2 year 'stop gap' type players. looking ahead to 2011 carl crawford, adam dunn, and jayson werth are all potential free agents. those are intriguing players imo.

i guess what i'm really driving at is that we need to look at solutions outside of the two obvious guys and don't convince ourselves that simply b/c the offense may score 805 runs instead of 840 we must must must make a play for one of the two big free agent OF's.

By: evanbrunell

evanbrunell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:43:40 +0000

Touche… I liked Saito a lot, but I never saw what made him such a force in L.A.

By: radiohix

radiohix — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:31:28 +0000

4.25 FIP and 4.40 tRA ain't Awesome, it's lucky!