***World Champion Red Sox Offseason Thread***

[gehrig]

also im kind of terrified that in august they're going to announce that they've extended tek another two years

[Al_Money]

I don't think Schill is coming back, I heard he already sold his house in Boston, but take that fwiw.

Mirabelli needs to retire. I agree with NT!, it's time to start grooming Tek's replacement, and that guy is not in the minors right now. Kottaras (sp?) has underperformed in AAA and I just can't see Cash being a starting C, although he is a decent backup.

I would be pumped to see Lowell back here but I don't think its happening. I really want to keep Youk at first but then 3rd base is a huge hole and there isn't anyone available to plug it in the near future.

I don't mind keeping Coco for reasons already mentioned, we'll see how Ellsbury does and if Coco struggles or doesn't get enough playing time, then move him. Unless of course you can find a great deal right now.

Should be an interesting off season as always.

[gehrig]

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I don't think Schill is coming back, I heard he already sold his house in Boston, but take that fwiw.


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so many ppl seem to think this and it makes no sense to me

1) schilling has been pretty adamant that his first choice is to sign with the sox for 1/12 or 1/13 or whatever it was.
2) the sox are a 100% lock to accept that offer if its there

the negotiation seems to have basically gone like this:

april 2007:
schilling: wanna resign me?
theo: maybe what do u want
schilling: 1/13
theo: hmm sounds fair lets t..
schilling: but i mean i'll also accept 1/13 at the end of the season if u wanna wait until then
theo: oh we dont rengotiate contracts mid-season lets awit until november

now schillings all like well they haven't resigned me yet maybe they dont want me i better post psuedo farewell messages on the internet

[NT!]

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theres no way papelbon gets an extension. hes probably like a 3-2 dog to be good by the time he's done with his arb years

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why, you figure his arm is just going to be cooked by then? i thought they were trying to protect it / improve his conditioning?

[NT!]

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also im kind of terrified that in august they're going to announce that they've extended tek another two years

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oh god don't say this

[Dynasty]

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I think we've regretted letting Cabrera go...

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Can we stop with this nonsense?

Who would you rather have on the team, Orlando Cabrera or Jacoby Ellsbury? Because, that's really the choice.

When Cabrera left the Sox and signed with the Angels, we got a first round compensation draft pick. We used it to draft Ellsbury.

A draft pick isn't a sure thing. But, good scouting and good development should turn the #23 overall pick (whoever it is) into a player more valuable to the franchise than Orlando Cabrera ever could be.

[NT!]

a lot of people forget that we got picks for a bunch of those guys. we magically turned 35-year-old pedro into clay [censored] buchholz, don't hear too many people complaining about that these days.

[gehrig]

very cool:
http://lanaheimangelfan.blogspot.com...ons.html#links
http://home.comcast.net/~briankaat/statsite.html

papelbon - relievers get hurt all the time or maybe dont get "hurt" but lose 5mph. i mean if papelbon wants to sign for 5/30 and give up two FA years then go for it but in general why give a long term commitment when u dont have to

[NT!]

how many years until he gets arb again? i always forget when that kicks in.

[gehrig]

first 3 years they get the minimum (altho teams usually give small raises to be nice)
next 3 years they get arb

im actually not sure if papelbon is a free agent after 2010 or 2011 i forget how partial seasons work