poppysox

Would need to work on getting a bulldog attitude. Needs to go into attack mode. One or two innings of being mad at the guys trying to get hits off him.

If you are referring to the money quoted...I thought that was obvious. My comment was intended to say a contract for Q as depth wouldn't surprise me. One year with an option is probably more realistic, however.

Seven years is not happening. Quintana for 2 or 3 years would not surprise me at all.

I hope LaRussa is the HOF manager his past accomplishments say he is. Good lineup construction coupled with good on-field decisions. Good management of the pitching staff. Why would anyone want the Sox to fail? Not much of a fan I think.

You can bet the other competitors are doing the math for them.

At the end of the day...it's about the money.

Yes, we did...well time flies.

I have an unrealistic expectation that Katz is going to work miracles with most of our young guns.

New York would have to pay me double to live there. I hope Bauer has the same view of that dump.

Soon...very, very soon.

That might be what turns out to be the best thing for us. This process of spending millions is not as easy as it looks.

I like this idea.

Plus another quality RP. That's about right.

Jerry has been a baseball fan longer than most of us and is smart enough to become a billionaire. Maybe he isn't as dumb as some on this board would have us believe.?

You have 14 players in the untouchable or unmovable categories. I agree with your assessments. I was a big believer in the "no player is untouchable" philosophy...but this team is something special.

Conditioning is a huge part of success obviously. Look at Abreu. Never saw someone improve so much in both offense and defense. A great role model.

Excellent point!

The Bauer/Springer type free agents always scare the bejeebers out of me. Free-agency works really well to fill holes with competent performers without giving up players. I think Joc for RF and Q or Tanaka for the rotation are good examples of guys who would improve our team while not being huge risk pieces. Hendricks and Colome would also fit the bill as low-risk additions for the pen. If a Bauer or Springer pulls a Dunn / Encarnacion / LaRoach and the team gets seriously set back. It is written in the stars that we need to develop our own stars and fill in around them with sensible trades and FA acquisitions IMO.

You make an excellent point.

Good idea!

No by a wide margin. If need be...he will always be available at about 1/2 price down the road.

The yearly drum beat.

Most people with money didn't get that money being stupid spending it.

The best way to improve your odds of a WS ring is to be in the playoffs year after year. The best team doesn't always win the WS but you can't win if you don't make the playoffs.

Vaughn has the DH position sewed up. No need for another DH from outside the organization.