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Why does the media keep saying we're going for Beltran. His agent happens to be Boras and I don't think they want to give him over $12-13 M this off-season. Why must we trade Lee or Konerko and then sign Beltran. Carlos Lee is good enough for me if we can spend that money elsewhere. I definitly wanna see Konerko on the team next season. He's just got an amazingly smooth swing.

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Other than Albert Belle, I can't remember the Sox stepping to the front of the class in the free agent market.

 

Add in the Boras factor, and Beltran's excellent play this month, and I simply don't see him coming to Chicago.

 

Besides, considering the decline of Bernie Williams and Steinbrenner's printing press funded by the YES Network, the Yankees have to be considered the front-runners.

 

And I'd put the Dodgers, Angels, Cubs and Astros ahead of us, too

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Didn't Beltran switch agents? I believe he did.

It was reported somewhere that Beltran MAY be considering switching agents. Nothing on that front will happen until after the season, but I have seen one report and one only on that subject.

 

Not sure how serious I would take it.

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...is f***ing AWESOME.... 8 HR's in his first 9 post-season games.

 

I can hear the price raising for this guy... We won't get him. We will be in competition with both the Cubs and the Yanks, and no matter the $ figure he's offered, they can match, and he will chose one of those over the south-side.

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Our chances of getting Beltran are about the same as Maggs coming back next year....slim and NONE.

I don't think we would have ever gone after him. He just doesn't fit our needs that well. There are many other positions we could spend big money on and get a much more quality upgrade over what we have now.

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Goddamnit, who cares if it's not gonna happen? What's the point of looking forward to the offseason if we can't speculate and throw out possibilities?

 

In all likelyhood, it isn't going to happen...Beltran will almost undoubtedly get $15-17 mill, and that is something the Sox simply cannot afford. But why not consider it? Why not *pretend* that just for the weeks leading up to the offseason we do have a shot at Beltran, and we can imagine him in our lineup?

 

I can stand negativity...I have nothing wrong with that. But when everybody shoots down ideas, even if they are far-fetched, it really ruins the atmosphere and makes this place boring as hell. Liven up a little...just play along with the rest of us until he actually signs with another team.

 

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Berrnie said that he would move over if Beltran signed. The only thing is I dont know where Bernie moves.

 

I guess Matsui-Beltran-Sheffield in OF, Giambi at 1b, and Bernie at DH? Olerdue gone after this season? Would that be how it would work?

 

 

 

BTW, I  :wub: Matsui. So underrated.

If the yanks pick up the option on Lieber's contract, they're on the books for $182M -- they still need a 2B, 1B/DH(if they don't sign beltran) and another SP. They're going to be over $200M next season.

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