chw42 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Nov 13, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) UZR really liked De Aza's defense last year. Dude put up a 2.8 fangraphs WAR in 54 games. Sure, a lot of that was BABIP, but that's impressive. He has good speed and from what I've seen, pretty good range. I'm really looking forward to seeing him and Viciedo play every day next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Guys, we're cutting payroll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beck72 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Aoki's posting fee only cost $2.5 mill. Far less than most thought it would be. I still think it would make sense for the sox to have had interest. Besides DeAza, the sox have few other options for leadoff. They don't even have a #2 hitter. Ichiro lite isn't bad. Esp. if the sox aren't in complete rebuild mode. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/yaku...chika-aoki.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeFabregas Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 There's no place for him to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Brew Crew got the winning bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 See disaster known as 2011 Minnesota Twins (particularly SS/2B) for why this would have been a bad move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beck72 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 It remains to be seen. It's pretty clear the sox lack top of the order hitters. DeAza is the sox only leadoff guy or #2 type hitter. And he's very unproven. The sox need to add guys who can get on base at a decent clip. With no real options in the minors, taking a flyer on a guy like Aoki wouldn't have been the worst move, IMO. The sox do seem to recognize this, with the drafting of Mitchell and Walker. But a lot more needs to be done, as far as adding position player prospects who can hit for high avg. and take a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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