Why r the sox willing to drop 42 on Matsuzaka?
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Don't look now but Fox Sports just reported that it was 51.1 million.  Just to talk to him!  That is insane.  A previous answerer said the would need 20 million more to sign him.  Fat chance, Scott Boras is his agent and he's already started harping about how pitching is at a premium this year.  I bet he won't sign for less than 10 or 11 million a year and that he is going to want at least a 4 year contract.  That would bring his overall cost to at least 91 million for a 4 yr contract.  I know the Red Sox really want to plant a foot in the Japanese market but wow, that is some price to pay.  It should also be noted that if they don't sign him, they don't have to pay the 51 million and no other team gets to talk to him until the end of next season when he is a free agent.
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In the baseball business, you just never know!!! Maybe they will dump hm and trade for a shortstop OR look into free agency as a solution.\n\nChow!!
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So they could trade him.\n\nSeriously, though - he's on the roster because he has some trade value, and there isn't anyone better in the Mets system who needs to be on the roster.  There was no reason to take him off, so they didn't.
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Manny wants out of Boston, he needs special treatment just to get him to be content there and produce numbers, that treatment hurts the clubhouse and other players.\n\nThat is why they are interested in moving him, for the good of the team and Manny himself.\n\nThey will only trade him if they get equal value in return. That is Major league or Major league ready talent.\n\nThey need to replace his bat, adding J.D Drew will not be enough.\n\nPadres, Giants, Dodgers, Mets, Angels, White Sox are all teams that have been rumoured at one point of the other.\n\nMets are not, White Sox is highly unlikely, Angels seem to be out of it. Giants have nothing to offer. Dodgers or Padres.\n\nBut the Sox need bullpen (closer) and a hitter. Dodgers could fit in here, they have some options in these two areas, don't know if they want to give any of it up..\n\nPlus, the Dodgers need more ex-Red Sox. Grady little, Nomar, Derek Lowe are not nearly enough.
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Too early to say be he is deffinitely on pace to do it. When he's 35 and he's still hitting 40+ HRs it is time to consider him a serious cantidate. Most players rely on pure raw skill for their hitting ability. Between the ages of 29-33 most have lost enough eyesight and reflexes that they start to suffer a serious decline. Pitchers learn the new weak spots and the hitter is mostly done if they cannot adapt and be a smarter hitter. \n\nPujos is another that shows potential but again it is way too early too tell.
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Pitching is the only thing we really need,I hope they made a really good bid on this Matsuzaka!! I heard Andy Pettite Had dinner with Joe Torre Last night,And i read in todays paper,he said if he pitches next yr he wants to come back to the yankees,Roger Clemens if he plays next yr,WILL FINISH HIS CAREER IN BOSTON!! From what i read in todays paper If we don't get Matsuzaka,We'll go after Zito,And i belive Pettite is going to come back.Don't forget we have this Kid Phil Huges,Whos also going to be a GREAT PITCHER! And We'll get something for Sheffield\n4 clubs called about him,But Cashman wants to trade him to an NL Team,,Because he's pissed,and he can hurt us in the long run if we trade him to an AL Team,
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It's doable, depends on your preference.  HOWEVER, you might have to drop one player because of the roster size.  In that case, it makes the trade unacceptable.  \n\nWhy?  There is no chance Chris Shelton could hit .400 and 100 HR (as this pace).  If he hits .310 and 30 HR this year, that means from now on he will only have .285 AVG and 20 HR.  That's not good fantasy stats.  If you do this trade, you end up get a worse pitcher and a so-so hitter, but you still have to drop someone.  Not a good deal.
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Yankees have no integrity. With such a high payroll, they should be better than they are. They don't play as a team, plus their players are a lot older than the Red Sox.\n\nRed Sox by far.
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Any Move they make will be for pitching. Bullpen or starting pitching. Zito is possible, i guess, tho if he wants as much as theyre saying he wants i say screw him. Ted Lilly maybe. Jeff Suppan was supposedly in the mix, as is Gil Meche. I get the feeling the Yankees are starting to realize that they dont need to buy every highpriced freeagent on market to win. They need to fill 2 spots in their rotation, so the pool is Barry Zito/Gil Meche/Jeff Suppan/Ted Lilly/Randy Wolf/Philip Hughes (the yankees top rated starting pitching prospect who is ready for Majors now)/JAson Schmidt (who is out there, but i dont think the yankees want anything to do with him)... out of that group to fill 2 spots in rotation.
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I'd call it a pretty even trade.\nBoth are decent 4th starters in extremely strong divisions.\n\nI'd probably give the edge to Arroyo, all things being equal innings-wise, going from the AL to the NL.  However, Arroyo is more likely to head to the bullpen as a long-reliever than Towers, given the available alternatives on both teams.
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The 40-Man Roster and Options\n\nNow that the player is on the 40-man roster, another clock starts ticking. He's signed to what amounts to a major-league contract, but the organization has a limited number of seasons in which to keep the player on the team for good. A player can be removed from the 40-man roster at any time, but removing a player from the 40-man roster results in the player having to pass through waivers.\n\nOnce a player is added to the 40-man roster, the parent club can send him down to the minors on "optional assignment" in 3 separate seasons. You don't need to actually be on the 25-man roster for an option year to be used; being on the 40-man roster in spring training and optioned to the minors before the season is enough to make the season count as an option year. If a player is never sent down, however, he doesn't use an option year.\n\nAlso, despite it being a major league contract, the minimum for players on the 40-man roster and not the 25-man roster is $37,000 plus collective cost of living increases since 1999.\n\nAfter the three option years are up, a player must pass through waivers to be placed on optional assignment.\n\nWhen a player is designated for assignment, the player is essentially in limbo. He doesn't count against any of the roster sizes and this is used while you either try to trade the player or get him to accept a minor league assignment.\n\nWhen a player is placed on waivers, other teams have a shot at claiming him, in order of worst record in the same league to best record in same league to worst record in opposing league to best team in opposing league. For the first month of the season, the W-L record of the previous season is used. When a team places a waiver claim on a player, the new team is subject to the same option rules. For example, if the Red Sox claim Joe Schmoe off waivers because he was out of options when the Devil Rays sent him down, the Red Sox would then have still to pass Schmo through waivers to send him down to their own minor league team.\n\nThere are two disabled lists in the majors. The 15-day disabled list forces teams to keep players out for a minimum of 15 days and does not count against the 25-man roster. The 60-day or Emergency disabled list requires a minimum of 60 days on the shelf and doesn't count against either the 25-man or 40-man roster.
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Are you kidding me. Boston makes one deal and they're in the World Series? They still have to play 162 games. And we will be there.
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Normally the goal of the trade is to get the best player, and in this case arod is the best player in the deal.  However, you are giving up an underrated pitcher in patterson who could be a top 20 pitcher this year and who will be better than santana.  U also give up a third round preseason pick in ramirez and damon, who went around the sixth round.  Disregard weathers who is no better than a soriano who u could get on waivers, and I think u r giving up too much.  Drop patterson  from the deal and I think its fair.
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Dumb idea. He & Big Papi is the best 1-2 combo in MLB. Why mess that up? Not only are you taking away Manny's production, Big Papi's will decrease also. He benefited a great deal with Manny hitting behind him.
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I think it's possible that he breaks .400...especially with the way he's hitting right now, but there is still a long way to go.  If he's hitting close to .400 come mid august then there's a discussion to be had
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They haven't done enough.  Everyone thought their pickups would be good but they haven't done anything pitching-wise.  Pitching wins championships ... I mean the Marlins did it a few years back and so did Arizona.  Both were teams that were written off as going to lose to the high-powered yanks offense.\n\nBy the way, they can't trade for D-train because Marlins would only take Wright for him.  That's too much to ask for.
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In their current win streak I see a couple of things going well with the Red Sox. \n1. Like they have done in recent years, they are being patient at the plate and making the pitchers work deep into counts.\n2. They are jumping on starting pitchers early for a lot of runs.\n\nBoth of these factors are leading to the Red Sox opponants going to their bullpens earlier than they want.  No team has good middle relief and then the Sox are able to tack on.  \n\nThe Mets will be a good test.