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I'm okay with patching up a few holes via free agency since we do not have the proper players in the minors yet. The Sox definitely need to sign a starting catcher and an 8th inning reliever. They can try and get creative with trying to get another outfielder. I would rather not try and make a big trade that will expend prospects, unless it's for a young core position player.
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Also, look at The 2010 world series champ Giants lineup -- same thing. We need two good hitters and five average hitters to compete. Of course, that means that we would have to play damn good defense and run the bases properly.
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Pretty much a write-off season, but we have good cost-effective pitching in place, and picking third in every round next summer will help too, so let's hope the Sox are more aggressive in getting the best player possible to boost the farm system.
Need more all-around offense. I hope that this lost season means the era of hitters with all power with little else on the Sox is nearly over. I'll be curious to see how the off-season shakes out. Our FA's are Konerko and Floyd. Our Arb eligibles are Beckham, DeAza and Flowers. Our only big salaries left for 2014 are Danks ($15.75M), Dunn ($15M) and Alexei ($9.5), and we'll see if any of them can be moved this winter. |
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As for San Fran...it would be harder to get four Chris Sale's in your rotation than it is to build a complete team. San Fran shouldn't be seen as the rule. |
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If you look at the stats, they finish 7-8-9 of 15 in numerous categories. ERA is only one area. |
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As far as the A's go, that's their WAR's this year. My point is, coming into this year, on paper: Did anyone expect a 30 year old career minor leaguer like Brandon Moss to hit 30HR and drive in 85 runs? A so-so minor league catcher turned 3rd baseman, Josh Donaldson, to suddenly become a 90+ RBI man? Coco Crisp at 33 to have his best season since 2006? W/the exception of maybe Cespedes they were all average to below average offensive players coming into this year. |
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It's been mentioned, but I am incredibly happy and excited about the amount of money Hahn has been able to free up. That's the great part.
The bad part is how I am concerned about if the Sox will even use it/if the Sox will use it wisely.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/le...pitching.shtml
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The starting pitching is excellent, the bullpen is better than people give it credit, especially since most of the trouble arms are just AAAA filler players that are just here collecting a paycheck but aren't expected to be pieces of the puzzle in the future.
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This was just garbage, and made me long for the days of Andy Sisco ("power arm," by the way). There is little on this team to be excited about for next year. There is still nothing in the farm. Sign Cano and another huge FA, and we will get to talking.
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Six of eight position players need to be replaced. How do you manage that in one off season?
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False. We also heard the same thing before this year and I can't imagine anyone would say that Semien and Johnson aren't bright spots to this year.
With high draft picks and loads of slot money for international picks the farm system will load up in 2014.
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