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Not true, he said he wished he played for the White Sox before he retired, at least that's what he told me when I got his autograph in 2008.
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I wouldn't chase Granderson until I checked whether Atlanta would be willing to eat some salary and move B.J. Upton. They still owe him a boatload of money and he's riding the bench.
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If we're going to add lousy veterans to make the team palatable while the farm system rebuilds, may as well just do it through FA.
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Granderson! Upton! More low OBP guys who K a ton. Go, Sox!
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That it is, but in only one of the last 5 seasons has it been above .330.
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Curtis might have some gas left in the tank, but why do we always have to get stars past their prime instead of young studs? In other words, we should be trying to get Curtis Great-Granderson.
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...and let's not forget a couple of guys on the downward side of their career. Granderson will be 33 on opening day.
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Do not want Dunn 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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Yea, maybe a few years ago, but not now .. at his age, he's probably just entering that long downhill slide that will result in more strikeouts, slower bat, defense starts to suffer, and so forth..
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The Sox have a chance to go through some rebuilding that fans will probably take in the short term. Please do not go back to the half-assed "competing" plan.
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Second, I don't think people have the appetite for a long rebuilding process. Rarely do these teardowns and rebuilds only take a couple of years. And the Cubs have proven how impatient people get with this, they're surviving alone on the draw of Wrigley Field. The Sox have more than enough resources to build both a competitive Major League team while adding talent to the farm system. |
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I don't see why signing Granderson to a team-friendly deal would have to interfere with the rebuild. I don't think anyone here wants them to sign him to a long-term contract. Hell, if he has a good enough year, and the Sox are out of contention they can trade him for more prospects to maybe accelerate the rebuild.
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