BTW, the V-Mart just needs to catch for one year. Then the Sox sign Mauer,
move V-Mart to 1b, move Youk to 3B, play Bugs Bunny in LF, Superman in
Center and ........

[calming myself down]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:

> To be clear, Gonzalez would have cost the Sox $6m if the picked up his
> option. I concede they might have been able to sign him on the same terms as
> the Jays, but it wasn't a lock.
>
>  On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Matt & Olga McSorley <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  I'm being brought back to 2004, when I was told it was a waste to start
>> Pokey Reese at second ahead of Mark Bellhorn because defense was so much
>> less important than the "production" Bellhorn provided. So, I wonder, when
>> did defense become so important?
>>
>> In 2010 Scutaro cost will $6m, which is $3m more than Alex Gonzalez would
>> have cost for a marginal offensive upgrade and probably no upgrade
>> defensively. Beltre will cost $9m plus the $9m the Sox will have to pay
>> Texas or someone else to take Mike Lowell off their hands. Again, the
>> upgrade will be marginal.
>>
>> So, that's $12m spent on marginal upgrades. Then they spent $8m for Mike
>> Cameron, a guy who plays good defense and smiles a lot but whose production
>> is pretty average.
>>
>> So, by my count that's $20m to upgrade the team marginally. Wonder what
>> $20m could have bought. Hmmmm..... maybe a power-hitting corner outfielder?
>> Seems like there were a couple of those on the market.
>>
>> Once again, Theo's free-agent shopping gets poor marks.
>>
>> -- Matt
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* Ray Salemi <[email protected]>
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Sent:* Tue, January 5, 2010 10:48:44 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: Sox get Beltre
>>
>> I think it's from The Hidden Game by Palmer.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Where does the 7 percent come from?
>>>
>>> Steve O
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yup.  We dominate that 7% of the game that defense gives you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Steve Ouellette <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> No, I think the plan is for him to catch 120 games or so, mix in some
>>>>> first base and DH. Varitek catches 40 or so games, preferably against
>>>>> lefthanders. And it would be nice if he'd remember how to catch a
>>>>> knuckleball.
>>>>>
>>>>> With the addition of Beltre the Sox may very well have the best defense
>>>>> in all of baseball -- when have we ever been able to say that? Gold 
>>>>> glovers
>>>>> at 3B, 1B, 2B, and an above average guy in Scutaro at SS. Ellsbury, 
>>>>> Cameron
>>>>> and Drew in the outfield -- the only real weak link (assuming Ellsbury's
>>>>> numbers last year were a travesty, or that he moves to LF with Cameron in
>>>>> CF) is behind the plate, and with the Sox pitching and defense there won't
>>>>> be that many guys on base to steal second. Let's play ball!
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve O
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought there was some concern about him catching every day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Steve Ouellette <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Um, Victor Martinez?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/01/red_sox_agree_t.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nice!  Now Youk can stay at 1st.  But who will catch?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ray
>>>>>>>>
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