Seriously, how are we supposed to win anything with $170m....

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:34 PM, William Marino <[email protected]>wrote:

>  Sucks being a small market team…
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> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 23, 2010 2:31 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
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> *Subject:* Re: V-Mart to Tigers?
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> I think he knows he needs to remain competitive, and I'm generally a fan of
> financial discipline. But I just think V-Mart is the kind of guy you overpay
> for, a catcher who can hit well.
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> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
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> You know, I've been seeing more and more of these "the Sox won't pay"
> conversations.
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> I wonder if Henry is starting to make a business decision about the minimum
> he has to spend to keep Fenway full.
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> Ray
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> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Sox also offered him 4 years at $42 million. So we lost him over $8m
> total/$2m a year.
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> I'll wait and see what the sox do, but I think this was a mistake. Even if
> he only caught the next three years (which the Sox must be anticipating)
> he's worth it. He hit HRs, and he hit them at the right time. And if
> Saltamacchia develops he did have the flexibility to move to first.
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> While he'd be worth an extra $2.5m a year in my mind (which would have
> allowed the Sox to outbid the Tigers) I'd support a little more strongly if
> the Tigers promised he'd catch all four years. I doubt they did, but who
> knows.
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> Still, his skills at the plate definitely compensated for any deficiencies
> behind it.
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> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
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> He can switch to 1B or DH in later years. The Sox apparently did offer him
> 3 years and $42 million, so they apparently didn't have a concern
> about what to do with him in later years. I just hate to lose his bat for
> $8 million.
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> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
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> *From:* Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Tue, November 23, 2010 12:14:09 PM
> *Subject:* Re: V-Mart to Tigers?
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> He's worth that this year, but does anyone think Martinez will be catching
> in years three and four?
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> Steve O
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> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
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> 4 years, $50 million reported.... If that's really true, I will be
> disappointed that we couldn't match that - $12.5 per is what we're paying
> Big Papi this year, if V-Mart isn't worth that.....
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> Looks like Salty and Tek for us......
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> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
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