I'm not even convinced it IS overpaying, I mean $12.5 for a switch-hitting catcher? A good hitter with power? And a great club-house guy? Yeah, he's no Benjie Molina defensively, but I'd take V-Mart over Benjie every day of the week.
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 2:30:42 PM Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? 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. On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: You know, I've been seeing more and more of these "the Sox won't pay" conversations. > > >I wonder if Henry is starting to make a business decision about the minimum he >has to spend to keep Fenway full. > > >Ray > > > > >On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >Sox also offered him 4 years at $42 million. So we lost him over $8m total/$2m >a >year. > >> >>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. >> >>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. >> >>Still, his skills at the plate definitely compensated for any deficiencies >>behind it. >> >> >>On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>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. >>> >>> >>> >>> Dan D >>>Central NJ USA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 12:14:09 PM >>>Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? >>> >>> >>>He's worth that this year, but does anyone think Martinez will be catching >>>in >>>years three and four? >>> >>>Steve O >>> >>> >>>On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>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..... >>>> >>>>Looks like Salty and Tek for us...... >>>> >>>> Dan D >>>>Central NJ USA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"Red >>>>Sox Citizens" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Red >>>Sox Citizens" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Red >>>Sox Citizens" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Red >>Sox Citizens" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > >-- >Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide >it's >kill time. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
