Spot on, Tom. This does not make them a better team, and the extra draft picks only offer the possibility that maybe they'll have a chance to develop a player who could be as good as the one they let go.
I'm not surprised by this decision, though, since I haven't understood Theo's free agency machinations since 2006. -- Matt ________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 10:43:37 AM Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? I agree with Steve. It' s also worth noting that we didn't make the playoffs last year. This is not going to improve our chances of getting back there. On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: That is a ridiculous statement. Not every team in the playoffs has an equal chance of winning. > > > ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi >>Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:17 AM >> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? >> >> >>Every team in the playoffs has an equal chance of winning the championship. >> >> >>You've actually picked a much cheaper goal. >> >> >>I want to win the division. That's much harder, and much more expensive. >> >> >> >>On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>I am not satisfied with that. I don't think any ticket-buying fan she be >>satisfied with that. In spite of their high payroll, this team is a gold mine >>for John Henry. I want him to go out and find the team that gives them the >>best >>chance to win a world series, not to be satisfied with a team that is a wild >>card contender. I don't care how much money he makes. I want a championship. >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi >>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:42 AM >>>> >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? >>>> >>>> >>>>We should all be satisfied with that. >>>> >>>> >>>>The actual players on the team have a marginal effect on who wins the >>playoffs. >>>> >>>> >>>>On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>What do you mean "starting" to make business decisions that way. That is >>>>the >>>>only way he has ever made decisions with this team. They are satisfied >>>>with a >>>>team that is a wildcard contender. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi >>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 2:19 PM >>>>>>To: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>>Subject: Re: V-Mart to Tigers? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>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. >>> >> >> >>-- >>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. 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