If the kid costs $80 million, that's stupid. But if he's a talent who would go in the top five of the draft and he costs $8 million, why not? Just part of the player development machine.
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < [email protected]> wrote: > No harm as long as your "If" is true. > > I'm just tired of this constant quest for the big deal. Did they learn > nothing with Dice-K? > > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Because Junichi Tazawa sucks so much? >> >> The Red Sox should get good young talent wherever they can. If signing >> the high-school kid doesn't stop them from signing someone else, what is >> the harm? >> >> Steve O >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 7:04 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I dunno, I think the chance to mold a young player who hasn't pitched in >>> the Japan Majors might be interesting. But I don't >>> realistically see this happening for the Sox. I think their reluctance >>> to do a long-term contract for a pitcher might override >>> the desire to sign him. >>> >>> Dan D >>> Central NJ USA >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Monday, October 22, 2012 11:29 PM >>> *Subject:* Dear Lord, save us from >>> >>> the love of the big signing: >>> >>> Yes. Let's all chase a Japanese high schooler . >>> >>> >>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-baseball-japan-majors-idUSBRE89L04B20121022 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. >>> >>> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. > > Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon > <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> > > -- > 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.
