At the time the trade was made, I said I was skeptical about the prospects for this newfound financial flexibility because all that did was place money in the hands of people who proved the first time that they didn't know how to spend it. I remain a skeptic.
-- Matt ________________________________ From: Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: Re: So They need to pay Ortiz whatever he wants, is my feeling. They can't replace the offense he has put up. Yeah, he's a year older, and injured, but they need him now more than ever, both from a baseball perspective and a 'public relations' perspective. Ross, I would like to have back but not at crazy money. I would do 2 years for him but not three (unless it was a club option). But he wants to be here so I think that will get done as well. Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2012 1:21 PM Subject: Re: So I don't see that Ortiz is worth the same money that he made the past two years. He's 36, spent a big chunk of the season injured, and may be ready for a slide. If there was a deal it would need to be incentive-laden. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: We do "The Trade" so we'll have financial flexibility. We're going to focus on players who have proven they can play in Boston. Yet we're content to let David Ortiz and Cody Ross go to free agency. I can't be completely critical because I don't know what the players are asking, but I wish we'd locked them down for a few more years. -- >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 -- 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.
