Yeah agreed. I'm no fan of the big deal.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote: > The situations aren't comparable. We're talking here about two- or > three-year deals that will total less than $25 million. Those aren't the > contracts that get you in trouble. It's five years, $70 million (Drew), > five years, $80 million (Lackey), eight years, $200 million (Gonzalez) or > seven years, $140 million (Crawford) that do. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, November 2, 2012 4:16 PM > *Subject:* Re: So > > And frankly I don't care what he bitches about. Far as I can tell, he's > the best available bat on the free agent market. Am I wrong? (Josh Hamilton > aside...) > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love how we always generalize about what other people think. > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]>wrote: > > I love how we hated the irresponsible big contracts the Sox were giving > out, but a month into the offseason we're already in the "pay him whatever > he wants" mode. > > Two years, $25 million is plenty for an aging DH coming off an > injury-plagued season. He should be happy to get it. I believe the Sox can > tender him for one year, $13 million. If he wants to pull a Ray Allen and > take less money to play for someone else, fine, but no one else is going to > offer him that much money, so what is the purpose of paying him more? Papi > will just bitch about it in the second year of the deal anyway ... > > Ross is completely fungible. He had a good year (in the "Tom Brunansky > leads the team in HRs" sort of a way), but he should really be a platoon > player and he's never going to give more than he did in 2012. Sign him, > don't sign him, I'm ambivalent. > > Steve O > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > <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. > > > > -- > 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. 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