Buster Olney is suggesting the Sox are setting themselves up to trade
Ellsbury.

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote:

> If healthy, Kalish platoons with Gomes and gives the Sox one of their few
> lefty bats.
>
> It's a little high for Victorino, but $13 million/year -- the new free
> agent tender level -- seems to be the going rate for starting players.
> That's what Big Papi got, that's what Torii Hunter got. Plays much better
> defense than Ross, runs well and he can legitimately play CF when Ellsbury
> gets hurt. Not exciting, but competent. Swisher would have been better, but
> would have cost the draft pick. He's probably looking for more money and at
> least four years.
>
> Victorino
> Ellsbury
> Pedroia
> Ortiz
> Napoli
> Middlebrooks
> Kalish/Gomes
> Lavarnway
> Iglesias
>
> If you think Lavarnway will hit, that lineup's only got one gaping hole,
> and the defense should be fairly good. Now for a pitcher ...
>
> Steve O
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 3 years, $39 million seems to be the Sox number this year, since both
>> Napoli and Victorino got that... Were you concerned with the years
>> or the $$?
>>
>> I always liked him with the Phillies, spark-plug type player and good
>> defender, so at least both outfield corners won't be dead zones, just
>> left with Gomes. Wonder where this leaves Kalish - 4th outfielder, I
>> guess.
>>
>> Dan D
>> Central NJ USA
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]>
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 4, 2012 5:38 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: Youk to Sign with Yankees?
>>
>> Sox reportedly offering 3 years for 38m for vittorino. Too much if true.
>> On Dec 4, 2012 2:02 PM, "Dan DiBiase" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Shades of Wade Boggs....
>>
>> Dan D
>> Central NJ USA
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