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]]> By: bguth3 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2550 bguth3 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:07:55 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2550 Seth a couple of quick notes: There is a reason why nobody is biting at Boston's original Dirt Dog. He just isn't worth the money. Now I know that he has plenty of fans in Boston and believe me when I say I'm a hugs Sox fan but 8 mil for a guy who has lost his juice at the bat, can't hit lefties, and just has a hard time staying healthy seems plain crazy. My second thought is with all of this Manny trade talk I'm amazed that the name Tejada hasn't been thrown around. He is one of the best in the game and would make a gret complement to Ortiz hitting out of the three spot or if they were reversed. Not sure why the Sox are so stuck on Lugo. Seth a couple of quick notes: There is a reason why nobody is biting at Boston’s original Dirt Dog. He just isn’t worth the money. Now I know that he has plenty of fans in Boston and believe me when I say I’m a hugs Sox fan but 8 mil for a guy who has lost his juice at the bat, can’t hit lefties, and just has a hard time staying healthy seems plain crazy.

My second thought is with all of this Manny trade talk I’m amazed that the name Tejada hasn’t been thrown around. He is one of the best in the game and would make a gret complement to Ortiz hitting out of the three spot or if they were reversed. Not sure why the Sox are so stuck on Lugo.

]]> By: shedmyskin http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2480 shedmyskin Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:07:39 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2480 no offense, but I have quiestion your baseball knowledge when you list Crisp as a potential RF......My beer league softball team wouldn't put that arm in RF. Its barely passable in CF. He is an idealy a LF'er with his throwing arm. no offense, but I have quiestion your baseball knowledge when you list Crisp as a potential RF……My beer league softball team wouldn’t put that arm in RF. Its barely passable in CF. He is an idealy a LF’er with his throwing arm.

]]> By: gmschmidty http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2457 gmschmidty Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:49:59 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2457 It's pretty amazing how much worse these hypothetical lineups look when anyone other than Manny Ramirez is hitting behind Ortiz. As I have made embarassingly clear in comments past, I am an unabashed Manny supporter. However, I don't think I am being biased when I say NONE of the deals I have seen proposed make the Red Sox a better team for the forseeable future. You don't trade a guy because he is a pain in the ass every once in a while...you trade a guy to get better. Show me the deal that makes the Sox better, and I will gladly say goodbye to one of the three best RHHs of this generation. Last I heard, Pujols and Carpenter are unavailable. It’s pretty amazing how much worse these hypothetical lineups look when anyone other than Manny Ramirez is hitting behind Ortiz. As I have made embarassingly clear in comments past, I am an unabashed Manny supporter. However, I don’t think I am being biased when I say NONE of the deals I have seen proposed make the Red Sox a better team for the forseeable future. You don’t trade a guy because he is a pain in the ass every once in a while…you trade a guy to get better. Show me the deal that makes the Sox better, and I will gladly say goodbye to one of the three best RHHs of this generation. Last I heard, Pujols and Carpenter are unavailable.

]]> By: vintage http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2455 vintage Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:27:32 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2455 Rumours I'd like to hear: 1) Sox brass responds to "don't sign Drew" petition by pulling their $70 million offer for the pansy "slugger". 2) Sox looking to plug 2nd base hole by signing Ray Durham to a 2-year, $14M deal. Pedroia goes to SS where he belongs. 3) Manny to be dealt to Dodgers for Matt Kemp & Jonathon Broxton. 4) Sox turn attention to Jason Schmidt after Roger Clemens is named as Floyd Landis' steroid "connection". Rumours I’d like to hear:
1) Sox brass responds to “don’t sign Drew” petition by pulling their $70 million offer for the pansy “slugger”.
2) Sox looking to plug 2nd base hole by signing Ray Durham to a 2-year, $14M deal. Pedroia goes to SS where he belongs.
3) Manny to be dealt to Dodgers for Matt Kemp & Jonathon Broxton.
4) Sox turn attention to Jason Schmidt after Roger Clemens is named as Floyd Landis’ steroid “connection”.

]]> By: branatical http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2453 branatical Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:18:21 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/11/30/the-return-of-the-original-dirt-dog-and-more-speculation-that-will-likely-be-made-irrelevant-by-tomorrows-speculation/#comment-2453 I think that offering arbitration to Trot in the 7 million range is not the worst thing in the world, especially in this market. Eventually, somone will come calling for him. I would suspect that teams are waiting to see whether the Sox will offer him arbitration then make their moves. We could get good value in return for him or keep him as you suggest as a super sub/defensive replacement for WMP and Coco (not sure if I see Coco playing right field though.) Trot still plays defense well and he still has the ability to get on base. We haven't heard anything about Huff either (unless Olney talks about him in his new Insider article), another player who you would think would have a lot of value in this market. And what about Hinske, what's the plan with him? If they trade Manny they need another power bat in that lineup. I don't see any way around that really. I haven't heard much about the possibility of getting Jones but I would think it's an option considering he was available last year. Maybe one/some of the prospects we get in return for Manny could be used in a package that could include Hinske or Trot or Murphy or even WMP and Crisp. To me that makes sense. Get Jones, lock him in to a long term deal wave good bye to Manny, we loved ya, but you didn't love us...so piss off! Then an ideal lineup could look something like this... Lugo - ss Crisp - lf Ortiz - dh Jones - cf Drew - rf Tek - c lowell - 3b youk - 1b pedroia - 2b Then you have one of these outfielders off the bench: WMP, Hinske, Trot and or Huff at 1b and you have a solid team. I think that offering arbitration to Trot in the 7 million range is not the worst thing in the world, especially in this market. Eventually, somone will come calling for him.

I would suspect that teams are waiting to see whether the Sox will offer him arbitration then make their moves. We could get good value in return for him or keep him as you suggest as a super sub/defensive replacement for WMP and Coco (not sure if I see Coco playing right field though.) Trot still plays defense well and he still has the ability to get on base.

We haven’t heard anything about Huff either (unless Olney talks about him in his new Insider article), another player who you would think would have a lot of value in this market. And what about Hinske, what’s the plan with him?

If they trade Manny they need another power bat in that lineup. I don’t see any way around that really. I haven’t heard much about the possibility of getting Jones but I would think it’s an option considering he was available last year. Maybe one/some of the prospects we get in return for Manny could be used in a package that could include Hinske or Trot or Murphy or even WMP and Crisp. To me that makes sense. Get Jones, lock him in to a long term deal wave good bye to Manny, we loved ya, but you didn’t love us…so piss off!

Then an ideal lineup could look something like this…

Lugo - ss
Crisp - lf
Ortiz - dh
Jones - cf
Drew - rf
Tek - c
lowell - 3b
youk - 1b
pedroia - 2b

Then you have one of these outfielders off the bench: WMP, Hinske, Trot and or Huff at 1b and you have a solid team.

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