varitek signs a 1 year deal with '10 option[views:14568][posts:80]_______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:37pm - tylor ""] http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stov...verge-of-two-year-deal-with-red-sox i knew it. not like there were any better catchers out there |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:38pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] good. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:38pm - RustyPS ""] WEEI is saying it's 2 years guaranteed........ |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:39pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] we got enough bats to cover him. his baseball IQ and defense is still worth it. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:40pm - tylor ""] well he has a player option for 2010 if the red sox dont pick up the team option. so in a sense, it's two years guaranteed if he wants to. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._bases/2009/01/varitek_sox_agr.html |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:43pm - tylor ""] this is great actually. joe mauer becomes a free agent in 2011. if the sox land him, the lineup will look something like: ellsbury pedroia ortiz bay mauer youkilis drew lars anderson lowrie with only two of them (ortiz and drew) being over 32 years old |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:45pm - RustyPS ""] I thought Mauer was a free agent next year |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:45pm - tylor ""] nah, after 2010 |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:46pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] lars anderson is a name i have not heard yet |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:56pm - dreadkill ""] he's a prospect. larsy can hit. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 2:57pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] as long as he doent play drums |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:01pm - reimroc ""] bout time |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:12pm - RustyPS ""] tylor said:nah, after 2010according to this site, you're right: http://www.wyoung.net/contracts.htm |
| ______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:13pm - Yeti ""] that's pretty awesome, i was hoping he'd go for the second option. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:14pm - arilliusbm ""] fuck lowrie, he's a stiff. good news.. the morale of the pitching staff will be much better. they all really wanted him. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:16pm - RustyPS ""] arilliusbm said:fuck lowrie, he's a stiff. I'd rather have him than Lugo plus, Lowrie played the end of the season and throughout the playoffs with a broken wrist....kinda hard to do much in that situation |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:19pm - arilliusbm ""] i'd rather have gonzo back. fucking vacuum |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:20pm - RustyPS ""] Gonzo was asking for too much at the time....3 years for a one way player (sucked at the plate) at his age would've been a bad business decision |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:21pm - W3 nli ""] they need to trade Lugo and Lowell and get Lars at first and put Youk at Third. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:23pm - RustyPS ""] from what I understand Lars is like a year or so off the earliest they'll trade Lowell is next offseason, which I doubt will happen unless a Teixeira-esque player is available |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:23pm - dreadkill ""] i'd rather have a dried out, semen-crusted turd at short than lugo |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:25pm - arilliusbm ""] what's the deal with lugo anyway? |
| ______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:26pm - Yeti ""] Theo Epstein faps to Lugo. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:26pm - dreadkill ""] i'd flap if lugo left the team |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:29pm - RustyPS ""] Lugo gets paid too much to be traded flat out....the Sox would have to eat at least some, if not all of his contract to get rid of him before he becomes a free agent it'd basically have to be similar to the Renteria trade where the Sox pay Atlanta (and last year Detriot) most of his remaining salary |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:32pm - matt breen ""] That's cool Teks back but Lars gots a ways to go he's got like 41 games in at AA but supposibly he's like a justin morneau clone. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:33pm - W3 nli ""] yeah Lars will start in AA and in AAA by All Star break hopefully he can crack the bat there like he did at single A and Double A ball like last year. if Lowell comes back and can put up 15 - 20 and 100 RBIs then it's cool he can hang around one more year but we so need to dump Lugo. Lowerie showed he can handle the pressure and play good ball. fuck free agents our farm system is tight as fuck. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:33pm - matt breen ""] oh yeah and i'd rather have tek back than trade buccholz for salty. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:34pm - W3 nli ""] i think Buch is a dud and they should trade him, Theo needs to stop getting so attached i mean we could have had either Matt Holiday or Juan Santana if he let Clay go the last two seasons. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:38pm - RustyPS ""] Holliday's stats away from Coors Field are scary in a bad way...Buchholz would be too much to give up in a trade Buchholz supposedly wasn't gonna be a part of the Santana deal as far as I remember |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 3:50pm - matt breen ""] RustyPS said:Holliday's stats away from Coors Field are scary in a bad way...Buchholz would be too much to give up in a trade Buchholz supposedly wasn't gonna be a part of the Santana deal as far as I remember true that holliday is sketchy, resign bay. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:13pm - tylor ""] jay bay bay is the real deal and buchholz will be an ace once he learns how to spot his fastball |
| ________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:15pm - xmikex ""] And the crowd went mild. Looking forward to another .260 something batting average year and rally killing double plays. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:16pm - tylor ""] as opposed to all the other awesome options out there |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:17pm - W3 nli ""] Clay is bum and was a fluke that one season, last year it all went to his head and showed whats hes really got and its nothing. holliday might have a bad record away from coors but everyone does well at fenway. and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys. and i thought they did resign bay or at least extend his contract. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:17pm - arilliusbm ""] ugh. buchholz, lugo and lowrie are the three red sox that i don't really like that much. lowrie is alright. buchholz is so overrated it's not even funny. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:22pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:23pm - arilliusbm ""] buchholz is a prissy skinny bitch |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:23pm - RustyPS ""] xmikex said:And the crowd went mild. Looking forward to another .260 something batting average year and rally killing double plays. .260 would be a pleasant surprise actually....lol the man needs to lay off the low breaking ball |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:24pm - tylor ""] you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:26pm - W3 nli ""] RustyPS said: W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality yeah naw on any of that but def dump Clay. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:27pm - W3 nli ""] tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last season |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:27pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said: RustyPS said: W3%20nli said:and youre right i think the satana deal was with lester but still they could have thrown buc in there and would have sailed cause at the time they thought he was one of the new golden boys.Without Lester last year (along with Masterson and Lowrie and Ellsbury, who were supposed to be in that deal if I remember correctly), you don't make the playoffs last year. Santana's great, but he's not worth that much. Buchholz just needs his confidence back....he has nasty stuff, he just needs Beckett's mentality yeah naw on any of that but def dump Clay.*scratches head* are you agreeing or disagreeing? lol |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:28pm - W3 nli ""] no i wouldnt give up any of that but i seriously want to see them dump Clay. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:29pm - tylor ""] W3%20nli said: tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last season he got lit up because he had no confidence in his fastball, which he couldnt locate. you can say he'll never be a great pitcher in the majors and you may be right, but you cant deny he has filthy stuff |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:30pm - RustyPS ""] W3%20nli said: tylor said:you guys are crazy, buchholz's curveball is up there with the best in the majors thats why he got lit up every start last seasonhis issues last year were all mental, once he started to struggle, he would kind of turtle a little...if he can get over that (which I think he can), he can be an ace |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:30pm - dreadkill ""] he had a turtle head pokin out |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:31pm - W3 nli ""] yeah i understand his rookie season he was amazing, i mean i cant take away the fact he threw a no hitter but it's the O's how many times have the redsox no hit them. ha umm yeah i think unless he coems back like beckett he's garbage and he needs his head put on right. i hope smoltz grabs him by the ear and says listen you little fucktard you better pitch or youre my bitch all season you lil faggot. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:32pm - W3 nli ""] dreadkill said:he had a turtle head pokin out lol |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:37pm - arilliusbm ""] his curveball drops but definitely not one of the best. it's not a fast curve at all. what is it? 65-70mph? |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:37pm - tylor ""] W3%20nli said:yeah i understand his rookie season he was amazing, i mean i cant take away the fact he threw a no hitter but it's the O's how many times have the redsox no hit them. ha umm yeah i think unless he coems back like beckett he's garbage and he needs his head put on right. i hope smoltz grabs him by the ear and says listen you little fucktard you better pitch or youre my bitch all season you lil faggot. come on dude. a no hitter's a no hitter, and the O's have some good batters (markakis, roberts, huff) i think buchholz will be an ace quality major league pitcher either this year or the next, but the best part is, he doesnt have to be! between him, smoltz, wake, and penny, we only need two to be good enough to be back of the rotation starters. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:39pm - W3 nli ""] yeah i just think we should be looking for another outfielder and a catcher for the future. and clay is quality bait. HAIL SATAN! |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:40pm - matt breen ""] buccholz is like 23 years old he's gots plenty of time to mature, obviously he has the raw talent, i dont think thats debatable. Plus the Sox are going to need the extra arms this year because you know Beckett, Wake, Penny, Smoltz will all do time on the DL. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:40pm - brian_dc ""] I was at that game when he threw the no hitter. so I have a sentimental attachment to the little fucker. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:41pm - tylor ""] W3%20nli said:yeah i just think we should be looking for another outfielder and a catcher for the future. and clay is quality bait. HAIL SATAN! true, if someone good enough was available id be into it. mauer 2011 DO IT |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:41pm - W3 nli ""] FUCK'EM TRADE HIM NOW FOR 25 CENTS AND A STICK OF CHEWING GUM. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:42pm - arilliusbm ""] buchholz belongs in football. that's his best sport. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:46pm - dreadkill ""] hockey is way better than baseball |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:47pm - W3 nli ""] dreadkill said:hockey is way better than baseball yeah if you were talking about hockey circa 80's/90s |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:47pm - dreadkill ""] hockey now is still better than baseball. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:48pm - brian_dc ""] English Premier League >>> |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:49pm - W3 nli ""] you're on drugs Gilligan ! |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:50pm - tylor ""] [img] [img] [img] [img] |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:51pm - tylor ""] where did my picture of baseball go? eh i kinda like it without it actually |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:54pm - matt breen ""] tylor said:[img] [img] [img] [img] GOD BLESS |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:55pm - tylor ""] there aint NO doubt i love this land |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:56pm - matt breen ""] Gimmie a yea bitch |
| _______________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:57pm - tylor ""] yeah me |
| _________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 4:57pm - W3 nli ""] Cuz I'll Proudly Stand Up... |
| __________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 7:16pm - Dankill ""] tylor said:this is great actually. joe mauer becomes a free agent in 2011. if the sox land him, the lineup will look something like: ellsbury pedroia ortiz bay mauer youkilis drew lars anderson lowrie with only two of them (ortiz and drew) being over 32 years old That line up is VERY realistic and would be key if they can pull it together. Lars is a great prospect that could see a lil playing time this year as a fill-in but won't be a real opinion until next year. He has great defence at first and third and is a budding power hitter. If Lowell comes back and stay healthy for the most part, I could see them riding him out to the end of his contract and putting Lars in the line-up, or trading Lowell before the deadline in '10 if Anderson comes out on fire like Ellsbury and Pedroia did. Lowrie is still kinda raw, but I'll take him ANYDAY over Lugo at this point and even if he doesn't become a star, I can see him becoming a solid shortstop on offense and defense. Mauer would be ill as fuck, unless they made a go at trading for Taylor Teagarden. I'd toss the Rangers Micheal Bowden and Daniel Bard. Anything else and they can go fuck themselves. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 8:44pm - MillenialKingdom ""] I'm very happy with this signing but I still don't like most of Red Sox management right now. They were willing to let Varitek walk despite him being the captain and one of the most loyal Red Sox players to play for them. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 10:54pm - dreadkill ""] It's a business. Don't think varitek wouldve turned down a better deal from another team |
| __________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 10:55pm - W3 nli ""] no one was calling |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 11:01pm - dreadkill ""] Exactly, but if anyone had come a-callin', he wouldve answered the call, so it's silly for millennial kingdom to be mad at sox management. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 11:21pm - MillenialKingdom ""] Of course it's a business but you have to have some heart too. In this economy, it's ridiculous to really expect more. He should be happy with what he's got. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 30,2009 11:34pm - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] HFBoards.com mode is go, in this thread I'll be playing Mike Millbury MARLINS GET: BUCHOLZ ELLSBURY LOWRIE RED SOX GET: HANLEY RAMIREZ *signs Alexei Yashin to a 45 year $75 billion contract* |
| _______________________________ [Jan 31,2009 12:58am - Mok ""] Ha Red Sox got ripped off again...Theo Epstein must be the most negoiator in the world....no speed...no power...no average....no arm....for 10 million bucks ya, he's 'the captain'...and he calls a good game Pudge Rodriguez has a reputation as one of the worst game callers in the league and check out how many world series he has lead a team to Boras might as well just buy the red sox and hand out contracts to himself - he could probably pitch more innings than 5-and-out Dice K and probably hit for a higher average than JD .260 with a million dollars per homer drew |
| _________________________________ [Jan 31,2009 3:22am - RustyPS ""] Mok said:Pudge Rodriguez has a reputation as one of the worst game callers in the league and check out how many world series he has lead a team toumm....Pudge has won 1 WS with the Marlins....he went to one with the Tigers but they lost to the Cards Tek has won 2 granted, Pudge has an MVP, 13 Gold Gloves, and is a 14-time All-Star, which is far more Tek has in all 3 categories...but Tek has 1 more ring |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 31,2009 12:41pm - MillenialKingdom ""] The rings are more important. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 31,2009 1:45pm - W3 nli ""] MillenialKingdom said:The rings are more important. yeah they are. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 31,2009 4:06pm - Dankill ""] Bucholtz just needs to get the control back in his fastball and he'll be fine. Every other pitch he throws works and his curveball above all is redonkulus. |