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Post by dmaineah on Jun 2, 2016 9:53:09 GMT -5
I think if he is pitching well come Sept. they should try to get something done with him before the season ends.
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Post by okin15 on Jun 2, 2016 12:24:12 GMT -5
demote him to the minors so he doesn't get the requisite service time and is stuck with us another year!!! JK... plus, I think they're past this point. I think you either sign him now, or try to grab him after the season. Shouldn't be very expensive, but might require a long-term contract.
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Post by sox fan in nc on Jun 2, 2016 12:58:27 GMT -5
I'm sure he could get the normal 7th inning reliever payday & I'm sure we could retain him via FA. A long as he wants to stay in Boston. It may or may not affect him if Koji leaves. I think he's always had a Japanese partner in the bullpen with Okajima, then Koji. Obviously not every teams has one. Bottom line is if he likes it in Boston, he'll probably be back.
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Post by telson13 on Jun 2, 2016 15:16:46 GMT -5
My only concern is that he gets bigger offers than the Sox presume. That happened with Andrew Miller (whose career the Sox saved), and look how that worked out. I say sign him now to a 3- or 4- year deal as reasonably as possible. Otherwise, they risk him getting O'Day dollars/years from someone whose bullpen is bad enough that they need to overspend.
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Post by ericmvan on Jun 2, 2016 16:32:00 GMT -5
The poll should have had an option for "Try to re-sign him during the exclusivity period" as opposed to "Let him go to free agency," which are very different. IOW, offer him an extension before he's a FA, but wait as long as possible to determine how good he projects to be and what the team's needs are.
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Post by jmei on Jun 2, 2016 17:23:01 GMT -5
Honestly can't decide whether I think Tazawa will age well. On one hand, he's not totally dependent on velocity and already has pretty good command, and he's got a good enough secondary pitch that he might age as gracefully as Uehara. On the other hand, we've already seen him go through prolonged stretches where he can't get swings-and-misses and gets crushed, and he's a guy who struggles if he's overused.
Generally, I'm not a fan of signing relievers to long market-rate deals, so I probably let him walk in the end. He's close enough to free agency that I don't see him taking a meaningful discount to re-sign with Boston before he tests the market.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 2, 2016 17:41:32 GMT -5
I wonder if he still has an itch to start. That could make the decision for us.
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