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Post by bmitchsox on Jan 3, 2014 17:52:19 GMT -5
How would you guys feel about this deal? Rockies get younger, KC gets the solid starter they're looking for.
Red Sox: Carlos Gonzales (Col)
Rockies: Will Middlebrooks, Allen Webster, Brian Johnson, Hunter Dozier (KC), Elier Hernandez (KC)
Royals: John Lackey
Vic - Pedroia - CarGo - Ortiz - Napoli - Bogaerts - AJP - Cecchini - Bradley Jr
Lester - Buccholz - Peavy - Doubront - Workman
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Post by mattpicard on Jan 3, 2014 18:06:18 GMT -5
The Rockies aren't seeking to get younger by trading a cost-controlled superstar who recently turned 28 for a bunch of pieces that could flame out. There are already significant concerns for WMB and Webster's ability to play at a high level in MLB, and the other three haven't even made it to AA yet.
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Post by taftreign on Jan 3, 2014 23:47:15 GMT -5
Hunter dozier is not tradable at this time. No recent draft pick can be traded in his first year with the team.
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Post by sibbysisti on Jan 4, 2014 9:40:07 GMT -5
The trade assumes that Garin Cecchini is ready for major league action. I have not read anything about whether he is ready to take the leap from AA to the Red Sox. This proposal should include a temporary one year fix at 3B while GC advances his development at a higher (AAA) level..
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Post by bmitchsox on Jan 4, 2014 12:07:11 GMT -5
They could consider Michael Young or Eric Chavez for half the year until Cecch is likely ready. Instead of Dozier they could trade Starling, then maybe we add in a high ceiling guy like Rijo.I think adding a guy like Gonzo makes us the clear favorite to repeat.
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Post by beasleyrockah on Jan 4, 2014 15:01:08 GMT -5
They could consider Michael Young or Eric Chavez for half the year until Cecch is likely ready. Instead of Dozier they could trade Starling, then maybe we add in a high ceiling guy like Rijo .I think adding a guy like Gonzo makes us the clear favorite to repeat. It was supposed to be that simple during the 2010-2011 offseason too.
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Post by bmitchsox on Jan 5, 2014 14:56:19 GMT -5
True but that was kind of a fluke. None of us though our pitchers would just give up and start drinking. We had one of the best teams in baseball for most of the year until they slipped in September. No one in the world saw them losing 18 of 24. If they just kept playing like they had been, they could have possibly won the WS.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jan 5, 2014 22:41:12 GMT -5
True but that was kind of a fluke. None of us though our pitchers would just give up and start drinking. We had one of the best teams in baseball for most of the year until they slipped in September. No one in the world saw them losing 18 of 24. If they just kept playing like they had been, they could have possibly won the WS. In retrospect it's not hard to see how they lost in Sept 2011. They had no starting pitching depth. Beckett got injured and Lester went south. All they had after those two guys was just about done Tim Wakefield, Andrew Miller who was no starter, fragile Erik Bedard, and a non prospect in Kyle Weiland. Hard to win that way. The "flukey" part of the streak was that the pen went dead too. Daniel Bard had pitched so well and he suddenly forgot how to throw strikes and get anybody out and Papelbon blew some crucial saves. The offense didn't hit when it counted and they seemed to find ways to lose games they shouldn't have lost, but there were plenty of times their starters put them in deep holes. I give Cherington a lot of credit. He has six starters lined up and a bunch of viable options in AAA and even in AA for the second half of the season. They learned their lesson regarding depth.
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Post by bmitchsox on Jan 6, 2014 18:11:58 GMT -5
Yeah Cherington deserves a ton of credit, he has us lined up to be in WS contention every year for maybe the next decade plus. The way he built up the farm was perfect.
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