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bobbleheadguru
Looks like that Red Sox “source” diminished Cespedes value down considerably with those “uncoachable” comments. I am sure Cherington is not happy about that.
bgardnerfanclub
Exactly. Why would anyone run down their own guy like that? That just seems completely unprofessional and damages your own trade prospects for a guy that came to Boston with a good reputation. I have said before that personally I always kind of wonder about a guy when Billy Beane lets him go, but that was just speculation, now it’s out there. Wow. Not a good move.
Ralph Esposito 2
I didn’t get that Cespedes comment either. Why would you say it publicly?
Vandals Took The Handles
It wasn’t said publicly – it was leaked to a reporter. The Red Sox have a history of doing this through multiple owners.
bgardnerfanclub
They have said that “chicks dig the long ball” but I have always said that *chicks* also dig speed and defense (says the fan of Brett Gardner). I hope Joe Maddon is right. More bunts.More steals. More great catches. Bring it!
VAR
As a chick myself, I can say that we do dig the long ball, and stolen bases, and good defense. But I stand by my assertion that chicks will never dig the sacrifice bunt.
stl_cards16
You’re definitely pulling ahead as the favorite commenter! If your next comment is about how intentionally walking someone is a terrible idea, I’m going to wonder if you’re my wife that’s been listening to me yell at Matheny the last 3 years. Lol
VAR
I only like the intentional walk if it is immediately followed by a GIDP. If not fire the manager. I do however always like when one of my guys is intentionally walked, because it seems like it really gets the next guy irritated and he always comes thorough.
bgardnerfanclub
Ah, but this chick does.
Vandals Took The Handles
The Red Sox are making me dizzy with their moves. They trade pitchers for hitters, and 3 months later want to trade the hitters for pitchers. Their plan is looking more and more like – throw a bunch of stuff up against the wall and see what sticks – i.e. play the hot hand and when it cools off we’ll see if we can make some trades and find some other hot hands.Revolving door.
dc21892
Lester was testing free agency regardless. Peavy wasn’t producing, and Lackey might not have come back next year at league minimum. What they did was turn over those assets for whatever they could acquire. Now, they have a surplus of potential outfielders for next year, so they’re looking to flip the one who will likely produce the most that has one year left. It makes perfect sense. It’s not a revolving door it just happened to play out this way with these particular trades.
Vandals Took The Handles
If it’s not a revolving door, what do you call turning over more then 50% of the roster every year?
slider32
Cherrington fell in love with his moves, after winning the series!
docmilo5
Bring Cespedes to Seattle. Wasn’t Cano Roc Nation’s first baseball client? Perhaps Cano can have an affect on him. And no, it’s not going to take Elias, Paxton, Walker or Diaz to bring Cespedes to Seattle if the coaches really don’t like the guy.
bkist
I wouldn’t mind trading Cespedes and another prospect for Paxton. What kind of prospect do you think they would need to include to get him?
docmilo5
Paxton is likely an untouchable. A left hander that throws 96 with ease and hasn’t reached arbitration? That’s like asking what it would take to trade for Lester in 2007 and a little bit more.
Michael Lucas Jr.
So exactly who do you think Boston would take back for him? They aren’t going to just give the guy away.
docmilo5
I guess Diaz is a good name to start with actually. Moving Cespedes over the winter actually increases his value because of the QO attached to a guy on your team all year.
I don’t know the Boston minor league system so I don’t know what their needs are, either. The M’s have some nice SS and C depth as well as arms like Diaz and Sanchez in the mid minor. I wouldn’t be surprised if the M’s dealt Michael Saunders this winter, either. He seems to be in the doghouse with the FO and manager for some reason.
Ben_Cherington
Cespedes’ contract prohibits any team from offering him a QO
docmilo5
I forgot that. Thank you very much.
Brenton
The Phillies need to gut their entire front office and ownership. Their entire business structure is archaic. I wouldn’t trust the men in power to trade any of their (aging) talent away. Also, if you look at the stats, aside from Howard — the problem last year wasn’t with the older guys, it was with their anemic “young guys”: Brown, Asche, Revere, Hernandez….