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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I stand corrected re the Santa Clara stadium, confirmed by a Susan Slusser story in today's SF Chronicle. One other point it brings up: No other two-team market has turf officially marked like the Bay area.

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/27/MNE21MHCKK.DTL
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 28, 2011
    #829
  2. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    If the A's move to San Jose they go from being a "small market" team to a "large market" team. The South Bay has lots of money.
     
    Gehrig, Dec 28, 2011
    #830
  3. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/28/2665766/alex-rodriguez-experimental-knee-procedure-yankees/in/2430283

     
    Herbert Anchovy, Dec 28, 2011
    #831
  4. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

     
    bigpern23, Dec 28, 2011
    #832
  5. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    bigpern, I don't mean to suggest it's not compliant. I do think it's funny people assume he'll be able to play another six or seven years.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Dec 28, 2011
    #833
  6. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    It's pretty clear he's slowing down, but the DH can certainly extend his time as a viable bat in the lineup without hurting the Yankees defensively.
     
    bigpern23, Dec 28, 2011
    #834
  7. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Sounds like Andrew Bailey to the Red Sox for a package that includes Josh Reddick.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Dec 28, 2011
    #835
  8. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Yep, here's the snippet from the Globe:

    http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/12/breaking_news_r.html

    Still not sure who's going to play right field for the Sox.
     
    Beaker, Dec 28, 2011
    #836
  9. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    It probably wasn't going to be Reddick permanently anyway, who always struck me as the new Brendon Moss or David Murphy. League average OF, but probably not a first division starter. I think you can slot in Kalish or a minor league FA and get similar production out of right. I also wonder if Crawford can handle right, and then just sign or trade for a lumbering beast for left. (Manny's available!!!)

    Looking at ESPN's FA tracker: http://espn.go.com/mlb/freeagents/_/position/of - There aren't a lot of exciting names out there. Basically, you'd be betting on a veteran slugger having a bounceback year (Luke Scott, Ordonez) or just a guy who can play some OK defense (Corey Patterson, Juan Pierre, Willie Harris). JD Drew is still available! :D
     
    sgreenwell, Dec 28, 2011
    #837
  10. KevinmH9

    KevinmH9 Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Given the Sox payroll concerns heading into 2012, and now that they've unloaded Reddick, they'll likely give Kalish a chance to start in right. They've been pretty high on Kalish over the past few seasons. Minus his injury trouble, he should have no problem holding down RF.

    And adding Sweeney gives the Sox some depth behind Crawford and Ellsbury. I think they still have Darnell McDonald, too.
     
    KevinmH9, Dec 28, 2011
    #838
  11. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    This is great!! Clears the way for Daniel Nava's triumphal return to Fenway as starting RF.
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Dec 28, 2011
    #839
  12. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    That assumes Oakland is a "small" market, yet they are in a Top-10 TV market. Yes, there is San Francisco just across the bay, but using the same logic, are the White Sox and Mets also "small market" teams? Beane likes to sing the small-market blues, but I don't buy it.
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 28, 2011
    #840
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