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Old 12-09-2010, 02:09 AM   #580
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Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
Glad the Yankees didn't get him. Just don't think he's a $20M player. A lot of money for a leadoff hitter with a career .336 OBP.

Not hating on the Red Sox or anything, he's obviously a great player and makes their team better. Just that the contract might start looking bad when he loses some speed. That lineup should be absolutely ridiculous.

Once they announce that Gonzalez extension thats a $300M offseason though. So hopefully I can stop hearing Sox fans try to explain to me that they are nothing like the Yankees.

This definitely doesn't help the Yankees in getting Lee either. Angels lose their main target in Crawford so I'm guessing are going harder after Lee now.

Yea because one re-building offseason is the same as every offseason. And they're also in the same division.
Signing Crawford and/or Lee is just as much a defensive move as it is a talent decision.
The Red Sox are looking to replace a lot of key players leaving. Manny has been gone 2 years now, and Ortiz doesn't have much time left.
And the Drew contract is finally expiring. They needed a power hitter and a new outfielder. I don't think Gonzalez and Crawford are as much additions as they are the cornerstones of the next 10 years of Red Sox baseball. They're both in long contracts and fill crucial roles.
Plus Youk and Pedroia aren't going anywhere. It's a pretty exciting lineup.

I'm curious to see where their budget falls in 2011, and then in 2012. I bet it will still be beneath the Mets and Phillies.

The Yankees are obviously going to go all-in for Lee now
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