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Old 08-09-2012, 07:33 PM   #2429
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Originally Posted by Hardkore Kidd J View Post
Bobby V always has been the most vocal about things like this. A lot has to go wrong for all the other teams in contention and go right for them for them to get there. Right now, I really don't see it. They are in 4th place. Have to beat out 4 or 5 teams just for the second wild card etc.etc. I just don't see it, but bigger surprises have surprised me. I seriously think they really need to make a trade during this offseason and maybe getting rid of Beckett would be helpful too.
I've heard it has to be something along the range of 35-15 in order to just reach the magical number of 90 wins that every Wild Card seems to get in the AL. They've shown nothing in pitching to suggest that will happen considering Beckett and Lester jeep killing any momentum ever gained.

Cherrington has done some really dumb small trades this year for small fixes that haven't worked at the cost of the youth and depth in the minors. His last trade involved giving away the best minor league hitter and insurance in case Ellsbury leaves in return for a MLB ready player who plays 3B which is what Middlesbrook plays.
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