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Red Sox Rumors: Bay, Drew, Bard
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appeared on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan show this morning; let's take a look.
Epstein admitted the Red Sox need a contingency plan in case Jason Bay leaves, but he still believes "[Bay] wants to be here, and we want to keep him and take a shot."
Epstein says J.D. Drew has been worth "a tick more than $14MM per year," due to his offense, defense, and baserunning. FanGraphs has the best-known public player valuation system, and they say Drew has averaged $14.93MM in regular season value ...
10/23 - Mole Day; Wake and Papi Prepare to Come Back With A Vengeance
Over the Monster —
... and a look at how well one of the biggest names in sabermetrics is keeping up with the rest of his field.
The 2009 Red Sox Minor League System - Sox Tea Party
Boston is fed through their farm system and the 2009 season proved to be successful for the organization, but how does the system look going forward?
Hope the minor league coverage that USG and others have provided will help y'all recognize at least a few names.
Theo speaks on offseason, Drew, and philosophies - Full Count
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Friday’s Morning Mashup
LEEInks —
... Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein’s comments on Dennis & Callahan yesterday morning have been drawing a lot of interest. He’s taking some heat for his defense of J.D. Drew, insisting Drew has been a good value. Alex Speier further explains what Epstein was saying and shows how ...
Beating a dead horse named JD Drew
The Bottom Line —
The internet was buzzing yesterday after Theo Epstein spoke with WEEI and said this: WEEI: Is Drew worth the contract? THEO: "What he’s done the first three years of that contract, just looking at straight free agent dollars — obviously you can’t compare him to an arbitration market, or a pre-arb player — what he’s done qualitatively and when you even factor in the amount he’s played over these three years, yeah, he’s come out to a tick more than $14 million per year." ...
The Week In Quotes: October 19-25 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... . (Dennis & Callahan, WEEI.com ) THEIR FIRST CHOICE WAS ERIC WEDGE TAKING AP SPANISH "After speaking with an impressive array of candidates, we feel that Manny is a very strong and experienced leader who possesses great energy and enthusiasm along with tremendous communication skills and a positive mindset that will command a presence in the dugout, clubhouse and with our fans." ...
Guest Harry Pavlidis examines Bard’s breaking ball
Fire Brand of the American League —
... between 87 and 89 mph….”I’m holding it like a cut fastball, throwing it like a cut fastball, and it comes out like a slider, so whatever works,” Bard said.
What Bard was talking about his working his way around the cutter/curveball continuum. Cutters can blur into fastballs, but they go the other way into slutters, sliders, slurves and, finally, curves. Bard seems to be finding slutter to be a better option than a slurve.
Theo Epstein had this to say about Bard’s readiness to close: ...
Guest Harry Pavlidis examines Bard’s breaking ball
Fire Brand of the American League —
... between 87 and 89 mph….”I’m holding it like a cut fastball, throwing it like a cut fastball, and it comes out like a slider, so whatever works,” Bard said.
What Bard was talking about his working his way around the cutter/curveball continuum. Cutters can blur into fastballs, but they go the other way into slutters, sliders, slurves and, finally, curves. Bard seems to be finding slutter to be a better option than a slurve.
Theo Epstein had this to say about Bard’s readiness to close: ...
