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[Foulkey Reese]

According to a baseball source, the Red Sox have contacted Everett to express some preliminary interest in the shortstop. The Sox have not made an offer to Everett, nor have they made a conditional offer along the lines of the one they made to Alex Gonzalez (who was told the Sox would offer him a $3 million deal for 2010 at the Winter Meetings if they hadn’t signed anyone else by then) before he signed with the Blue Jays last week.

Everett, who was a first-round draft pick of the Red Sox in 1998, played 118 games for the Tigers in 2009, hitting .238 with a .288 OBP, .325 slugging mark and .613 OPS. Though his offense is limited, he is considered one of the best defensive shortstops in the game. He has been contacted by a handful of teams that have discussed, in general terms, the possibility of signing him as a starter.

Everett, according to UZR/150 (Ultimate Zone Rating per 150 games, which measures plays made by a position player compared to the average defensive player at his position, and converts that into the number of runs saved or allowed as compared to an average player), ranked as the third best defensive shortstop in the game last year, behind only Wilson and Cesar Izturis of the Orioles. Projected over 150 games, Everett saved 13.6 runs over the average shortstop over 150 games. That number was slightly ahead of Alex Gonzalez, who finished fifth among big-league shortstops by having saved 10.5 runs per 150 games.

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Oh how I miss the days of having a solid short stop.

[BoSox Rule]

If Alex Gonzalez OBP was unacceptable, what is Everett's? He hasn't had an OBP over .290 since 2004. I mean, sure, when healthy he's probably the best defensive shortstop in the game but he's probably the most automatic out in baseball in a long, long time.

[yecul]

Everett is held in higher regard defensively.

Gonzalez was offered a contract. He chose to take the bird in the hand for slightly less bucks rather than wait on Boston.

Clearly they were willing to accept less offense in exchange for defense. Everett is just more extreme -- better defense, worse offense.

Of the available options you can either go for decent or worse offense with a crappy bat or good defense with an even more crappy bat. Give me the player that does *something* really well rather than nothing.

Pedroia at SS with Everett as the defensive reserve and fallback option. Sign a 2B like Hudson or Polanco.

Absolutely Boston should be talking to him. Slam dunk no question about it decision? No. But he's a guy you talk to.

[Rough Carrigan]

If Alex Gonzalez OBP was unacceptable, what is Everett's? He hasn't had an OBP over .290 since 2004. I mean, sure, when healthy he's probably the best defensive shortstop in the game but he's probably the most automatic out in baseball in a long, long time.

And the Astros used to have him and fellow automatic out Brad Ausmus catching AND the pitcher's spot. I wonder if the Astros had an abnormally high number of complete games thrown against them.

[Rudy Pemberton]

Gonzalez was offered a contract. He chose to take the bird in the hand for slightly less bucks rather than wait on Boston.

My understanding was that the Red Sox did not offer Gonzalez a contract. They told him that they would offer him a contract on Dec 7th, if they hadn't acquried someone better, right?

[absintheofmalaise]

My understanding was that the Red Sox did not offer Gonzalez a contract. They told him that they would offer him a contract on Dec 7th, if they hadn't acquried someone better, right?

First paragraph of the quoted portion in the first post.

[Quintanariffic]

First paragraph of the quoted portion in the first post.

Rudy is right. A "conditional offer" based on whether or not the Sox have signed anyone by the Winter Meetings isn't worth shit.

In two weeks I'll offer you $100K to take this job (I promise!), unless I've found someone else better by then.

No thanks.

Here's the quote:

The Sox have not made an offer to Everett, nor have they made a conditional offer along the lines of the one they made to Alex Gonzalez (who was told the Sox would offer him a $3 million deal for 2010 at the Winter Meetings if they hadn’t signed anyone else by then) before he signed with the Blue Jays last week.

How could they have seriously expected him to sit around with his thumb up his ass? That's no offer.

Edited by Quintanariffic, 01 December 2009 - 02:42 PM.

[absintheofmalaise]

Rudy is right. A "conditional offer" based on whether or not the Sox have signed anyone by the Winter Meetings isn't worth shit.

In two weeks I'll offer you $100K to take this job (I promise!), unless I've found someone else better by then.

No thanks.

Here's the quote:


How could they have seriously expected him to sit around with his thumb up his ass? That's no offer.

And the question he asked was answered in the quoted portion of the post. No one said he was wrong.

[DieHardSoxFan1]

And the Astros used to have him and fellow automatic out Brad Ausmus catching AND the pitcher's spot. I wonder if the Astros had an abnormally high number of complete games thrown against them.

And yet, despite one giant hiccup, the Astros essentially rolled through the NL that postseason. With a greater emphasis placed on run prevention these days, all one has to do is look at the '05 Astros' roster, particularly with Everett at SS and Taveras in CF, to realize how much of a difference its defense made.

Were they systematically shutdown by the White Sox' starting pitching that series? Of course. But that staff stifled every team that postseason.

Pedroia at SS with Everett as the defensive reserve and fallback option. Sign a 2B like Hudson or Polanco.

Absolutely Boston should be talking to him. Slam dunk no question about it decision? No. But he's a guy you talk to.

Agreed. I don't get the enveloping hysteria SoSH experiences when it's revealed the Sox are merely talking with a prospective free agent. They'll perform their due diligence in case some of the more attractive options at SS -- Scutaro, Phillips, Lopez -- head elsewhere.

As an aside, I always felt like Everett made perfect sense for Natstown. They aren't contending next season anyway, they already have a decent lineup and without question their most glaring weakness is run prevention. Throw Everett at SS alongside Zimmerman and suddenly they have the best left-side infield defense in the game. And with Morgan in CF, they'd just need to find a decent defender at 2B (Polanco?) to shore up the most important defensive positions.

Such a collection of elite defenders would benefit their young, developing pitching staff immensely.

Edited by DieHardSoxFan1, 01 December 2009 - 03:04 PM.

[SaveBooFerriss]

As an aside, I always felt like Everett made perfect sense for Natstown. They aren't contending next season anyway, they already have a decent lineup and without question their most glaring weakness is run prevention. Throw Everett at SS alongside Zimmerman and suddenly they have the best left-side infield defense in the game. And with Morgan in CF, they'd just need to find a decent defender at 2B (Polanco?) to shore up the most important defensive positions.

I think they are committed to Ian Desmond at SS.

[Rough Carrigan]

The thing about all these stories is that the Red Sox probably check in with everybody, even with guys who are only likely to come into the picture if they get down to plan Z.

Edited by Rough Carrigan, 01 December 2009 - 06:08 PM.

[Quintanariffic]

And the question he asked was answered in the quoted portion of the post. No one said he was wrong.

Reading is fundamental.

nevermind....

[mabrowndog]

The Sox' hopes and dreams of having Everett on the bench have officially faded to black. He re-signed with the Tigers, getting $1.55M on a 1-year deal.