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    Red Sox Hot Stove Rumors

    I'd up the ante to include Napoli to bring back a Walker or Paxton. Napoli is the power RH bat they're looking for, while Craig is more of a crapshoot and reminds me of their Justin Smoak scenario waiting to pan out. Sox can take a look at La Roche (LH bat) to replace Napoli.
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    The future at 3rd

      Cleveland looks to be all set in the outfield with Brantley, Bourn, and Murphy, with their priorities being starting pitching and bullpen help.     It was mentioned today on MLB Hotstove that the Angels are looking to trade either Kendrick or Freese to free up some salary to address SP...
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    Your 2015 Boston Red Sox

    Just throwing this out there before the hot stove becomes heated with relevant posts.  Doesn't a trade of Mookie Betts for Christian Yelich make complete sense? I remember hearing how the Red Sox love Yelich, who can play any outfield position, is a LH bat, and is a meticulous, patient hitter...
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    The future at 3rd

        With so many options we have as available outfielders for trade, there has got to be a match somewhere. I would certainly take a flyer on this guy, as he's a LH hitting 3B with a little pop to his bat, a rare commodity in the major league these days.
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    Your 2015 Boston Red Sox

    Yes, but the wonderful innuendos and intricacies that comprise the game dictate other factors... like the fact that it's easier for a man looking to steal second with aLH bat at the plate as opposed to RH, along with dimensions of ballparks, to name a few.
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    Your 2015 Boston Red Sox

    Boston and Oakland do seem to match up favorably as trade partners in many areas. I think the mistake that was made in the Lester/Cespedes trade was it should have been Lester for Reddick. Oakland would have retained the power bat they so missed, and Reddick in rf for us would be a better fit to...
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    The future at 3rd

    The free agent pool is not something I think management wants to get into bidding wars over considering the two best options being Sandoval and Headley both have their flaws. Lucchino's statement preferring a left-handed bat at 3b really narrows the field. Unless I'm missing someone, there are...
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    The future at 3rd

     Our three best? I wouldn't give that up for Stanton, but if this is what most believe it would take, I'd look elsewhere. And thanks for your response.
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    The future at 3rd

      Oh goodness! Excuse me for posting, your excellency.  What I am pointing out is what everyone here knows, we have a redundancy of talent up the middle, and lack power at the corners (not so much 1b). If we are to compete in 2015, as the Sox have stated, and we have no immediate internal...
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    The future at 3rd

    Well, I like to think outside the box, and I would rather the Sox explore options of acquiring the much needed power corner bat with the enticement of offering a team the opportunity to fill two or three holes in their roster + pitching prospects by giving up a premium player. The acquisition...
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    The future at 3rd

     Middlebrooks and Cecchini are not the answers for the power bat at 3B we need and this winter is going to be our best time to address this issue with our vast array of resources. Teams are always looking to make significant moves for improvement. One such team with many holes to fill is the...
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    Your 2015 Boston Red Sox

    Pedroia, Betts, Castillo. A redundancy at 2b or a redundancy in cf.? We have too many pressing needs at other positions, and my gut feeling is that one of these valuable trade chips will not be here for opening day.
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    Should Farrell's Seat Start To Be Getting A Little Warm?

    Last night's game implosion against the Yankees: top of the ninth, Boston up by one, runners on first and second, no outs, and Farrell sends up Nava to the plate swinging. The NY announcers (I could only get their broadcast due to blackout) were shocked (as well as I) Boston was not attempting...
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    Will Middlebrooks: Now or never

    Certainly, 3b needs to be addressed next year, unless they decide to plug in Holt there until Cecchini develops adequately. Even then, he doesn't seem to fit the bill of the big corner bat we need. Next year might be a good time to take a flyer on Moustakas. He hasn't ever lit it up in K.C. and...
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    Edes: JBJ down to AAA, Betts up

       Sorry, but that argument doesn't hold much water when we are trotting out to the mound Webster, Workman, and the likes to "see what we have." And yes, I know that that is ALL we have to pitch at this point...prospects. So, playing Betts at 2b is not like we're replacing Pedroia with a slug...
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