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MLB 2014: I paid the $20 mil posting fee for the right to start this thread

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MountieBoyOz said:
This smells a lot like the disastrous Adrian Beltre deal for the Ms.
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Seems much worse to me. Beltre was only 25 and coming off a season where he was the best player in baseball (non-Barry Bonds division), with 48 dingers to go with stellar defense at third. He never hit quite THAT well for Seattle, but he was still a useful player, if a bit overpaid, thanks to continued solid defense even when his bat wasn't really what they hoped for. Cruz is 34 and plays the corner outfield poorly, and probably should be a DH. Giving him four expensive years is ludicrous.
 
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jmh said:
Seems much worse to me. Beltre was only 25 and coming off a season where he was the best player in baseball (non-Barry Bonds division), with 48 dingers to go with stellar defense at third. He never hit quite THAT well for Seattle, but he was still a useful player, if a bit overpaid, thanks to continued solid defense even when his bat wasn't really what they hoped for. Cruz is 34 and plays the corner outfield poorly, and probably should be a DH. Giving him four expensive years is ludicrous.
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Plus, Beltre had some good years subsequent to Seattle. I know many Red Sox fans who wish he was still here.
 
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It looks like the Red Sox are out on Jon Lester. In the least surprising news of the winter meetings: Yankees are reportedly getting into the Lester sweepstakes. The winner of a bidding war between the Steinbrenners and Magic will be Jon Lester. I would no longer be surprised to see him north of $175M - maybe approaching 200M.
 
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Priceless said:
It looks like the Red Sox are out on Jon Lester. In the least surprising news of the winter meetings: Yankees are reportedly getting into the Lester sweepstakes. The winner of a bidding war between the Steinbrenners and Magic will be Jon Lester. I would no longer be surprised to see him north of $175M - maybe approaching 200M.
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Giants are out. Now it's Theo vs. Larry Round 666.

For those of you old enough, or a Bond fan, the bidding process reminds me of the auction scene in the 1967 version of Casino Royale.
 
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So the Red Sox essentially traded Jon Lester and two prospects to Detroit for Rick Porcello and a pitching prospect. What a bargain!
 
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Priceless said:
So the Red Sox essentially traded Jon Lester and two prospects to Detroit for Rick Porcello and a pitching prospect. What a bargain!
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Porcello is younger (meaning less risk of injury), cheaper, and almost as good.
 
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jmh said:
Porcello is younger (meaning less risk of injury), cheaper, and almost as good.
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Ben just said he would have been happy to trade Lester for Porcello straight up in July.

Dry that one out and you can fertilize the lawn. Check out #smearcampaign on twitter for a taste of what is to come.
 
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