2012-2013 Off-season thread part II

[StryderSox]

LMAO at all the people freaking out that we didnt trade Lester for Myers and now wanting to dump Ellsbury to any team that will give up 3 prospects that 90% of them never heard of until this offseason. These will be the same people that will be freaking out at the trade deadline if Lester and/or Ellsbury gets moved at the deadline for a package of high level prospects.

Its like children freaking out that they have to wait to get the new toy they wanted. They dont know why they want it or why it has to be right now but they know they have to have it because its new and shiny and "the best one ever."

[Kjrip24]

BC said hes working on something and made progress on a deal that wasnt ever mentioned in the media...

anyone have any ideas to what that could be?

[Seguin]

LMAO at all the people freaking out that we didnt trade Lester for Myers and now wanting to dump Ellsbury to any team that will give up 3 prospects that 90% of them never heard of until this offseason. These will be the same people that will be freaking out at the trade deadline if Lester and/or Ellsbury gets moved at the deadline for a package of high level prospects.

Its like children freaking out that they have to wait to get the new toy they wanted. They dont know why they want it or why it has to be right now but they know they have to have it because its new and shiny and "the best one ever."

Haha, ain't that how it always works? Ellsbury has an mvp like year, everyone treats him like the second coming. Then you see his name pop in a trade rumor and all of a sudden 50% of the Sox forum are scouts and know all there is to know about every prospect.

[poprocksncoke]

BC said hes working on something and made progress on a deal that wasnt ever mentioned in the media...

anyone have any ideas to what that could be?

Probably something like a 3 year 39mil deal with Bobby Abreu....

[AI4]

BC said hes working on something and made progress on a deal that wasnt ever mentioned in the media...

anyone have any ideas to what that could be?

Welcome to the forum sir. Can you link me to where you saw this? I would like to read what good ole' Ben has been up to lately.

[-Lavigne43-]

Sounds like what he said the last day of the meetings. It already happened - Uehara

[grandsalami]

Welcome to the forum sir. Can you link me to where you saw this? I would like to read what good ole' Ben has been up to lately.

that deal he was working on would be Koji Uehara

[Kjrip24]

AI..

NASHVILLE - Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said he’s made progress “on one thing” which hasn’t been reported in the media and his choice for Pawtucket manager, but was not willing to announce it as he left the winter meetings Thursday morning.

“We spent last night working on a couple of of things but nothing we’re ready to announce,” Cherington said. “We made progress on one thing but its not quite teed up yet.”

VIA - NOMAR in the links forum

[Kjrip24]

i like that signing.. if your right about it being Koji.. just waiting to see what else he has in mind for the pitching staff

[AI4]

that deal he was working on would be Koji Uehara

Figured it was, which is why I wanted to see which quote he was talking about.

[MoVaughnsLunch]

Probably something like a 3 year 39mil deal with Bobby Abreu....

That's so optimistic. You should totally be gm

[poprocksncoke]

That's so optimistic. You should totally be gm

Looking at our starting OF, dont see much to be optimistic about.

[bagwell368]

Looking at our starting OF, dont see much to be optimistic about.

LF: Gomes/Kalish > Crawford

CF: Ells '13 > Ells '12

RF: Victorino > Ross

Compared to '12, this group should do just fine.

[poprocksncoke]

LF: Gomes/Kalish > Crawford

Well since they will be playing, you're probably right there.

CF: Ells '13 > Ells '12

We can hope so if he stays on the field

RF: Victorino > Ross

I dont know about this one

Compared to '12, this group should do just fine.

Well, our '12 group was nothing to get excited about either.

[BradytoGronkTD]

Probably something like a 3 year 39mil deal with Bobby Abreu....