Red Sox sign Victorino to 3 year $39M deal

[bagwell368]

i dont get this at all. i dont get what cherington and the sox are doing at all... they don't seem to realize that they WILL NOT WIN this year, mike napoli and shane victorino are not going to change that. They have a ton of money to work with after the dodger trade, it doesn't mean you spend it on players that aren't worth the contract. napoli isn't so bad, but this contract is god awful. a 32 year old outfielder who is declining in every aspect of his game, and your stuck with him now for three years. If the red sox truly want to win this year, they bite the bullet and sign hamilton for four years, all it would cost is one more year and about 10 million more dollars a year, which they could have easily afforded. I hate what they are doing- they shouldve just seen what they had in kalish, lavarnway, iglesias and their other prospects. this went from a terrible team to a mediocre team, they are still not a winning team. I could be wrong, im not a GM clearly, but this approach is utterly confusing to me.

The team has no chance to win in '13, even with Hamilton and Sanchez here, why spend money when it won't do enough good?

They are trying to get a team that will win 84 games and be in until at least mid August. That's it.

[xnick5757]

and about the market value this offseason

Pete Abraham ‏@PeteAbe
Torii Hunter, who is 5 years older than Victorino, got $13 million a year. The market is the market. #redsox

B.J. Upton, Braves

Cost: 5 years, $75 million and a draft pick.

Age during contract: 28-32

2012: .246/.298/.454/.752, 28 HR, 31 SB

Career: .255/.336/.422/.758, 20 HR (162-game avg), 39 SB (162-game avg)

Angel Pagan, Giants

Cost: 4 years, $40 million

Age during contract: 31-34

2012: .288/.338/.440/.778, 8 HR, 29 SB

Career: .281/.333/.424/.757, 10 HR (162-game avg), 29 SB (162-game avg)

Shane Victorino, Red Sox

Cost: 3 years, $38 million

Age during contract: 32-34

2012: .255/.321/.383/.704, 11 HR, 39 SB

Career: .275/.341/.430/.770, 14 HR (162-game avg), 30 SB (162-game avg)

[quinnjack]

dodger fan here....this guy is garbage. just sayin

Go home.

Just sayin'

[AI4]

Speier does it again:

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/bos...red-sox-plans/

[xnick5757]

Speier does it again:

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/bos...red-sox-plans/

yep

[xnick5757]

so lackey recruited napoli, did buch recruit victorino?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9TpKBJCQAAzmmf.jpg:large

Pete Abraham ‏@PeteAbe
Buchholz and Victorino ---> RT @LindsayClubine: Hanging with our new teammate in Maui! @shanevictorino pic.twitter.com/5jT8kjgA

[otwisted]

dodger fan here....this guy is garbage. just sayin

Red Sox fan here....Crawford is garbage, just sayin. You had him for a couple of months, I'll defer to Phillies fans if I want an opinion about him. So scram.

[bosox1899]

I don't know if someone already answered this but does this move mean we're not going after Josh Hamilton?

[xnick5757]

I don't know if someone already answered this but does this move mean we're not going after Josh Hamilton?

most likely

[ne3xchamps]

Ughhh.

This is ironic
@GordonEdes
Red Sox liked Haren, but it was simply a matter of money. Weren't going to $13m after a season in which his velocity dipped

WTF?! That makes no sense offering victarino that contract.

[ne3xchamps]

The team has no chance to win in '13, even with Hamilton and Sanchez here, why spend money when it won't do enough good?

They are trying to get a team that will win 84 games and be in until at least mid August. That's it.

this.

[Redsox19]

Would rather have Cody Ross. What's the odds we bring him back now?

[xnick5757]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Indians’ offer to Victorino was 4 yrs, $44 million. Evidence of their flexibility. Victorino got $2M per yr more from #RedSox.

[grandsalami]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Indians’ offer to Victorino was 4 yrs, $44 million. Evidence of their flexibility. Victorino got $2M per yr more from #RedSox.

[-Lavigne43-]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Indians’ offer to Victorino was 4 yrs, $44 million. Evidence of their flexibility. Victorino got $2M per yr more from #RedSox.

From the Indians? wtf? I'm surprised he didn't take that. I thought the Reds would be more interested. If they don't sign Bourne they could be a good destination for Ellsbury.

Would rather have Cody Ross. What's the odds we bring him back now?

The only chance is if Ellsbury gets traded.