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The 2006 Boston Red Sox Thread

FaninPatsyLand said:
Peavy and Linebrink for Lowell?

...Done deal!
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Peavy *AND* Linebrink for Mike Flippin' Lowell? "Mr. Towers, it's the Betty Ford Clinic on line 1..."
 
phunwin said:
Peavy *AND* Linebrink for Mike Flippin' Lowell? "Mr. Towers, it's the Betty Ford Clinic on line 1..."
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I was joking of course...

But I've heard grumblings on WEEI the past week of a Lowell for Peavy deal.

Although, there's no doubt the Red Sox would have to be weary of this deal. You got a pitcher who has been pretty terrible this year in the Triple-A circuit (NL), and now you expect him to make the transition to the AL?
 
I'd love to get Peavy to Boston, eventhough he's having a poor year, especially if it's just for Mike Lowell. But there's no way that rumor is true. If it is I'm sure the Sox FO would have jumped at that. Picture the Sox rotation of Schilling, Beckett, Lester, Peavy, and Wakefield/Papelbon and the pen with Papelbon, Hansen and Delcarmen. That's 6 guys under 27 years old on the team next year.
 
I would not be heartbroken if Peavy left. He is a good pitcher, but if you are 4-9 with an ERA around 5.0 (I think) then he can be traded. SD has Chan Ho Park, Chris Young, Woody Williams, and a few average starters. Peavy was great last year but is not good this year, besides, I am sure Peavy could get more than Lowell. Another trade note news, Alfonso Soriano is close to reaching a trade with the Chicago White Sox, Tigers must be careful.
 
boltfan219 said:
I would not be heartbroken if Peavy left. He is a good pitcher, but if you are 4-9 with an ERA around 5.0 (I think) then he can be traded. SD has Chan Ho Park, Chris Young, Woody Williams, and a few average starters. Peavy was great last year but is not good this year, besides, I am sure Peavy could get more than Lowell. Another trade note news, Alfonso Soriano is close to reaching a trade with the Chicago White Sox, Tigers must be careful.
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Peavy is 25 years old though. Sure he's having a horrible year in the NL however he's been pitching with a sore shoulder the whole year. He has a career ERA of 3.61 (which is including his 5 plus ERA) and he's still 9 games over 500 (50 wins and 41 losses on some bad SD teams). I'd take him on my team in a second. You're right SD could get more for Peavy, whatever you could get for Willis you could get for Peavy.

If SD does trade Peavy it would be horrible for their organization. He's their future. With that being said if the rumor is true and Theo doesn't pull the trigger I'm going to be very upset.
 
Peavy is not necessarily the padres future, Chan is in his early 30s, Chris Young is about as old as Peavy, and Woody is the only old pitcher. I like Peavy, he is one of my favorite players, but I think the Padres could get more than Mike Lowell. How about Peavy for Abreu? Abreu is young and could replace Brian Giles, who has only 6 HRs so far.
 
boltfan219 said:
Peavy is not necessarily the padres future, Chan is in his early 30s, Chris Young is about as old as Peavy, and Woody is the only old pitcher. I like Peavy, he is one of my favorite players, but I think the Padres could get more than Mike Lowell. How about Peavy for Abreu? Abreu is young and could replace Brian Giles, who has only 6 HRs so far.
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Chan stinks, ditto for Woody. Chris Young is having a good year but he's not Peavy. Peavy is the Padres future. He's a very talented pitcher who is having a bad year which is probably due to his shoulder.

Peavy could definitely land the Padres Abreu. Phillies would do it in a second. But SD probably can't afford Abreu's contract.
 
Woody is not horrible, and chan is having a better year than peavy (which is not saying alot) but the Padres pitching is solid and they need offense. In my opinion, the Padres do not need alot of good pitchers to win the pathetic NL West, but they definitely need offense. The Padres game is about to go into extra innings...
 
boltfan219 said:
Woody is not horrible, and chan is having a better year than peavy (which is not saying alot) but the Padres pitching is solid and they need offense. In my opinion, the Padres do not need alot of good pitchers to win the pathetic NL West, but they definitely need offense. The Padres game is about to go into extra innings...
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Anyone can win the West, it's wide open right now. However I think the Dodgers are going to win it. If everyone stays healthy I think they have the best line up and rotation.
 
Padres, they won last year (although it was with an 82-80 record) plus the Padres are up 7-6 in the top of the 11th against the Dodgers.
 
Anyone hear of any other deals out there for the Sox.. Unless its something big, I don't know were we can upgrade without giving up someone I don't really want to lose..

Beckett at 13 wins now, 3 more and he can finally shake the never has won more than 15 in a year thing.. Go Beckett..
 
GreenMonster said:
Anyone hear of any other deals out there for the Sox.. Unless its something big, I don't know were we can upgrade without giving up someone I don't really want to lose..

Beckett at 13 wins now, 3 more and he can finally shake the never has won more than 15 in a year thing.. Go Beckett..
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The names being thrown out are Ryan Sheeley (1B from Colorado), lefty pitcher Ray King (Colorado), lefty starter Mark Redman (KC), pitcher Cory Lidle (PHI), Jon Lieber (PHI) and righty pitcher Jake Peavy and Scott Linebrink (SD). Your guess is as good as mine as to who they'll get.

I will say that there is a small, small possibility if the Sox get Sheeley you can probably expect Lowell and prospects to go to SD for Peavy or Linebrink and put Youkilis back on 3rd. But as I said that's a very small chance, and probably just a pipe dream.

Word is is that Nixon is as good as gone come Monday. He's been terrible since the middle of June only knocking in 2 runs and has 1 HR since then. The Sox don't have an interest in resigning him and will stick Wily Mo out there.
 
A couple of things as tonight's game is coming close to an end.

Francona can't keep hitting Nixon and Varitek 5 and 6 in the order. He should bat Lowell 5th and Coco 6th and Nixon and Tek 7th and 8th.

I know it worked out tonight but how can he let Nixon go up to the plate with the bases loaded and 1 out with the Sox up by 1 run with a lefty on the mound? That's just terrible baseball and managing especially considering you have a lefty killer on the bench (Wily Mo).
 
Ray Finkle said:
Word is is that Nixon is as good as gone come Monday. He's been terrible since the middle of June only knocking in 2 runs and has 1 HR since then. The Sox don't have an interest in resigning him and will stick Wily Mo out there.
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Listening to WEEI at work this week, Nixon is gone as long as the Red Sox can find a suitor. Every radio personality has agreed, his days as a RFer in Boston are numbered.

I'll be interested to see what we're able to get in return for him, assuming that he is traded.
 
FaninPatsyLand said:
Listening to WEEI at work this week, Nixon is gone as long as the Red Sox can find a suitor. Every radio personality has agreed, his days as a RFer in Boston are numbered.

I'll be interested to see what we're able to get in return for him, assuming that he is traded.
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I'm not a big fan of his at all. I do respect his play here as he always played hard. But it is time to move on. He's been bad/hurt since 2003. This move is long overdue.

I doubt we can get much for him because he'll be a FA after the year but I could see maybe the White Sox, Tigers, Braves, Angels, Cardinals, Astros, Twins or any other team in the race maybe take a chance on him. Who knows, the market is strange again this year.
 
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