Buster Olney Reports the Sox have inquired about Lidge
According to Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio, Buster Olney is reporting that the Sox are not happy with their closing candidates. They have contacted the Astros about Lidge and Padres about Linebrink....
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I agree wholeheartedly with the starter vs. closer debate. No team is going to trade an established starter for a closer. You might get an unproven starter or someone coming off an injury.I'm down...
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Remember the thread about the comparative value of a starter vs. a closer? Closers got their share of support.
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Quote: "it's a kind that tends to be both treatable and to not return"----------------------------------------------------------------------------I think there would always be a question. We'll have...
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What I meant was that the Red Sox did without a starter (Papelbon) last year so that they could have a closer. Although they didn't move anybody off the team, they, in effect, traded a starter for a...
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I don't think there's any question about whether or not a starter has more objective value than a closer, but on a specific team a closer might have more relative value (a team with several quality...
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Right, I'll call Tim and tell him the three of us are talking to Theo in the morning.
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Last season, a closer was EXTREMELY important to OUR team. I don't think Lidge would EVER bring you Beckett or Schiling. The Lidge/Patton for Lester/Ellsbury is a very realistic possibility though....
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ben maller.comquotes Red Sox GM Theo Epstein (March 15) as saying there are no deals in the works for a closer. Maller also says that Houston is one of the teams interested in former Baylor outfielder...
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I don't see the value in trading Patton for Lester. Patton is not all that far away from being ML ready. IMO if Purpura wanted to trade Patton for Lester, Epstein should wonder what's wrong with...
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Trading Lidge presents some irony...Ideally the Astros would like to wait to trade him so that he can increase his trade value, but if he pitches well it becomes more difficult for the Astros to...
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Quote: " I don't see the value in trading Patton for Lester."-------------------------------------------------------------------------I'm with Amy.
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I don't think that Lester would give the Astros anything they don't already have. Nieve, Albers and Patton are all probably as good as him. Sampson (pitching in front of Everett and Ensberg) is...
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I'd be happy with trades for stud A/AA prospects. Lets clear some of the dead wood out.
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I hope I'm wrong, but....here goes....I've lost faith in Lidge and don't think he'll return to his pre-2006 form. He just isn't the same pitcher and hasn't been since Pujols went to Mexico with that...
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Quote: "alternative plans are being thought of by Purpura and Drayton."----------------------------------------------------------------------------Especially the man with the dollar$
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Quote:Especially the man with the dollar$Agree...let me rephrase that....Alternative plans are being thought of by Drayton and company.
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From Olney's blog...Quote:Brad Lidge was banged up. The Red Sox are closely tracking Lidge, among other relievers this spring, because of concerns about their own bullpen. Heard that the Astros have...
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Quote:Why trade a player who has come up through your system for such a similar player unless you know something about your guy that you don't like?Not sure what I'm missing... I thought this question...
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