"I appreciate that I have been highly rated by the teams. I want to make a decision [which team to sign with] as soon as possible," Tazawa said Monday after meeting with Texas Rangers representatives [who offered a reported 4-year, $7 million deal].
The deal with the Sox is believed to be for $3 million over 3 years.
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Fire Brand's Tim Daloisio has a nice piece about Julio Lugo. He asks a very interesting question:Could Julio Lugo be next year's Coco Crisp?
Personally, I don't think it will happen, and Tim is not predicting that it will, but as Tim points out, the situations are eerily similar.
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There also some good discussion about the log-jam(s) that the Red Sox are facing right now.
Evan at FB loves Lars Anderson's potential and thinks that handing Mark Teixeira a 8-year, $150 million deal would be a waste with Lars 1-2 years away.
It's a good point, especially when you couple it with David Ortiz's possible return to dominance and the fact that we already have Youk at 1st... but personally, I'd still take Teix and Youk at 3rd for the next 5+ years over Lars and the hope that Ortiz and Lowell will get back to 2007 form...
FOX's Ken Rosenthal comments on Ortiz and Lowell, sighting one major league GM's opion on Lowell:
"I don't think anybody will take a chance on Mike Lowell until you see him play next spring."And claiming that trading David Ortiz would be almost impossible:
"As for trading designated hitter David Ortiz, good luck. Ortiz, as a player with 10 years of major-league service, five with the same team, has the right to veto any deal. Plus, as a designated hitter, his market would consist only of American League teams."
As Evan stated in his article, I'm not ready to give up on Ortiz, and I since trading him would be tough and unnecessary, I don't know why it's even being discussed...
I'd love to get some thoughts from you guys, so lets see if we can that comment section up and running...
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I agree completely with Evan. I see no reason to mortgage the house for Teixeira.
Thanks for chiming in SA...
I have to say... I kinda feel like some Sox fans are acting/thinking like the Sox are strapped for cash - and they're not.
I know some are concerned that if we hand all our money over to Tex, we won't be able to give Youk, Pedroia Ellsbury and/or the next big FA the contract they want in the future... but that's bull.
If the Sox want someone they will find a way to pay him. Nobody seemed to worried about the budget when they handed Lugo and Drew huge deals... so why are we now?
Lastly, Theo has done a great job ensuring that we have a steady stream of young, CHEAP talent available so that we don't have to be the Yankees and break the bak on free agents...
But Lars Anderson is not a better option that an already proven Mark Teixeira.
I say get Tex now, cause I'm not sure you'll have a better option in 2010 when Lars is ready and Lowell, Ortiz and Youk are all older.
I've posted this on FireBrand, but to me it all comes down to value. Yes the Sox can afford to sign Tex. But is he worth a Manny like contract? I don't think so, and if the front office thought Manny wasn't worth a Manny like contract I don't see how they do either.
The Yankees went all out and spent tons of money on the top free agent hitters of the time, and what did that get them? Sure their payroll was never crippled, but they never focused on their weaknesses and have been hampered by it since.
You've got to remember, he turned down an 8 year $140 mil contract extension from the Rangers. That is $18 million a year. So what is it going to take to get him? Reports say that he wants a 10 year/$20 mill minimum. So is he worth an equivalent to A-Rod's Rangers contract? $252 million for 10 years? I don't see how that money can't be put to better use for the team over all. I won't be upset if the team gets Tex, but I don't think it is the best use of resources.
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