Fair enough. Perhaps someone will take the time to skim the list of free agents and find a better alternative.
First Basemen Lance Berkman, STL Jason Giambi, COL Travis Hafner, CLE * Eric Hinske, ATL Aubrey Huff, SF * Casey Kotchman, CLE Adam LaRoche, WAS * Carlos Lee, MIA James Loney, BOS Xavier Nady, SF Mike Napoli, TEX David Ortiz, BOS Lyle Overbay, ATL Carlos Pena, TB Jim Thome, BAL Ty Wigginton, PHI * On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > And Youk is good for 2 stints on the DL per year these days. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:05 PM > *Subject:* Re: Dear Lord, save us from > > Ah, but can Swisher play in Boston? He clearly can't handle criticism. And > all the newspaper people tell me that the Red Sox HAVE to be sure free > agents can play in Boston (as if that's a novel idea.) > > As for Youk, I admit I didn't look at his stats. But Ross' OPS was only > .725 when the Sox signed him. That's why he was inexpensive. (and he barely > cracked .800 last year.) > > Seems to me, Youk is the kind of player we'll need as a stop gap until the > sox can develop/sign/acquire genuine talents. > > The two things I wonder about are: Youk's interest and Youk's standing > among the current players. > > BTW, listened to the John Farrell press conference. Very impressed. He > came off as professional, deliberate, articulate and intelligent. I'm on > board. > > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected] > > wrote: > > Serious answer: I thought about that too, because the Sox need to start > bringing back some high OBP guys -- but even though Youk hit some HRs in > Chicago, he still wasn't very good there (.236-.346-.425). Can't have a > sub-800 OPS at first base. Youk might really be close to toast. > > I think Swisher is more likely. > > Steve O > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think we should dismiss an entire nation of players over one bust. > > Serious question: Youk for 1B? He sort of fits the profile. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
