If healthy, Kalish platoons with Gomes and gives the Sox one of their few lefty bats.
It's a little high for Victorino, but $13 million/year -- the new free agent tender level -- seems to be the going rate for starting players. That's what Big Papi got, that's what Torii Hunter got. Plays much better defense than Ross, runs well and he can legitimately play CF when Ellsbury gets hurt. Not exciting, but competent. Swisher would have been better, but would have cost the draft pick. He's probably looking for more money and at least four years. Victorino Ellsbury Pedroia Ortiz Napoli Middlebrooks Kalish/Gomes Lavarnway Iglesias If you think Lavarnway will hit, that lineup's only got one gaping hole, and the defense should be fairly good. Now for a pitcher ... Steve O On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > 3 years, $39 million seems to be the Sox number this year, since both > Napoli and Victorino got that... Were you concerned with the years > or the $$? > > I always liked him with the Phillies, spark-plug type player and good > defender, so at least both outfield corners won't be dead zones, just > left with Gomes. Wonder where this leaves Kalish - 4th outfielder, I guess. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 4, 2012 5:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: Youk to Sign with Yankees? > > Sox reportedly offering 3 years for 38m for vittorino. Too much if true. > On Dec 4, 2012 2:02 PM, "Dan DiBiase" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shades of Wade Boggs.... > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > -- > 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.
