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Sadly, the Red Sox do not hold the fate of their 2013 team in their own hands. After overspending on marginal talent, they now must wait and see how others act to determine their own chances at big-ticket free agents like
Josh Hamilton. Boston's shot at the one true game-changer on the market is dictated by what happens to the Texas Rangers. After trading
Michael Young and losing out on
Zack Greinke, Nolan Ryan is now focused on trading for
Justin Upton. But according to multiple sources, even if they land Upton, it will not preclude them from also re-signing Hamilton. Suddenly, the Seattle Mariners are also holding up Boston's off-season. Reports suggest that
Seattle may be willing to go as long as six years for Hamilton—pushing him out of range for the newly prudent NOG. So, our only hope is for Texas to tap out at Upton and the Mariners to realize how stupid their offer really is. Then, we might sneak in with a 4-year deal with Hamilton. But, we don't really move anymore, we react.
I hate the fact that we're not aggressively pursuing this guy. He is a game changer. We also need starting pitching and we're not aggressive there either. We offered a 2 year @ 12.5 mil to Ryan Dempster, why not 3 years @ 12.5 per year for a total of 37.5? That guy was absolutely lights out the last 5 or so games for the Rangers. He probably wouldn't take that either because he prefers the National League but it would be worth trying. We need to do something! Get aggressive!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree we need hamilton in a red sox uniform! What is benchar doing? He needs to press for hamilton and put his big boy pants on and sign him whether it is a 4,5,or 6 year deal with some options. They need to stop sitting around and press! At this point i could run the team better then these guys! Step up the game sox managment! RED SOX NATION WANTS AND NEEDS HAMILTON!
ReplyDeleteAggression ruined the team chemistry. This is a waiting game. We have the right manager, solid character additions to the roster (Ross, Victorino, Napoli) and an improving farm system. Sox are a little like the Twins, with twice the payroll....let's try to wait this out and enjoy it.
DeleteI think its time for us to take charge of the al east and spend the money on hamilton and trade for a very good starter to strengthen the rotation and beef up our organization. Everyone else in the al east keeps getting better and we are staying still in space waiting for something to happen if we keep doing that then we'l end up in last again, im a hardcore red sox fan and always will be but if you have a chance to get a game changer like hamilton, you pull the trigger no questions asked!
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