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    John Lackey signs with...

    2:55pm: Heyman says the Red Sox and Lackey are in agreement in a five-year, $85MM deal


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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    Yikes, no wonder SOSH crashed.
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    Interesting. That seems a bit out of left field. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a dea for a bat using Buchholz as the primary bait -- perhaps for Miguel Cabrera.
    Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    Red Sox metamorphosis to Yankees North continues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Interesting. That seems a bit out of left field. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a dea for a bat using Buchholz as the primary bait -- perhaps for Miguel Cabrera.
    No way they pay Lackey $17M a year in order to trade Buchholz for a guy who makes $20M? a year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Interesting. That seems a bit out of left field. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a dea for a bat using Buchholz as the primary bait -- perhaps for Miguel Cabrera.
    I think the Dice K project has finally worn out. I think you will see a rotation of Beckett, Lackey, Lester, and Buckholtz with Dice K and Wakefield being the swing guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Interesting. That seems a bit out of left field. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a dea for a bat using Buchholz as the primary bait -- perhaps for Miguel Cabrera.
    Adrian Gonzalez is more likely.

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    Adrian Gonzalez is the target I believe, not Miggy.
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    As a part-time BoSox fan (my AL team), I like it. Anything to foil the Yanks.

    I think 5 years is a bit much for a SP, especially one with past health problems.

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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Interesting. That seems a bit out of left field. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make a dea for a bat using Buchholz as the primary bait -- perhaps for Miguel Cabrera.
    Or maybe Adrian Gonzales:

    One rival GM theorizes that if the Red Sox sign free-agent right-hander John Lackey, they then will lock up righty Josh Beckett long- term and trade righty Clay Buchholz in a package for Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.

    Under that scenario, first baseman Kevin Youkilis would move to third and the Sox would employ a Mike Cameron-Jeremy Hermida type platoon in left.

    The Sox's big investments would be Lackey and Beckett; Gonzalez will earn a club-friendly $4.75 million next season, and his deal includes a $5.5 million club option for 2011.

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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/6677312207


    Cameron in serious talks with Red Sox on two-year deal. CF or LF unclear.
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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    Due to his defense Cameron could actually be more valuable than Bay but at close to half the price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redsfandan View Post
    Due to his defense Cameron could actually be more valuable than Bay but at close to half the price.
    Yep. He'd lose some of that value if he played left but I think he'd still be pretty good out there.

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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    Mike Cameron Agrees To Deal With Boston

    By Zach Links [December 14 at 7:58pm CST]

    7:58pm: The deal is in the range of $15.5MM for two years, tweets Ken Rosenthal.

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    Re: John Lackey signs with...

    If Gonzo is going to fetch a package of players led by Buchholz, I'd be taking Theo's temperature on Votto.


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