*** Official Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (6/19) ***

[Hootie]

Shoulda kept Theo

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Shoulda kept Theo

**** no.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

**** no.

I'd hate to have a guy who flipped Cashner for Rizzo and then built a team featuring:

Rizzo
Russell/Baez
Castro
Bryant
Schwarber
Soler
Fowler
Montero

on offense!

That would suck!

[Saul Good]

KC -125 with a spot starter

[Hootie]

Pino is the same guy as Blanton / Guthrie / Vargas / Young to an extent.

As long as he throws strikes and keeps the ball in the yard, our defense will make him look a lot better than he is.

If our offense scores 4 or 5 runs, we should be ok. Fortunately, our offense is on a nice little hot streak right now.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Pino is the same guy as Blanton / Guthrie / Vargas / Young to an extent.

As long as he throws strikes and keeps the ball in the yard, our defense will make him look a lot better than he is.

If our offense scores 4 or 5 runs, we should be ok. Fortunately, our offense is on a nice little hot streak right now.

I actually like Pino a little bit more than Blanton/Guthrie/Vargas from a talent prospective ... He has looked to have pretty good raw stuff in the outings I've seen this year. Good breaking pitch and good fastball command.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I actually like Pino a little bit more than Blanton/Guthrie/Vargas from a talent prospective ... He has looked to have pretty good raw stuff in the outings I've seen this year. Good breaking pitch and good fastball command.

But by them mentioning how overpaid the Boston roster is, we can then bring up the fact they owe Rick Porcello $25 million/year for the next 4 years.

Yup. That's right. That bum Porcello got a $100 million contract.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

But by them mentioning how overpaid the Boston roster is, we can then bring up the fact they owe Rick Porcello $25 million/year for the next 4 years.

Yup. That's right. That bum Porcello got a $100 million contract.

4-7 with a 5.29 ERA

Meanwhile, Lester's struggling to adapt to the National League, but still has an ERA under 4.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

But by them mentioning how overpaid the Boston roster is, we can then bring up the fact they owe Rick Porcello $25 million/year for the next 4 years.

Yup. That's right. That bum Porcello got a $100 million contract.

I never, ever, ever understood his hype. Ever. And that contract is hilarious. Who in god's name gave him that?

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

I never, ever, ever understood his hype. Ever. And that contract is hilarious. Who in god's name gave him that?

Boras factor is the only thing I can think of.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

But by them mentioning how overpaid the Boston roster is, we can then bring up the fact they owe Rick Porcello $25 million/year for the next 4 years.

Yup. That's right. That bum Porcello got a $100 million contract.

Pitching is expensive, he got the market rate. If he pitches at his past average he will earn that contract.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

Pitching is expensive, he got the market rate. If he pitches at his past average he will earn that contract.

$20 million/year is the market rate for a legit front of the rotation starter.

A King Felix, Kershaw, Price, Hamels, Cueto, Wainwright, Jon Lester, etc.

It is nowhere close to the market rate for a back-end guy who doesn't strike out anyone and who - if he has a good defense behind him and good BABIP luck - tops out as a solid No. 3 type starter.

The Red Sox significantly overpaid for a pitcher who has only posted one full season ERA under 4.00 in his career while playing in a pitcher's park in a weaker division, who had a 4.51 career ERA entering his contract season and a career 5.45 K/9 rate.

It's honestly one of the dumbest contracts I've ever seen.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

Pitching is expensive, he got the market rate. If he pitches at his past average he will earn that contract.

Chris Young says hello.

[Hootie]

hey Patriots bundle of stickss ...

go talk about your Boston teams on a Boston board

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

hey Patriots pillowbitergots ...

go talk about your Boston teams on a Boston board

Given that this is a Red Sox/Royals thread, and the Red Sox are a Boston team, this is weak trolling, even for you.

Oh, and, Hootie.....



Have a great day.