Re: Manny, etc.


Nolan Patrick wrote:
> Gnork wrote:
> >
> > Unbelievable in what respect? Perhaps unbelievably worse than 2005?
> > Roberts is not a regular on a good hitting team, because he is a poor
> > hitter. Lowell is unlikely to make a full comeback and more unlikely to
> > be better than Youkilis.
>
> I understand not liking the Lowell addition. But not better than
> Youkilis? Youkilis hasn't proven ***, other than he can pack in a
> hurry. That's ridiculous.
>

Not as much as being too dumb to look at Youkilis' OBP vrs Lowell's)
assuming you even understand what that means). Youlilis IS 98% likely a
better player right now than Lowell will even be.
>
> Cora is a good option to start 60 games (vrs
> > RHP) at SS and 20 or so at second if Graffanino returns. Floyd already
> > had one somewhat unsatisfactory go around with Boston. Whose money are
> > you planning to spend on Konerko who is very unlikely to come to Boston
> > and very likely to be an overpaid disappointment before his contract
> > expires with whoever he does sign with. Also, he is probably going to
> > get around 50 mil for 4 years so your offer sucks too. Anyone with at
> > least the brains of a toad-faced mutant knows that Nixon is far better
> > suited to bat 2nd than Outerria.
> > >
> > > If you trade Lowell, I don't know what you're going to get.
> >
> > That is a risk I would happily take.

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