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Originally Posted by guccilvr
yes the Pedroia deal is brilliant. That's what happens when Theo is in charge.
I think they are waiting on signing Youk to something similar until after they see what they need to do with Tek and Tex. If they sign Tex, then they'll ship Lowell off and sign Youk to a 5 or 6 year contract and keep him at third base and keep Tex at first.
I almost fainted when you said that Pedroia was the best second baseman in the AL
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I don't see what he Youkilis has to do with the others, though. Either way he's going to be there, at first or third.
Varitek will be very interesting. He'll be 37 a week into next season, his numbers fell off a cliff last year, and when old catchers are done there is very little chance for a revival to their career.
Boras' demand for a Posada-like deal (which was moronic on a level that even a Steinbrenner should be above) is probably the most-ridiculous thing he has ever suggested. I don't care how good he is in the clubhouse (most of which is hot air anyway, in my mind; in general, not specifically in his case).
As for Roberts, he's fantastic. But it took him four years to get established (though to be fair he did have Jerry Hairston fighting with him for his first couple seasons in the majors) and he is in his prime now. Pedroia is where he is...and is going to get BETTER.
He comes off as a little too cocky, and I think he's getting a little TOO much attention for his MVP (in a year where there wasn't a real good candidate), but I can't deny that he's good.