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dylanmarsh · 12-06-2003, 10:13 AM

Well, the big problem is with the luxury tax BS and Henry's unwillingness to go over it. If they do pick up Arod, which I'm still on the fence about, they would have to move both Manny and Nomar to keep under the luxury tax plateau. The scenario of Nomar at 2nd and Arod at SS would be a beautiful thing, but I just don't see it happening.

One interesting scenario would be the Sox NOT signing Pedro to an extension and giving that money to Nomar in his extension. Pedro definitely does not seem like the same pitcher, and I think his $17M could be spent better.

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dylanmarsh Sleepy Head	Well, the big problem is with the luxury tax BS and Henry's unwillingness to go over it. If they do pick up Arod, which I'm still on the fence about, they would have to move both Manny and Nomar to keep under the luxury tax plateau. The scenario of Nomar at 2nd and Arod at SS would be a beautiful thing, but I just don't see it happening. One interesting scenario would be the Sox NOT signing Pedro to an extension and giving that money to Nomar in his extension. Pedro definitely does not seem like the same pitcher, and I think his $17M could be spent better.