Here we go again………….revolving shortstops.Now they will have to give up a high graft pick to sign Scutaro if they choose to go that route. Theo, what the hell are you doing? Inglesias is 2-3 years away, what now?

What the !!!!!!!!!!

This is utterly absurd, let Gonzalez get away? Watch him have a solid year in Toronto now. DONT FIX WHAT’S NOT BROKEN, stick someone at short stop who can make the plays and FORGET about the bat.

WAKE UP THEO

Here come the Theo bashers…One small little crack to pounce on him…He CHOSE to sign early and the $2.75 mil didn’t prob meet the Sox asking price. It’s a glaring position that the Sox haven’t done well at, but I suspect these same people are the ones that finished 1st in their fantasy leagues. Armchair/fantasy losers…Having one SS over another isn’t going to be the reason the Sox fail or succeed 2010. I’m not sold on Lowrie cause of injury (utility/backup yes!), but surely there are other SS candidates better or equal to A-Gonzo. The winter meetings haven’t even started, so be a real Sox fan and stop bashing THEO.

The ss problem started when Hanley was dealt by Hoyer and charrington..That was theos SS for the next 10 years..Renteria wasnt a bad move..nobody coulve predicted he would do so bad in Boston..Lugo was a mess..another year or 2 of stop gaps at ss,and Iglesias will be here in 2011..I have to agree that Gonzo and his 310 OBP is not good enough IMHO…scutaro for 2 years with a 3rd option should be fine unless Theo surprises us with a name nobody even thought of..hes done that before..So listen Theo bashers and pink hats, Wait to see the full body off work come spring training to make your judgements on what the Sox FO has done this offseason..

Orlando Cabrera brought us a world championship but just because he flattered wives of Sox players and front office he was sent packing continuing the SS Merry Go Round that shows no sign of ending and forget Iglesias or any other minor leaguer as they will have to be traded to revive the Red Flops who again were at the bottom of MLB in defensive efficiency a place they filled in 2006. Red Flops can not stop steals, pitchers making many throwing errors, CF and LF being the worst in MLB in defense. On offense Sox rank near bottom in small ball losing most one run and extra inning games and near the bottom in leaving men on base. A no hit, no field team a championship doth not make letting Yanks win first place every year.

Has anyone considered that maybe Alex doesn’t like LIVING in Boston. It’s not the friendliest atmosphere for anyone who isn’t Irish or Italian is it?

Whats sad is the Yankees are going to get Hanley as Jeter moves over to 2nd base next year…

I agree with Douche Wagon…There is talk that ARod is going to move to first base and Robinson Cano is going to play 3rd…

So their infield with look like this in 2011

1st—Arod
2nd—Jeter
SS—-Hanley R.
3rd—Robinson Cano

What will be Theo’s move?

First of all spankees and douche wagon you are forgetting that the yanks just signed Tiexiera for a boat load of money and a long term contract and he is a gold glove first baseman. Tiexiera will be their first baseman for many years to come, not Aroid, get a clue. I agree with Steve, stop bashing Theo. Theo did offer Gonzo a deal for more money, but he chose not to wait until the winter meetings to sign Maybe Theo signs Scutaro for a year or two until the Sox develop or sign a long term answer.

WHY!!!!!!!!!!! Some times I’d think I don’t know anything about baseball when I read about some of the signings, or missed signings. I surely don’t understand why Gonzo couldn’t be signed a few days before the winter meetings begin. What was Theo waiting for?

Why let Gonzo go? Hope he has a heck of a year in Toronto. Not going to bash Theo, just wonder where his mind was at. Maybe Gonzo didn’t like living in Boston? Maybe he DID!! How many Italian/Irish players do we have? Bet not as many as all others. What a curious comment. Why do we want anyone named Scutaro in a Red Sox uniform? Sometimes I think a discerning female who is exceptionally knowlegeable about all facets of baseball could help Theo make some decisions (no, not me!) ‘some’ of the time. Just a thought & before all you males nix this ‘suggestion’ be ready with something other than ‘a woman can’t know enough about baseball to help anyone’ as that would just be untrue. I’ve met many men who don’t even watch baseball or any other sport. MaineFan

1. If the Blue Jays do not offer Scutaro salary arbitration, then the Sox do not give up any draft picks.

2. There are many decisions and transactions made by teams across MLB that from the otuside looking in are unexplainable. But that is the point, as stupid as the Lugo signing seemed to be, we do not have the information in front of us that Theo and Tito use to make their decisions.

3. The Red Sox have on their staff one of the greatest innovators 9Bill James) in the history of MLB when it comes to using stats to influence their decisions…. in drafting, trading, FA Signing and in-game decisions. What may seem inexplicable to us makes sense to them.

4. The current owner and management team in charge of the Red Sox are the singulary best in the history of this storied and great franchise. Although it is a lot of fun to be an arm-chair GM, it does seem quite arrogant to assume we have the information needed to make factual decisions about the quality or wisdom of Theo’s decisions. Having the benefit of hind-sight…. does not make us a Major league Baseball GM….

Red Sox fan since 1952

Nebraska—pleeeeze…on LUGO…he had a horse bleep 1/2 a season in LA prior to coming to the sox…nothing in LUGO”S history indicated that he would be worth the kind of $$ and contract he was signed to…he was never a standout fielder and his performance at the plate was not all star caliber..so yes, we do have the same info that THEO had when he made the bonehead decision to sign LUGO!

Anguillaman you are absolutely 100% correct with your comment. I know myself that I couldn’t figure out why the Sox were so high on Lugo, when he hadn’t done much of anything offensively or defensively. The Lugo signing was a huge mistake and I wasn’t happy about the JD Drew signing either. But, in spite of those two the Sox were still able to win a championship. I hope they get the SS situation solved so they aren’t going to have a revolving door around that position.

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