please noooooo

i like kotchman for the backup job, i was sad to see him go when he was traded away from us

Sources: redsox will suck next year

get Kotchman, good bench guy plus a good late inning guy to put at 1st base and can play there some games as well

This team blows 

noo no no no nooooooo no noooooo no noooooo no…no 

Wowie! Wow! More over the hill 35 year olds for Ben to lust after!
Hey Ben, ever heard of making TRADES?
Yeah, I forgot. You don’t want to give up either precious prospects or draft choices.
Doesn’t leave much room for anything else.
What a zero of an off season.
Thanks for nothing!

Wow,Now I really want to spend my $$$ to go to a game!!!!!!!!! NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its going to be a real long year with this team. A GM who is a lap dog and Larry “The Hatchetman” Luchinno who is making the decisions on this team via John Henry. Kotchmann cannot hit at all and Overbay is over the hill. Kotchmann js a backup defensive replacement at best. I am tited of hearing about the high payroll. They only endured one year and 3/4 of high payroll, then dumped everyone off. This is nothing but cheap management, maximize profits, and get cheaper prospects who are at major league minimum. Who is this team kidding with them going to charge the prices for 2012 that they are with a mediocre product on the field.

I think george scott is still avalible

Why don’t we just get a plate of dog crap to man first base. 

how come Dano did not predict this?

This is what you can do when you have the dumbest fan base in baseball. They sellout all last year to watch a joke of a team. Any other franchise in baseball the fans would not show up to watch a last place team. so where is the incentive to improve? Will they bring in more fans? Can you make more money if they spend less money? This is what is important to this team, who hasn’t won a playoff game in 6 years. Have fun watching another last place team, but they do hold the record of most plaques in the park. Sweet Caroline

Wow this looks worswe than the JD drew deal several years back.    They clearly don’t want Naploi and would “take” him for one year … why not.   Napoli clealy has so,me type of issue tha tis more than just precautionary. 

Red Sox Predictions 103.0 Sox use John Farrell’s structure and disipline to sign two pichers that could use that
as they sign Dallas Braden SP Oakland and Carlos Zambrano SP Marlins.The Sox also sign Mike Napoli,
Lylen Overbay and Nyjer Morgan.Lets get Napoli  done him next to David Ortiz would be great in the lineup.

Dont mess with these guys,grab Justin Smoak from Seattle..

Give Napoli a 3 year deal.  First year guaranteed, year two team option, and 3rd year player option.  We need a guy at first who can hit for average and power.  This protects both the team and player.

Hey now, Kotchman is only 29. He’s just not all that good. 

Not to bring up old BS, but has it occurred to anyone that they really didn’t give Valentine the hatchet job they have others in the past? I wonder about that. Perhaps he has things he could fire back with, and would. Maybe he’s just not worth it.

Above this comment is a whole page full of negative nattering nimrods.

Is Big Papi taking grounders yet?

The baseball version of the Toronto Maple leafs.

I hear both of these guys are great clubhouse guys and neither can hit a lick..so a perfect fit for the Sox and BUMBLING BEN.

My whole baseball life I was told power-hitting first basemen were a dime a dozen. What happened? Why CAN’T Papi be part of a platoon at first?  Is he made of glass?  And if he is, is that why they were willing to give Napoli so much money, as a back-up Plan B DH?

 Is Mo Vaughn still around? 

Stick David Ortiz on first and make me earn his money.

Haha pink hats. They are just fillers. Not solutions. You guys want them to keep top prospects, but get top guys on the trade market lol. To come to a team that most have on their no trade list lol.

Kotchman would be a great late game defensive 1B for the right price. 

MORSE!

perfect mediocre choices for a mediocre team.  sign them both should secure our lock on last place in the AL East

 mainly because most other teams have crap fans. its the fans that show up even when we havent been to the playoffs in years that really matter, not you band wagoners who jump ship the first sign of trouble.

“shown interest” has to be the most over used phrase this entire off season.

the Red Sox have jumped the shark. They won’t be a contender for World Series for at least another two or three years.

Is the Sox interest in these two guys meant to intimidate Napoli and his agent to agree to the Sox’s terms? We shall see.

Would like to see Kotchman.

Like the idea of Nada at first and add complimentry players from there.  Seems like he has the ability to do it.  Bigger need for him there (1st) then in the OF… could still play OF as needed.  Doesn’t feel like we’re taking advantage of what he could do for the sox. 

Everybody has the chubby for Napoli – guy is a ham at first base. Ortiz might even be a better fielding first baseman.

SOX SHOULD HAVE SIGNED Adam LaRoche, and yes, parted with that almighty precious 2nd round pick. LaRoche is a quality, durable, steady 1B both in the field and at the plate. But no, “we have Napoli.” Now that Napoli is damaged goods (what a surprise, the guy’s never played a full season) they’re talking about giving away TWO major-league quality players for Michael Morse, who A) isn’t the player LaRoche is, and B) becomes a free agent in 9 months.  Either that, or sign a scrap-heap 1B like Kotchman, this for the team that charges the highest prices in baseball. Does this make sense to anybody?

Twitter was discussing BOS interest in Justin Smoak from SEA. If Ben can get him on the cheap for excess RPs like Aceves, Miller, or Morales…. then I say DO IT. Smoak has fallen short to his expectations but he is still young. Switch hitter with some power and a better defender than Napoli, Kotchman, Overbay, Morse, etc. Twitter reports were coming from Nick Cafardo apparently, but I did not see anything from him directly on his account or other Red Sox beat writers. If he still does not pan out, there is no threat of long term contract, high $ wasted, or draft picks. 

Dump Napoli. He is damaged goods like Crawful.

Well, at least we don’t have Dice K to kick around anymore.

Might as well bring ME back to play 1B!

Lets face it folks, the Sox will pick road kill to play first base and will not part with any of their premium prospects unless they receive a premium player back.You can be sure that as time goes by the price for journeymen first basemen will go up. The Sox should sign Kotchman to a reasonable deal and cut all ties with the Napoli camp before its too late. Enough is enough with this Napoli guy already! The man failed his medical, case closed. Let the door hit him where God split him.

Hey WEEI – breaking news…Napoli signed – time to delete this story.

How much did you give?

F YOU…WHAT A D BAG

probably as much as you

I’ve seen other posts from you. I’m sure you’ll be standing with your pals of the westboro baptist church at their hatemonger event. It must SUCK to be you and be such a negative creep. Comment back troll!!!