tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post8698680531515057636..comments2023-10-30T04:49:38.290-04:00Comments on Mr Bill's Baseball Blog: Looking Ahead: Losses Mr. Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-16515296354280382472013-11-23T20:46:37.213-05:002013-11-23T20:46:37.213-05:00I think Ellsbury is a bit of a wild card. Despite ...I think Ellsbury is a bit of a wild card. Despite his injuries, Ellsbury has shown himself to be an elite talent, when he's healthy. Without his massive power showing from 2011, Ellsbury was still a 6 win player in 2013. I wouldn't want the Sox to rush out and sign a Carl Crawford deal, but 6 years, $115 million is fairly palatable. The going rate for a win on the free agent market is about $5 million, but with a lot more team revenue coming in (and a rising luxury tax threshold), we could be seeing a great deal of salary inflation in the next few years.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-87255665254822348602013-11-23T20:19:07.661-05:002013-11-23T20:19:07.661-05:00I think Ellsbury, Drew, and Saltalamacchia are gon...I think Ellsbury, Drew, and Saltalamacchia are gone. Ellsbutry and Drew are going to get deals for more money and years (especially years) than the Red Sox want to give out. Saltalamacchia might come back on a short deal, but that is only if all the teams that need a catcher are afraid of his terrible OBP. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354204014326211323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-22800321063862224782013-11-15T11:13:54.841-05:002013-11-15T11:13:54.841-05:00I started to reply to this, but it ended up being ...I started to reply to this, but it ended up being it's own post. Here is the <a href="http://mrbillsbbb.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-defensive-cost-of-losing-drew.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-3003277709897984922013-11-14T14:53:33.647-05:002013-11-14T14:53:33.647-05:00Cross Drew off that list: http://espn.go.com/bosto...Cross Drew off that list: http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/9973631/stephen-drew-return-boston-red-sox<br /><br />What is the relative downgrade from Drew at SS and Bogaerts at 3B to Bogaerts at SS and Middlebrooks at 3B? Over a small sample, Bogaerts was apparently a stellar SS and a terrible 3B according to UZR/150 so I'm not sure what to make of that. Middlebrooks put up some pretty terrible offensive numbers in the first half of 2013 but turned it a bit around when he was called back up. If Middlebrooks hits like she should be able to, I'm not sure the left side of the infield losses much defensively or offensively.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833146469552845543noreply@blogger.com