Red Sox scouted Crawford 'away from ballpark'

FIRST!

just wanted to beat the spammers ...

The Mets sure weren't scouting him.

His new theme music can be "Every Breath You Take"

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Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  02.19 by jctoo, cult elitist

FIRST!just wanted to beat the spammers ...

that is a feat right there

Smart team right there.

Souting away from the ballpark for 3 or 4 months is just downright creepy.

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Originally posted 12:11 PM ET  02.19 by jgb

He's a good player, not saying otherwise........but its WAY too large a contract for a base stealerThat being said, if the sux have the $......enjoy

Wow, I see created a clever, new way of insulting the Red Sox. How original.

Your right anyway (not sarcastic) though. It certainly was overpriced, but that is one of the burdens of signing free agents. If all free agents came at market proce, what would be the point of free agency?

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Originally posted 12:11 PM ET  02.19 by jgb

He's a good player, not saying otherwise........but its WAY too large a contract for a base stealerThat being said, if the sux have the $......enjoy

Just about any player is way over payed unless you win with him, then it's worth it. When Sabathia signed most said he was over paid as well since the next highest real offer was 100 million, but he helped the Yankees win a world series so the money was well spent. If the Sox can win a world series with Crawford's help again it will be money well spent,

the teams, should sign players to a five years deal, not to a seven, or ten, years deal,when the player starts to fail to achieve the goals that had been agree with the new team, then that ball club starts to searching to trade that player, just to find out that nobody its willing to take that big and mess up contract, except the angels!!

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Originally posted 01:30 PM ET  02.19 by jgb

I don't agree with that.If you have a real need at a certain position, I absolutely understand overpaying to get that player, so ny DESPERATELY needed an ace, they overpaidBoston didn't really NEED a LF'er who is making 17 mil. And there were other options out thereAgain though, they ain't poor,so if that's how they wanted to spend their $, so be it

As a fan I could really care less what the Sox paid for him. I mean it's not my money, and he does make Boston a better team. And I disagree about the Sox not needing him, they never really replaced Jason Bay, and this is JD Drew's last year. I also think you're selling him a little short about just being a base stealer.

Overall I think it was a great pick up for the Sox, they got better offensively and defensively, they also got younger and more athletic. Did they overpay??? Sure they did, but like I said earlier, it's not my money and obviously John Henry can afford it.

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Originally posted 10:39 AM ET  02.19 by blah blah blah blah blah

The Mets sure weren't scouting him.

He should have signed with the Royals and received a bunch of these.

<realizes Pork chop joke is getting old>

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Originally posted 01:30 PM ET  02.19 by jgb

I don't agree with that.If you have a real need at a certain position, I absolutely understand overpaying to get that player, so ny DESPERATELY needed an ace, they overpaidBoston didn't really NEED a LF'er who is making 17 mil. And there were other options out thereAgain though, they ain't poor,so if that's how they wanted to spend their $, so be it

I understand but what makes the Crawford deal different from when the Yankees signed Tiexiera? If you recall the Yankees traded for Swisher to be the 1st baseman. So they also had other options but instead went with Tiexiera. When teams offer these huge deals the purpose is to get the guy to sign with you instead of someone else. That's the name of the game. Your saying the Sox had other options but the Washington signing raised the bar. You make one point, it's their money same as it's the Yankee's money so they spend it the way they want. And with all the fans that say do whatever it takes to get the guy and I have seen you say that was well, we all just have to remember that when it's all said and done as a fan we don't have a nickel invested and win or lose we make no profit from it what so ever.

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Originally posted 02:19 PM ET  02.19 by jnorman41

As a fan I could really care less what the Sox paid for him. I mean it's not my money, and he does make Boston a better team. And I disagree about the Sox not needing him, they never really replaced Jason Bay, and this is JD Drew's last year. I also think you're selling him a little short about just being a base stealer. Overall I think it was a great pick up for the Sox, they got better offensively and defensively, they also got younger and more athletic. Did they overpay??? Sure they did, but like I said earlier, it's not my money and obviously John Henry can afford it.

When your paying a guy for 7 or more years you really hope you get 5 or so ones at his best.
What I do like now is that all the Yankee fans that last season had Crawford playing for the Yankees this year now are saying that they wouldn't want him for that much money but like we all have said it's not our money so who cares. A team does what it feels it needs to and fans will always complain right or wrong. Years ago a team needed one ace and that was it, now seems like fans get dissapointed if a big team doesn't have 4 or 5 aces.

Crawfords a good guy. Can't wait to see him play for the Sox this year.

What's funny about the story is that Crawford plays against the Sox 18 games a year and generally gives them fits on the base paths so really how much scouting did they really need to do with a guy in their own division?

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Originally posted 03:52 PM ET  02.19 by Mongo Alex

What's funny about the story is that Crawford plays against the Sox 18 games a year and generally gives them fits on the base paths so really how much scouting did they really need to do with a guy in their own division?

They had to scout him AWAY from the field. You never know if those people are hanging out at crack houses, have eleven baby mamas, or run with the Crips.