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Originally Posted by dalakhani
I hear you. Wakefield was an all star this year before his injury. That brings them four deep. As for number 5, Dice K would be one of the best number 5 guys in the league. As for five inning guys, thats all you really need with that bullpen. Del Carmen, okijima, Ramirez and bard are pretty darn good. And they will probably, as you say, pick up a waiver wire reliever as there are always some available in august.
Martinez allows them to make more moves because of the contract. Getting a .300 guy that plays 1st and catcher is huge considering the production that they have been getting out of those positions.
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The problem with those bullpen guys is they are situational 1 inning guys. Those guys get tired as the year goes on. Wakefield was pretty good earlier in the year but he is getting older and may not bounce back as quick as thought. Dice K may not be give them anything and Buchholz is going to be on limited innings.
The thing about Martinez is he is valuable because he can catch but is not really a top 1st baseman. Ortiz can only DH and Lowell can only play third. Youk gives them the flexability to make it work by being able to play third but defensively at third he is not the same as 1st and Martinez is not a good fielder. Really Martinez is a very average 1st baseman in terms of production. I mean if Youk plays third, Martinez 1st and Ortiz Dh do they really have a much better lineup than with Lowell at third, Youk at 1st? It certainly is weaker in the field with Martinez out there. While he is younger Martinez production isnt really better than Lowells. He is certainly an offensive upgrade over Varitek but how much will they play him behind the plate? He does have a good contract from the teams point of view.
While I'm sure he wasn't available for the same price, Adrian Gonzalez would have been a monster in Fenway.