From: fester@island.COM (Mike Fester)
Subject: Re: Red Sox - The long term
Organization: /usr/local/rn/organization
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:53:54 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.034456.17370@cs.cornell.edu> tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes:
>In article <19JUL92.25918372.0030@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> AB47@UNB.CA (Don Soucy) writes:
>>
>>It's time to look at who on the team has good market value,
>>who should go, who should stay, who/what should be acquired,
>>and who in the minors has potential for play, sell, or trade.
>
>Huh?  Don't you *dare* touch the Sox minor league system, Lou!  It
>contains *some* hope for the future.  If Plantier is traded from the
>Red Sox, I will switch my allegiance to whatever that lucky team is.
>Even if it is an NL team.
>
>>What do you think? Should the Sox forget the short term and
>>think long term? 
>
>Yes.  I've been saying this for the last month!
>
>>How short? How long? (Look at the Tribe's
>>plan-for-the-long-long-term strategy.
>
>Next year is a distinct possibility, depending on what kind of trades
>Gorman can come up with.  And the Sox should certainly be competitive
>in 1994.  Face it, any team with Clemens and Viola is well on its way
>to a championship title.  You just need to come up with *something*
>more.  This year, the Sox have essentially *nothing* beyond those two
>players.

Well, takes more (a LOT) than just two pitchers, no matter how good one of
them is. But they SHOULD be better than they are.

>>What moves should/can/must/will the Red Sox make?
>
>Dump all of the following to contenders for value:

Who'd take 'em? I've put some guesses, but who knows?

>Reasonably good value:
>Boggs			-no way; free agent so will cost too much. 
>Brunansky	- Maybe the A's (Canseco can't play RF anymore so he'll DH)	
>Harris
>Hesketh
>Reardon	- Rangers, maybe
>Reed		- Pirates?

>
>Whatever you can get:
>Burks
>Clark		no takers
>Greenwell	might need a change of scenery
>Pena		old catcher; backup value only
>Rivera (unless Reed is traded)
>
>I doubt anybody would give anything for those guys on the last list.
>But there should be *some* takers for guys on the first list.  All
>I want is a couple quality prospects to fill the gaps in the following
>roster...
>
>The () denote players who probably won't be ready for the majors until
>1994 at the earliest.  The other prospects could definitely contribute
>in 1993 if they are brought up *now*.
>
>OF  Blosser, Plantier, Zupcic, Quintana, (McNeely)
>3B  Cooper, Naehring, (Ortiz)
>MI  Rivera, Valentin
>1B  Vaughn
>C   Wedge
>SP  Clemens, Viola, Dopson, Gardiner, Taylor, (Rodriguez), (Sele)
>RP  Irvine, Hoy, Ryan 
>
>The Sox could use another outfielder, and a real 3B man.  I wouldn't
>at all mind keeping Boggs, if the price is reasonable ($4 million/year).

Yep.

>Another starting pitcher (preferably young) would also be nice.  But
>the only real weakness on this team is the lack of a bullpen ace.
>
>There.  I've detailed what I want and what I'm willing to get rid of.
>Think I could manage it?  Keep in mind that even if I just *release*
>the above talent, I free up some $10 million in salary for next year
>to use on free agents.  But Reardon, Harris, Hesketh, Brunansky...
>They must have value to *somebody*!  No?

Maybe the Cubs. But who do you want from them?

Mike
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