I would have rather pitched Tim Wakefield every 5th day over Lackey or Dice-K - he might not have done any better, but I would have been much happier accepting the results.
Theo should convince Dice-K to accept a trade to the National League (San Fran or LA would be good locations for him)
I would have traded Bucholtz last year and I would have been wrong (even after last nights debacle).
If Mike Bowden isn't going to be in the rotation or the bullpen next year, trade him while you still can.
I would rather have Jed Lowery next year instead of Bill Hall.
Theo evaluated both Mike Lowell and Adrian Beltre correctly.
They should overpay for Beltre (and V-Mart) next year, and Lowell should retire.
Big Papi is a crap shoot for next year. Try to get an Adam Dunn type left fielder so you can afford the risk of keeping OR letting Papi go. If you let him go, DH by committee, rotating people who can hit AND play a position.
If they had kept Ellsbury in center where he belongs, he wouldn't have broken his ribs. Practice Mike Cameron in left & right and he should be a solid 4th OF next year.Scutaro was OK but I hope the Cuban minor league SS gets here soon (and has learned to hit).
By 2012, I want to see Ryan Kalish, Jose Inglesias, Junichi Tazawa , & Kelly Casey in the regular lineup. If they can't make it by then, they should be trade bait for someone who can.
Keep Tito - he is the best manager we have ever had or could hope to get in this day and age.
