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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Savage" data-source="post: 4775352" data-attributes="member: 545614">I think they were smart with them- why throw big contracts at them when they are on the backside of their careers?&nbsp; Damon is still producing at a high level, but Nomar and Pedro are not close to the players they were with the sox.They moved on...they let Pedro go, and brought in Beckett...I think they&#039;d do the same thing 10/10 times.I don&#039;t know much about the sox minor system, but I don&#039;t think either prospect was high on their list.I love Manny, I love watching him at the plate, and I love his antics in the field, he makes the game fun and exciting, but at the same time, he wore out his welcome in Boston.&nbsp; He proved he was a shitty team player (how many times did he fake an injury to sit out a game here and there), he openly disputed with management when he should have kept it behind closed doors, and recently he&#039;s let his play show his disdain for the organization.I don&#039;t think anyone thinks Bay is a better player then Manny is...but they got what they could to get him out of town.I think Bay will play great in the middle of that lineup.&nbsp; He has put up some impressive numbers in the past in a shitty lineup...stick him with Ellsbury, Pedroia, Lowell, and Ortiz, and I think he&#039;ll be very productive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy Savage, post: 4775352, member: 545614"] I think they were smart with them- why throw big contracts at them when they are on the backside of their careers? Damon is still producing at a high level, but Nomar and Pedro are not close to the players they were with the sox. They moved on...they let Pedro go, and brought in Beckett...I think they'd do the same thing 10/10 times. I don't know much about the sox minor system, but I don't think either prospect was high on their list. I love Manny, I love watching him at the plate, and I love his antics in the field, he makes the game fun and exciting, but at the same time, he wore out his welcome in Boston. He proved he was a shitty team player (how many times did he fake an injury to sit out a game here and there), he openly disputed with management when he should have kept it behind closed doors, and recently he's let his play show his disdain for the organization. I don't think anyone thinks Bay is a better player then Manny is...but they got what they could to get him out of town. I think Bay will play great in the middle of that lineup. He has put up some impressive numbers in the past in a shitty lineup...stick him with Ellsbury, Pedroia, Lowell, and Ortiz, and I think he'll be very productive. [/QUOTE]

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