I’m of the mind that Lars really won’t be ready in another year or two. I think Lars is a good 3-4 seasons out from being MLB-ready for a winning team like the Red Sox. That’s why I don’t object to signing Teixeira for 6 or so years. Who knows what the DH situation will be 3-4 years down the road.

of 15 games at 3B, which all occurred in 2003. He’s also played 18 in RF (03 and 04) and 14 in LF (03). Every other game has been at 1B or DH. I’m guessing there’s some reason he never moved positions, besides playing a mean 1B. Perhaps his arm is strong or accurate enough to throw across the infield. Anyway, we’ll see what happens.

In that order.

And Youk is a pretty good 3B, Not as good as Lowell, but the net gain of Tex’s bat would overshadow the slight drop in defense.

On Ortiz, with a club option for 2011.

Given that Anderson is not likely to be ready before then, I think Teixeira would not block Anderson, who could DH, or move to 1B if Tex’s skills decline.

Lowell, obviously, is the problem (I mean, apart from the whole boatloads-of-money thing). I’d be happy to have him as a super-sub, capable of playing 1B and 3B, keeping the regulars fresh and guarding against a catastrophic drop-off from injury. It’s extravagant, but considering that its only $ 16MM approximately locked up in salary for third base ($12.5MM for Mikey, + $ 3MM for Youk), its not stupid-MFY-extravagant. I’m not sure that Lowell would be happy with that, though.

Additionally, there is a market for a decent 3B as you mention. The teams needing a 3B also include the Texas Rangers, who have catcher prospects we would like/need (although it’ll take much more than just Mike Lowell)…

The only way the Red Sox could make room for Holliday, is if Bay was going to Colorado. I don’t see that much of a drop off from the two to include a top pitching prospect like Buchholz or Bowden.

Theres also no way in hell that the Red Sox trade Coco or Ellsbury and move JD to center with Bay shifting to RF. None Whatsoever.

If the Sox are getting a bat this offseason, it’s going to be Teixeira.

I can’t even imagine what the bounty we would have to give up to get Martin. Ridiculous Amount.

LA would most likely want two of Masterson, Bowden, Buchholz AND Anderson.

I dread the days when we don’t have ’Tek behind the plate, our pitchers trust in his game calling too much.

Dodgers have too many OFs right now. The deal would have to include Lowrie over Ellsbury.

The lineup is screwy though. Should be:
Youk, DP, Ortiz, Tex, Bay, Drew, Coco, Martin, Lowrie

I was trying to figure out why you picked B (I assumed this meant the second row) which had CC and Burnett. And why C (third) had two Lesters, D had two Dice-Ks, and A had 3 Becks.

It would be stupid to say that Lowell is better than Tex. Is it going to be harder to get Tex? Of course. There are going to be many obstacles to go through to get Tex.

I also think this is another obstacle the Sox would have to go through. Highly unlikely that he becomes a Red Sox. Unless Lowell becomes a super-sub which would be the VERY unlikely.

and Lowell is facing less playing time, a trade out of Boston might look real good. At his age, having to compete for the starting line up probably wouldn’t appeal.

Of course, if he’s healthy I wouldn’t mind having Lowell, Youk, and Tex all on the team. We can rest them and use whoever is not playing as the bat off the bench (something we lacked all year).

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2001/05/2010-free-agents.html

It’s not an ideal situation, but to have that level of talent available – particularly at a relatively young age – is unusual. Moreover, we do have a “need” for (yet) another power bat.*

It’s piggish, but that’s one of the beautiful things about a three-digit-million dollar annual payroll – you can afford the useful luxuries when they’re available (as opposed to the MFY signing the three priciest FA’s every offseason, as that apparently doesn’t really do much good). Teixeira’s a youngish elite power-and-average offensive player who also brings Gold Glove defense at his position, and replaces a role required for success in the team’s recent offensive philosophy.** Sounds good to me, even while ponying up big bucks, swallowing $ 25MM in surplus salary (Lowell), and losing our first round pick.

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• - need in quotation marks, because (a) its a little greedy and ungrateful to suggest an entitlement to a high-average power bat; and (b) because it tends to devalue what the Sox current have in their line-up. That said, we’ve had great success recently with high OBP-guys in front of a one-two L/R howitzer punch (or L/(S) in the hypothetical Teixiera scenario). Unless someone really wants to advocate for a return of the much-beloved douchebag who shall remain nameless, it looks like Tex is it.

• - the more interesting question may be “should the team change its offensive philosophy?”

Why does everyone simply assume Lars will be promoted to the big league club in just a couple of years? Maybe he’ll be traded, or maybe he just won’t be able to hack it. Lars is just a kid, and while his power potential is very good, he may not pan out at all.

In my mind Lars Anderson should in no way influence the Red Sox’ decision to pursue Teixeira or not.

“See ball, hit ball” sounds like a good plan to me. Beckett and Tek managed to turn it around for game 6.

Also, wasn’t Navarro the one Tek caught stealing?

And we’re okay if Youkilis takes a step back, especially if Papi takes one forward.

He’s always going to have a high OBP and average because of his eye. And he is still gaining strength.

Still no impressive stats to prove your points. And Inge isn’t supposed to be a catcher, he is a UTIL player. Oh, and he threw out Navarro.