December 22, 200421 yr Wade Miller signed by Boston ESPN LINK Good price, I hoped the Angels would have signed him! Boo!
December 22, 200421 yr Do they sign everybody?! 640916[/snapback] No, It's only the Yankees that sign everyone. Great sign for them though. Wish the Fish would have had him.
December 22, 200421 yr Do they sign everybody?! 640916[/snapback] No, It's only the Yankees that sign everyone. Great sign for them though. Wish the Fish would have had him. 640922[/snapback] both evil empires generally sign whomever they want.
December 22, 200421 yr of course the fish were interested,there interested in everyone but there not in us....
December 22, 200421 yr This is the only guy that the Fish could have had and let get away. 1.5 million base salary? They could have given him 3 million in base salary and 2 million in incentives and that would have easily eclisped the Sox offer, any pitcher trying to up his value would love to play a year in PPS...especially over Fenway... What a waste, Beinfest really missed the ball on this one.
December 22, 200421 yr Damn, that was quick.... I like this move. With Schilling, Clement, Wakefield, Arroyo, and now Miller.. the Sox have put toether a darn solid rotation.
December 22, 200421 yr Damn, that was quick.... I like this move. With Schilling, Clement, Wakefield, Arroyo, and now Miller.. the Sox have put toether a darn solid rotation. 640929[/snapback] And Wells...Miller isn't even assured the opportunity of a spot on the rotation... Florida had much more to offer him but Bostons' slimy tentacles picked up yet another player during the offseason.
December 22, 200421 yr I think the Sox now have the edge in pitching... they certainly have more starters now than the Yankees.
December 22, 200421 yr I think the Sox now have the edge in pitching... they certainly have more starters now than the Yankees. 640944[/snapback] since when have they not had the edge?
December 23, 200421 yr And Wells...Miller isn't even assured the opportunity of a spot on the rotation... Florida had much more to offer him but Bostons' slimy tentacles picked up yet another player during the offseason. 640933[/snapback] How the hell did I forget about Wells?? I wonder who the odd man out is going to be then... If Miller is healthy, he definitely deserves a spot in the rotation.
December 23, 200421 yr How the hell did I forget about Wells?? I wonder who the odd man out is going to be then... If Miller is healthy, he definitely deserves a spot in the rotation. 641131[/snapback] I'd think Wakefield.
December 23, 200421 yr Jesus people, cry me a river. A 1.5 million dollar deal, we sure are evil empire 2?!! Imagien him wanting to go to a place he has a good chance of winning in. As for the rotation I expect it to be: Wells Clement Arroyo Wake Miller And when Schill gets back... Schill Wells Clement Arroyo Wake Miller Halama
December 23, 200421 yr Jesus people, cry me a river. A 1.5 million dollar deal, we sure are evil empire 2?!! Imagien him wanting to go to a place he has a good chance of winning in. 641225[/snapback] What goes around, comes around
December 23, 200421 yr If that's all it took to sign Miller, then there's a reason the Astros let him go an a reason the Marlins didn't sign him - the guy is damaged goods. The Sox could afford to take a $1.5 million flyer on him, the Marlins couldn't, and the Astros knew his situation well enough to refuse. This is like the Yankees signing Jon Lieber in 2003, knowing that he wasn't going to pitch until 2004.
December 23, 200421 yr Jesus people, cry me a river. A 1.5 million dollar deal, we sure are evil empire 2?!! Yeah, when you can afford to throw away $1.5 million on a guy that likely won't pitch, it is Evil Empire 2.
December 23, 200421 yr Jon Lieber was pretty good in the playoffs, and I don't know why the Yankees passed on him.... kinda sucks.
December 23, 200421 yr Jesus people, cry me a river. A 1.5 million dollar deal, we sure are evil empire 2?!! Yeah, when you can afford to throw away $1.5 million on a guy that likely won't pitch, it is Evil Empire 2. 641379[/snapback] He doesnt pass his physical it wont matter. They have a clause terminating his deal if he cant pitch. Read up before you atrt spouting b.s.
December 24, 200421 yr To The Haters: (Miller Convo with Theo Epstein comments) How you feeling? The prognosis was I had a frayed right rotator cuff, sidelined me for the second half of the year this past year. I?m currently doing rehab, I started rehabbing the day I got home, I?ve been doing that three times a week, it?s been going fairly well. I saw the doctor in Boston yesterday, he said everything looked good and I plan on throwing the first week of January. I start throwing as I normally would any other year, and I plan on going down to spring training a couple of weeks early to get ready down there, to start throwing outside, and get used to throwing outside. You have to hit the rehab hard and when the season starts you don?t stop that. You have to keep going and doing the exercises and keeping the arm strong. Why Boston? I wanted to go to a good team. Obviously they have good pitching, I think I can be a good part of that. They?re the best team in baseball right now, I thought it was a good fit for me and my family. It didn?t take long, they were aggressive, they wanted to get something done right away, and I was open to that. I know other teams had interest, but I?d been to Boston before, it?s a great city, great baseball town, and it?s something I wanted to be a part of. Pitching in the AL? I?ve thought about it a little bit, you don?t have the pitcher in there to ease the pain as they would say, skipping over the eight hitter to get to the pitcher, I realize that but it?s a little bit harder. I?ve pitched against the Yankees, the Red Sox, and Kansas City a few times, so it?s exciting. I?m ready for the challenge, I?m ready to face new hitters and see what I bring to the table. Pitching in Boston? I?ve pitched at Minutemaid for four years, that was a pitcher?s park and I?m going to pitch the same as I do at any park, regardless of the dimensions of the ballfield, I just try to go out there and pitch my game and not try to think about the short left field. It might add a little bit more pressure to do well (the passion of the fans, World Series team), with the new team and everything. They have great fans. I always loved coming to Boston. The passion and the love for baseball. I think it?s very exciting. I?ve always thrived more when I pitched in Chicago than any other away ballpark. Why non-tendered? I was disappointed but I wasn?t surprised. I knew it was a possibility. They had a decision to make. They felt they weren?t going to take a risk on me that?s what I think. They made a decision, there?s no hard feelings there, but I played nine seasons there, it?s tough to move on. Theo speaks: We looked at this as a great opportunity, one that was definitely worth our while. It?s not every day that you get a chance to acquire a guy who?s a potential top of the rotation starting pitcher. We think that we structured a contract that?s fair to both sides with relatively minimal risk if the injury provides more of a setback than we anticipate but there?s also upside for Wade if he goes out and does what we expect him to do and stays healthy all year. He?s a guy who impacts a pitching staff, and those guys are hard to come by in trade, let alone free agency. Schilling, Clement, Wells, Miller, Arroyo, Wakefield, they?re all starting pitchers. You can never assume health and readiness to go, so we?ll be very fortunate if we?re in a situation where we have six guys ready to go and healthy at the same time, then Tito will have to make a decision and somebody will have to go to the pen but that?s in an ideal world. This protects us, in case we don?t have somebody ready to go, we still have five starters to throw out there. I?m prohibited by federal law, the Hippo regulations from going into any detail (Miller?s exam, who examined him, etc.) about Wade?s medical condition. I?ll just say the latest exam shows full range of motion, excellent strength throughout the shoulder and rotator cuff and we?re very optimistic that he?s going to have success when he starts throwing in the next couple of weeks.
December 27, 200421 yr Jesus people, cry me a river. A 1.5 million dollar deal, we sure are evil empire 2?!! Yeah, when you can afford to throw away $1.5 million on a guy that likely won't pitch, it is Evil Empire 2. 641379[/snapback] He doesnt pass his physical it wont matter. They have a clause terminating his deal if he cant pitch. Read up before you atrt spouting b.s. They obviously checked him out before giving him the money, so the "physical" is a mere formality. They wouldn't drop $1.5 million on him when everyone knows he's badly damaged goods and then be surprised by the physical. If the Astros thought the guy could pitch next year, you don't think they would've offered him at least $2 million?
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