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Red Sox Reach Tentative Agreement with Mike Cameron

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amfox1	Red Sox Reach Tentative Agreement with Mike Cameron		Lead	[-]
Posts: 6411 12/14/09 7:36 PM Senior Forum Moderator	Tags : None Per Rosenthal twitter. Two-year deal. Unclear if CF or LF. If true, I am loving this. edit: here's the post from pg. 2 of the thread Boston also reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract with outfielder Mike Cameron, according to a person familiar with those negotiations. That deal is subject to a physical, the person said on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet final. Link Last Edited By: chavopepe2 12/16/09 10:50 AM. Edited 3 times.
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templeUsox		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15158 12/14/09 7:37 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist	Makes a lot of sense, since we currently have 3 LHH's at all 3 OF spots and Cameron rakes LHP's.
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jsinger121		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15626 12/14/09 7:38 PM Jonathan Singer Digital Correspondent SoxProspects.com	I like this as well. Improve the defense, gives us another RH bat. Plus not a 5 year deal. Twitter: @Jonathan_Singer/@Soxprospects
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buffs44444		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1543 12/14/09 7:38 PM	Like Cameron a LOT, in the field and at the plate. And I would confidently predict another shoe is about to drop for a big bat. Madness is like gravity....all you need is a little push.
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templeUsox		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15159 12/14/09 7:39 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist	A huge F U from Theo to Boras too. Not even the faintest of attempts to play his games.
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GuapoGuapo		#5	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 1110 12/14/09 7:44 PM	Love it! I was a bit skeptical at the time of the Griffey trade, but that was a looong time ago and Cameron's proven himself year in and year out. I'm guessing Cameron in center and Ellsbury in left. "I just really enjoy reading, man. It's totally a good way to stay centered." - Lars
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AMarshal2		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9091 12/14/09 7:45 PM	buffs44444 wrote: Like Cameron a LOT, in the field and at the plate. And I would confidently predict another shoe is about to drop for a big bat. I really think this could be the plan. Scutaro/Lackey/Cameron-Hermida/Johnson. See you at 94 wins and a WC playoff birth. Edit: I think Cameron would be used as a super 4th OF'er, giving Drew, Ellsbury, and Hermida regular days off. I think Ellsbury stays in CF because that is where they want him long-term and they're not going to sacrifice his development for a couple of runs (at best) on defense. If Cameron isn't the 4th OF'er, obviously Hermida is. edit2: come to think of it, Cameron is probably the named starter in LF but Hermida plays a good amount of the time knowing Drew and giving Cameron a day off against tougher righties. aminahyaquin: Alou is a 37 year old 7 time MVP with a .347 lifetime batting average and a world of hustle. he can golden glove field in his sleep. tGG: Alou is actually 42, has never won an MVP, has a .303 lifetime batting average, and is mediocre at best in the field. joshv02: But, other than that, you're wrong. Last Edited By: AMarshal2 12/14/09 8:08 PM. Edited 2 times.
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WillyCoPapi3		#7	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 3999 12/14/09 7:48 PM Veteran Member	Trade for Hanley!!!!!!!1!! (I'm actually being serious) Why would we ever PH for Varitek? I mean, what if we PH for him, and it goes to extras, and vic martinez gets eaten by dinosaurs? We'd have to use the emergency catcher. -FenwayTheHardWay
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Archie Graham		#8	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 3056 12/14/09 7:55 PM	Cameron would give Theo the flexibility to move Ellsbury in the right deal.
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AMarshal2		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9092 12/14/09 7:56 PM	Archie Graham wrote: Cameron would give Theo the flexibility to move Ellsbury in the right deal. Yes, but I really doubt that is what this is. Theo loves Jacoby. You can tell by the way he speaks about him. aminahyaquin: Alou is a 37 year old 7 time MVP with a .347 lifetime batting average and a world of hustle. he can golden glove field in his sleep. tGG: Alou is actually 42, has never won an MVP, has a .303 lifetime batting average, and is mediocre at best in the field. joshv02: But, other than that, you're wrong.
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hletterhart		#10	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 29 12/14/09 7:56 PM	I love me some Mikey Cameron.
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Yirmiyahu		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 734 12/14/09 7:59 PM Forum Moderator	I don't care whether it's for LF or CF, or whether we consider him a 4th OFer or a starter, I think I like an outfield of Cameron/Ellsbury/Drew/Hermida. Playing time to be split based on performance (Hermida especially) and health (Drew and Cameron especially).
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templeUsox		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15160 12/14/09 8:01 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist	Ellsbury was tied for 4th among all CF's in baseball in terms of wOBA last season. I also consider him a plus defender. I think Theo's love for Ellsbury is justified.
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SoxFanPJ		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 88 12/14/09 8:02 PM Pete Morrison Wiki Editor SoxProspects.com	I love bringing in Cameron, a Cameron, Ellsbury, Drew Outfield will be all kinds of good defensively. 25 HR power is nice from a guy who should probably be hitting 7th or 8th. Gives you great flexibilty by having two starting caliber centerfielders on the roster. Cameron doesn't steal a ton of bases anymore but should be a nice upgrade on baserunning as well. Sure his BA and high k rate suck, and you wish he was younger, but the dude is always in shape. Twitter: Pete_Morrison (Pete_Morrison) Star Wars Blog: www.LightsaberRattling.com
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Yirmiyahu		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 736 12/14/09 8:08 PM Forum Moderator	templeUsox wrote: I also consider him a plus defender. I'm curious. Do you think his UZR stats will eventually reflect this? Or do you think they're a function of Fenway's crazy dimensions?
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templeUsox		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15161 12/14/09 8:10 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist	I don't put much weight into UZR.
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basestealer21		#16	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 83 12/14/09 8:19 PM	I'm loving today. A lot. From the get go, I've wanted Cameron because then Ellsbury's arm gets hidden by the monster and we have a decent bat near the bottom of the order and supreme center field defense.
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SexyBanana		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1453 12/14/09 8:21 PM John Gray Lead Staff Writer SoxProspects.com	Get it done. This would make our defense amazing in the outfield. Theo and team going with the run prevention model this year instead of paying big time money for bats that may or may not produce at the level you want them to in a few years.
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ancientsoxfogey		#18	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 4421 12/14/09 8:22 PM Veteran Member	If Cameron completes the Sox OF picture for 2010, then Holliday has to go to the Yankees. He has nowhere else to go. I don't care whether Cameron plays CF or LF. The Sox will have guys that can go get the ball everywhere, no matter how they are aligned. I think the Sox like Ellsbury so much because if he can ever really put his offensive game together, given that he doesn't strike out all that much, they figure he could hit .340.
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templeUsox		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15162 12/14/09 8:24 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist	I would put the Cardinals as the favorite to land Holliday. Not the Yankees.
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Yirmiyahu		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 738 12/14/09 8:24 PM Forum Moderator	basestealer21 wrote: I'm loving today. A lot. From the get go, I've wanted Cameron because then Ellsbury's arm gets hidden by the monster and we have a decent bat near the bottom of the order and supreme center field defense. I like the (potential) deal too. But I'm not following you on "Ellsbury's arm gets hidden by the monster." What the Monster does is hide bad range, by making LF smaller. What the Monster can't do is throw the ball back to the infield.
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