Buffalo Boy's Blog

I give the Cleveland Indians credit for beating the Sox last night but, had the Red Sox known that the $52 million that they spent just to talk to Dice K was going to result in them getting a number 3 starter whos second half would go in the dumper I think they would have thought twice about talking to him. He has been average at best.

Lets face it, this guy blew it last night. If 40 year old Kenny Lofton is lighting you up you have major problems. Maybe the length of the Major League schedule is getting to him. For $52 million just to talk, he better be able to pitch through it. I don't think the Red Sox spent that kind of dough to get a 13 game winner. I think they were expecting something of an ace. The fact is since the allstar break Dice K has been anything but an ace. He has blown games that a $52 million dollar just to talk to guy shouldn't be blowing.

The great thing is, the Red Sox are stuck with him and hopefully for the rest of MLB have learned their lesson in terms of handing out money just to negotiate. If thats the case what is Albert Puljos going to want to talk after his contract is up? A-Rod wants $30 million a year, but to talk to him you better have a $100 million dollar down payment, and thats just to sit in the same room with him.