Red Sox and AJ Pierzynski agree to a deal

[Angrioter]

[Jays]

I like this.

[saskjayfan]

Another good move by the Sox

 

I find it funny how people have no concerns about a 37 year old Peirzynski playing catcher and having regression.....but Dickey at 39 throwing a knuckleball is a massive worry due to his advanced age lol....seriously...you could throw a knuckleball until your 60..

[saskjayfan]

I was being sarcastic

 

well I wasn't sure...and to be honest AJ will likely post an .800 OPS because everything seems to always work out for the yanks and sox..

[G-Snarls]

Yankees: McCann

Red Sox: Pierzynski

Blue Jays: Navarro

 

Rangers: Arencibia

[G-Snarls]

It's a revolving door

[Jays]

Yankees: McCann

Red Sox: Pierzynski

Blue Jays: Navarro

 

Rays: Molina. They win again.

[Key22]

Once again teams who were already better than us sign VASTLY better players at the same position. To gain ground the Jays will have to start the season with a better overall pitching staff who will put up a better team ERA than Boston or the Yankees.

 

Time will tell but so far it doesn't look to good. Do a position by position analysis - mainly of the starting rotation. Eeesh - AA is going to need some serious pitching - and there isn't enough on the FA market I'm afraid.

[Angrioter]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1933353/pierzynski_barrett1.gif

 

I like Hosssssckey

[jaysblue]

Kind of saw this one coming.

[G-Snarls]

Kind of saw this one coming.

 

Yeah

 

Do they keep Salty too??

[jaysblue]

well I wasn't sure...and to be honest AJ will likely post an .800 OPS because everything seems to always work out for the yanks and sox..

 

Playing in that ballpark, I wouldn't be shocked to see AJ post an OPS above .800

[jaysblue]

Yeah

 

Do they keep Salty too??

 

They have AJ and David Ross now, so I don't see them having a use for Salty. I could see Salty landing with the White Sox.

[G-Snarls]

They have AJ and David Ross now, so I don't see them having a use for Salty. I could see Salty landing with the White Sox.

 

Oh, right, they're set

 

Salty walks

 

Either he or JPA ends up in Texas obviously

[Olerud363]

I find it funny how people have no concerns about a 37 year old Peirzynski playing catcher and having regression.....but Dickey at 39 throwing a knuckleball is a massive worry due to his advanced age lol....seriously...you could throw a knuckleball until your 60..

 

The difference (on offense) between Peirzynski and Navarra isn't that much. A couple of homers, a couple of doubles and 10 singles per 500 at bats.

 

Pierzynsky is better. Navarra is 7 years younger.

 

They are actually not that different as hitters. Pierzynsky has played longer and been healthier.

 

Navarra doesn't strike out that much... there are reasons to believe his true talent could be closer to 2008/2013 numbers then the crap he put up in between.

 

Overall, given age and total track record I don't see any reason to prefer one over the other. As an outsider it looks like a coin flip.

[Angrioter]

Navarro deal look much better now

[admin]

Can't read tweets on tapatalk

 

$8.25 for one year.

 

Holy s***, that's a terrible deal. I can't believe he got double what Navarro did. He's 38 years old in a month.

[Jays]

$8.25 for one year.

 

Holy s***, that's a terrible deal. I can't believe he got double what Navarro did. He's 38 years old in a month.

 

The Red Sox could have done better than AJ with the catching available. Let's just hope Cherington's lucky streak with FA's ends here.

[TRM]

Is there a better match?

 

The ultimate douche for the douchiest team in the majors.

[Frenchsoup]

Ill take navarro all day over AJ especially at half the price.

[wilko]

I have no doubt AJ can still put up decent numbers but for that price? Gross.

[G-Snarls]

Texas.

 

Nope:

 

Jeff Wilson

‏@JeffWilson_FWST

Sources: #Rangers won't pursue a reunion with free-agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who they dealt away in 2010.

[G-Snarls]

Wonder where Salty will land.

 

Miami or Minnesota