Scutaro Deal a Steal for Sox

4 Responses to “Scutaro Deal a Steal for Sox”

1. melissa says:

   December 6, 2009 at 6:56 pm

   Scutaro is a 34 and coming off a career year and he’s not known as a stellar defender. He may be the next SS acquisition to underwhelm much like Renteria and Lugo.

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2. Coley Ward says:

   December 7, 2009 at 11:32 am

   He’s not known as a bad defender, either. Scutaro should be a fine shortstop, barring injury. He gets on base, and he fields his position adequately. He’s not the second coming of Ozzie Smith, but he’s not getting paid like that, either. I think it’s a good signing.

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3. Nick Kapur says:

   December 7, 2009 at 8:38 pm

   I think the key here is the price tag.

   Scutaro doesn’t really have to be all that amazing to be worth $6.5 million to the Red Sox. In fact he’s basically getting paid like a replacement player.

   The short term of the deal is also great, especially at Scutaro’s age. I predict that Scutaro will easily provide $12.5 million worth of value, barring injury, even if he has a significant drop off from last season.

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4. Sarah Green says:

   December 11, 2009 at 12:14 am

   melissa, my expectations are so unbelievably low after the aforementioned lugo and renteria. therein lies the key: those guys were touted like the second coming of, well, a young nomar. with scoots, we know just what we’re getting: a guy who can hopefully not suck. just average. mediocre!

   after years and years of sucktitude at short, mediocre sounds blissful right now.

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