Red Sox Fans: Our fat 3rd baseman is now your fat 3rd baseman [update]

[DeniseM]

Reports are that Pablo Sandoval has left the SF Giants and signed with the Red Sox. Reportedly, the offers were about the same, but he chose Boston, because in the American League he can DH.

Since Pablo has always had a weight problem, this really means: He can't wait to sample the Boston cuisine.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Big Papi, Junior !



Thanks !



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[DeniseM]

Honestly, many SF fans are relieved that the Giants didn't sign him for a 100 million. With his weight/conditioning issues, many fans question whether he will be able to play 3rd base in 5-6 years, and of course in the NL, there is no DH… Too much money to spend for someone who is a big question mark. If he shows up fat and out of shape for Spring Training, it will be interesting to see how the Boston media reacts.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Honestly, many SF fans are relieved that the Giants didn't sign him for a 100 million. With his weight/conditioning issues, many fans question whether he will be about to play 3rd baseman in 5-6 years, and of course in the NL, there is no DH… Too much money to spend for someone who is a big question mark. If he shows up fat and out of shape for Spring Training, it will be interesting to see how the Boston media reacts.

I wonder if he's passed his medical ? I haven't had a chance to catch up on sports (have been spinning my wheels on selecting health insurance- still)


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[DeniseM]

Don't you think he already has, before the announcement? He was in Boston for a couple days this last week.

 

[Beaglemom3]

Don't you think he already has, before the announcement? He was in Boston for a couple days this last week.

Don't know.

NBC Sports says that the physical is pending: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...to-a-five-years-deal-at-close-to-100-million/

 

[ace2000]

It is pending a physical, but that's the normal process in a trade. Announce first and then it's always pending the physical which is normally a formality. However, a very small percentage of trades have been nullified in the past.

As for Big Panda, or whatever name he'll have in Boston, good riddance! That dude was a Cardinal killer in the playoffs... bring on the Giants next year !!!

 

[DeniseM]

Too Funny: the Red Sox have already figured out how to motivate Pablo - look at the sponsor for his first Press Conference. :rofl:

 

[davidvel]

Reports are that Pablo Sandoval has left the SF Giants and signed with the Red Sox. Reportedly, the offers were about the same, but he chose Boston, because in the American League he can DH.

Since Pablo has always had a weight problem, this really means: He can't wait to sample the Boston cuisine.

Nice send-off for a guy without whom the Giants would not have won the World Series in 2012 and 2014.

 

[DeniseM]

The Giants made the same offer as Boston - they wanted to keep him - he wanted to go...

 

[Phill12]

I doubt the Boston fans will like it when they see he has no range. Most balls he stops are with his gut and not his glove.

He is like a big child having fun in the dugout but wait until the Boston fans watch him only hitting singles and then being thrown out in double plays.
Yes he is fun to watch at times but he's not that good a third baseman over all.

I as a fan am glad he didn't sign back with the Giants and I'm sick of watching him come to the plate hitting himself in the head with the bat and doing his drawing in the dirt and playing with his gloves then watching him hit single or
swinging at pitches in the dirt for strikeouts.
I just hope the team spends the money not wasted on him on a top starting pitcher.

PHILL12

 

[mcm21078]

I doubt the Boston fans will like it when they see he has no range. Most balls he stops are with his gut and not his glove.

He is like a big child having fun in the dugout but wait until the Boston fans watch him only hitting singles and then being thrown out in double plays.
Yes he is fun to watch at times but he's not that good a third baseman over all.

I as a fan am glad he didn't sign back with the Giants and I'm sick of watching him come to the plate hitting himself in the head with the bat and doing his drawing in the dirt and playing with his gloves then watching him hit single or
swinging at pitches in the dirt for strikeouts.
I just hope the team spends the money not wasted on him on a top starting pitcher.

PHILL12

you sound like a jilted lover

 

[DeniseM]

Giants fans have mixed feeling about Sandoval:

1) They can't believe he wanted to leave.

2) They are relieved that he didn't stay for another 6 years for $100 Million.

 

[DavidnRobin]

He wanted to go because of the aspect of new challenges (and the money of course…) - I can understand this after being on a winning NL team (3 WS Rings in 5 years)
I am not a believer in over-paying for players (the list goes on and on) - so happy trails to Panda…

Not a good 3rd baseman? (stops balls in his gut?) - you have watched him play over the last 5 years right? - you may not like his style, but he has super quick reflexes…???

In 6500+ Innings at 3B his Fielding% is 0.960 (average) - he was 6th in F% in 2014.
His LBA is ~0.300
His key hits and key fielding plays are numerous.

Compared to Will Middlebrooks (most appearances as RedSox 3B in 2014) - Pablo looks like superman...

 

[DeniseM]

Dave - The Giants offered him the SAME money/deal - the Giants said so this morning.

Don't you think he wanted to go to Boston, because he can DH there, even if his weight gets (more) out of control as he gets older?

 

[ace2000]

you sound like a jilted lover

lol

 

[DavidnRobin]

Dave - The Giants offered him the SAME money/deal - they said so this morning.

Don't you think he wanted to go to Boston, because he can DH there, even if his weight gets (more) out of control as he gets older?

I agree… as I said - he wanted new challenges (like most true competitors) - Pablo said this with sincerity (from my read)

Playing for an AL team - has it's advantages in the long-run for him - he is still relatively young (but his body has taken a beating on/off the field). I do not think he will do well in Boston - and I think he is at the peak of his career. So… thanks for the great memories - time to move on.

I also did not like the large contracts for other players (Cain, Zito…) - I think it takes away incentive in striving to perform better.

 

[DeniseM]

In today's presser - his very first press conference in Boston - the Boston press asked twice about his weight problem. I don't think he is prepared for the pressure that is going to be one him to control his weight, and perform. If he gets off to a bad start, or shows up out of shape for spring training, it's going to be ugly. He won't get the "Panda Pass," in Boston.

 

[DavidnRobin]

In today's presser - his very first press conference in Boston - the Boston press asked twice about his weight problem. I don't think he is prepared for the pressure that is going to be one him to control his weight, and perform. If he gets off to a bad start, or shows up out of shape for spring training, it's going to be ugly. He won't get the "Panda Pass," in Boston.

Yet when he lost weight - he had his worst season as a Giant (last in F% and his lowest BA - iirc)
Once his reaction time goes - so does his performance.

 

[DeniseM]

I'm far sadder about Tim Flannery leaving.

 

[DeniseM]

Yet when he lost weight - he had his worst season as a Giant (last in F% and his lowest BA - iirc)
Once his reaction time goes - so does his performance.

I think it's more of a matter of him not putting on more weight, rather than losing weight. Anyone with eyes can see that he puts on 20-30 pounds over the course of a season. And as we all know, it sure doesn't get any easier as we get older!

 

[DavidnRobin]

I'm far sadder about Tim Flannery leaving.

Me too… we have the same taste in music.

 

[SueDonJ]

There's something here about Sandoval stepping into Ortiz' shoes as "the big lovable latin player who can smash the ball a mile and smile pretty as the fun poster boy for the team." That's what this is about ... Ortiz' eventual replacement in ALL the shirts he wears for the team.

The money is stupendous so you can't even think in terms of the actual amount. But is he valuable enough to be the highest-paid player, or among the highest paid, in the league? Seems that the Sox think so, but I don't think it's only his on-field performance that they're counting on eventually paying off.

All I want is for Lester to sign with the Sox, don't care about anything else. I wish they'd taken care of him before he decided (rightly, I think, based on the Sox' dilly-dallying) to get a taste of the big world out there. I'm going to be very angry at ownership/management if he's lost forever, although it will serve them right.

 

[DeniseM]

I don't see Sandoval ever being the team leader that Ortiz is. Pablo is more of a big puppy, but he definitely might be your next DH.

 

[DavidnRobin]

SueDonJ - I am sure you can pickup a Panda-head for cheap…