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Not for the 4 years at $13 million a year he’s going to want or find someone to give him.

It’s best to love the team first and the players second. We loved Pedro but where would we be with him/D. Lowe, Arroyo/Nixon and Nomar today? Young talent is how you build lasting teams with fill ins of key positions.

I loved what Mike did here in 2007 but let’s not ignore his 2005 and 2006 years either. Mike wouldn’t be the first (or last) guy to max out on a contract year.

If the Sox let all of their FAs go, get out from Clement and other injured player contracts and dump Crisp they have at least $40 million free. After 2008 they will have close to another $40 million when Tek and Manny go. With all of the talent they are developing and some wise FA spending this team will compete for at least 5-6 years....maybe longer.