buehrle

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Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

how can you call it a shaky move resigining buehrle, its the right move! hes earned the money and as youve noted he will continue to eat up innings and is a low injury risk considering the type of pitcher he is. its also the right move becuz if buehrle wasnt resigned alotta people in this town would be upset and wouldnt show up to the ballpark and would take them along time to return if ever........recall the white flag debacle. buehrle is a competitor, money will not change his ambition and he wants to be here, hes also the ace of the club and the face of the orginization so it makes sense all the way around including in a business sense for reinsdorf

He is not an ace. He has pitched a ton of innings. He is coming off a year where his era was 5.00 and the league hit .305 off of him. He is a solid #2 starter. People in that town are going to be more upset if the Sox continue to stink despite having Mark Buerhle going to the mound every 5 days for the next 4 years. They are the 4th best team in the Central. They have a guy that is old and usually injured, Thome, as the only guy hitting. They are the weakest team up the middle in the league. Their 3rd baseman is sitting out the year after back surgery. Their corner outfielders are on a downward spiral. The bullpen with the exception of Jenks is a disaster. Maybe keeping him is a good move but I'd move him for some players and try to re sign him in the offseason.