Beefing up!
Well, the Hose are going on a Theo-like buying plunge! In the past few days, we have added three new players, at least one of whom was a major pain in the ass for the Sox over the last couple of years. That individual is the now-former Rangers catcher, Mike Napoli. He signed a 3 yr deal, subject to passing a physical, which should not be a problem. Sox also signed a three year deal with Shane Victorino, an outfielder previously with the Phillies and last season with the Dodgers. His time with the Phils showed some pretty decent numbers, but last year with the Bums was less than stellar. Hopefully, he returns to his Phillies form while patrolling beside Jake in the Sox outfield. The last guy the Hose picked upo was a cog in last season's surprise AL West Division championship winning A's team. Johnny Gomes is fairly young and this is his first free agent year. While he won't lead the team in any offensive stats, he is the type of solid player to support a good offensive lineup, shows some power and is a very good table setter for the heavier bats in the Hose lineup such as Papi and Napoli, not to mention Jake, if he comes back from last year's season destroying injury.
Welcome, guys! Looking forward to February!