Even After Garrett Crochet Trade, Red Sox Pursuing Mariners Starter

It can never happen. According to our resident Mariners fan, none of our players are better than any Mariner players, at any position, so we have nothing to offer as an upgrade.

30 minutes ago, harmony said:

Does specific evidence support those conclusions?

https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/179540

https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/179544

These are trades you want made?

1 minute ago, harmony said:

Only after the Mariners sign Roki Sasaki.

😀😃😁

I did mention to you, several times, that a Castillo trade could save you enough money to spend on a younger SP'er while also filling another need with whatever you get back, in return.

17 minutes ago, harmony said:

This poster is not the Seattle Mariners.

Sorry.

However, after today's trade of Kyle Teel, the Red Sox might be interested in Seattle farmhand Harry Ford, MLB.com's seventh-ranked catching prospect who is a year younger than Teel, the third-ranked catching prospect:

https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/c/

You insisted the Mariners were not looking to trade Castillo. I know you are not the GM.

4 hours ago, Randy Red Sox said:

why don't the Sox simply sign Sasaki?

The Dodgers want him.

9 hours ago, harmony said:

 

Please refrain from unfounded accusations.

I really need to go back and find posts where you said SEA is not looking to trade a SP'er?

13 minutes ago, harmony said:

It’s not that simple.

Why would Roki Sasaki sign with the Red Sox?

Why would he sign with the Mariners?

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

I really need to go back and find posts where you said SEA is not looking to trade a SP'er?

Search “Plan Z”…

17 minutes ago, harmony said:

It’s not that simple.

Why would Roki Sasaki sign with the Red Sox?

How about we offer more $$$?

5 minutes ago, harmony said:

The provided link rebuts your allegation:

 

You are really claiming you never said SEA is "unlikely to trade a SP'er?"

I'm not saying you never back-tracked or hinted they might relent , afterwards.

Just now, Bellhorn04 said:

It's not going to be a lot of money in any case.  The consensus is he'll sign where he wants to play.

More money seems to work more often than not. (maybe one more year than anyone else at the same AAV.)

11 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Call it a hunch but I don't think Sasaki is going to the Dodgers. I'd give better odds to the Padres, frankly.

He has shown a willingness to consider smaller-market teams and at some point, Japanese stars are not going to want to play second (or in Sasaki's case, third) fiddle on a team like the Dodgers.

I think SEA trades Castillo and signs Sasaki.

This would be their rotation for 3+ years:

3 arb years Gilbert (27, 28 in May)

4 arb years Kirby (turns 27 in Feb)

5 years Miller (26)

5 years Woo (turns 25 in Jan)

? years Sasaki (just turned 23)

Damn!!!!

12 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

He's a special case though.

The way I read it, the biggest possible money difference between any two teams trying to sign him is $2.4 million.

Ahhh...

I remember that, now.

Yes, I agree- little hope he wants to play in BOS.