Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension

[Old Red]

They might if they need to get an extra $50 mill to put towards extending Soto.

 

As usual no way Jose. The Yankees have NO use for your suggestion.🙈🤭

[notin]

As usual no way Jose. The Yankees have NO use for your suggestion.

 

Yeah why try to extend Soto. He's such a poor fit there...

[notin]

One of mine came true many moons ago: "Sox should sign Cody Ross." (Then, he had a career year.)

 

Yeah he was one of the guys I IDd on BDC as a good fit for the Sox. Then he wanted some extension he clearly was not going to live up to, although the numbers today would probably get you a utility infielder...

[Old Red]

Yeah why try to extend Soto. He's such a poor fit there...

 

Yeah they’ll most likely try to sign Soto, but not your way.

[notin]

As usual no way Jose. The Yankees have NO use for your suggestion.

 

This past off-season I suggested Tyler O'Neill as a good candidate for the Sox. Maybe they will try to make a move to get him one day...

[Old Red]

This past off-season I suggested Tyler O'Neill as a good candidate for the Sox. Maybe they will try to make a move to get him one day...

 

More likely than Gallo, or Chapman.

[mvp 78]

I’m not saying at all to just keep bad fielders playing at positions they suck at. I just keep saying the Red Sox are just playing the cards they have dealt themselves. Do you think Cora, Bloom, or Brez saw, or see things as me, you, or others do. I doubt it very much at all, and they are the ones making the decisions. You make it all sound so simple to get rid of this one, or move this one, or another one. It’s not. Like I’ve said before Most things predicted, or suggested on here rarely happen if at all. There must be reasons for that.

 

Yeah, it's simply the probabilities due to the sheer amount of players that could be moved from the Red Sox and traded to any number of other teams for any number of other players. Forecasting which trade would actually happen is a near impossibility with 200 players on 30 teams.

[mvp 78]

This past off-season I suggested Tyler O'Neill as a good candidate for the Sox. Maybe they will try to make a move to get him one day...

 

I suggested they get Corey Kluber last offseason.

[Old Red]

Yeah, it's simply the probabilities due to the sheer amount of players that could be moved from the Red Sox and traded to any number of other teams for any number of other players. Forecasting which trade would actually happen is a near impossibility with 200 players on 30 teams.

It’s just not as simple to make all these moves that some want to make on here, and just because some on here want to make them doesn’t by any stretch mean Cora, or the FO see the need, or would do it anyway.

[dgalehouse]

Of course the Yankees will try to extend Soto. Why wouldn't they ? It's just a matter of how much they are willing to spend. And who, if any, are willing to outbid them. In any case, I do not see them trading Rodon for Yoshida.

[Old Red]

I suggested they get Corey Kluber last offseason.

 

I remember that guy. Didn’t Cora make him the opening day starter, so Sale could have his Birthday off?

[notin]

I suggested they get Corey Kluber last offseason.

 

Makes sense after you poopoo’d my suggesting O’Neill…

[notin]

Of course the Yankees will try to extend Soto. Why wouldn't they ? It's just a matter of how much they are willing to spend. And who, if any, are willing to outbid them. In any case, I do not see them trading Rodon for Yoshida.

 

Maybe. Maybe not, although it clears a lot of money for them. They do have other ugly deals they’d probably prefer to move first, like Stanton.

 

And I don’t know how happy they really are with Rodon, who has only pitched about 107 IP for them so far, and doesn’t have a real strong history that suggests he is going to get miraculously heathy as he ages. Given the chance, I would not be surprised if they moved on from him…

[mvp 78]

It’s just not as simple to make all these moves that some want to make on here, and just because some on here want to make them doesn’t by any stretch mean Cora, or the FO see the need, or would do it anyway.

 

Yes it is.

[moonslav59]

Yeah, it's simply the probabilities due to the sheer amount of players that could be moved from the Red Sox and traded to any number of other teams for any number of other players. Forecasting which trade would actually happen is a near impossibility with 200 players on 30 teams.

 

I don't see many posters predicting trades, unless it's tongue-in-cheek.

 

Some make suggestions on what they think might help the team, and whether they think the Sox will even consider it or not, is far from the intent.

[mvp 78]

I remember that guy. Didn’t Cora make him the opening day starter, so Sale could have his Birthday off?

 

No.

[mvp 78]

Makes sense after you poopoo’d my suggesting O’Neill…

 

That doesn't sound like me at all Mr Puepuello.

[mvp 78]

I don't see many posters predicting trades, unless it's tongue-in-cheek.

 

Some make suggestions on what they think might help the team, and whether they think the Sox will even consider it or not, is far from the intent.

 

Some people believe trade suggestions are actually trade predictions and that they shouldn't do it anymore. IDK. I thought I was being called out for being the posting police and telling people what not to post about.

[Old Red]

Maybe. Maybe not, although it clears a lot of money for them. They do have other ugly deals they’d probably prefer to move first, like Stanton.

 

And I don’t know how happy they really are with Rodon, who has only pitched about 107 IP for them so far, and doesn’t have a real strong history that suggests he is going to get miraculously heathy as he ages. Given the chance, I would not be surprised if they moved on from him…

I don’t know how many takers they’d find for him, bit it WON’T be for NOshida, which there would be NO place for.

[Old Red]

No.

 

Yes.

[notin]

I don't see many posters predicting trades, unless it's tongue-in-cheek.

 

Some make suggestions on what they think might help the team, and whether they think the Sox will even consider it or not, is far from the intent.

 

Some people cannot grasp the difference between a suggestion and a prediction…

[Bellhorn04]

Some people cannot grasp the difference between a suggestion and a prediction…

 

True, but if the suggestion is totally unrealistic, the suggester must take the heat for it...

[Old Red]

Some people cannot grasp the difference between a suggestion and a prediction…

 

Wrong answer. Everyone knows, and what they do grasp is neither one is happening., which you don’t seem to grasp.

[notin]

I don’t know how many takers they’d find for him, bit it WON’T be for NOshida, which there would be NO place for.

 

Well no one predicted anything.

 

The suggestion was a bad pitching contract if the Sox were to deal Yoshida. I named a few bad pitching contracts, eliminated the two where the other team took on money, and a third because I don’t see Houston giving up on Hader so quickly. That left Rodon as the one that made the most sense for both teams, albeit only financially for NY. While unlikely the Yankees do it, players do get moved to save a helluva lot less than $53mil quite often. Luis Arraez a couple days ago, for example.

 

Of course it’s really a baseball discussion. For a guy who spends a lot of time on a baseball board, you sure do hate baseball discussions…

[notin]

Wrong answer. Everyone knows, and what they do grasp is neither one is happening., which you don’t seem to grasp.

 

You proved my point. No one predicted it would…

[Old Red]

True, but if the suggestion is totally unrealistic, the suggester must take the heat for it...

 

Some just like throwing things against the wall, and hoping by chance something will stick.

[Old Red]

Well no one predicted anything.

 

The suggestion was a bad pitching contract if the Sox were to deal Yoshida. I named a few bad pitching contracts, eliminated the two where the other team took on money, and a third because I don’t see Houston giving up on Hader so quickly. That left Rodon as the one that made the most sense for both teams, albeit only financially for NY. While unlikely the Yankees do it, players do get moved to save a helluva lot less than $53mil quite often. Luis Arraez a couple days ago, for example.

 

Of course it’s really a baseball discussion. For a guy who spends a lot of time on a baseball board, you sure do hate baseball discussions…

 

No one said anyone predicted anything, and I covered everything by saying neither a suggestion, or a prediction was happening.

[notin]

No one said anyone predicted anything, and I covered everything by saying neither a suggestion, or a prediction was happening.

 

No one ever said it would. You cannot seem to grasp that…

[Old Red]

No one ever said it would. You cannot seem to grasp that…

 

I don’t have to grasp it, because I already know it’s not happening. Like I said earlier some just like to throw things against a wall, and hoping by chance something will stick, and part of a baseball discussion is having differing opinions. All grasped, and implemented. Time to get into Celtics mode.

[moonslav59]

True, but if the suggestion is totally unrealistic, the suggester must take the heat for it...

 

Of course, and that happens, at times.