Sonny Gray Is the Red Sox Trade Chip Craig Breslow Can't Afford to Get Wrong

[drewski6]

Just now, drewski6 said:

extend him.  you already have to pay him 10m if he walks. Sooo, that in mind

2 @ 35 each.  70 total.  Its really 60 cuz we are saving the 10m buyout.  He deserves it.  He came home with a last of names.

or trade him. whatever.  im thinking about what im going to order from orourkes.

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

The problem is that BTV isn't great at deciding what works for a pennant race. When a playoff team needs a #2 like Gray, they aren't going to worry about WAR/$ as much as BTV does. 

BTV gives Gray and Chapman pretty high value.

They just subtract what is owed, and it looks like they say they suck.

The fact is, many teams in the race and needing a SP or closer, won't even call the Sox, because they won't pay even their pro-rated shares.

[vegasbob]

8 hours ago, notin said:

Disagree?

You literally said “To improve the return, Boston may need to help pay down some of that opt-out money.”

So if the Sox include no money and any receiving team is on the hook for the full $21.6mill, you think they get a decent return?

 

Getting a WS title, like RS did in '04, 07 , 13 and 18 is priceless. 

If the Mets or Padres were any good do you think they would choke up on $20 Million ?

[notin]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Getting a WS title, like RS did in '04, 07 , 13 and 18 is priceless. 

If the Mets or Padres were any good do you think they would choke up on $20 Million ?

The Padres are good.

My point was it limits what teams will want him. Tampa? Milwaukee? Cleveland? All out.  
 

Cubs, Yankees and a few others - pribably in but now fewer partners in the bidding war…