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How dare you! loL!
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
a700hitter replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think other people implied that Cora would be avoiding a clubhouse problem with Hanley. i don't think that Cora implied it. -
And I am sure that it was a workplace that was very similar to the high paid high finance world that is major league baseball. Of course, each of the workers at your was represented by highly compensated license professional agents and attorneys, so it was certainly a very good comparison.
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J.D. can hit!
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And even if LL came out and said that he brought those deals to Ben to get done, I still lay the blame at Ben's feet. If he was a good GM, he would have been able to convince LL of the merits of his plan and assure him that he had better alternatives that he was pursuing. Good leaders lead. They are not puppets.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
a700hitter replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
DD just gave his manager the team that he wanted. He was surprised that Cora wanted to move Hanley, probably because he didn't think that Cora would find much of a role for Swihart. It played into DD's hands, because Hanley's situation was eventually going to come to a head, and he probably wanted to hold onto Swihart a little longer. -
The agent community should already know how these options work and they know that Hanley is represented by an able agent. They don't care.
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The guy brought in some excellent prospects, but he had a blind spot when it came to pitching. He was awful at developing pitching, trading for it or acquiring it. He had several mid-size long term free agent contracts that were total busts causing long term budget issues, and he was a cheater resulting in sanctions on the ability to sign international prospects. C+ at best.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
a700hitter replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
DD clearly said that he had another move in mind until Cora made the request that Hanley be the one to go. -
He definitely doesn't look as good against lefties.
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And they don't get paid to represent Hanley, so I doubt that they care either.
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Don't forget Rusney Castillo's money.
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Baseball is hard enough that the players have to devote almost all of the energies into being able to hit the ball or get hitters out. Most don't even know the details of their own contracts, so I don't think they are concerned about Hanley's contract.
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Lineup looks flat today with no JD or Betts.
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I don’t think current or past players give a hoot about Hanley’s situation. With regard to the union, if they think their is a grievance, I am sure that they will notify Hanley. I don’t think they are going to give a public statement about it.
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I used to get paid quite a rich salary for researching such things. I no longer do such research unless it affects me directly. I'll leave this to the paid attorneys for Hanley and the Red Sox. It seems that the Red Sox think they are off the hook for the option.
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Why is Betts scratched?
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It isn't, and Dave would not have released him if another team could invoke the option.
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There are certain performance incentives that are not permitted in the CBA, but this doesn't sound like an area that is grey based on the reporting.
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People are all over him, because he has a placid demeanor (like JD Drew) and some people think he doesn't give a s*** or something. i think his demeanor is perfect for a guy standing in the middle of the field with all eyes on him. I also think that he is working hard to figure out what is wrong. He has been working extra side sessions against hitters etc. Hopefully, he can figure it out. When he is right, he is very, very good. The one big thing that he hasn't had much of this year so far are the key DP balls. They not only help to get him out of jams, but they are very useful in keeping his pitch count down allowing him to go deeper into games. He needs to improve his command. That is clear. But he needs some help from the god of randomness too. The concerning thing about his lack of command and dip in velocity is that it could be an indicator of an injury issue. If so, we will find out soon enough.
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Bartolo Colon uses 1 pitch.
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I think that the Red Sox would have had more patience with him if another team could trigger the option. If they kept him, they would control whether or not the option would vest.
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Bring back Ben and sub .500 teams and practical elimination from post season race by Aug 1. Doesn't everyone miss those days.
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I have no reason to doubt the reports on this as it would make perfect sense. The option would vest if he met certain performance objectives with the Red Sox in 2018.
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Dirty Water!
