mvp 78
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Koss can play multiple IF positions. Yorke can barely play 2b. Koss has a suspect bat. Yorke has a high ceiling bat that could move to a corner OF position if it plays up.
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They haven't won in 37 years. I think the fans will be ok with tax hell for a decade as a trade off if it came to that.
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Maybe it's just too obvious when people observe his bullpens?
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@SPChrisHatfield Wong is going back and forth between the AAA and AA games, hitting first every inning to make up at-bats. Typical procedure when an MLB guy is making up for lost time. Funny thing is because the games aren't right next to each other as usual he has to take a cart back and forth. Should be in MLB ST games this week.
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The real problem is OB and is just generic vanilla ice cream. It does the job, but you need to add a lot to it. I'd like to see Monaco be given a heavier load this year. He's more engaging. With a faster paced game, I think Monaco and Merloni could be decent to watch.
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Not a good one. It happens all the time. I think they could have done a deal. You don't. That's clear.
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When you get him out of the sports radio sphere, he has a good baseball brain. The guys that can talk baseball the best are typically the scrappy utility types like Merloni. I can see how it would take a while for him to catch on. Jerry Remy wasn't a polished product on day one either.
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My comment is not off the mark. Bello may start the season on the IL even if his arm is fine. Mata might not be on the MLB roster even if he's ready. There are lots of variables in play. Bello would be a starter. Mata would most likely be a reliever. I'm not sure how you can really compare the output of the two guys without looking at everything. I guess the conversation you want to have is "I like this guy, do you like this guy too?" Have at it.
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Price's contract would end a year earlier and the Sox would only be dealing for low level, low ceiling prospects.
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Something that is completely made up and has no basis in reality. Great for discussion on here because there would be no right or wrong answer and would theoretically turn into just another shouting match! Maybe already heading in that direction!!!
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We got one word for ya!!!
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Whitlock was still recovering from surgery. They took additional precautions with Bello when he had forearm strain. I'm fine with that! Paxton is perpetually injured. Hard to blame the Sox for Paxton straining his hamstring.
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Even if he's at 100%, he'll be 100% on the IL and Mata will be 100% in AAA.
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What would make it bad?
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At his age? Ryu was a year younger and got a 4x80 that offseason. He wasn't the picture of health either.
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Unless they refuse to take him back, which has happened from what I saw when reviewing Rule 5 transactions.
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I was told he'd be in great physical shape because of his age and that his arm would be well rested!
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No. The team that claims him off waivers gets the Rule 5 restrictions as well.
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I don't think the Sox CAN trade with that team unless they are going to put him on the active roster. I'm not sure they can even do that without subjecting him to waivers. Typically, if there is a trade, it's the Sox trading the Rule 5 rights TO the Phillies so that the Phillies can get Song into their minors.
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Since he hasn't pitched in a game this spring, he would probably clear waivers again. It's one thing if he could actively help a team. It's another if you're going to fight an IL stint all year. Sox should probably put up a fight once the season starts.
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IDK, Bello may start the season on the IL.
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And that stuff is kinda dumb. You can have a reasonable discussion without turning into sports radio brain. Yes, trying to minimize payroll costs and maximizing talent is good! Artificially suppressing salaries through a system where 1/3 of the owners don't even want to compete is bad!
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I disagree. He cares about the money that comes in. He doesn't say jack s*** about the lowly billionaires who own the Pirates, Reds, A's, Marlins and other teams who don't spend on their teams, but take hundreds of millions each year in shared revenue (through tv and corporate shakedowns). Steve Cohen comes in and Henry can't stop bitching about it. The problem with baseball isn't the Mets... Unless you're John Henry, because the Mets will make Henry spend more money. The bad teams that don't spend on their players won't force Henry to increase his payroll, but other rich guys will.
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This was 20+ years ago. Back then he sat in the box seats and would talk with fans. Now he sits back where us peons no longer have access to him. Like I said, Henry is insulated "these days." Part of the insulation is that others in management realize he has foot in mouth disease and they want to keep him away from everyone else as much as possible (see his comments and lack thereof at the winter weekend). There's a reason he did the interviews by email and not by phone or in person.
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Henry is pretty insulated these days. I don't think he really worries about the fans at this point.
