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  1. mvp 78
    What on here has been a ringing endorsement of Cole's contributions in 2026? 1. The Yankees "may get Cole at some point." 2. Hope it's a roller coaster season for him. Him getting projected for 2 fWAR in a partial season is still a lot more than they got out of him last year, no? Good enough to replace last year's 5th starter. Per Reports, Rodon will be back mid-April to early May and is already throwing.
  2. mvp 78
    Bello is expected to be on the IL at the start of the season to since water is wet.
  3. mvp 78
    Speier initially suggested the Sox not wanting to go over the 2nd threshold. I agree with others on here that there is functionally no difference between going over the 1st and 2nd thresholds. May as well go all the way up towards 284 and the 3rd. Unless yer el cheapo!
  4. mvp 78
    Cole should be back this season, you just hope it's a roller coaster first season back from TJS type year.
  5. mvp 78
    I chose 2019 because that's the dividing line for this franchise. If I went with the beginning of 2023, the Yankees would still be kicking the Sox ass (win%, playoff appearances).
  6. mvp 78
    I'd rather have Ort than Jordan Hicks.
  7. mvp 78
    I didn't put my top 5 in any particular order to be clear.
  8. mvp 78
    Not out of a hat. John Henry's actions have changed since 2019. Betts traded. Everything else happened. That is a dividing line for the current Red Sox. Why go back any further? Since 2019, the Yankees have been far better than the Sox. John Henry has shown no inclination to run his business like he did prior to then.
  9. mvp 78
    Skubal is going to hand the arbiter a PSA 10 rookie and Skubal will walk out with $33M. Those are the facts and the facts are undisputed.
  10. mvp 78
    "In your mind, okay."
  11. mvp 78
    It won't be the record after this year.
  12. mvp 78
    Yankees are still trying to sign Bellinger. They are bringing back the same club that got them to the playoffs last season, plus may get Cole at some point. Orioles made a bunch of moves this offseason, some lateral. After a miserable 19 game stretch in early May, they played above .500 the rest of the way. I don't think they'll be the push over that their record showed last season. Will some of their younger players have big rebound years? Toronto is planning on another big signing and is coming off a WS run. They seem like a stronger team than the Sox. Rays sold off a lot of guys for prospects and seem to be in rebuild mode. Guardians have a bunch of good offensive prospects coming, but lost their closer. Rest of the Central is fine. Astros and the west are in a transition period. A's have some talent, but not enough because of a cheap owner. Yanks, Toronto, Baltimore, Sox, Mariners are probably the 5 best teams if you assume a Breggie signing.
  13. mvp 78
    How are the Sox doing better since 2019?
  14. mvp 78
    Because every agent in MLB wouldn't waste time negotiating with them going forward. To freeze out the other side completely is a bad look.
  15. mvp 78
    Since DD left in 2019: Yankees; 494 - 376, 6 playoff appearances, 2 ALE titles Red Sox: 442 - 428, 2 playoff appearances, 0 ALE titles Evil Empire is currently kicking our ass.
  16. mvp 78
    Larry stepped down in 2015. DD took over and was kicked out in 2019. Since then, the Sox have been wandering in the wilderness.
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  18. mvp 78
    Werner was the guy who said "full throttle." While they trot him out for the cameras, he's not a guy with any insider knowledge and hasn't been for years. He had to walk back the comment a day later after being spoken to.
  19. mvp 78
    He's signaling to the league that he's not staying with the Tigers and that he's going to want to get PAID. 10/375? 11/400? Sox will get aggressive and offer 8/300 and get outbid by 6 other teams.
  20. mvp 78
    The problem even with that whole issue is that Werner said "full throttle" and he doesn't have the final say. Werner probably wants to spend more than Henry does. Werner wants the tv stars. Werner wants the ratings. Werner wants the FA signings. Henry is more the guy that we see at the end of Moneyball no matter how truthy it is or not. We all know in our hearts, the bottom line is more important to Henry than the rings at this point. Back when he first bought the Red Sox, he was convinced otherwise. He needs a guy like Lucchino or Dombrowski who can convince him to spend. Instead, he's surrounding himself with yes men.
  21. mvp 78
    The Ipad!
  22. mvp 78
    I'd rather they signed him than passed, but I also understand if they are setting a contract limit that they won't exceed on him. I'd rather they overextend on a Bregman contract than overpay on a Marte trade. There are no good options next year via FA for IFers IMO.
  23. mvp 78
    "Deserves" doesn't really mean anything to me TBH. I'm just guessing at what the Sox offered. Like I said, I don't believe they went 6/170.
  24. mvp 78
    Why? Juan Soto, $31M (2024) Shohei Ohtani, $30M (2023) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. $28.5M (2025) Mookie Betts, $27M (2020) Nolan Arenado, $26M (2019) Josh Donaldson, $23M (2018) Juan Soto, $23M (2023) Bryce Harper, $21.625M (2018) Francisco Lindor, $21.3 (2021) Pete Alonso, $20.5M (2024)
  25. mvp 78
    I think that's why they've used the terms like "aggressive" rather than leaking actual numbers. If he signs elsewhere, plan B better B good.
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