mvp 78
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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.
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I think Stark was just saying that he's never seen a runner get hit with a broken bat and helped off the field like that. One in a million shot.
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To put him on the 26 man roster? The only way the Sox get him back is if he's put through waivers and every other team has the chance to Rule 5 "pick" him again.
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Considering the FA prices, he's a steal even if he's a solid late inning guy.
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I'm not sure Henry is making a bad business decision. His decision is based purely on business and the bottom line. I think he'd rather have a more Operating Net Income from year to year than worry about truly winning another championship. The shill you speak of would be the corporate mouthpiece Sam Kennedy.
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They were willing to eat 1/2 of Price's contract. He was coming off a 2 fWAR season in 2019. At that point, he's theoretically worth $16M to a team. If you are willing to pay half of his salary, he is clearly worth something in return, even if it's just for some lower end prospects.
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Depends which of their arms stays healthy.
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I don't think Bloom came here with the determination to trade Betts immediately. That came from someone at the tippy top. A guy who complains that baseball players are expensive and believes Steve Cohen is bad for the game.
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Bello has the higher ceiling than Mata now.
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@jaysonst I’ve never seen this. Luis Ravelo of the Red Sox was hit by a broken bat while running to 3rd base in the 9th. His knee was examined by a doctor afterward. But Alex Cora reports it appears to be just a bruise. And “he was more stunned than anything.” Ravelo was initially helped off the field.
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John Schreiber for Alex Ramirez Trade accepted This appears to be a fair trade proposal for each team. Now post it to our Trade Board to see what other users think of it. https://www.milb.com/player/alex-ramirez-691267
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What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin' on here?
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Goodrum has been so bad that he's maybe not even likely to get AAA playing time. Sad!
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Career fWAR: Sale 45.4 Kluber 39.1 WS Rings: Sale 1 Kluber 0 Jerseys Torn: Sale 1 Kluber 0 Leader in W, SV, K: Sale The only thing that Kluber is better is in wearing high socks.
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@PeteAbe It’s only spring training, all the usual disclaimers apply. But Chris Sale is as ebullient about baseball as he been for a long time. Even a five-inning sim game in an empty ballpark had him smiling. Shouldn't he be mad about not being the Opening Day Starter and just being a benchwarmer!?!?! I guess he's not a true competitor anymore! We can just call him Mr Happy To Be There.
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The only other team to charge their players for WiFi: the Cincinnati Reds. Good company to have.
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Seriously. Maybe they should give the Rangers a call since Sandy Leon CERTIFIED CERA GOD has a 872 OPS this spring.
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Originally, I thought he was going to piggyback with Paxton. Maybe they'll just piggyback him with Houck or Crawford? IDK. I think the long term goal is to get him to start once he's ready.
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Whitlock - Mills sent down Bello - Kelly sent down Paxton - Crawford sent down
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1 Kluber 2 Sale 3 Pivetta 4 Houck 5 Crawford 6 Jansen 7 Martin 8 Schreiber 9 Rodriguez 10 Bleier 11 Kelly 12 Brasier 13 Mills
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Coward. Give it a shot.
