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  1. mvp 78
    But I never expected him to stay at MVP levels from age 34 - 40. This "bigly" drop is really hard to determine. How much of a drop are you expecting? Is he going to crater, or just be a solid MLB starter? It's impossible to say for sure.
  2. mvp 78
    I'm really trying not to roll my eyes at this one.
  3. mvp 78
    Maybe the bigger issue is Pujols' contract and not Trout? Maybe having one big monster deal is easy enough to work around, but having 2 is another matter?
  4. mvp 78
    Because Mitch has been around for a few years, is a known quantity and a guy everyone likes? There weren't too many other LHB platoon options available and the price seems pretty attractive to me.
  5. mvp 78
    It's something for sure!
  6. mvp 78
    If Pujols was given a 12 year deal at the same age Mookie is requesting it, he would already be retired by now. Pujols also provides next to nothing with the glove. Betts will give a decent amount of value defensively even if his offense in his late 30's turns to Pujols levels.
  7. mvp 78
    Not sure that's Trout's fault. Here's Trout's salary by year: 2014 1M 2015 5M 2016 15M 2017 19M I can't believe Trout put the owners in the poor house like that! Over those 4 years, he provided $250M in value to the Angels. Yup, definitely Trout's fault!
  8. mvp 78
    Reset some other time then? The Sox need Mookie more than they need to get under the tax.
  9. mvp 78
    God willing!
  10. mvp 78
    IMO, Mookie is an exception too.
  11. mvp 78
    Was "All I want to see is one Red Sox WS title before I die." Is "Please don't sign the greatest modern day Red Sox player to a long contract that I won't outlive."
  12. mvp 78
    Not my problem. That's when my post count finally reaches the top!
  13. mvp 78
    Also, if he was beyond generous, why f*** around with Lester?
  14. mvp 78
    If they are willing to pay Eovaldi and Price the amounts they are paying, they should be willing to pay Mookie (a guy who offers so much more to the franchise) a metric f*** ton more than that. He's worth the money according to Fangraphs.
  15. mvp 78
    Well, nobody leaked that they offered $300/10 to him until now. Nobody has leaked about the coaching hire. Seems like this is the new normal. Rather than running to Henry's paper, they are just handling their business in house.
  16. mvp 78
    Limits? They've year in and year out been towards the top of payroll spending?
  17. mvp 78
    According to fangraphs, he's already been worth about $300M in the previous 6 years. It's not far fetched to think he can replicate that for the next 6. Then you just have to decide what he'll be worth for the remaining 4-6 years. His glove will always play. He takes care of himself. Even if you factor that his production shrinks to a 1/3 over the final half of the contract (age 34 - 40), he'd be worth about $100M for 6 years. That's basically $400M for 12 years in fangraphs value. You're earning a lot of value on the contract in the first half. You can't expect to hose the player for the last half. He's already been hosed enough. Through 2020, he'll only be paid $60M for his whole career. According to fangraphs, he should be worth almost $350M through 2020. Why does he have to eat that loss of approx $250M in excess value he's provided to the Sox? Why is it that only the owners can get ahead? Mookie is the face of the franchise. He's a future HOF. You pay him and build around him.
  18. mvp 78
    Maybe Bloom has scouted the Sox farm and doesn't like what he sees? Maybe he thinks certain players can pass through waivers? Who knows. If they are playing a modified Rays ball right now, I have to give him a season or two before I freak out about it. At the end of the day, trading Lakins for a PTBNL has little to no impact on the club.
  19. mvp 78
    Until it prices out the fans, the price of contracts will keep going up. There has not been a market correction since.
  20. mvp 78
    None of these contracts could break Henry's bank account. Won't someone think of the billionaires?!?!?!?
  21. mvp 78
    Would he be the highest paid player? Nope. Would his contract seem to be market value for the type of player he is? Yup. Mookie is the face of the franchise. A young, athletic, personable top 5 player in the game is what you need to build around. Letting him go is a bad decision IMO.
  22. mvp 78
    The Rays have always done a good job not getting hosed on their prospects. I'm going to trust Bloom on this one. It's not like we have a stocked farm system and losing prospects 30 and beyond would hurt much.
  23. mvp 78
    Also, 10 poll options are clearly too many.
  24. mvp 78
    That Manny contract was ridiculous! They could never win with that on the books!
  25. mvp 78
    So Weber is basically Reyes, but with MLB experience then? I believe Poyner cleared waivers.
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