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LOL. I didn't see this post before I made my point about collusion somewhere else.

After the Cubs and Astros both tanked and won a WS soon after, it looks like other teams are trying to follow their lead. That's not good for baseball IMO.

The last time the owners had "fiscal sanity" it ended up just being collusion.

Overall, league ratings in prime time were down -6% compared to last season with the Detroit Tigers (down -38%) leading the way in ratings drag from the year prior. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2017/10/10/here-are-the-2017-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/#6526b3b3799a

That arb figure is crazy for his service time. He probably won’t get 10.5. He deserves it tho.

Can you imagine his numbers for a full season? CAN YOU IMAGINE?!?!? HOF NUMBERS

Devers is Ted Williams but with better wheels.

I’m a big fan too.

Sox file at 7.5 Betts files at 10.5 Up to arbitrator now.

@alexspeier Sandy Leon and the Red Six agreed to a $1.95 million deal for 2018.

@alexspeier Eduardo Rodriguez and the Sox agreed to a $2.375 million deal for 2018.

If that happened, we'd know about it. s***, if all the "Gerald Green is at Logan" sightings on Twitter are any indication, I don't think they'd be able to sneak LoMo or Duda through security.

I'm sure they are surveying the field, but I think they need to start flying players to Boston to get JD worried.

The only funny thing is a Yankees fan thinking that they will win the division this year when you haven't done so since Obama's first term. Since the last time the Yanks won the division, the Sox have won the division 3 times and have a ring to go with it. We're the big dogs at the moment.

This is why I think DD should start sending smoke signals that he is interested in other bats.

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/j-d-martinezs-potential-for-falling-off-a-cliff/ Here's a long article from the Tribune. Doesn't say much of anything of note tho. Makes a case that he should be worth about $150M. If you want to take the contract down to six years, then the number comes back at $150 million. Scott Boras might be looking for that extra year, but that year shouldn’t tack on another $25 million to $30 million. Martinez is unlikely to make up for that last year with his production in the first few. Keep in mind, I’ve used only hitting comps to arrive at these numbers. For the most part, baserunning and fielding do not favor Martinez. We don’t have to ignore those two aspects of the game to get J.D. Martinez his $150 million, but we have to discount how bad the numbers make Martinez look. He can be a below-average baserunner and defender and still return a $150 million investment. He just can’t be as bad as his numbers last season or over the course of his career indicate. I think it is fair to expect two more really good seasons from Martinez. After that, the range of outcomes is enormous. Expecting good production in 2020 is a risk that any signing club is going to have to take.

@BNightengale Reliever Joe Kelly jumps up to one year, $3.825 million contract with #Redsox @RobertMurrayFRS Source: #RedSox, Jackie Bradley Jr. settle at $6,100,000, avoiding arbitration. @alexspeier Drew Pomeranz reaches an agreement with the Red Sox on an $8.5M deal for 2018.

@alexspeier Red Sox and Brandon Workman agreed to an $835K salary for 2018.

Um....

Bruce hit lefty. I think the DH position needs to be filled by a righty who can sub in the OF once in a while for depth.

I could see the case being made for a ballclub that needs a star with drawing power to increase ticket sales, but that's not an issue the Sox have.

If DD has a price and sticks to it, I can't blame him if he gets outbid. He knows the payroll budget much better than any of us.

That's what I've been saying.

@alexspeier With today’s deadline to exchange arbitration figures, it’ll be a pretty chaotic day for the Red Sox, who have 10 unsigned arb-eligible players, including Betts, Bogaerts, Bradley, Pomeranz.

The Jays are known for winning the offseason and following it up by being mediocre. Maybe they can go all in again.