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If they can get him for 3 years and overpay the AAV and have him play 3b, I'm down with the signing. I just don't want him in '28 and '29.

Romy's 879/498 split! Never have him hit against RHP again!

You win some, you lose some. 35.5 bWAR in those 4 years, but probably needed a job in the offseason to pay rent. I want to hear the groaning for Red Sox Nation when Cora announces that Kutter is going to start 49 games this year.

He'll be good for the first year or two and decent for year 3. The last two years of the deal would be brutal. I don't see the Sox being legit contenders in the next two years so don't see a reason to sign a guy that will be trending in the wrong direction. He had a -2 RV on 4 seamers and a -1 on sinkers. Once a guy begins to no longer hit pitches with velo, it's the beginning of the end. He doesn't have a flyball swing and would have a lot of his balls not reach the stands in Fenway (210 career HR, 169 expected at Fenway).

In the recent 310 to Left podcast, both Breslow and Crochet were both noncommittal to getting a deal done prior to Spring Training. Crochet stated that he saw this as a place he wanted to be long term and that he was excited to be here, though he wasn't a "baseball fan" growing up and has a lot of learning left to do about the franchise. It was interesting that Tom Caron asked him about getting the chance to learn from Pedro Martinez and what his experience has been working with retired guys before and his answer was "I haven't had that chance." White Sox must not really be a good organization all around.

I mean, I already listed where all the IFA guys are ranked for them. 🫠

Their rankings aren't based on pure ceiling though, it's where the player stands today. Right now, Soto hasn't even taken a professional AB. Lots of heralded guys come in and don't perform as expected. When I do my rankings it's based on my personal trade value. I wouldn't trade player 1 for player 2 or player 2 for player 3 or player 3 for player 4, etc.

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I know where SP ranked them, I was talking about moon's ranking.

There's too many relievers available to figure out who it will be. It's going to be an underwhelming acquisition, that's for sure.

Blue Jays can pack on lots of offseason talent and still end up underperforming year after year.

I don't think they are tanking, but I think they aren't really trying for a playoff spot. Is that punting? They aren't going for last place, but a respectable 3rd.

I think the Sox would have loved to sign Scott to a 2 year deal, just not a 4 year deal. I don't know if they'll sign any reliever under Breslow for 4 years.

Just wait, they'll sneak up on you this year!

It's what happens when you trade a guy with options a year ahead of the Rule 5 draft. He's been gone since 2017! He's bounced around a little, but has found success in HOU.

Santander just signed with the Jays for 5/90.

Dubon would have been useful over the past few years at 2B. They probably could have got the deal done with a lesser prospect. DD just didn't really care and wanted Thornburg.

Pass.

They only get the tax on amounts over the CBT and a supplemental surcharge above each threshold (12/45/60%). The tax is (20/30/50%) based on the number of consecutive years above the CBT. If the Dodgers were above for 3 years and over $301M, they'd be paying 110% on every contract above the CBT ($241M this year).

Counterpoint: no.

We now know why the Sox changed up this winter festival. From the Pirates annual fest: As Williams was responding to the first question, one fan in attendance shouted, "Sell the team," prompting some applause from the audience. At that point, several fans started chanting, "Sell the team!" Greg Brown, the Pirates' longtime television play-by-play announcer, asked the fans to stop the chant and to "be respectful." Another fan then asked Williams, who was seated next to Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton, why Nutting was not in attendance. "We know, at the end of the day, this is all passion that has turned into frustration relative to winning," Williams said, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I think the points that you are making in terms of 'Where is Bob?' That's why he has us here, we're here to execute and make sure that we win." The Pirates went 76-86 last season en route to their fourth last-place finish in the past six seasons. They have not finished with a winning record since 2018, have not reached the playoffs since 2015 and have just three postseason appearances since 1992.

If it was perfect, he'd have included Carson Smith in his post.

They also included Dubon in that trade. Dubon now has more bWAR post trade than Shaw.

SoxProspects lists Soto at 30, Rivas at 37, Ramos at 38 and Delzine at 39. As we've seen from previous years, the top signed guys get a place in the top 50, but may not stick that high for long (Ascencio, Carrasquel, Freili, Fraymi, Ravelo, Lira).