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  1. mvp 78
    Yeah, it's either or, not both. If they didn't have Masa, they could try to figure out Teoscar at DH but I don't see it.
  2. mvp 78
    Scouts that saw him in FCL raved. Scouts that saw him in Salem weren't overly impressed. He's in the honorable mentions strictly because of his FCL numbers.
  3. mvp 78
    Utley 5.4 bWAR 162 Av Pedroia 5.6 bWAR 162 Av If Pedroia was able to stay healthy through age 39 the way Utley did, may have as good of a case if not better than Utley (higher average, OBP, TB per 162).
  4. mvp 78
    Not as questionable as the Bobby Grich omission though.
  5. mvp 78
    Bullying works. That's how Devers was signed. We need to march on Henry's house.
  6. mvp 78
    If he was traded out of the division, that injury may have never happened. 🤔
  7. mvp 78
    Baseball players are really dumb.
  8. mvp 78
    They tend to talk a big game and be "all in" on lots of free agents prior to season tickets and the annual winter weekend. They have consistently fallen on their faces since 2019. They used to be better, but it's been a while.
  9. mvp 78
    Grandal or Diaz are also viable FA defensive catchers. I'm not sure how long they are going to keep Teel down for, but my guess is they aren't going to spend Vaz money on the position. Maybe 6M or less.
  10. mvp 78
    If Machado didn't take him out at 2b and he was able to have 3-4 more good seasons, he'd have a stronger case. He might be one and done with this ballot and not get 5%.
  11. mvp 78
    Boras put 300M+ out there and a comp with the Machado contract. No.
  12. mvp 78
    I mean, Sam Kennedy has said really dumb stuff in the past and has walked it back poorly. If they did it again, I wouldn't be all that surprised. Just like how we warned you about the impending Aug/Sept Sox collapse. We've seen it before.
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    NESN

    mvp 78 replied to jad's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    MLBPA will not agree to a payroll cap and the smol bean owners won't agree to a payroll floor. The economics of baseball are dumb. The teams closest to me are the Marlins and the Rays and they don't really have a foothold on anyone. People blame transplants, but the Heat, Lightning, Bucs and Dolphins do just fine and are far all more popular than the two MLB teams.
  14. mvp 78
    $16M to go over both thresholds. Going over for one year is nothing.
  15. mvp 78
    20M gets them to the 2nd threshold at 261M. They should spend that much. Will they? IDK.
  16. mvp 78
    Oh, for tax purposes. Then I change my vote. 😎
  17. mvp 78
    No. Offseason bluster isn't moving the needle for me. I've heard it before.
  18. mvp 78

    NESN

    mvp 78 replied to jad's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    17 regular season games per year vs 162 regular season games per year. MLB is more analogous to the NBA or NHL tv models due to the length of season. MLB is known to really step in it and some of the bigger market teams have rolled over for the small market teams in the past. Changing their revenue streams may make it a bigger fight though. Why piss off the richest owners and more loyal fanbases?
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    We've wanted the Sox to use their financial muscle ever since they traded Mookie. This ownership has been relatively hesitant to do so. The moves they've gone out on a limb for have blown up on them. Grandal has a similar defensive profile and is available as a FA. At 36, he'll be a lot less than 10M. Travis d'Arnaud just signed for 2/12. Stallings signed for 1/2.5. Hedges signed for 1/4. I think you could get a one year deal out of Grandal for 6M and not have to give anything else up. Maybe they bring back Jansen or find a cheaper option like Elias Diaz.
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    NESN

    mvp 78 replied to jad's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    There would have to be some substantial concessions to the Red Sox and the other teams with their own networks in order to give up their assets. Increased merchandise %? An MLB package without the Sox and Yankees is not very appealing to a lot of folks. I also worry what this could do to the overall presentation of each baseball game. Would the Red Sox lose their local flavor? If you watch Bally's telecasts, they just aren't the same.
  21. mvp 78
    It's taken him 90+ games each of the past two seasons to provide $6-7M in value. I don't know if there is enough playing time for him to be valuable at that price. I'm not sure the Sox are prepared to move on from Wong just yet. Wong would get the majority of the starts. His largest contract with the Sox was 4.5M and that seemed about right for what he brings to the table as fulltime starter. Anything more than that is a waste IMO. I wouldn't pay "most of his one year, $10M deal."
  22. mvp 78
    Grissom doesn't have the walk-off walk bat flip game that Meidroth does.
  23. mvp 78
    Manson had an angelic voice.
  24. mvp 78
    A waterslide from the Monster Seats TM down to the bottom of Fisk Pole TM. The ladder is already in play, so why not a waterslide?
  25. mvp 78
    Maddie also garnered lots of comments with her "who to root for in the WS" and "checking in on DD 5 years later" articles. By our TalkSoxCast metrics, she's been killing it. We'll need to task her with the official "is clutch real" article once things simmer down later this winter.
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