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The year 2 penalty isn't a big concern IMO. It's a jump from 20% to 30%. It's the year 3 that's the problem. Going over for 2 years and resetting seems like a reasonable take if you are not quite in the hunt.

10 years would get them to 2029. At that point, they'd be talking about Bello/Casas QO's. That's probably too far down the line, right? There isn't even a prospect in the SP Top 30 with an ETA after 2027.

So in the 5 year plan, the 5th year is the fully formed year? Or is that year 6?

After throwing at the complex, they'll probably rehab him in low A and see how he does. My guess is that DD still tries to hold onto him for the whole year out of spite unless Song is just a shell of what he once was.

Yes, it's confusing and kinda s***** especially in this situation. If he's active for the last 5 games of this year, he'd have to be active for 85 games next season.

He's getting paid MLB money though!

Sox would have to file a grievance with the league office.

Everytime they go over it's a new cliff.

He hit 818 from 4/13/21 - 10/3/21. It was more than one off year.

Strahm averaged 4 innings in his 7 starts to go along with the 3.90 ERA.

Why reset if they were just under in 21?

Why throw out 2020? Giving Bloom a mulligan for no reason?

What about ones that OPS 789 for 20M?

They were under in 2021. Are they going to reset every year now?

Was that how they won all those championships from 04-18? Not spending? 04 2nd 07 2nd 13 4th 18 1st

Currently 15th in MLB in payroll for 2023!

Let's bring that guy back! They aren't talking about bringing Yordan Alvarez here, are they?

Nobody knows what that guy wants anymore. All I've heard is that he currently doesn't want to spend, but others in the FO/ownership do.

Both? Fire Bloom hire a spender that can do it well?

They can, but they would have to keep him on the active roster for 90 days in 2024 to complete the "90 day minimum" that is required.

I haven't seen any reports on what his stuff looked like when facing live hitters over the weekend. Must not have been very good.

You said that last year too.

I agree. I'd rather have guys that can DH and play the field.

May I introduce you to our resident stork?

Song was transferred from active Naval duty to selective reserves in late February, which allowed him to report to the Phillies’ spring training camp in Clearwater, Fla. Before even getting a chance to appear in a Grapefruit League game, though, the righty was shut down from throwing due to tightness in his back. As a result, he opened the 2023 season on Philadelphia’s injured list. Since then, Song has been transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list. He has, however, resumed throwing. He faced live hitters in Clearwater on Thursday and could be progressing toward a rehab assignment in the near future, Dombrowski told MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki. “He’s continued to work back, he’s feeling better, it’s been positive,” said Dombrowski, who expects Song to pitch competitively this season. Song, who turns 26 on Sunday, can be sent out on a minor-league rehab assignment for a maximum of 30 days. He would then need to spend at least 90 days on Philadelphia’s active roster to meet Major League Baseball’s Rule 5 requirements. If those requirements could not be met, the Phillies would have to place Song on waivers and subsequently offer him back to the Red Sox for $50,000 if he clears waivers. Phillies will just keep phantom IL'ing him this year and just hide him on the active roster next season for 90 days then demote him.