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Imagine that. Last night I watched Steve Kerr being interviewed. He was articulate as well.

Bump From Peter Abe. I think this s*** is interesting. It's particularly cool in that more people get a share on the Sox than with any other org. Peter Abraham 4 hrs · The Red Sox didn't advance in the postseason. But they were generous with the money they made. MLB announced Tuesday that the Red Sox received $2,746,264.04 from the players' pool of postseason revenue. From that, they awarded full shares of $36,438.21 to 65 people along with 10.01 partial shares and six cash awards. Here's how it works, per MLB: The players’ pool is formed from 50 percent of the gate receipts from the Wild Card games; 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series; 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship Series; and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the World Series. That was $84.5 million. That money is divided up among the 10 teams that made the playoffs with more going to the winners of each and the most ($30.4 million) going to the Astros. Houston's full shares were $438,901.57 each. Teams meet individually to decide who gets what. Typically, the players, coaches and manager get a full share and lesser amounts go to staff members, clubhouse attendants, etc. Players who appeared in only a handful of games would get less than others who were around for all 162. In all, the Sox gave money to 81 people. There were 49 players who appeared in at least one game, so 32 others got a piece of the action. The Sox awarded the most full shares of any team, so the players took care of the staff members to the degree that they could. Yes, Pablo Sandoval received something. Those are the rules. For wealthy players, it's a nice check. But I've known coaches, trainers, etc. over the years who were able to buy a house or send their kids to a better college with playoff shares. It can be life-changing money, especially for World Series teams.

Was Elias the guy the Sox got in the trade with Seattle? That guy supposedly had big upside. Maybe I am confused.

Come to think of it, seeing the defensive numbers for Youk, Napoli, Hanley, and Morland compared to this bargain would be interesting.

Lol. Okay now I am interested to see how his defensive numbers stand next to those of Moreland. I never did see Gold Glove play at first in 2017. Moreland was pretty sound and I have few complaints about his D.

This all sounds close to a dumpster dive. We won't get Stanton but why should we not go all-in for the next best option weather it is Martinez, Abreu, Santana, or someone lower on the power bat food chain?

And I am not against signing international talent at all. As long as the player can prove he is a fit before big money is thrown at him. Treat him like any other prospect and don't get a giant boner for every hyped foreign player that becomes available.

Legit points Doc but I am still not a fan of over paying, especially when that player remains unproven against the best talent in the world which is MLB.

SCM33's overall point if expanded to include the International pool makes sense to me. I don't see any logic is signing a high priced player from another country that has not played MLB ball. At best you get someone like that clown in rt field for the Dodgers. Or The idiot that we got from the A's for our best pitcher. Then we get guys like Castillo who have not played ball for almost two years, have never played at a high level ( unless you consider a few international games "high" ), and has not had access to really good coaching and facilities in which to train. Chasing these stiffs is a waste of time and produces very few true star quality MLB players.

I was a business associate of Eric Wedge back in the late '90s. I met with him many times. He is articulate, insightful, and personable. I got to watch him teach some young players catching skills. He is very good at teaching young players. I have wanted the Sox to make him Manager since they axed Tito. I guess the fiasco in Seattle has somehow tarnished his reputation. Not with me. That Seattle FO was f***ed.

At times like this I like to remember what Mark Twain wrote.

Good for Fister. I could not see the Sox offering him that deal unless it was a MiLB contract and I don't know enough about that s*** to know if that were possible. In any case, the Sox will need 7-8 MLB ready starting arms in 2018.

Excellent f***ing post.

By all means adopt the opinion of a biased fan instead of the opinion of a Doctor Of Medicine that understands and has experience in sports medicine. Sound thinking.

All the more reason to snag Morrison. Not that he is a legitimate stud either.

I have that feeling too. Seattle would be the best fit for Japanese player to land in but it will come down to money in the end.

Grab Morrison and move on.

Well I can not take your assessment seriously as you have only seen him play a several dozen times and you use no stats to support your opinion.

The kid we got from Philly for Buch had a decent year and evolved it seems. He was doing well in the AFL as well.

He kicked ass at Woodstock. Many saw him for the first time and were in awe.

I am with you on this.

I'm pretty sure Moon made a typo there. He is dead set against getting Hosmer if anything. For the record, so am I. He is not a big enough upgrade from Moreland to justify the expense and he does not offer enough of what the Sox need to fortify their offense. Nice, guy, good player, just not what the Sox need.

Okay now let's just say that Stanton has no further interest in money ( people feel that way all of the time, right? ). Let's say that his decision comes down to the livability and status a location can offer. Why in the world would Stanton chose to live in a mid-western s*** hole like St. Louis when he could live in a world class city? Oh, I see. Stanton is the stupidest f*** in the world.

Ah f*** 'em. I read everone's opinion here. I just stated my own opinion.

How do we know this? Some fan posting on a board and his opinion becomes fact? For all the s*** you good folk give Swi and especially for saying he has never hit and will never hit it is my recollection that it was his hitting that made him a top prospect. You can look at his numbers and conclude that he has not shown progress or much production. I see a young talent that has not been handled particularly well and has had major career threatening injury leading to a protracted recovery and stalled development. I think he can hit well enough in MLB to warrant a spot on a 25 man. He is a couple of years behind schedule now. If he is finally healthy I hope that we get to see him play and play well.