Bellhorn04
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Not just GM's. Francona. A number of players. It's often been mentioned how the Red Sox have a tendency to smear people on the way out.
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Yeah, we'll never know. Now when they traded Lester to the A's, they could safely assume they would get another shot at him...
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Yeah, that idea was no good.
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Not Epstein, no, but many others.
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I don't think that's the point. The point is where did he leave the team for the next guy. It was bad, but far from destroyed.
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They fooled ya! I thought it was a possibility the minute we traded him. Friedman doesn't seem like the kind of guy to make a big splashy expensive trade for one season of a player. I suspected they would take a shot at keeping him.
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As far as DD being "overrated"...it seems to me he left Boston, like many before him, with his reputation in pretty bad shape. Not only a destroyer of farms but a terrible communicator...
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Well, now you're arguing with yourself, because you were just saying we should be competitive or contenders next year.
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And I don't think DD "destroyed the future". If all goes well, the only destroyed season will be 2020.
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And Pedroia's extension was a fraction (about 30%-110 vs. 365) of Mookie's.
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Maybe. I'm guessing he was very willing to entertain offers, but wasn't just looking to unload them.
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Of course you're trying to argue, Denny. You repeatedly point to the team's record this year and talk about how "Bloom supporters" will back him no matter what. It's fine to argue, we all do it here.
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I think the advent of the 12-13 year contract is a bad thing for everyone. It virtually guarantees that even the greatest of players, like Trout and Betts, will one day represent painful financial burdens to their teams.
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What's a little silly is how political this stuff can get. dgalehouse launches an attack against the 'Bloom supporters'. moon hits right back against the 'DD supporters'. Come on folks, does everything have to work that way - you're either in one camp or the other? It strikes me as a little weird.
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We all see some things differently.
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The Yankees offense had some crazy over-performance last year from guys who replaced the injured regulars. This year a huge correction has taken place.
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Ah yes, "the Bloom supporters". The brainwashed nerds waving the pompoms for Chaim no matter what he does and no matter how the team sucks. Personally, I supported DD when he was here, and I'm supporting Bloom now. I generally believe you should support the current guy because you don't have much choice in the matter.
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OK. When you mentioned Peraza I thought you meant this year. Not sure if he'll be back next year or not.
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2020 is not the year to be starting any clocks though.
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If Mookie stays healthy, he could be productive for 7-8 years of the deal IMO. Staying healthy is the big if.
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Certainly can't rule this stuff out as a factor, unfortunately.
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How so? I don't follow other teams arbitration situations much, but I know the Red Sox have had very few contentious arbitrations and usually avoid them altogether. Plus we're talking about a caliber of player (and consequently high arbitration value) that's not even seen very often.
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How many is "lots"?
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In Triggs we trust.
