Bellhorn04
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I'm not saying blow it up, nothing even close to that.
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It's a team that needs payroll reduced below 208 mill.
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Yep. But the way things are set up, the chicken salad can turn to chicken s*** really fast now.
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Yes.
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It has declined marginally. 2017 4.45 2018 4.41 2019 4.38 I'll bet anything it's higher in 2020 than in 2019. The highest contract for a pitcher just went from 217 mill to 324 mill. And look at the arb raises Mookie and E-Rod are expected to get. The younger players thing is being offset a lot by the higher arb salaries.
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For those who would have left Pedro in, let's say he did get Posada out on that pitch. He's at 123 pitches with still 4 more outs to get, and the next hitter was Giambi, who has homered twice in the game. Would you leave Pedro in to face Giambi?
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Let's see what the average salary is for 2020. I'm guessing it will be the highest ever after this offseason's signings and arb raises.
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It can be debated until doomsday, I guess. But Posada's hit was on Pedro's 123rd pitch of the night, and it was the Yankees 4th hit in a row. Jeter's double might have been misplayed by Nixon. But the single by Williams was solidly struck, and the double by Matsui was a rocket.
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It's my personal belief that the main reason DD was replaced is because we need a rebuilder now.
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I don't think that's quite accurate. Henry has spent big on the team pretty much since Day One, and has done very well by it. 4 titles and a very robust increase in the value of the asset. He has nothing to complain about and neither do we. No other GM's have done better than Henry's Red Sox GM's.
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There's no way to win though. Henry doesn't say much, but every little thing he says about the team or the payroll or the tax is like a huge bucket of chum tossed into a shark pool. If he talked more it would only be worse.
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It's all about cost. The MLB pay system and tax system has created a situation where the cost of your talent can rise by multiples in a short time without you doing anything. 2018 AAV's: Chris Sale 12.5 Mookie Betts 10.5 Xander Bogaerts 7.05 JBJ 6.1 E-Rod 2.375 Total 38.525 Avg 7.705 2020 AAV's including arb projections: Chris Sale 25.6 Mookie Betts 27.5 Xander Bogaerts 20 JBJ 11.5 E-Rod 9 Total 93.6 Avg 18.72 So for these 5 players, the cost is 250% as high 2 years later. And the initial luxury tax rate is also 250% as high (from 20 to 50). It's a system that makes keeping a good team together for even a short period very difficult, no matter how rich or smart you are or how much planning you do.
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Just keep making a douchebag of yourself then. We really need lots more posts about trolls cluttering up the board.
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Chaim Bloom didn't get to where he is by being less smart about baseball dealings than us.
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I don't think there's any chance of that happening.
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Other teams know the Red Sox are looking to cut payroll. But they also know the Red Sox aren't looking to do them a favor. So they have to make a fair offer or it's no deal. Simple as that.
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I'm just assuming the Front Office knew what they were doing tendering him a contract. They could always wait for another team to really need a decent center fielder.
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Under the circumstances that seems fine, I guess.
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And yet the trade simulator has him at +2 million.
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Well, the Red Sox are giving us the Phantom Offseason.
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Ho Ho Ho!
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Not many pitchers don't.
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Good post Nick. Merry Freakin' Christmas everyone.
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If they were as desperate as you make out, it's kind of funny nothing has happened yet. Now you can revert back to 'Bloom is indecisive' mode.
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Ted, you need to grab a new attitude for 2020. This back and forth with Jax is just cluttering up baseball threads with trash. Jax has been cleared by the mods long ago. Deal with it.
