That they did. And the Cubs and Astros did quite nicely with the tank and rebuild approach too.
Somehow I don't think that's what the Sox FO has in mind.
Yep. Because when last seen he was pitching at a very high level. And by today's standards, 68 million is not going overboard.
What Eovaldi got is about 20% of what Cole got.
The market for both Price and Eovaldi would appear to be depressed by health concerns. Which only makes sense. Other teams are as concerned about their ability to stay on the field as we are.
Instead of trading Mookie, why not trade JDM? We might have to eat some money, of course. But if they really are desperate to get under the 208, it's an option.
They just signed Rendon for 7 @ 35, so money is not a problem.
Trout and his salary certainly aren't the problem either. According to Fangraphs he was worth about $70 million in 2019.
Possibly, but not necessarily. The grudge might be against the front office for letting them go. Or they might just think what was done was wrong.
Notice that it's mostly pitchers...and Fiers of course was a pitcher.