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  1. Bellhorn04
    So if Jax is right, then the 23.75 million figure being used by Spotrac is based on the assumption that JD will opt out. The Sox would get stuck with a 1.75 mill AAV adjustment to his actual 2020 salary, but would get a free ride for 2018 and 2019.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Here is the article about Chapman. Confusing stuff! https://nypost.com/2019/11/03/the-luxury-tax-implications-of-aroldis-chapmans-yankees-extension/
  3. Bellhorn04
    From what I've read they make what's called a 'true-up' adjustment if the player opts out. There was some stuff about this when Chapman opted out and then did a new deal.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Any examples?
  5. Bellhorn04
    But that exemption would only benefit the rich teams like us that have issues with the tax because we spend so much.
  6. Bellhorn04
    As I understand it, if JD opts out after this year, his AAV for 2020 will be adjusted to 27.25 million, because he will have been paid 71.25 million for the 3 years and his AAV for Years 1 and 2 was 22 million. 2018 22 2019 22 2020 27.25 Total 71.25 But there's no adjustment if the player doesn't opt out.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Spotrac showing JD at 23.75 million doesn't do much for their credibility.
  8. Bellhorn04
    What the hell, I say let's sign both Greg Bird and Clay Buchholz. Gotta have some sort of amusement. Like imagining Bird launching a few at Yankee Stadium for us.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Interestingly enough, Price doesn't seem to have said a word about the prospect of being traded.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Cot's it is, then.
  11. Bellhorn04
    It seems that way. So maybe averaging the two would be fair.
  12. Bellhorn04
    When I compared the two in my Budgie thread, it appears that Spotrac projects a much larger number for players being called up from the minors during the year. It almost seems to be a worst case scenario projection.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Not really, because the Sox can afford to pay tax a lot more than most clubs. They also said getting below $208 was 'a goal, not a mandate.'
  14. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I'm sure they had a plan. But maybe they didn't plan on the relative lack of interest of other teams in giving up much for Price & Bradley. The bottom line is I have to jabber about something while waiting.
  15. Bellhorn04
    The Sox front office has done a masterful job telling us 0 about their real thoughts to this point.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Bring back Mitch!
  17. Bellhorn04
    Perfect.
  18. Bellhorn04
    And I don't buy that they're going to trade Betts. Not after all the statements about the priority of being competitive. Right now the ticket buyers are merely restless. Trading Betts at this point would make them irate.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Last year's was a snooze, but compared to this one it was a festival of fun. At least there were the signings of Eovaldi and Pearce to keep us feelin' good. And the mystery of what DD was doing about the pen.
  20. Bellhorn04
    I and others said it should be an interesting offseason for us. It's been anything but to this point.
  21. Bellhorn04
    The main point I was trying to make to Nick is that even if we do nothing about the pen or first base, we're at least 18.5 mill over the limit. So trading Mookie at the deadline wouldn't come close to getting us under.
  22. Bellhorn04
    We've got about a dozen active posters here. And not many of them are up in arms about our lack of spending this offseason.
  23. Bellhorn04
    The White Sox have also been busy.
  24. Bellhorn04
    That's absolutely correct, and I for one am not panicking, but... Cot's has us at 18.5 mill over the first threshold right now, and other payroll estimators have us even higher than that. And we haven't done anything about the bullpen or first base.
  25. Bellhorn04
    You can eliminate the redundancy by saying 'might have', like most people do. Just trying to help.
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