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  1. Bellhorn04
    The stats suggest his fielding was close to adequate in 2018. That helps explain why it wasn't considered going into 2019. In 2019 he was bad.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Keep Mookie for 2020 with the intention that we can trade him at the deadline if circumstances warrant it. To me that's the plan that will come closest to pleasing everyone.
  3. Bellhorn04
    It's still 19.4 million * 2, though.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Trading him and then trying to re-sign is certainly an option, but it sure is an icky one.
  5. Bellhorn04
    JD's opt out date is right after the season ends though.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Sure, but the odds of that happening so soon are not great.
  7. Bellhorn04
    AGon was not popular. Most of that 2012 team was not very popular, after the 2011 collapse and in the midst of a crappy season with a clown manager.
  8. Bellhorn04
    If you're going to trade a player like Mookie, though, there has to be a great reason for doing so. Cutting payroll to save luxury tax is not a great reason for Mr. Average Fan.
  9. Bellhorn04
    That's true, but he was also in the process of rapidly destroying his popularity with the mystery injury, sitting out the infamous loss to the Yanks etc. in the midst of an obviously crucial season for the team.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Yes, he's slightly below average height. Big deal. His weight is listed as 180. He smokes the ball and he can throw a ball 300 feet. He's got physical strength to spare for the game of baseball.
  11. Bellhorn04
    None of these guys were popular at the time of the trade. Not sure what this has to do with Betts, though.
  12. Bellhorn04
    I think most Red Sox fans realize that it was the pitching that doomed this year's team, and it will be pitching that largely determines the fate of the 2020 team. I think that's completely separate from the Betts issue. He is a guy that a lot of Sox fans would like to see still in the uniform 7-8 years from now. Those fans are not just thinking about 2019 or 2020.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Mookie Betts is not a 'small guy'. He's an insanely good all-around athlete. He bowls 300 games. He throws 305-foot strikes from right field.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Yes like you. I think you may have used more colorful terms than 'hoping', too.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Chipper Jones did not have a season below 2.3 bWAR in his whole career! And a bWAR of 2.8 at age 40. That's pretty amazing.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Chipper's on the list, Kimmi.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Some might argue it's better to risk a burdensome contract than to risk having to watch the next best thing to Willie Mays star for another team for 7-8 years. After all, we always manage to survive the burdensome contracts, and even win titles while carrying them.
  18. Bellhorn04
    96 wins with that payroll is impressive, period.
  19. Bellhorn04
    I think that might be a bit of an overstatement. I think 700hitter probably did a few eye rolls when people said they were hoping he'd opt out.
  20. Bellhorn04
    If you're dreaming big on Mookie, you're dreaming he's the next best thing to Willie Mays, who performed as if in his prime until around age 35.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Johnson and Travis will make any opposing GM's eyes light up with excitement.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I think we're in a no-win situation with Mookie. Losing him will hurt on the field and keeping him will hurt in the long-term cost.
  23. Bellhorn04
    The Price signing has been iffy, and yet there have been far worse signings, crazy as that is.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Sure, $30 million is a lot of money if you spend it wisely - and luckily. It could get you a Max Scherzer. Or it could get you a Pablo/Ellsbury-type albatross or two.
  25. Bellhorn04
    The team and the fan base 'survived' the loss of Lynn, Fisk and others, but the first half of the 80's was incredibly dismal as a result.
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