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  1. Bellhorn04
    I don't think the second exam has taken place yet.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Right. Obviously that's no help as far as signing Mookie as a FA.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Re-setting has no bearing on draft pick penalties. Those apply if you exceed the first threshold by more than 40 mill, regardless. That's why we got whacked with a penalty in 2018.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Hasn't happened yet. It was 'expected some time in mid-November'. Maybe they have to drag Chris there kicking and screaming...
  5. Bellhorn04
    God knows.
  6. Bellhorn04
    It's a drop compared to $350 million or thereabouts. It's certainly not enough to impact how much they're willing to bid for Mookie. IMHO.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Not per year. For one year or maybe two. The re-set benefits you for two years at most. If the re-set inspires you to spend like crazy again it may do more harm than good. Also, the current CBA expires after 2021. There are a lot of variables in all this stuff.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I think we wouldn't really want to know who all was juicing in those days. My guess is plenty.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Flap was being facetious, methinks.
  10. Bellhorn04
    $10 mill is a lot of money, sure. But it's still a pittance compared to what it will cost to retain Mookie.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I agree with all that.
  12. Bellhorn04
    A little better positioned, and that's all. The tax savings of re-setting are a drop in the bucket compared to Mookie Betts's next contract.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Henry replaced Ben with DD and Henry knew DD's MO. Those are simple facts.
  14. Bellhorn04
    The Red Sox can easily re-sign Betts after 2020-if they're willing to be the top bidder.
  15. Bellhorn04
    But when JH hired DD the mandate was obvious. JH was unhappy about finishing last back-to-back and worried about missing the playoffs again in Papi's final season. We had a poor pitching staff and nothing ready in the minors. We had lots of prospects. JH knew exactly what was about to happen.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Hey, I enjoy a pointless neverending argument as much as the next guy...
  17. Bellhorn04
    But let's not forget that there are plenty of ways for poor first basemen to f*** up other than not being good scoopers.
  18. Bellhorn04
    The current state of the farm can be blamed on JH and Ben as much as on DD. Ben blew it in 2014 and 2015 and as a result, JH hired DD to do exactly what he did.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Castillo might not matter to Luxury Tax Budgies, but I'm sure he matters to John Henry and the team accountants. The bottom line is, the vast majority of Mookie's contract will fall in the years after Price, Eovaldi and Pedroia are gone.
  20. Bellhorn04
    I suppose Red Sox fans are less outraged about 2017 because we lost 3 out of 4, whereas the Yanks and Dodgers each lost in 7 games. Plus we only scored 2 runs in each of those losses in Houston.
  21. Bellhorn04
    It's ludicrous to blame DD if we don't keep Betts. It's not DD's fault that Mookie turned up his nose at a $200 million extension offer because he has his heart set on something more astronomical like $350 million. It's not DD'd fault that Mookie is the second best player in the game and is all about the money. Also, after the 2020 season the team's albatross count will not be that bad. Price and Eovaldi will each have 2 years left. Pedroia will have 1. Castillo will be off the books. They will definitely be able to break the bank for Mookie - if that's what they want to do.
  22. Bellhorn04
    You may have a point there.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I mostly agree, Kimmi. But I do think pleasing the fans is a kind of necessary evil of doing business sometimes. After all, they are the ones who pump all the money into the team's coffers that allows the team to pay the salaries of the players.
  24. Bellhorn04
    The other problem was letting Fisk just walk away for nothing, by sheer incompetence. There weren't many good moves in that time period.
  25. Bellhorn04
    https://nypost.com/2019/11/18/world-series-video-shows-possible-astros-cheating-setup/
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