Bellhorn04
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My thinking is pretty much the same as yours. If it really is a crapshoot, more longshots should be coming in.
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They will do less of it, I would agree. But obviously they still won't like having 3 same-side guys in a row.
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If the Astros win this year, it'll be 4 straight years that a team with the best record, or close to it, won.
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Theo Epstein was here 9 years, and it's not really clear that he couldn't have stayed on longer if that's what he wanted.
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But like it or not, it's the GM's who deliver the guys who play the game.
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Yes, the main difference was defense. Xander and Devers did both have higher offensive WAR's than Mookie.
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I would consider the bells and whistles approach. Front-loaded and with an opt-out.
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Aren't the Astros making a pretty good case for 'not a crapshoot'? They've been the dominant regular season team over the last 3 years. And they've been the dominant postseason team over the last 3 years.
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It's not a black and white question. That's why I put 'degrees of crapshoot' in the poll.
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Yes, that has been solidly random.
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Good comeback!
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You are hereby appointed as our representative to approach John Henry on this matter.
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It's certainly a sure way for David to go from a Yankee fan favorite to a Yankee fan target of abuse.
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Sounds like he got canned for roughly the same reason LeVangie did - too old school.
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I think the Yanks are recovering most of Ellsbury's pay through insurance as long as he 'can't play'. So that significantly reduces their financial incentive to move him.
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I blame medical science. It's obviously overrated.
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Seriously.
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He's a fine pitcher, and he's going to get a contract that someone will deeply regret in a few years.
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
Bellhorn04 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yep, that sort of mucho dinero in sweetners. -
Tampa gave them a tough series, because Tampa is a good team. But the Astros beat them 6-1 in the deciding game. Not luck.
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Playing Red Sox GM: salary dump time!
Bellhorn04 replied to VJCPatriot's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
"We might need to throw in sweetners to move price and eovaldi" That's funny stuff. -
I'm sure there was debate. I think if there was no extension and Sale went out and had a strong season, he would be looking at something like $200 million in free agency. What he agreed to was about $128 million, in present value dollars, based on the calcs done for his AAV. It all keeps coming back to how the problems in his arm could be missed in a high-tech medical exam.
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I'm not sure how anyone could have ignored Sale's issues last year, including Henry.
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I caution against reading too much into any of it. Henry did approve the trade for Cashner, which was overlooked because it happened early and because he pitched like s***. Also, I doubt that Henry disagreed with DD about everything after the WS. Maybe just about the overall philosophy DD was espousing. And Henry certainly can't disown the Sale extension. He went on record about how they didn't want to make the same mistake they made with Lester et cetera.
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John Henry is a smart man and he understands very well the balances between the short-term and long-term, and between making money and putting a team on the field that keeps fans interested.
