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  1. Bellhorn04
    July 31 is for final pieces in the puzzle.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Hard to say what's going to happen. We were expecting Duran or Abreu to be traded last offseason and it didn't happen, and it hasn't happened yet this offseason. Maybe they're just not getting enticing offers.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Or a screwup. 🙂
  4. Bellhorn04
    My concern is it would hurt the offense and that's an area we need improvement in. I would prefer to trade Abreu if we're trading an outfielder. Not that my preferences count for much LOL
  5. Bellhorn04
    It's just that Duran has been our best and most durable player the last 2 years. Trading surplus doesn't usually mean trading your best player.
  6. Bellhorn04
    No, they don't have to abandon that strategy, they don't have to abandon free agency either, there's room for all of it.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Nonetheless the Dodgers are on a heck of a run. 13 straight years in the playoffs. 5 pennants in 9 years. 3 WS in 6 years. And still very well set up.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Agreed.
  9. Bellhorn04
    The Dodgers spend and the Pirates don't. I mean, there is SOME correlation at work...
  10. Bellhorn04
    The 2025 Sox had 4 free agents who totaled 12.9 bWAR - Bregman, Story, Giolito and Chapman. Farm, trades and free agency, you have to use them all IMHO. Obviously have to be very selective with free agents because they're so expensive.
  11. Bellhorn04
    B-R is showing 2 separate numbers for 2025. Looks like it's 22/29/24 = 75. The $2 mill was an option buyout.
  12. Bellhorn04
    While extraordinarily unlikely, a trade for Nate and Seager would be cool.
  13. Bellhorn04
    And if you look at it as value for money over the life of the contract it was a negative. Winning the ring counts for a lot for me. If we adhere strictly to the value for money concept, the contract we gave Foulke didn't work out. But I don't think many Red Sox fans regret it. To me the epitome of a bad Red Sox contract if we include them all is Sandoval, because we literally got zero value out of it. Not one solitary redeeming contribution.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I did not complain much between the time Henry bought the team and 2019. I complained when they traded Betts and I haven't really been the same since. It's not like I want Henry to sell the team, but I do think there has been a big shift in philosophy. The hunger to win another title just isn't there anymore IMHO.
  15. Bellhorn04
    That leads to the inevitable arguments about what working out means. To me the Price signing worked out because we won the division 3 years in a row and the 2018 ring. I was fine with the Eovaldi contract as well. But everyone has their own criteria for 'working out'.
  16. Bellhorn04
    I am trying to pay less attention, actually, Joe. I've been posting much less than I normally do in the offseason. Great to have you here BTW.
  17. Bellhorn04
    I've had it with offseason dreams. Our dreams have never matched up to reality since the day they traded Betts, the day John Henry told us how it's going to be from now on.
  18. Bellhorn04
    I always liked that guy just for the fact he turned down the Yankees. 😊
  19. Bellhorn04
    Finishing last is not the critical measure though IMHO. 78-84 stinks but it's more like mediocre than bad. And those 2022-2024 teams all finished badly of course.
  20. Bellhorn04
    But we were on the cusp of the playoffs at the deadlines in 2022, 2023 and 2024. It wasn't a rebuild from scratch situation like Theo with the Cubs.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Trading Betts was like telling the fans: "We're more about finances than we are about baseball from here on."
  22. Bellhorn04
    We could have made the playoffs every year from 2021 to 2025 with better moves and a bit more spending. It's not like we were that far away in any year. And having Betts would have been a massive improvement in itself.
  23. Bellhorn04
    They didn't have to add $100M to pay Betts.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I'd call it a big mishmash. And I think having 2 totally inexperienced CBOs has a lot to do with that. It's been kind of a helter-skelter performance, some good moves mixed with too many bad ones.
  25. Bellhorn04
    We're all wired differently, that's for sure. I don't expect Henry to spend as much as the Dodgers, but for me it stings that the Dodgers have been killing us in terms of success, basically since Betts left. Not as bad as it would be if it was the Yankees doing this, but it's running a pretty strong second. The Red Sox just don't seem to have much urgency any more. Last offseason was encouraging, but I have a nagging feeling they're not going to do much this offseason. I think Henry is looking at the possible lockout in 2027 and the potential losses that will occur.
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