Bellhorn04
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It's certainly not inconceivable that he does become the closer at some point.
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Thinking he might be a little cheaper because of the Lisfranc issue.
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Herrera and Kelly maybe? Place your bets.
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You're not putting much stock into the improvements in Eovaldi's numbers and the opinions that he's much better because of adding the cutter to his repertoire.
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Kimbrel, of course, is supposedly looking for 6 years. There's a lot to play out, but based on what Corbin got, the pricing of free agent pitching may be rather inflated this offseason.
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I'm surprised you would say Kimbrel.
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You're right, actually. He is predictable. Ben was the opposite. You never knew what the heck he was going to do.
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Sorry, you said 99. No do-overs. Also, 101 wins would have meant a neck and neck race with the Yanks to avoid the WC game. It could have had a major impact on Cora's ability to rest guys. I guarantee Cora was very happy to have that comfortable lead coming down the stretch and that it helped him get the team ready for the postseason.
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Here are Eovaldi's total numbers for the regular season and postseason combined: IP 133.1 ERA 3.44 WHIP 1.076 K/BB 5.09 These numbers are vastly superior to what went before 2018. The guy was simply a much better pitcher.
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Very insecure, I think.
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I think it should be pretty obvious by now that John Henry is not in this business just to make money, he's in it to win it. That is great news for Sox fans.
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I think he might best be described as a complicated guy.
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I will give you that there are some parallels with the recency effect. But Eovaldi will be younger at the end of this deal than Lowell was at the start of his deal. There's a lot of health risk with Eovaldi, no one's going to deny that. Just have to trust that the brass knows what they're doing.
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Eovaldi and Porcello are not exactly twins, Nick. Porcello is fantastically durable, a guy who makes every start and normally goes 6 innings. I would not expect Eovaldi to replicate that.
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We were talking about how much money is left for the bullpen this year though.
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LOL - that's some creative spin.
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Honestly I don't think we should be sweating it. If they were pinching, they probably wouldn't have signed Pearce.
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I kind of doubt he trades E-Rod. I think he's still got 10 or 11 mill to invest in a closer type, and maybe he trades some spare parts/prospects for another reliever? John Henry doesn't seem to be pinching pennies yet, based on the Eovaldi signing.
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You and me both know DD is not waving bye-bye to Kimbrel and Kelly and doing nothing about replacing them.
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No, we've been hearing the opposite, that he feels great. We can only speculate, but there seems to be reason for some optimism.
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Possibly. They might lose them both too. There are plenty of scenarios and I'm sure DD and the front office have given them all a lot of consideration. Both DD and Cora have raved about Eovaldi. They placed a bet on him.
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Nobody's getting traded. All in again, baby!
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I firmly believe they will try to retain one of Sale or Porcello.
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You got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em...
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John Henry is obviously not lying awake at night worrying about the top tax threshold. I expect we'll go over it a little again this year.
