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  1. Bellhorn04
    Considering the Red Sox already overstuffed payroll situation and being subject to a 30% tax in 2019, you could attribute another $6.6 million in tax to Hanley's effective cost for 2019, bringing it to $28.6 million.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Well, I think you're right that the only way the option was going to vest was if his April numbers continued. I think there was definitely a Plan A and a Plan B. When he dive-bombed in May Plan B came into effect rather rapidly.
  3. Bellhorn04
    There's no way on earth it was a spontaneous decision or that the option wasn't a big factor in the decision. Of course it was. It was a $22 million option for a player who ultimately delivered a cumulative fWAR of 0.9 for the guaranteed $88 million part of the contract. A player who pulled off the feat of registering 3 negative fWARs out of his 4 years with the team. Yes, I'd say the potential vesting of that option was a wee bit of a concern in the big picture!
  4. Bellhorn04
    Manny adds to his legend with a crotch grab toward the Brewers crowd last night.
  5. Bellhorn04
    You said "there is only a savings if oft-injured Hanley’s option vests, which was unlikely". It seemed like the 'oft-injured' part had something to do with the option being unlikely to vest.
  6. Bellhorn04
    True, but it's something to do until Tuesday night gets here.
  7. Bellhorn04
    How so? JDM is playing right field regardless. Which puts Mookie in center, replacing JBJ, who is also pretty good.
  8. Bellhorn04
    I voted him second to Tito. Tito's got 2 rings.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Hanley wasn't a bad guy. It was just a bad contract, especially with that damn option.
  10. Bellhorn04
    A deep enough slump. My real point was that his option would likely have vested. notin says it was unlikely because of his injury history. But at the start of the season Hanley only needed to play about 112 average games to achieve it.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Bobby V. in a close one over Butch Hobson. Joe Kerrigan had potential, but they didn't give him much of a chance.
  12. Bellhorn04
    The vesting of Hanley’s option was not 'unlikely' at all. He was cruising toward it nicely until that deep slump in May did him in.
  13. Bellhorn04
    That's what I said-in my most recent comment on this, at least.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I suspect the only way we see any real surprises is if we're trailing in the series and the offense is struggling.
  15. Bellhorn04
    It's actually not that easy. Just ask Aaron Boone.
  16. Bellhorn04
    And exhausted and beat up.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Yes. I think for maybe the first time ever, Red Sox fans collectively must admit they have a manager who is smarter baseball-wise than all of them.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Wouldn't have been so much fun if Rick got injured. But he's a durable one.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Yes. We're all over it here. An interesting detail is that our old buddy Eric Gagne sent Cora a text about it. They were both on the 2007 team. To which Slasher had one of the lines of the year: 'that trade for Gagne finally paid off'.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Let's take a look at some of those Koji numbers from 2013. They really are beyond incredible. I think it's the WHIP numbers that are the most mind-boggling. July .391 Aug .364 Sept .286 !!! ALDS .333 ALCS .667 not at his best! LOL WS .429
  21. Bellhorn04
    In 2013 Koji probably had the best run of any closer in history, or maybe Rivera had a similar stretch. When we say we don't want any drama from our closer, we're basically saying we don't want any baserunners. We don't even want any balls put in play, actually. An immaculate inning would be nice.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Dave has been brilliant since the day the 2017-2018 offseason started.
  23. Bellhorn04
    In the 2014 WS, Bumgarner pitched Game 1, 7 innings, Game 5, on regular rest, 9 innings, and Game 7, on 2 days rest, the final 5 innings. I would say it was fairly important to the Giants winning that Bumgarner started Game 1.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Less than zero.
  25. Bellhorn04
    This is it. Wright would be replacing Workman or Hembree, not Swihart.
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