Bellhorn04
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Those who say we don't necessarily need a good bat may in fact be correct. But I would rather err on the side of more offense this year. Those who say we could really use another starting pitcher are right, too.
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Our anthem is very boring.
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Take it for what it's worth, but I think my city of Halifax is probably the most American-like city in Canada. We're sort of like a shrunken-down version of Boston. As far as baseball loyalty is concerned, I'm quite sure the Red Sox are #1 here, with the Blue Jays and Yankees in a battle for #2.
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Annoying accent, eh?
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Nunez isn't really versatile though. The only thing he does well is hit the ball. Not that I wouldn't mind having him back if the price is right.
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Patience can be a virtue, but what big bat is going to be available once all the FA's are signed and the season starts? The supply is limited.
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Probably the fairest way to look at the Bogey-Machado thing is the 2018 projected fWAR: Bogey 3.6 Machado 6.3 So that's a 2.7 differential for Machado.
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Fair point, although by today's standards if you get a DH who can put up 4 WAR each year he's earning his 25 mill. It certainly highlights what a fantastic bargain Mr. Ortiz was.
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If we go status quo and narrowly miss the playoffs that would be really bad, especially where it puts us one big fat year closer to the bad thing.
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I'll bet you're not glad we didn't sign him to an extension of say 6/120 though.
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I think there are a couple of reasons Boras is somewhat of a 'target'. One is that he's a figure of power in the baseball economy. Another is that he has celebrity - some of which he has deliberately sought out, with his arguably grandstanding public statements.
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IMHO we shouldn't make sweeping generalizations about players, agents, executives, whoever. They're all individuals. Some are slimeballs and some are fine people.
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Wow, that is wicked cold.
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Deep freeze is right. Right now it's 7 degrees Fahrenheit outside here with a wind chill of -11.
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Yes, that'd be great. But since it's impossible, the next best thing is our own wild, often unfounded and unrealistic speculation.
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I'm optimistic too, in fact I'll be pretty shocked if something major doesn't happen.
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I'm having a little back and forth with Kimmi about the wisdom of signing 30 year old pitchers to 6 or 7 year deals. As for JDM, yes, hopefully we'll sign him for 5 years. Obviously he and Boras are in the waiting game now and hoping someone cracks and goes to 6 years. If we come out of this offseason without some sort of major acquisition, whether it be a hitter or a pitcher, it'll be disappointing.
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Well, if Theo thought it was OK to sign Lester for 6 years it can't be the worst idea in the world *sometimes* to risk it...
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Even in hindsight you wouldn't sign Scherzer? The actual cost of his contract in present dollars was around $195 million, I think. FanGraphs says he's already earned $144 million of that.
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Not even Scherzer?
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What? I'm shocked.
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It might change soon, but so far it's been the all-time snoozefest.
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The thing is, what happened to Bard-'Steve Blass syndrome' has only happened to a handful of pitchers in history. This was an extremely rare case.
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The population of players is much larger.
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To me he stands for greed, getting every last dollar, and escalating baseball salaries as high into the stratosphere as possible. It's just my personal feelings, nothing more. And I fully realize that the owners are men of greed as well.
