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  1. Bellhorn04
    Eew...Jeter Downs is kind of begging for the "if my aunt had balls..." line....
  2. Bellhorn04
    Any credit they get for Bogaerts is wiped out by Story, so a wash at best.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Yes, it was different. As you say everyone knew we wanted JD. No one knew we wanted Story. That's different.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I never understood why he would. He basically threw out the challenge to the media to follow up on it, and we got crickets.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Bogaerts himself said he was just expecting a good fair negotiation and that the offer he got (one extra year for $30 million) was so disappointing that they didn't even respond to it. And he had shown himself to be very fair on that first extension, regardless of Boras.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Except things went to s**t in 2019, with the firing of Dombrowski a clear indicator that all was not well at the top. The bottom line is they didn't make an offer that was attractive enough.
  7. Bellhorn04
    That's not the argument though. Everyone agrees the contract he actually got was ridiculous. The argument is that they could have retained him for a much more reasonable number if they really tried, instead of letting it get to the auction stage.
  8. Bellhorn04
    I appreciate your positivity. I'm just venting. The Chapman signing bummed me out and made me question the judgment of our front office all over again.
  9. Bellhorn04
    OK, well, it's all speculation, I get that. But we also have to keep in mind that the Dodgers were an attractive destination in many ways, and that must have factored in as well.
  10. Bellhorn04
    But as we know their offers to Bogaerts were laughably short.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Are you really trying to use COVID as an excuse for losing Betts?
  12. Bellhorn04
    With Mookie it all has to be viewed through the lens that he was and is one of the best ballplayers in history - a truly complete player, which is really hard to find. You can't lump him in with regular good players. Soto is great and yet he's not as good as Mookie.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Maybe all the more reason the Sox should have kept Mookie, if it was thought that prices might be affected by COVID. And when you look at the basket of crap they got back for him... Not enough lipstick in the world to cover this pig.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Agreed. But he also confirmed they had a number they were unwilling to exceed, and that was non-negotiable. And in retrospect, their number was clearly too low. So it still works out to they screwed up hugely.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Were you excited at the time about it? I was kind of in the "scratching my head" group. It just seemed so blatantly obvious he was here to replace Xander.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Disagree, because it all adds up and the tax thresholds and penalties obviously still matter plenty.
  17. Bellhorn04
    The Story signing was one of the most underwhelming big money signings ever. Partially because, of course, many assumed he just represented a cheaper replacement for the soon-to-be-gone Xander. The yucks just keep coming the last last 5 years.
  18. Bellhorn04
    If that's what happens, "some will say" the Red Sox pursuit of Soto was a big waste of time, and they should have known from the start no one would outbid Cohen. And it'll be two years in a row they made their top targets guys they had no chance at (Moto last year), so that's kind of dumb in itself. And I realize that all sounds like it came from a spokesperson for the Fellowship of the Miserable!
  19. Bellhorn04
    Fair question. Altuve and Bregman were the big stars on that team and I think they shouldered a lot of the blame because of that. And Bregman just seems unlikable, rightly or wrongly. So I can't say there's much logic behind it.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Falling short on Soto would not, in itself, be an embarrassment. On the other hand, trying for Soto doesn't, in itself, mean this offseason won't end up an embarrassment.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Yes, Zack Scott has been talking a lot about the Mookie situation. One thing I seized on is that he seemed to confirm that the final offer to Mookie was close to, but under, $300 million. He confirmed the $200 million offer and then said the next year they offered "almost $100 million more." This supports Mookie's claim that their offers never got to $300 million.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Marwin was the best damn cheater on the team!
  23. Bellhorn04
    Betts was 2 years older at the start of his extension than Soto will be at the start of his contract. But that sure doesn't account for a $300 million difference, does it
  24. Bellhorn04
    No, I think the Mets will offer the most money and we need Soto to prefer Boston. That's been my position for a while now.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Right, just place a bet one way or the other. Pie charts are too wishy-washy. 😉
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