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  1. Bellhorn04
    I think it'll come down to the Mets and the Dodgers for Soto. The Dodgers are obviously every player's dream destination right now. And the deal they made with Ohtani is thought to give them the cash flow relief they will need to pay Soto. Steve Cohen is the one owner in baseball who will actually reach into his own pocket to pay the talent. And he has an estimated net worth of 21 billion. As for the Yanks, Soto says it was a great experience, but I suspect he might have been turned off a bit by the sourness and finger-pointing that came out of their World Series flop.
  2. Bellhorn04
    If you believe Anthony and Campbell are going to be elite MLB hitters, these are the guys you should be dreaming on IMHO. I'm not trying to downplay Soto's talent. He could be an all time elite hitter. But the price tag will be beyond ridiculous.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Alonso is a 1B and a DH in the making. We already have Casas and Devers in that profile, without even bringing Yoshida into it.
  4. Bellhorn04
    And what are we hearing about a trade for Crochet? We're hearing you'd want to sign him to an extension ASAP. The cheap part goes out the window pretty quick.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Let me rephrase: the timing to trade Yoshida could not be worse. Therefore I don't think it's something that will be explored this offseason.
  6. Bellhorn04
    I'll take it a step further and say I think chasing Soto would be a very bad idea. We have 4 terrific prospects and they're all position players. What we need is pitching and better defense. Soto is nether. Soto is looking for an AAV of about $50 million. That would create havoc with the budget. Soto and Devers would be taking up $80 million of it for a long time. How are you going to do that, pay the pitchers and sign Anthony to an extension etc.? Do you think Henry is going to morph into Cohen all of a sudden? Gotta be realistic here.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Price was not at all a surprising signing IMHO.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Nope, perfectly legal. Heck, someone might even offer to pay $2 million a year of his salary.
  9. Bellhorn04
    My call is this: 1) Yes, we will acquire a TOTR pitcher. 2) No, there will be no offer by the Red Sox to Juan Soto. But they will probably get it out there that they're "engaged" or "checking in" on him, as they did with Yamamoto.
  10. Bellhorn04
    "Love to see us get him" ..."happy concern". Yes, it does sound like you're letting the dream in. 😉
  11. Bellhorn04
    Yoshida can't be traded, not coming off surgery.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Wait, you think it's possible too?
  13. Bellhorn04
    Personally I think one of Henry's guiding principles in his ownership of the Red Sox is not to get into the kind of bidding war we're going to see here. This should be a spectacle the likes of which we haven't seen before. I thought we were going to see one or two of these last year with Ohtani and Moto, but the fun was short-circuited by their desires to play for the Dodgers. I think Soto would much prefer to sit back, smile and watch the fireworks.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I don't think it matters much if your rotation is all right handed. The Dodgers just won the title with a postseason pitching staff consisting of 3 right handed starters, and a small army of relievers.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Do you think it's a real possibility that Henry is going to duke it out with the behemoths for Soto?
  16. Bellhorn04
    Soto is a minus defensive player, so you know that in a hypothetical universe where he plays for the Sox, it wouldn't be that long before the suggestions to convert him to a DH start pouring in. 😄
  17. Bellhorn04
    This is the time of year to dream, but any Sox fan who thinks Soto is a real possibility under the ownership of John Henry is so delusional that yes, I have to laugh at it (not in a mean way, though). I'm just surprised that Sox fans can continue to be fooled after what we've seen starting with trading Betts.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Giolito's career has been wildly up and down and in total is mediocrity personified. He has a career ERA of 4.43, FIP of 4.44 and ERA+ of 98.
  19. Bellhorn04
    I love it when the Red Sox have stars, but Soto is not a realistic target for the Red Sox. For one thing, that 12 year/540 million projection is the most "conservative" one I've seen. Most estimates are in the 600 to 700 million range. The 3 financial behemoths of the sport, the Yankees, Mets and Dodgers, are all expected to be bidders. Cohen and Steinbrenner have already lined up their first meetings with Boras. I simply can't see John Henry wanting to get involved in an auction that is certain to end in a historically irrational contractual commitment. Better to dream on Anthony and Duran as stars in the outfield and keep the focus on pitching, IMHO.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Sure it would. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad move. For now I'll assume Breslow has a plan and knows what he's doing. For now.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I don't think MIF is an area Craig has to spend much time on this offseason.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I promise to take a look at the payroll tool when I get some time.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I have to question whether we know the exact time his marriage started to fail. We only know the public details.
  24. Bellhorn04
    He also kind of sucked when he pitched in the second half. This guy does seem to have all the makings of a wildly overhyped player.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Could have been the personal issues, could have been the changes in uniform, could have been contract year pressure, could have been pitching hurt, could have been a mechanical issue. Too many possibilities.
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