Bellhorn04
-
Posts
54,662 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
75
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by Bellhorn04
-
I don't disagree. There are just so many things can go wrong though, especially with the pitching, and I don't think that's a pessimistic view.
-
All owners seem to have been winners in the new CBA. I don't see how baseball revenues can grow much more considering the overall economy. The bubble has to burst eventually.
-
100% correct. And what Sox fans have to keep in mind is that not only is the team bumping up against the tax threshold for 2017, their payroll for tax purposes doesn't even include the 22+ million plus they're paying Castillo and Craig. Little wonder that JH is trying to draw the line a bit.
-
a) Only cost 5.5 million so he fit the budget. Good defensive 1B, lets Hanley move to DH and improves our run prevention. c) Average hitter with 20+HR pop and has good numbers at Fenway. If we're lucky he might even be an asset with the stick.
-
There's Chris Young as well. A lot of bad stuff would have to happen for the FO to do what you're suggesting with Swihart.
-
These pre-season projections are usually fairly conservative. I don't like the 103 win projection though. Personally I think we are about the same in overall strength as last year. Losing Papi will cost us about 5 games. Acquiring Sale should offset that loss. The rest is about even.
-
93 wins is reasonable. This indicates that FanGraphs assesses the overall strength of the 2017 team as about the same as the 2016 team.
-
Great post. Chaos does indeed reign.
-
Unfortunately that would create the same roster issues with 7 starters, with E-Rod the only one of them that can be sent to AAA, and as we've established, nobody wants E-Rod in AAA. Hanging onto the money for when it's really needed seems to be the right policy at the moment.
-
How could he possibly be able to catch up to a major league fastball at his age?
-
2016-2017 Offseason Trade Speculation Thread
Bellhorn04 replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Damn, who told those SOB's they were allowed to upgrade? -
Teams generally don't do strict salary dumps in deadline trades. You usually have to give to get, right? It would be terrible management to pay 2/3 of a guy's salary and then just hand him off to a contender who only has to pay the final 1/3.
-
Wright starting the year in the pen seems like the most logical scenario.
-
Wake had some of his best numbers in domes, though, right? The knuckleball is a funny pitch.
-
Yeah, JBJ only played an awesome centerfield and hit .267 with 26 HR and 87 RBI. Guys like that grow on trees. Get rid of him!
-
The only way to acquire another proven reliever was to trade more prospects or use up another 6-8 million of our precious room under the tax threshold. Neither option was very appealing.
-
Really...that'd be nice indeed.
-
Absolutely.
-
Koji, Taz and Ziegler got pretty big money all things considered. DD has decimated the farm but he's been pretty good at keeping the payroll within budget.
-
LOL this is going to be one interesting season.
-
It'll be no surprise if the bastard has one of his best seasons this year.
-
I started following the Sox in 1969. I didn't pay much attention to the front office management of the team until they started doing things like not sending a new contract agreement to Carlton Fisk on time.
-
It wasn't a big risk. The worst case scenario was eating a few million to trade him.
-
That's certainly possible. Ain't over yet, though.
-
Yep. And the Phillies may have been the only real suitor. They might have gone in another direction rather than wait around.
