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  1. Bellhorn04
    I think the big difference is that Cohen owns the Mets 100%. He can do whatever he wants without answering to anyone. Henry is only the biggest shareholder of Fenway Sports Group. There are a large number of shareholders involved.
  2. Bellhorn04
    I think if Juan Soto is looking at this strictly as an EBay auction it'll be the Mets. Very difficult for the Sox to outbid Steve Cohen when he's the sole owner of the team and he's worth over $20 billion.
  3. Bellhorn04
    If you believe that, you must also believe that it's strictly baseball reasons that no one will touch Bauer, I assume.
  4. Bellhorn04
    C'mon harms. Boston fans pine for pitching, that's all. And Seattle fans probably wouldn't object to getting one of the Sox big 4 prospects, I don't think.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Sorry moon, I accidentally removed the last part of your post. I can't answer that question about Dermody. But we live in a hyper-sensitive environment now. The Duran incident did in fact turn into a pretty big deal, and I think if there's a repeat occurrence it could put the Sox in a very uncomfortable position.
  6. Bellhorn04
    You'll have to ask Stan Kasten about that... Since this is all wild-ass speculation, I think it's possible some Dodger players might have liked Bauer but still voted for releasing him because of the distraction factors and even maybe on moral grounds...
  7. Bellhorn04
    Mookie Betts actually likes Bauer a lot... https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-mookie-betts-hopes-trevor-bauer-makes-mlb-return-says-ex-teammate-is-awesome-guy/
  8. Bellhorn04
    The Boston media would do their best to make it matter.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Players often rent apartments during the season. Of course with a big star on a long term deal it might just be a temporary arrangement prior to buying a house.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Well, the Dodgers did guarantee him 102 million in his last deal, with 2 opt-outs... Just gonna have to agree to disagree. I think it's pretty damn odd that not one team has given him a shot under the low-commitment terms he's proposed...
  11. Bellhorn04
    Casey Kelly?
  12. Bellhorn04
    I would do it, I just don't think the Red Sox would. Truth be told, I suspect that the teams have a covert agreement in place that no one will touch him. Because in baseball terms it makes no sense that no one would give him a shot last year.
  13. Bellhorn04
    OK, well you really believe in the long layoff factor, as you're entitled to. Personally I think in one of one moon's alternate universes where Bauer has a clean slate, teams would absolutely be giving him a shot. He pitched extremely well in both 2020 and 2021. He'll be 34 at the start of the 2025 season.
  14. Bellhorn04
    At the moment it's this or debating the merits of signing Trevor Bauer. The guys who say the MLB free agent season is an absurdly dragged out and excruciatingly frustrating process to follow have it right, I'd say.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I thought it was a pretty simple question. And if I haven't made myself clear enough about the baggage by now, I don't see much point spending any more time on it...
  16. Bellhorn04
    Gun to my head, I actually think I'd answer yes to whether Soto is coming to Boston or not. I just have a feeling about it now, and the Dominican fraternity is part of that feeling. But I'm absolutely prepared for it to go the other way too.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Are you saying that, setting the baggage aside, you wouldn't even bother giving him a shot no matter how low the cost?
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    Certainly there's a substantial risk he has nothing left. But given his pedigree, if he didn't have the baggage he would be a low-cost flier. It's pretty obvious that's not the reason no MLB teams are interested, regardless how minimal the cost.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Keep in mind that the Dodgers released Bauer just weeks after he was reinstated by MLB and was free and clear to rejoin the team. According to what they said publicly, the process they went through before making that decision included polling the players. They described it as a unanimous decision.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Valdez seems thoroughly incapable of hitting lefties.
  23. Bellhorn04
    And if Hader was playing for Boston it might have been a different story. Duran's incident might be a relevant comp. He seems to have survived it, but I would submit that if there's a repeat occurrence it could result in them having to move him.
  24. Bellhorn04
    With Bauer, the risk of unwanted distractions hanging over the team can't even be computed.
  25. Bellhorn04
    No. As I keep pointing out, the Sox had a PR disaster from using Matt Dermody for 1 game in 2023. I think Chaim Bloom was thoroughly shocked, flustered and embarrassed by the firestorm Dermody created. Bauer's only shot is with a low-profile team that's not under the media microscope like Boston, where if he pitched well and behaved he might refurbish his image. But it looks like not even those teams are interested.
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