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Denny's Jabroni Metrics. 😁

Oh, I know all about it. And the Rangers knew a lot of it when they signed him. They were gambling, because of the elite level talent. The Dodgers did the same with Glasnow. Not to mention Yamamoto. Both got injured already! The injuries to top level pitchers are just an epidemic at this point and there's no real way to steer around them. The Sox thought Giolito was a healthy horse. Nope. Cole missed a lot of time this year. And whoever the Sox finally do make a move for will not come with a guarantee of clean health either.

The problem with Soto is that the Yankees and Mets are both highly motivated and will be going toe to toe for him. We're just kidding ourselves if we think Henry wants any part of that.

Man, he is a pretty good comp for Sale-ability, age, recent injury history. The big difference is the $111 million left on the contract.

Why not?

There's just no comparison in the situations. The Braves got Sale on the cheap. That's what really mitigated their risk. deGrom would be full price - 37 million * 3.

And we have no idea what Texas's plans are. They invested a lot of money in Jacob, along with of course Seager and Semien. They seem like a team that's still in go for it mode, despite a bad 2024. The 2022-2024 Rangers are somewhat reminiscent of the 2012-2014 Red Sox. From the outhouse to the penthouse and then right back to the outhouse.

Needless to say it's far removed from the realm of possibility. But I would prefer the Red Sox go after someone younger if they're up for a big move.

Seems like a really over the top reaction to me.

And deGrom looked pretty good in his small sample when he returned this year. Like Sale he's always been an elite level talent.

Injuries are just a frustrating and inevitable part of the game.

That song is actually 50 years old LOL. Great song, great album.

I consider Dombrowski a former Red Sox 😉 and I kind of like the Phillies so I'll go with them. They remind me of a Red Sox team from the good years. 😉

RIP Pete.

The thing about pitching is, it's the one position where every team has room to improve. If you acquire a 4 WAR starting pitcher and he bumps a 1.5 WAR pitcher from the rotation to the pen you pick up 2.5 wins and also improve your rotation depth and/or your bullpen.

The Sox would be doing very well to recover more than half of Yoshida's contract, regardless of Bloom liking him.

Reese McGuire was an interesting choice for the picture. 😃

Brez saying the right thing at least.

Even though he couldn't pitch Game 162, Sale is obviously one of the main reasons the Braves are in the playoffs and the Red Sox are not.

He's usually good for saying something that makes everyone go WTF, so he's sort of entertaining in a weird way.

No, it's much bigger and there are many more fingers in the pie. Like RedBird Capital and their 10%.

The Yankees ditched Dillon Lawson, and we signed him, and look what happened! More awesome thinking from the Red Sox brain trust.

I did not mean to imply Sam's statement was about 2025. But I am looking forward to Sam's next statements, that's for sure. 😜

2024 team K/BB ratios, worst to best: Colorado Rockies 3.57 Chicago White Sox 3.55 Miami Marlins 3.50 Boston Red Sox 3.18 Pittsburgh Pirates 3.11 Detroit Tigers 3.07 Oakland Athletics 3.05 Atlanta Braves 3.03 Tampa Bay Rays 3.01 San Francisco Giants 2.95 Cincinnati Reds 2.94 Los Angeles Angels 2.94 Seattle Mariners 2.85 Baltimore Orioles 2.78 Minnesota Twins 2.76 League Average 2.76 St. Louis Cardinals 2.76 Kansas City Royals 2.71 Washington Nationals 2.68 New York Mets 2.66 Philadelphia Phillies 2.66 Houston Astros 2.63 Texas Rangers 2.62 Cleveland Guardians 2.57 Chicago Cubs 2.49 Milwaukee Brewers 2.44 Toronto Blue Jays 2.42 San Diego Padres 2.35 Arizona Diamondbacks 2.22 Los Angeles Dodgers 2.22 New York Yankees 1.97

Who's making statements about done deal spending levels? I think you misread something.