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  1. Bellhorn04
    I actually like Cohen. He's not only willing to spend big,, but he obviously loves the game and has some smarts about it. He did a good job bringing in Stearns and Mendoza.
  2. Bellhorn04
    OK. I was just talking about the general premise of big spending. Big spending comes in different forms. The total contracts for Machado, Tatis and Bogaerts are enormous.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Hence the inclusion of Abreu.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Say what-Gausman doesn't have actual value? He's been one of the best and most durable starters for the last 4 years. And you're getting him on a nice reasonable 2 year deal. And you're free of Yoshida's millstone contract.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Here's a hilarious old cartoon about Drew. That's Ellsbury stealing home right in front of him. This actually happened.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Very fair question. Gausman might be worth 3 wins, losing Yoshida and Abreu might cost 4 wins, so on that basis we lose. Our payroll AAV will go up a few million, our total commitment will go down because Gausman has 2 years while Yoshida has 3. However there are some baseball roster, non-financial advantages, to the deal. Gausman upgrades the rotation pretty significantly, and he's been durable, so he helps the whole staff. Subtracting Yoshida and Abreu takes care of roster clogs and LH hitter clogs. And because the financial hit is small, we'd still have plenty of money to sign more pitching.
  7. Bellhorn04
    A point on which we agree 100%. To me life was pretty good when Ortiz was full-time DH!
  8. Bellhorn04
    But the Padres would not be where they are without their huge financial investments in Machado, Tatis and Bogaerts. And you could also throw in Soto - it was the trade of Soto that resulted in acquiring both King and Cease.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Man, injuries really do suck!
  10. Bellhorn04
    I get that. He could definitely be frustrating at times.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Everybody makes mistakes. It's just that the payroll-tightening trend of the Sox has made the impact of mistakes seem to be magnified.
  12. Bellhorn04
    The only team that has been able to beat the payroll-winning correlation over an extended period is the Rays. Somebody graphed it, and the Rays showed up on the graph like a distant little star LOL
  13. Bellhorn04
    Probably Abreu. I liked moon's idea of trading Yoshida for Gausman and throwing in some money and/or talent to make it happen.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Hitting coach Peter Fatse somehow survived the purge.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I really detest RIP threads, but I'll make an exception here. Tiant was quite possibly the most lovable of all Red Sox heroes. I'll echo notin and hope Luis is enjoying a fine cigar right now.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Good stuff, Davy.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Max, we are calling you out hard, man. All in good fun though.
  18. Bellhorn04
    😀
  19. Bellhorn04
    Abreu is a trading chip. Yoshida is a salary dump dream.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Right, but if we use 2022-2024, those 5 teams have a total of 12 playoff appearances, so 12 out of 15 = 80%.
  21. Bellhorn04
    I think JD Drew also deserves a mention. He didn't quite live up to his contract, but he did have some fine moments. Very talented all-around player.
  22. Bellhorn04
    2 wealthiest teams per Forbes/playoff appearances over last 20 years 2005-2024: NY Yankees 15/20 LA Dodgers 15/20 2 poorest teams per Forbes/playoff appearances over last 20 years 2005-2024: Miami 2/20 Oakland 7/20
  23. Bellhorn04
    Exactly. Max's comments are driven by confirmation bias, cherry-picking and just plain poor logic.
  24. Bellhorn04
    True, but the issue is that the Sox are #3 in revenue and franchise value. Prior to the last couple of years they spent in proportion to their wealth, and nobody really complained too loudly.
  25. Bellhorn04
    The wish was to go over every year, not under every year...
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