Bellhorn04
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I totally agree they're not adding much, in fact overall they're going to be subtracting some WAR. But the payroll will in fact be higher - keep in mind that the cap is increasing from 178 to 189. It just illustrates how absurdly high the cost of 'veteran talent' has become. We're now at the point where a solid #5-6 hitter like Napoli signs for 16 million a year and we're applauding it.
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They haven't added much in players, but payroll costs have gone up. Peavy's full year salary is a new cost. Lester's cost is higher. Pedroia's cost is higher. Napoli's cost is higher. Pierzynski's cost is higher than Salty's was last year.
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The 2013 team would have missed the playoffs if they had the greatest managing job in the history of pro sports.
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Yes there is. It looks like Red Sox upper management isn't doing that though, considering we're already pushing the 189 million tax threshold.
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Don't underestimate the pricks. Also, I think Girardi is actually a pretty good manager.
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Good to hear. Though I must say the inaccurate term 'home town discount' irks me. It should be 'stay put' discount or something like that.
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Alex Speier at WEEI is the guy who says the option can't affect his 2014 AAV. The explanation would be in the AAV calculation rules themselves. Good luck with that LOL But I was also wondering if the Red Sox didn't want to do this because it would piss off Lackey, as Lucchino said.
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True, they pay 6 million more, but if Napoli's hip condition had become the worst-case scenario last year the deal would have saved 34 million.
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Yes. Keep up the great work Benny.
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Insurance maybe.
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Hal probably had to bind and gag Hank in the basement to stop his terrible cries of 'C'mon let's spend like Daddy would!'
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Yeah, I'm not seeing a coherent plan there. More like chickens with heads cut off.
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I sense that we're getting caught in the squeeze on this one. The offer Naps has is probably too high for Benny's liking methinks.
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No. Cano is just a good all-around hitter. Career home OPS 858, career road OPS 862.
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I agree it's great. I don't think Cano will necessarily vanish there. The M's have had some superstars over the years.
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Hey, let's go for the hat trick and get official word that Tanaka won't be posted.
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Pierzynski was highly recommended by Nieves. He should be a good judge of the situation IMO.
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Not a good argument. We're on the hook for one year instead of three. Why would it be good to give Salty 3 years when they're obviously trying to bridge to the prospects?
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Wow. Can't wait to see the NY Post coverage. I guess George King III will have to retract his statement that the Mariners were just blowing smoke.
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Hey what's 50 million? Jay-Z will make up for it by helping him make an album.
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You're saying he's not much better defensively than Lavarnway?
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The Rays have been the biggest rival for us since 2008. Met them twice in the playoffs, and in 2011 they finished ahead of us by a game.
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Easy to answer that one, mark - to win the World Series, like we just did.
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No argument that the Yankees have been our main competitors at many times. But right now I think the landscape is different. There are other teams like the Rays, the Tigers, the Rangers, the A's, who are a bigger threat to take the pennant from us. And they operate much differently from the Yankees. We can't focus on the Yankees so much. Especially when there are indications that they are not being very smart.
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No surprise. Cano will be back in pinstripes.
