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  1. Bellhorn04
    FWIW I read a story about Henry and DD being overheard in a heated argument about the Sale extension. No doubt there were some differences in thinking going on. Henry was probably looking for any excuse to fire DD after that.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Spending is all relative. Spotrac says the Sox were #13 in payroll for 2023. But they're #3 in team market value and gross revenue.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Easy was signing cheaper free agents.
  4. Bellhorn04
    AFAIK, the only reported offers are the Dodgers, Mets and Yanks. The 3 that were actually serious. There's absolute zero info on the Sox. Not even sure they made a formal offer.
  5. Bellhorn04
    I didn't see that exact quote, but his actions certainly don't belie it.
  6. Bellhorn04
    How am I mind reading? You thought the Sox were going all in on Moto. Isn't it pretty obvious they were not players at all?
  7. Bellhorn04
    Bloom had a long-term plan too. Henry doesn't want to spend, but he has no patience either.
  8. Bellhorn04
    The Sox proprietary Team Building Analytics keeps cranking out the message that starting pitching is too expensive and is best to be avoided...
  9. Bellhorn04
    Me too, but the speculation is that the Sox aren't in on him.
  10. Bellhorn04
    No, they haven't, actually, if you take the time to go through the list. It's a mixed bag.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Let's be clear, nobody was "excited" about Lugo. But he did have a 2.8 fWAR this year, higher than anyone on the Sox staff. The real point is they are not in on any of the big names either. Their "involvement" on Moto was a f'king joke. That should tell us where this front office's head is - still up their asses.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Yes, he's older, and he only signed for 3 years. Seems like the kind of deal that would appeal to the Sox. But no.
  13. Bellhorn04
    MLBTR predicted 6 and 150 for Montgomery. No idea where the 105 came from.
  14. Bellhorn04
    They only use present value when there are significant deferrals.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Gray has been significantly inferior to Montgomery on which planet? And part of the issue is that they're not in on Monty either.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Aha, but the present value has been calculated at "only" 460 million and the AAV at 46 million.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Most of us were in agreement on who the top 6 free agent starting pitchers were. At this point it appears the Red Sox were not seriously in on any of them. That's fairly incredible IMHO.
  18. Bellhorn04
    That's nice, but in the real world Lugo was #19 on MLBTR's list of all free agents.
  19. Bellhorn04
    And the speculation seems to be that the Sox aren't really in on Montgomery. Which is disturbing if true.
  20. Bellhorn04
    They were over on Gray in total dollars (4/90). They were virtually bang on on ERod (4/82). They were virtually bang on on Lugo (3/42). Which supports my theory that the Sox missed the boat on the reasonable ones. Now they're left with Montgomery at an inflated price.
  21. Bellhorn04
    That's what Alex Speier speculated. Seems like a solid theory.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Agreed. Nova Scotia is a great place to live, all things considered.
  23. Bellhorn04
    No, those are for all pitchers. It illustrates the fascinating phenomenon that lefty hitters have more trouble vs. lefty pitchers than righty hitters do vs. righty pitchers - by 24 points of OPS.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I live in one of the most highly taxed zones in the world. The top personal tax rate is 54%, and we pay 15% VAT on just about everything. OTOH most of our health care costs are looked after and education is generally affordable.
  25. Bellhorn04
    2023 MLB splits: LHB vs. RHP .761 RHB vs. LHP .753 RHB vs. RHP .713 LHB vs. LHP .689 There's still a bit of an advantage to having a lefty reliever available to face a lefty hitter. With the 3 batter thing you often see a lefty face 2 lefties and a righty in between. And of course, if a lefty comes in with 2 outs and gets his man, the 3 batter rule is a non-issue.
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