Bellhorn04
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Not keeping Bogey and Devers might cover it...
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A VASTLY cheaper version, in this case.
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Yes, we are definitely in agreement on this one.
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Yes, a strict platoon of Hosmer/Dalbec should be able to post an OPS around .750.
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There were other problems, though - the Bradley trade and the terrible bullpen. What analytics could possible have pointed in the direction of signing Diekman, for example.
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Strictly from a cost-benefit standpoint, starting 2023 with a DH platoon of Hosmer & Dalbec doesn't seem like the worst thing. They can also back up Casas of course. And spend the money elsewhere.
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I think John Henry got huffy, to be perfectly honest about it.
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Pretty low right now. It's quite possible the Sox make a little show of trying to keep Bogey and Devers, and keep neither.
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I wish they were only $100,000 apart. But I do know what you meant. $100,000,000 apart.
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The point is it looks like data analysis did absolutely nothing for the Sox this year. So what exactly are the benefits? It's a serious question. (One possible answer is that every team has data coming out of their ears now, so no one has an advantage any more.)
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(Oh boy, an opening for some real back-and-forth here.) How do you think Bloom's data analysis paid off for the Sox this year?
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Usually when someone hits a curveball, expert analysis concludes that it was a "hanger". And when someone hits a slider it's concluded that it was a "cement mixer".
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Old Red listens to sports radio, so I think maybe he actually relies on the "ear test"...
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I have to think they only traded Betts because they believed there was no way he was staying in Boston after 2020. I don't think the Boston Red Sox trade a relatively young Hall of Famer solely for short-term payroll and tax relief. I sure hope not, anyway.
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An article in the Globe suggests Astros GM James Click may not be back next year. His contract hasn't been renewed and the scuttlebutt is there are bad feelings between him and Astros owner Jim Crane.
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No, I'm not labeling it a bust. But his conduct is concerning to say the least.
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It can also backfire, of course, as it may have with Tatis Jr. And the Dodgers might be relieved they didn't do it with Bellinger. As with just about everything there are benefits and risks.
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Finally figured it out. What he's never won is a World Series game.
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Cots is wrong, yes. Numerous sources reported Paxton's tax cost for 2022 is $5.8 million. https://bosoxinjection.com/2022/08/26/red-sox-face-complicated-decision-with-james-paxtons-contract-option/ https://www.fangraphs.com/players/james-paxton/11828/stats?position=P
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The $4M doesn't count toward 2022, because it's an option for 2023. It would count toward 2023.
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Didn't work very well for the Dodgers and Mets this year, in spite of enormous payrolls and great regular seasons. You've got the Crapshoot Factor on top of everything else. It's a tricky game.
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2022 is our Year 1 for tax. We didn't pay tax for 2021. So 2023 would be Year 2. 2024 would be the Scramble to Get Back Under year. Just like they paid tax for 2018 and 2019 and scrambled to get under for 2020.
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Regardless of financial loss, if you keep going over the tax limits there are talent penalties too, which are not to be taken lightly. It's a pretty tough system to beat.
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Is it impossible to lose?
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No, I meant what I said. Because we paid tax for 2022, our Year 3 would be 2024. If we didn't go over this year it would be 2025.
