Bellhorn04
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No it isn't, not when we're evaluating Bloom's performance. Price's dead money was a hindrance to spending.
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I can't totally let Bloom off the hook for 2022. He's responsible for Bradley, Cordero, Diekman, Robles etc. He could have done some things better. He has also made some good moves and is definitely improving the farm. And there's going to be a lot of cash freed up. So it'll be an interesting offseason, I think
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Kind of leaving out that it was Dombrowski's contract, and Price was virtually toast.
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Ha ha...this from a guy who can't even spell "too". Priceless indeed.
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I would allocate the blame pie for 2022 something like this: Lingering payroll issues 1/3 Bloom's failed moves (Bradley trade, Diekman signing etc.) 1/3 Injuries 1/3
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Yes, and I was a Red Sox fan for 35 years before I saw them win it all. And it was very painful at times. I'm just saying that given my preference, it's not something I would go through. I didn't express it very well.
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A lot of that is schedule-related. We had an excellent stretch against weaker teams.
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Personally I wouldn't want to be a fan of any team that's never won a title.
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It's not a job with long-term security, unless maybe you're Brian Cashman. Dombrowski is with his fifth team now.
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Mazza hasn't been as good.
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Actually, I'd say the main reason you're a troll is your nonstop personal insults. Look at that one post, you called me bellhop and others clowns. You have your own special brand of obnoxiousness.
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Of course you can't. But is that the real point you're trying to make?
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Oh relax. Just having some fun.
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In most businesses you don't give employees guaranteed contracts for up to 14 years and hundreds of millions that you may have to pay even if they do a lousy job or get hurt and can't work most of the time. The idea that major league baseball is like any other business is just comical.
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A wild oversimplification. Major league baseball is not like most businesses. Most teams can't even think about paying "market value" to someone like Soto.
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Stanton had an opt-out I believe.
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Montas vs. Berrios tonight.
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Larry, you've gone from The Tater Guy to The Tater and Walk Guy.
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Although Springs has turned out to be a lot better than expected.
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No, we don't know yet, but it does demonstrate some of the risks you're incurring when you give a young athlete a guaranteed contract in the hundreds of millions.
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Bloom did a very nice job with Whitlock's deal, IMHO, adding two years of control beyond when he would have been a free agent. And the two extra years are team options with small buyouts.
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There's a lot of risk in these early lockups too. Have you heard of a player named Tatis Jr. who got $340 million and is now famous for motorbike accidents and PED suspensions? Big ouch for the Padres, no?
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That first offer of 8/$200 million came after the 2016 season, I believe, which was 3 years prior to his free agency, so it has to be evaluated in that context. Plus there's no indication that Mookie's side made a counteroffer. Bottom line, Dombrowski didn't get it done!
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Maybe the thinking was that Barnes was replacing Diekman. Plus Diekman was awful, so replacing him wasn't a big deal.
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What we'll never know is whether COVID-19 impacted Mookie's decision to take the Dodgers offer, which was really not much better than the Red Sox offer, especially since it included a pile of deferred money.
