Bellhorn04
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The Red Sox are always going to have some high-priced players. If you look at the Dodgers, they said screw it to luxury tax considerations when they signed Bauer and retained Turner. They're over $260 K.
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I agree, but to be fair, Verdugo's cost may also go up rather sharply when his arb years start.
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He's hurt. "Lower body issue" is all Boone will disclose. Hip issue maybe?
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Not sure what that has to do with anything. We were rather desperate for front-line pitching and in a window to compete for a title. That's why.
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Oh yeah, I'm sure that's what JD Martinez was thinking about when he said that.
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I'm sure they took a lot into consideration. But when you're talking about a guy who may be one of the best in baseball history, and you're the super-wealthy Boston Red Sox, it offends me to think they would let short-term budget and tax factors govern their efforts to retain him.
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I don't really care what JDM said, although I love him as a hitter. Let's repeat it one more time: the Red Sox offered Mookie $300 million over 10 years. If he said yes, that's $30 million, ain't it...
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One thing I've noticed that seems strange is that the Canadian sports channels are showing hardly any MLB games outside of Jays games this year. They used to show a pile of other games. That and the fact the Red Sox are playing so well is going to push me into an Extra Innings subscription.
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My money is on Cordero being demoted ASAP. -
How in the hell did Pivetta do that? Too funny.
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Gausman is pitching very well for the Giants. As moon would say, where are those who laughed at the idea of him being worth the Qualifying Offer?
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Yes, I'm sure about that. I think the Red Sox are still paying Manny and the Mets are still paying Bonilla. Do you see them in the tax numbers? That's always been the case.
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Simple answer - not everyone is willing to accept deferred money.
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I don't think Sale's or Price's contracts should have affected the decision. Price, Eovaldi and JDM are all off the books after next year. I'm repeating myself, but I just don't think they wanted to go as high as Mookie was asking.
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I'm still sorry to see Mookie go. But Chaim Bloom is the freakin' man. Getting a good return on that deal, and instantly turning us into a team with good pitching. Amazing.
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No, we're just talking about AAV for tax purposes. It's 25.5 * 12. Just as Chris Sale is 25.6 * 5, not 29 * 5.
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I'm only half-serious. Right now, though, old school Mets fans can only see a guy that signed a $341 million extension that doesn't even start until next year, and is hitting .203 on a team struggling to score runs.
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Mookie's AAV is reportedly 25.55 million because of the deferred money. Spotrac shows that. For some reason Cot's doesn't right now.
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Mookie = too small Judge and Stanton = too big
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Just to screw us up.
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Mookie is a .240 hitter now.
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I think Dave Dombrowski's biggest asset is that he is a very good evaluator of baseball talent. His biggest detriment is probably that he tends to focus on the most expensive talent.
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Bradley Jr .560
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I think Higgy will be playing a lot more the rest of the way.
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It seems that way, but I wonder if the numbers back it up.
