Well, if there's no significant change to the system in the next CBA, and we go over in 2022, that would put us in the dreaded Year 3 in 2024.
With this 3 year system you're never very far from being in tax hell again.
Hopefully they change that a little.
We don't know anything LOL
Obviously this is all between Henry, Werner and Bloom to decide.
I still have a hunch we're going to end up going a little over.
The tax issue is also complicated a bit by the fact the CBA expires at the end of this year.
There's no way of knowing in advance. Maybe we make no more moves, miss the playoffs by one game and look back with regret. Maybe we'll think, gee, we spent over $200 million anyway, maybe we should have spent a little more.
I would take Odorizzi, sure. But there's no guarantee he pitches better than Price.
I felt kind of neutral about offloading half of Price's remaining contract. Didn't like it much or hate it much. It was kind of a footnote to what really mattered in the trade.
Yep. While the old schoolers were tearing Cora to shreds, new schoolers were lambasting DD for Eovaldi, Pearce, the bullpen and the onrushing cliff.
It was the whole package.
Friedman is knocking it out of the park.
What's interesting is that it really takes a championship to make everything worth it.
If the Dodgers hadn't come back from 3-1 against the Braves people would be making much of their continued title drought. And probably calling this Bauer signing 'desperate' and the like.
Not to belabor the point, but nobody enjoyed the 2019 Red Sox very much either. Red Sox fans are seriously spoiled after all the titles. 2019 was a perfect example. Fans spent the season either ripping Cora for RestGate or tuning out.