Bellhorn04
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Jeez, someone remind me who was playing third when we won it all in 2018...
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Great post.
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Josh Beckett showed up to camp in 2008 with a spare tire, IIRC
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Maybe there's some fine print about pre-existing fatso condition...
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What's the worst that could happen, right? Well, maybe they look at it the same way they did with the IFA penalties we were hit with, which was all about behind the scenes handshake deals, IIRC. So they could penalize us, and we would then be the MLB team most frequently penalized for cheating, I think...
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There's a general clause about not structuring things to avoid the tax. This would be an obvious attempt to do so.
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Moneyball, indeed.
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One thing I wonder about is what rights teams have to conduct medical exams on their players. It seems like the Red Sox should be entitled to give Nathan's arm a serious exam every offseason, but I don't know if they can.
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We all respond to this stuff differently. For me the Red Sox winning 4 titles and taking away that angst has made me more dispassionate about the bad stuff that happened in 2019 and 2020. Also, I still have faith in the team's ownership. I think they're still motivated to spend money on the team and put winning teams on the field. I think we'll see good things going forward.
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The thing about Eovaldi is that the situation is pretty simple. I assume his projected value is depressed by the fact that he has missed a lot of his time in his career. He's missed that time because of two Tommy John surgeries, and two subsequent procedures to remove 'loose bodies'. But at the end of 2020 he seemed very healthy and was pitching at a very high level. In 2018 and 2020, he was a different pitcher from the guy with the Marlins and Yankees. Striking out more while walking less. And he's only 30. So there's a lot of upside, with the only real cloud being those damn 'loose bodies'...
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I apologize for getting so testy about the 'under water' thing.
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To each their own, obviously. For me the rivalry is a very real and intense thing, and Yankee losses feel almost as good as Red Sox wins. And I really like the fact that my signature line doesn't change.
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Maybe so. What about Porcello? He's one of the few virtually guaranteed durability guys.
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Whatever you choose would be arbitrary, obviously. Like I say, I don't think it's even necessary. No one had to explain to us that contracts like Pablo, Hanley or Castillo were disasters, or figure out how to classify them.
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I like the Rays' chances. Great bullpen, great manager.
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I'm not sure why 'negative value' doesn't suffice. 'Underwater' suggests a disastrous situation. Only in some cases is that true.
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And Bogey has no-trade protection now, so he would have to approve.
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Under that narrow definition, a contract with a projected 1 million negative value and a contract with a 100 million negative value would both be under water. All you have to say is what the negative value is. "Under water" is just a buzz phrase that adds zero to the analysis.
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So you're just going to keep reiterating that, despite no one saying another team would do any such thing. Really adds to the discussion.
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The Yankees' "home run or strikeout" philosophy (obviously aside from DJL) has something to do with why their offense mysteriously disappears at times.
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And no one suggested they would. You just jumped in making incorrect assumptions.
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No idea. But that's not the argument. The argument is whether the Red Sox would be doing well if they traded him for nothing except 50% salary relief. You and notin said that would be a plus. BTV, which both you guys seem to value, says it would not. Pretty simple.
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Spotrac says the player option comes first.
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Cot's shows Britton contract is guaranteed for 2021 and the option year is 2022. Have to give him credit for his pitching the last 2 games, he was clutch.
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The head-scratcher in last night's game was bringing Sanchez in as a "defensive replacement".
