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  1. Hitch
    It seems like the biggest obstacle of all was that the Sox wouldn't give him a no-trade clause. Not a great look to other FA's - we want to be able to trade you whenever we want.
  2. Hitch
    I'd say Rafaela to 2nd and Duran the CF happens before we go back for Arenado.
  3. Hitch
    The rumours I keep seeing is that he's asking for $300m (which is wild) so I'm thinking he's wanting lonnnnng... like 8-10 years long. His price just went up that's for sure. I wouldn't put us as favourites, but they're running out of options unless it's Raf to 2nd base.
  4. Hitch
    The continued butchering of this simple saying drives me wild. WILD I SAY. Almost as wild as the Sox fanbase today. Almost.
  5. Hitch
    This forum is proof enough that you are very much not alone in that regard. There has been one or two where I felt the same - last year was not one of them. But I'm more just trying to figure out how your thoughts are formulated, because to me there's little to no chance of getting Bo at just 5 or 6 years. Yet you don't want them going too long but also want them to improve. Feels like a no-win situation in that regards.
  6. Hitch
    My immediate reaction to this was two fold - 1) I'm grateful we didn't give that contract out. 2) Sox better do something.
  7. Hitch
    Okay, but how do you expect us to get better if you won't go past deals like 3 years on Bregman and 5 years on Bo? Neither of those will get it done (as we've seen in Bregman's case already). And there is only so much we can trade away. This is what I talk about when I say people are looking for things to be angry about. One one hand you want them to get better, on the other hand you think anything bar 3 years on Bregman/5 years on Bo is an automatic no. This thinking is the perfect middle ground where you get to be angry all the time about whatever comes.
  8. Hitch
    Yeah, nah.
  9. Hitch
    Markets change, markets collapse. Let's see what happens. The one thing I'm sure of - they have a back up plan for Bregman. Whether than plan is palatable to the fan base is another thing. But they won't just be sitting around with their fingers and toes crossed.
  10. Hitch
    I think Bo is a reluctant plan B. I think I'd prefer he was plan A, but I go back and forth on this daily.
  11. Hitch
    I don't think it will effect JH at all. Just making the observation. I don't think they make moves based off the opinion of the fanbase. I mean, we know they don't going off the way they've traded away stars/let FA's go.
  12. Hitch
    The offer might not come off the table, but the Sox might pivot to Bo as well, or just call it a day and go with Raf in 2nd, or a multitude of other directions. Bregman is converted. He will have suitors. I very much hope he has few and we get him cheap. I see little reason to think that likely though.
  13. Hitch
    Everyone you've mentioned there is his market, expect probably Jays. I imagine there's others, too. If he had no market he'd take the money.
  14. Hitch
    One year absolutely. I think businesses should do this occasionally. They do it with Liverpool every now and then. But with the length of contracts FA's are looking for, one year overspends are difficult if we're going up to the revenue level, in say, this year.
  15. Hitch
    Agreed on both counts. But that will fire up the 'they're cheap' shouts.
  16. Hitch
    It does feel more and more like this, yes.
  17. Hitch
    Okay, but let's not get tied up on the labeling. The point which I have to keep making is that they aren't going to want to put themselves in a position where making bad decisions puts them in the red. Breggie signs. Duran is traded. Bit short on the bullpen for my liking however. I would think there will be other trades yet mind, and also Breggie will be asked to defer some.
  18. Hitch
    I know right, almost like it's tied to the higher ticket pricing. Yeah, you missed the point.
  19. Hitch
    That's a problem for me. But depends on the player that takes us over it.
  20. Hitch
    I don't know if owners were still saying that in particular in '25, but I certainly don't begrudge a reaction after Covid devastated revenues across every industry outside of the pharma one. Totally agree with the second part. Completely on them. But as we've seen time and time again - they're not infallible or geniuses. So there's every chance they spend extra, get it wrong and then revenues dive again because the product is poor. Yet now we have record pay roll. It's absolutely sensible that they would give themselves buffers. And yet, I'll say it again for the zillionth time. They should definitely spend more than they currently are. I fully expect them to go up near $260. Higher, and you're into draft pick territory so it's on a case by case basis then, depending on who we would add.
  21. Hitch
    Well, I don't tend to leap into people's minds and discuss what they said at home in 2003 Bel. We're quite clearly talking about what is said in here. For Christ sake. Let's just let it lie. 3 days of watching people tie themselves up in knots on this subject is quite enough for me.
  22. Hitch
    It make sense to me that he hasn't. Whatever this offer is, he clearly has a market. You give the others a bit of time to beat it.
  23. Hitch
    They bitch about him A LOT. I'm not saying it isn't deserved, but he's also the easy target.
  24. Hitch
    I've been on this board since 2013 and lingered a lot longer before that. I don't recall any such conversations before 2024. And certainly not when they were $100m lower in the 2021 and 2022.
  25. Hitch
    I can't remember off the top of my head if that affects our draft picks. But I'd want us to spend below anything that does that. And of course multiple times over the LT's mean punishments on drafts and platers with QO attached to them too.
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