Hitch
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I want to apologise to the A's for calling them the worst defensive team I'd ever seen. I didn't realise the Sox were about to have a hold my beer moment. When Grissom is back, its time we bite the bullet, move Rafaela to SS to pair with Grissom and hope O'Neil's body holds up in CF. This madness has to stop.
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Locking him up for that length of time at that dollar amount is going to turn into a steal for the Sox, I think. Very happy with that contract.
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Take 2 from the Angels and it's been a great start. Very early days, but there's clearly a good feel in the clubhouse ('vibes' I believe the kids call it) and the pitching...my oh my is the pitching good. Nice to be excited by the Sox for a change.
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Credibility? Wat? I don't remember anyone saying they wanted Rafaela to go down for 'seasoning'. People did say he might go down for control. Impressive amount of smarm in this post.
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Yeah, I like Casas but there's an almost certainty among some that he's going to be great. I'm not against us waiting. He's got much to prove.
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That was the worst defensive performance I've ever seen from a team. Bravo A's. f***ing impressive.
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Absolutely. It would be crazy not to.
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Lots of encouraging signs out of that opening series. Really should have left with a 3-1. Got to punish 2 poor teams now and make this a good West Coast trip.
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The site was a bin fire at the time, but that was a particular lowlight.
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I will assume sarcasm, but I haven't been by much in the last few weeks, so if this isn't glib, I am beyond impressed by your redemption arc. And by impressed, I mean a little worried.
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Yes, it's hard to understand why a woman wouldn't want to spend time on a board where men are/were arguing forcefully for Trevor Bauer to sign for their team. I remember chatting with Kimmi on messenger not too long before she left about the absurdity of posters laughing and patting themselves on the back for suggesting Alex Rodriguez should shut up a female analyst by putting his cock down her throat in a game thread. More women posters would be great, and I'd love to see Kimmi back. The conditions are certainly not being laid for anything of the sort.
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I miss Kimmi. Or am I Kimmi...
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It's great. Last night was the most I've enjoyed a game in a while. We're way short of where we would like to be, but they seem to really like each other as a group, so I'll take the hope (again) for now. I hope Martin and Jansen stay healthy so we can get good pieces for them at the deadline and further add to the young core.
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Fun game to watch last night. I think O'Neil is a clear step forward on Verdugo as long as he's able to stay on the field. But after seeing the veins pulsing in his neck in the after-game interview last night, nobody can tell me he hasn't had some, um, help building that physique!
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A topic and point that badly needed its own thread, too.
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That would be very surprising. I'm always on the side of the players getting more money over the owners, but I'm very glad Boras is getting a black eye over all this. He routinely holds the sport to ransom by keeping his players until the last moments so that panicking teams often overpay. It's a legit tactic but I don't think it's good for the game. The sport is losing relevance every year. They need to have a set period of free agency. It would create a buzz around the sport in the quiet winter months when players start tumbling off the board, and might force teams (ahem! The Sox) into some action, knowing they need to get their strategies in place early. The period after the lookout where there were multiple deals seemingly every hour was the most exciting time Baseball has had in a long time.
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The concussion stuff ended my interest in the sport, too. Can't remember when I last watched a Football game.
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Not to mention we badly need to trade a lefthanded hitter at some point.
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At this point I think we should go back to the Bauer conversation.
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While I've no doubt part of it will be about shedding salary, there's not much point having a high cost, premium closer on the team for one year. Some teams will give up a handy piece or two for that.
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It's a strange one alright. Which makes me think they must have more moves coming. I'd be very tempted by MVP's trade scenario: BTV accepts Duran for Robby Snelling - SP Dillon Head - OF
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With the Brewers closer Devin Williams going down for 3 months, I wonder if they'll have any interest in Kenley. And Padres going for it with Cease and still needing outfielders, maybe Duran still isn't safe either.
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If your intention, as it seems, was just to use this to relitigate the original contract, I suggest you just go back to when we signed him and read the multiple posts that have already once been posted.
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There's next to no risk putting that in the contract. If he does have an injury in his second year, they can pick him up cheap for a third. There's literally nothing to complain about here, unless complaining is all you're setting out to do.
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Yes. The Sox might want to play it much slower, after news of the extra option in Gio's contract leaked. If Giolito opts in for 2025, then throws fewer than 140 innings that year, the club gets a $14 million club option (or $1.5 million buyout) for 2026. If he reaches that 140-inning mark, the option will become a $19 million mutual option (which both sides would need to exercise, meaning it’s almost certain to be declined) or the $1.5 million buyout.