Kimmi
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I may be wrong, but I'm not sure individual coaches/players will be sanctioned. I get the impression that it will be the franchise that is penalized. That said, if individuals are sanctioned, I agree that Cora will be included. There is no way he didn't know what was going on.
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In Bloom We Trust
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This is not a bad thing.
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I'm sure that Bloom is already digging much more than we realize. He has things under control.
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Completely agree. In an ideal situation, you would have the next great player ready to step in from the farm when previous great player becomes too expensive to retain. Continuing to sign players to mega contracts just continues the cycle of having lost money on the books.
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I think the Scherzer and Verlander contracts are good, and the rest of the ones I looked at are are iffy or still up in the air. ARod's last contract was bad. Kershaw might end up being worth his contract overall, but the last 2 years he was not, and he still has 2 years remaining. As I mentioned before, even if a player is worth the contract on the whole due to some strong early years, it's tough to deal with the contract during the last 3-4 years. And even when the player is living up to the contract, that one player cannot carry the team alone.
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Cora probably should have MOY.
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Amen, Bell, amen.
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It sounds like the penalty is going to be fairly stiff for the Astros.
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Please do not let JD be an everyday outfielder.
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Pedroia himself doesn't sound that confident that he will make it back. He is still at the stage where he is focused on quality of life rather than being able to play ball.
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You and I are on the same page when it comes to support of Pedroia.
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I agree.
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Cherrington leading candidate for Pirates Job
Kimmi replied to Elktonnick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
That's exactly the point. If a contract doesn't work out, it's only for a couple of years. -
Cherrington leading candidate for Pirates Job
Kimmi replied to Elktonnick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Congrats to my Ben. That is all. -
Cherrington leading candidate for Pirates Job
Kimmi replied to Elktonnick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Exactly. Which, IMO, is the way to sign FAs. -
Post of the Day!
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Well said. Posters often ask why we care about how much Henry spends since it's not our money. This is exactly why we should care, because it affects what the team can do in future years. Henry has been more than generous with his payroll, but no owner is going to spend without limit. Do not make the mistake of tying that much money up in one player.
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Even if the ratio is 1:1, which I don't think it is, that's still only a 50-50 shot of the contract being good. That's an awfully big risk to take when you're handing out that kind of money for that length of time. Also, even if a player is worth the contract because of great play in the early years, you still will likely have those albatross years at the end of the contract that are difficult to work around.
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Pretty much every stat is useless for small sample sizes.
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No, they aren't clutch. They are just good players.
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I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying about acquiring someone like Scooter, I just don't see it happening.
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Cherrington leading candidate for Pirates Job
Kimmi replied to Elktonnick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
And what I have said many times is that Cherington was not given the time to see his 5 year plan through to the end. Also, part of his roster construction problems were named Larry Lucchino. -
I never really read his actions as showing up his fielders. His fielders never seemed to take issue with it.
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I personally expect bounce back seasons from all 3 of them. I know that I am more optimistic than most, but that is my expectation.
