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  1. Kimmi
    I just think it's very unfair for teams not to be able to play at full strength because of vaccination status. Give the Jays the same 'penalty', regardless of vaccination status, to make things more fair.
  2. Kimmi
    You are not right.
  3. Kimmi
    I agree. He's not coming to Boston, so Washington is a good place for him.
  4. Kimmi
    The 15 year, $440M offer is sickening. Absolutely sickening. Why did Soto turn down the offer? Is it because he wants to play somewhere else and he is willing to take a lesser contract to play with a team where he'll be happier? Or did he turn it down because he thinks he can get an even bigger contract? I can get on board with the former, not so much with the latter.
  5. Kimmi
    I didn't realize that KC would be missing so many players. The Jays should be required to play without the same number and positions of players that the visiting team is playing without.
  6. Kimmi
    I have been disappointed in the Jays this year. Not that I want them to win over the Sox, but I figured they would be better than they are. I'd rather they be leading the division by a lot than the Yankees.
  7. Kimmi
    Yikes. Sometimes, you scare me.
  8. Kimmi
    According to some poster, I don't remember who, I once had a posse, but don't remember who was in that posse. I would be honored to be a member of the advanced stats posse.
  9. Kimmi
    Agreed. The more information you look at, including the eye test, the better the assessment you will be able to get, and the better the understanding of what is going on. As I said, I understand that advanced stats are not for everyone and that's okay. When having discussions/debates on a message board, however, I not only think they are fair game, but I also think they are necessary.
  10. Kimmi
    Understood. No one has to use stats if they don't want to, traditional or refined. I understand that there a lot of people who do not like advanced stats. As a fan of advanced stats, I am going to defend those of us who use them.
  11. Kimmi
    The thing about the eye test is that your eyes will mislead you. Not all the time, but often enough. I'm not trying to in any way imply that you don't know baseball or that you don't know what you're seeing, it's just a fact of human nature. It happens with everyone. Stats are needed.
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  13. Kimmi
    A lot can happen in 3 weeks. Right now they are looking pretty good, as are the Mariners. The Sox are struggling. We'll see how things look in 3 weeks.
  14. Kimmi
    Good post Oldtimer. Even the thought of giving Devers and Bogaerts those types of contracts makes me cringe a little, but I concede that anything less than that would feel like lowball offers. Philosophically, I think you and I are on the same page when it comes to big contracts and long term planning.
  15. Kimmi
    I don't disagree with this. It will likely take 10 years to keep Devers. I'm not sure the Sox will do that, but if you're going to do it, he's the guy. I am against going that long on Devers, but at the same time, if the Sox did give Devers that kind of contract, I would be very happy to have him on the team for a long time.
  16. Kimmi
    The goal is to build a strong and sustainable farm so that there are always players ready to take over for leaving free agents. There should not be a 10 year gap if the farm is strong.
  17. Kimmi
    Yes, and they've been a fine core. Then sadly, there will likely come a time when you need to let them walk. And you have a new core.
  18. Kimmi
    I know it's not reasonable in most of the northern cities. My point is that the more baseball, the better. Do not shorten the season.
  19. Kimmi
    Sometimes, you scare me.
  20. Kimmi
    My idea of fair is somewhere around $240M for 8 years. That is what I would offer this offseason, meaning that the contract includes buying out his last year of control. Will that be enough? Probably not. For Xander, I'd go a little better than the Story contract. Maybe $27M a year for 5 years, with and option or two. That probably won't get it done either.
  21. Kimmi
    Bloom's focus to this point has been more on the long term goal, strengthening the farm system, more so than it's been on the present. Not to say that he hasn't given us contending teams for the present at the same time. But with that being the case, perhaps once he has the farm system where it is at a sustainable level, he will be more willing to spend on a big contract. With all that being said, I disagree with the idea that you sign several big contracts and that you use your farm to supplement the holes. You build your core with your farm system, and you use free agency to supplement the holes. The large contracts should be very few and far between. Those large contracts only become viable if you have several cost-controlled players to offset them.
  22. Kimmi
    The Sox are "able" to keep whoever they want. They could afford a $500M payroll if they wanted. That's not the way things work though, no matter how much money an owner has.
  23. Kimmi
    The only way we sign either one (perhaps both) is if they are willing to leave some money on the table. The Sox won't pay them what they are likely to get in FA. I'm hoping that both players want to stay in Boston badly enough to take a discount. I'm not saying that either one should be disrespected or take a low ball offer, but they have to be willing to take less money than what the highest FA offer will likely be.
  24. Kimmi
    The Sox might go for a longer deal than the Story deal. Heck, they might even bite the bullet and sign Devers to a $300M, 10 year deal, though I would be strongly against that. If the Sox are going to make a big commitment to any player, it should be Devers, IMO.
  25. Kimmi
    Ditto. I am not a fan of either one.
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