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  1. moonslav59
    That's why I said "suspects." We just have those. We do have a few promising suspects, though.
  2. moonslav59
    Old news.
  3. moonslav59
    Only "suspects."
  4. moonslav59
    JH may now make money on Pirates games on TV: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/pirates-penguins-agree-to-joint-ownership-of-sportsnet-pittsburgh.html The deal creates some eyebrow-raising partnerships due to the fact that daily operations of the network are handled by the New England Sports Network (NESN), which is owned by Fenway Sports Group. FSG owns the Penguins and holds an 80% stake in SportsNet Pittsburgh, per Mackey. That means that Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner, the founders of FSG, will directly profit from the Pirates’ television broadcasts moving forward. Williams emphasized to Mackey that MLB has not deemed that to be a conflict of interest — FSG’s operations are a separate business venture from the Red Sox — and he added that the existing relationship between Henry, Werner and Pirates owner Bob Nutting actually helped to facilitate the arrangement.
  5. moonslav59
    I get that. BTW, I knew about Ja, before the tourney, and I took Murray St to go to the final 8. I do think his play helped his draft slot. I do think a nice bowl game can help, too, and since there are so few football games compared to b-ball. The injury factor is a huge issue, though, and I totally understand. It sucks for the fans and the university. I
  6. moonslav59
    Sox sign a catcher- most likely a minor league deal: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/red-sox-sign-roberto-perez.html Roberto Perez hit 24 Hrs in 2019 in just 389 ABs. .655 career OPS (.555 last 4 years)
  7. moonslav59
    Man, talk about playing second fiddle. First Correa. Now, Ohtani. Maybe they offer Yamo $350M just to win one.
  8. moonslav59
    It's weird how no NCAA basketball players sit out March Madness.
  9. moonslav59
    Here are the Sox largest current contracts. Which do you think are good, bad or ugly? $313M/10 Devers (to '33) $145M/5 Sale (to '24 w option for '25) $140M/6 Story (to '27 w option for '28) $90M/5 Yoshida (to '27) $32M/2 Jansen (to '24) $19M/4 Whitlock (to '26) $17.5M/2 Martin (to '24) Arb Est $8M Pivetta (last arb) $5.9 O'Neill (last arb) We have a lot coming off the books after 2024. CBT: $25.6 Sale $16.0 Jansen $8.00 Pivetta $7.50 Martin $5.85 O'Neill Total is about $53M There is no excuse to not sign a couple or 3 guys to longer term deals. Plus, after 2024, we should start seeing some real help from the farm, if things work out well. Lot's of low cost players, and the current younger group will be on early arb contracts.
  10. moonslav59
    Agreed. I was mistaken, earlier.
  11. moonslav59
    This certainly looks doable, if the will is there. BTW, cots has us under the first line by $56M, which included estimated arbs and player benefits. Add $19M to that, and the drop dead number might be $75M- less with more "wiggle room than $1M.) IMO, we have 3 major needs, and I hope the vast majority, if not all of these funds go to 3 free agents (or maybe a very good high-priced player some team wants to deal away.) It could look like this: $33M Yamo $27M Monty $15M for 2B or 2B+C or RF or $35M Yamo $20M Imanaga $10M 2B $10M C or RF I hope it's not $10M x 7 players.
  12. moonslav59
    I want to believe this, so badly.
  13. moonslav59
    There does not seem to be an easy solution.
  14. moonslav59
    soxprospectscom has us at 39 on the 40 man, but they did not add Criswell. We certainly have players we can trade or DFA to add 3-4 free agent signings, but if we add more than 4-5, we might have some spirited debates about who should stay and go. My guess is, we will try to make a 2 or 3 for 1 trade, maybe two, but maybe not all are 40 man roster players. As it stands, we lost: Paxton, Turner, Duvall, Joely, Kluber and Mondesi to free agency. We traded Dugo and Urias away. We lost some players to Rule 5, most notably Drohan & R Fernandez We added: OF Tyler O'Neill (FA) P- Isaiah Campbell (Urias trade) P- Slaten (Trade for Rule 5 player) P- Cooper Criswell (FA) P- Richard Fitts (Dugo trade) P- Greg Wiessert (Dugo trade) P- Nicholas Judice (Dugo trade) My ordered DFA/trade list: Weiss Llovera Jacques DHam (assuming we add a MI) Dalbec Mata (out of options) Kelly Criswell Slaten (Rule 5) Weissert Refsnyder (assuming we add an OF'er or Rafaela and Abreu shine)
  15. moonslav59
    Indeed. Then, they spent bigly in '23, too, and although they won it all, they sure swung and missed on deGrom. Heaney was meh. Nate did great, despite the injury.
  16. moonslav59
    I hope we don't have to rely on two trades to get 2 decent SP'ers. (I'd prefer none.) If we miss out on Yamo, and Monty, too, it won't be pretty, here.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm all for going $19.9M over the tax line in '24.... more if they have the balls.
  18. moonslav59
    You've been hanging out on The Big Corner, too much.
  19. moonslav59
    I know it could/would never happen, yet people seem to think it's as simple as saying JH should just open his pocket and fork over his own cash. I wonder how much, if any input Werner has in how much is spent on the player budget.
  20. moonslav59
    No doubt, and some teams have to win or give the impression they can win to keep viewership and ticket sales from falling and affecting the bottom line. Do you think, if the Pirates spent $100M more, this winter, they'd recoup that in increased revenue, assuming the spending worked and they made the playoffs in '24? I'm sure it is different for every city and fanbase.
  21. moonslav59
    I have said over and over, I agree with this. I want us to spend more. I think we should spend more, since we charge more and make more than a few teams spending more than us. I will not be happy, if JH turtles, again, this winter. That being said, I don't feel entitled to it. JH has spent a ton and is a businessman. I get that we are the ones paying. We are his customers and his revenue stream. That does not change how I feel. Maybe we all see the word "entitled" as having different meanings or connotations. At this point, I've said what I think. I'm done with this.
  22. moonslav59
    Well said. I certainly think losing teams are less entertaining, but I do still enjoy watching the Sox and look forward to seeing if our top "suspects" come through in the coming years.
  23. moonslav59
    You said this- not me. I'm not even close to feeling that way.
  24. moonslav59
    Like, if JH spends more, it's less money in his pocket, right?
  25. moonslav59
    I mean, if JH is reluctant to spend on say, Yamamoto, Werner could say, "I'll pay for him out of my own pocket."
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