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  1. moonslav59
    Had he done 2016 in 2015, Ben might have lasted another year- same with HRam.
  2. moonslav59
    Basically, it's $17M x 2 or $21M x 3, if he reaches 300 IP over the 2 seasons, combined. I think the Sox saw some things that scared them away, and he really had only 2 good seasons out of the 4 year contract term, and one was the short 2020 season. Man, 2021 was a real good one, though! I'll always have a good feeling about Nate in a Sox uniform, but I'm pretty sure we did the right thing letting him go, at this point in his career.
  3. moonslav59
    Many SP'ers, today, do very poorly the third time through, including some good ones. With a strong pen, it can be managed. Like I said, I'd rather have kept Houck and Whitlock in the pen, even with the 4 added arms, but I'm not sure I trust Mata, Walter, Wink, Crawford, Seabold and Murphy to step it up. We needed an ace or solid #2. One of the depth guys may end up doing very well, more likely years from now, but even if one does in 2023, we may go through 4 or 5 of them, before we hit jackpot, and by then, the failures of the first 4-5 might help put us hopelessly behind in the WC race. To me, Houck seems like a better bet than any of those 6, and unless a miracle of miracles happens, and Sale and Paxton both start the season off the IL, he may be our best bet- emphasis on "bet."
  4. moonslav59
    I'd have preferred Houck AND Whitlock stay in the pen, but yes, we are running out of SP'er options, and even Kluber or Wacha was not what I had in mind, at the start of winter. I'm holding out a sliver of hope we trade for a solid 1/2 type, but I know that is likely a pipe dream.
  5. moonslav59
    If he ends up at DH, he's cheaper than JD was, even without adjusting for inflation.
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not a crapshoot playoff guy. Hey, we may have made the playoffs had we traded JD, and everything else went right, correct?
  7. moonslav59
    How about Andrus, Chafin and Fulmer with Houck as the #4? (DFA Brasier.)
  8. moonslav59
    We could sign Kluber, Fulmer and the 3 top FA SSs on the market. It's not about money, now. We have $38M and there's only $37M left of decent FAs, at best.
  9. moonslav59
    We had no chance for a ring.
  10. moonslav59
    Could have offered Bogey $25M x 8 with no opt out, either, and most would be in prime.
  11. moonslav59
    Yes, Mookie, Bogey, Devers and nobody else. Don't forget Price at full price. The budget magically is approved to get larger. The farm magically starts producing 3 Houcks a year. Glad you finally gave your plan. A real winner.
  12. moonslav59
    I'd rather go with Wacha or sign Fulmer and move Houck to SP'er.
  13. moonslav59
    I had a theory that was shot down. Crybaby fans.
  14. moonslav59
    It’s one of the dumbest things they’ve done in years. Plus, the could have gone over this winter,although that seems unlikely.
  15. moonslav59
    Hey, we get 2 comp picks! Hip, HIP, HURRAY!!!
  16. moonslav59
    Why are we counting Greinke? I'd rather have Wacha or just go with Mata.
  17. moonslav59
    Unless, Bloom has his eye on 2 SP'ers- one an ace or solid #2 and one like Eflin.
  18. moonslav59
    Ronaldo Hernandez is having a great winter in the Columbian League OPS of .932 while hitting .288/.390/.542 with six home runs in 118 at-bats.
  19. moonslav59
    Did Sox management let it be known on all the cases of "interest in signing" someone, of was it just the media or agents, in some cases? I do admit, this has become a trend I'm not liking, except when the "interest" was in guys like Heaney and Abreu.
  20. moonslav59
    But, then there is the reported mega overpay of Yoshida. Also, we must have outbid others for Jansen, Martin, Turner and Joely.
  21. moonslav59
    ...and the "inexperienced" are the best hopes (Whitlock, Bello, Mata, Walter, Wink, Crawford & Seabold.)
  22. moonslav59
    I don't disagree, but I'm not sure they've been lying, either, at least any more than normal GM lies. Everything they said about the Bogey situation might not have been lies. Being wrong does not mean it's a lie. Of course, the easier explanation is they've lied and lied, again and again.
  23. moonslav59
    Do this and add Kluber or Nate, and I'd feel a lot better. Of course, a Devers extension would put the cherry on top, and while I'm at it, sign Fulmer and DFA Brasier and maybe even Bell would think we should be better than 2022.
  24. moonslav59
    I think his D has slipped at SS, but anything to keep Story at 2B is probably worth a try.
  25. moonslav59
    Lots of raises and big raises to ex-Sox players.
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