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Even 8 figure 4-5 year deals were out of the question in BOS until the Story signing in March, 2022. H'e hav had to go from the Bogey extension in April 2019 to March 2022 without any even moderate signings. I don't see that b eing in his "nature."
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It does seem to look like we are working towards the HOU or ATL philosophy, but let's remember that both of the teams sucked a few years back, and their prospect haul from that era is what is carrying them, now. Can they sustain a strong farm while winning? That is the tricky part and remains to be seen. The LAD seems to be able to do it. ATL: 72-90 2017 68-93 2016 67-95 2015 79-83 2014 HOU 84-78 2016 86-76 2015 70-92 2014 51-111 2013 55-107 2012 56-106 2011 If you do the math, the players acquired 4-10 years ago are the ones leading them to top competitiveness. I'm not an expert on anybody's farm, including our own, but do ATL & HOU have many great prospects acquired after they became good?
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I could see Gallo coming to BOS, and would b e okay with it, if every other high need area was filled with much better upgrades, because we went cheaper in RF.
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I think it's pretty clear why he was let go, and this sums it up: Henry cited philosophical differences with Dombrowski about the future of the organization when asked about the decision and the Red Sox hired Chaim Bloom a month later. They knew DD was not the type of GM for a near complete rebuild. He would have balked at a forced Betts trade and massive budget cut going into 2020. I'm thinking DD might have quite under the circumstances Bloom was hired into. We'll never know, for sure, but the team philosophy took a sharp turn after 2019, and I do not think it was Bloom who made the decision to trade higher paid players, trade for prospects, and significantly cut the budget for over 2 1/2 years. Could DD have gone from mid 2019 to March 2022 not being allowed to sign any big FAs?
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To me, one of the hardest things to project for prospects coming to the bigs, is their OBP. I know the sample size is tiny for Casas, but I loved his plate discipline, late this year. I think he's a keeper. I'd offer him a long term deal and cross my fingers. I think Bello is the real deal, and only injury can hold him back. I'd gamble on him, too, if he's willing.
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I think Bogey would be okay with a position change in 2-3 years, when Mayer arrives, but then we'd be paying big SS money to an aging 3Bman, 2Bman or LF'er. We may sign the best SS on the market willing to take a 2-3 year deal. Who might that be, and why would a top SS do that?
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I've heard Casas' D is about average. SP's says, potential solid-average defender SP's has Mayer's arrival time as "late 2024." Here are the recent grads and prospects that will certainly or likely see action in 2023: Bello Casas Wong Crawford Kelly German Winckowski Seabold Ort Downs & Duran Mata Walter Politi Murphy R Hernandez Maybe Rafaela, TWard, Granberg & Abreu Certainly, a few of these guys do not look very promising, but if just one out of the 5 (Blue)or six can fill a lesser role well, and 3-4 out of the most promising ones (Red) can shine, we may not need much more help than from 4-5 additions from outside the organization or bringing Bogey, Wacha, Nate or Strahm back, In short, we don't need even half of this list or 20 players to make a strong impression. We just need 4-5 to do well and maybe another 2-4 to do okay. When is the last time we saw a list of 20? Okay, okay, take out Duran, Downs, Seabold, and a couple more, but when have we had a list of 12-14 like this?
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Can't argue with this.
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On paper, the farm has made a remarkable climb in just 3 short years, with one season of no prospect play, at all. That, alone, set a lot of prospects back a notch. Of course, these rankings are all speculative, but we have 10-15 prospects or recent grads who will get a significant chance to prove their worth in 2023 and another set of very promising prospects in 2024 (not 10-15 new ones, of course.) This winter and next season should give us a clearer idea on just who Bloom is. It is probably his make or break year.
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...which begs the question about what happens if we have the same or more injuries in '23?
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To those who seem totally against planned down times to improve the ability to have higher up times, which would you rather have? The Sox method and record or the Yanks method and record? (Not that there isn't an inbetween or gray area.)
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Nice gutsy win by the Phillies. I wasn't sure who I wanted to win. Now, I know. Go Phillies!
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Apparently, he's asking for $300M. That doesn't mean he expects it or won't take less. His D has improved, but it's not a sure thing it will stay improved.
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What a performer!
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It's not a buyout guarantee, so it makes sense.
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If signing Swanson over Bogey helps us get Nimmo or two better RP'ers, maybe it's worth the downgrade. (It's possible Swanson outplays Bogey, going forward, but I would not bet on that.) Haven't heard much on Anderson from the CWS as a less expensive option.
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I thought the 2022 tax line number for Paxton was $10M, according to cots. That's $6M for 2022 plus the $4M option in 2023, right? Is cots wrong, again? If not, why are we charged that $4M twice?
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If I had to choose between those two offers, I'd go with Devers. Maybe he takes $300M/12 to lessen the AAV, and who knows, maybe he'll be a useful DH years 9-12. There is a top limit, however, and maybe both of those numbers are too much. Spending $500M on both seems impossible, and unwise. One might get this for $500M: $140M/6 Nimmo $140M/6 Swanson $70M/4 Diaz $60M/4 Contreras $30M/3 Eovaldi $30M/4 Wacha $30M/4 Fulmer
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Like a blind squirrel climbing a broken clock...
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The Tigers hired the Senior Director of Amateur Scouting from the Rays to be their assistant GM. If he was a key to their success on the farm, maybe the Sox missed an opportunity, here.
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I wonder, if Heyman is right about there still being $100M gap between the Sox offer to Devers and what he wants, if we look to trade him. I do think $300M/10 is too steep, but maybe he’d take $270/12. I’m not sure the Sox offer that, either.
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True nuff, but we are talking 2023.
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Like Judge? I hope you guys break the bank to sign him and cripple your budget for many years.
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It's damn good, but not a cinch.
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Yes, the guy with a 96 ERA+ since 2017. He got paid more than Paxton's $4M option. That's why I listed him as a comp.
