moonslav59
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$8M vs 12, okay, not too close, but add what we spent in 2022 for JBJ vs Reenfore's arb cots and we're close to one year of Rusney. (But then you could try to add Renfroe's 2023 arb, assuming we didn't trade him, again, in theory.)
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Wrong choice to add to the budget. Like Wacha's $7M was a good choice of spending money. I see your point, though. He didn't guess wrong, but the budget gamble failed just as the skills.production gambles failed.
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Yes, and I added a fourth- the budget. (I'm okay with people just thinking it's 3.)
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It's almost what Rusney got per year.
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For some reason, and Cora is not the only one believing this, a day off means a full day off- no ifs, ands or buts. Like a PH is going to exhaust Devers (or Bogey).
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It is most important but that $8M is not irrelevant. $8M is a lot. It might not mean JH will shy away from spending $8M more in 2023, but it might mean he spends $3-6M less than he would have without the JBJ buyout. Maybe all 8, maybe no affect.
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4 fronts- the budget was harmed, too.
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Not really. 1. Renfroe has one more arb year. We could have had him in 2023. 2. We pay an $8M buy out for JBJ for '22, and although it does not count on the tax line, it may keep JH from forking over $8M more to Bloom.
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If the Twins play .450 v the Yanks going forward, that is regressing to the mean.
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Bloom either terribly misguessed JBJ's projected offense or fell in love with Binelas & Hamilton. I also think Cora might have asked they trade Renfroe, due to his lack of defense.
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Maybe. The point is, they knew he was bad on defense when they called him up.
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You should know about defense before the bigs. To me, they knew. That's why it took so long to call him up. I don't even trust the guy in Fenway's LF.
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I doubt any of these guys take a 1 year deal, so yes, if we want to reset in 2024, signing Verlander, Scherzer or Kershaw for $35M x 2 would not work.
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I was the original head-scratcher. BTW, most of his winter & deadline moves did work out: + Wacha Strahm Schreiber Refsnyder McGuire Pham ??? Story Hosmer Ja. Davis - JBJ Diekmnan (but he dumped his '24 salary and got McGuire for him) Hill (not horrific for $5M, until recently) The team got worse, more as a result of returning vets declining and injuries than "all the moves he made."
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If we are reluctant to make large and long deals, maybe try short and large.
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I hated the trade from day one, even if the money was even. That being said, I think the thoughts were that renfroe might decline and JBJ might return closer to his .700ish norm. The prospects were supposed to even out any shortcomings. What bothers me most about this trade is that many fans act like this was the only move Bloom made, or that it outweighs all the other ones, including getting Renfroe at just $3.2M, the season prior.
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I am all for continuous building of the farm, but every now and then, one trade is needed. I'm not sure if Sox brass sees 2023 as "that year," but I think fans are getting antsy. I'd prefer trading Casas to Mayer, since the upside is so much higher on the latter, but I'm not against it, if we get back a better pitcher than Casas would have gotten us.
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They both have done better than any Sox starter addition in recent years, except Wacha, and he was hurt, too.
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Renfroe was not the butcher Cordero and Arroyo have been. While the defense did improve by the trade, and the Story addition to the offense did not take hold due to his injury and slow start, the trade was a disaster. Binelas and Hamilton may still salvage something from it, but the trade hurt the offense and the budget. Those two far outweigh the defensive upgrade.
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I really like Casas. Rafaela, too. I just think we don't get the type of starter we need by trading even the next 4-5 prospects, not counting Romero. The other option is trading Bello. Is that any better, when our biggest need is controllable and inexpensive arms?
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Last winter, I suggested we go large and short on an old guy. Nobody jumped on my wagon.
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We should have traded Duran not Renfroe.
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Agreed. I think we trade for one and offer Wacha and/or Nate a QO. (If both take it, I think we still trade for a starter amd commit to Whit & Houck in the pen. Maybe use Bello in the pen, too. 1. Sale/Paxton 2. Wacha 3. __Trade__ 4. Nate 5. Pivetta
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If Bloom can convince himself, or be pushed, to trade one or two good prospects to fill one slot, nicely, I think he caan do it within a budget of staying near the tax line or going over by less than $20M. Replacing the 2021 JD & Nate will not be hard. Replacing Bogey and Wacha will. I'd offer Wacha a QO. I'd count Sale & Paxton as 1 SP'er. SP 1. _______ 2. Sale/Paxton 3. Wacha 4. __trade__ 5. Pivetta 6. Bello RP 1. Houck 2. Whitlock 3. ___FA___ 4. Schreiber 5. Barnes 6. Taylor 7. Crawford 8. (Bello) German/Kelly/Danish/Wink/Murphy/Walter/Mata C McGuire & Wong 1B Casas & Hosmer 2B ___FA___ or Arroyo/E Valdez SS Story 3B Devers LF Dugo & Pham CF Kike RF ___FA___ or Dugo & Ref DH Pham-Ref/Hosmer-Casas (Dalbec & Cordero in AAA) or get a RF/DH type or even a 1B/DH type With $70-90M to spend, this is not a deep stretch.
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Yankees trade J.Montgomery for H.Badder
moonslav59 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in Other Baseball
You used to talk Monty up pretty well.
