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We've basically added 6 new names to the 26 man roster and 5 were pitchers. True, most just replaced who we had in the same slots, last year. JBJ Paxton Wacha Hill Diekman Strahm (We kept Barnes, Robles and Vaz + arb players) Sadly, I think we are done adding pitchers before opening day. Here's a breakdown of the innings lost from 2021 and who might replace those innings in 2022: 158 ERod (100 ERA+) Maybe 58 more from Sale & 100 from Paxton 137 Richards (97) Maybe 137 from Wacha 114 Perez (100) Maybe 114 from Hill 62 Ottavino (113) Maybe 32 more from Houck & 10 more from Barnes, Taylor & Saw. 37 Andriese (79) Maybe 61 from Diekman 24 Y Rios (129) (61 from Diekman) 20 Workman (97) + ~40 Brice, Weber, Peacock & others - Maybe 60 from Strahm & Robles combined Lots of wishful thinking, here.
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That's what you told us about Big Nate.
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Agreed, but will 3 good seasons out of his last 5 really up his pay and years all that much over the current 2 our of 4 reality? He'll also be a year older, and his age was one of the biggest factors in his value. (Defense being the other)
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Do we really know how much of Bloom's moves are related to budgetary restrictions or guidelines? Give any GM $41M with 7-9 slots open on the roster, and would any spend $25-33M on one guy? Now, if he really had $57M to spend, then maybe there was room for 1-2 bigger signings, and maybe Bloom signs one big name. Next winter almost surely will be the "big tell."
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Exactly, and in some ways, we got weaker at the top of the 40man roster (ERod/Schwarber/Ottavino/Renfroe) while just replacing the bottom 40 with similar player profiles. I knew we might be frugal for another season, but this is a disappointing, so far. Adding Story would change the narrative, but it creates too many issues with team harmony, positional concerns and the future budget. It would also end the Bogey era in Boston, either by forcing a trade or watching him walk, next winter.
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He was clearly asking for too much and was unwilling to drop his demands low enough to cash in on a longer term deal. $32M/yr is not chump change, but a 1 to 3 year deal is way lower than he wanted. They guy has been hurt and has had two off years in his last 4 seasons. The defense is great, but guys like Story and Baez can do that and hit pretty well, too. The Seager deal blew everything away, and I think it made Correa wide-eyed.
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We've spent over $41M LUX Tax on 6 FA players (Paxton, Wacha, Hill, Diekman, Strahm & Robles) and JBJ. We added another $16.4M taking Vaz's option and extending Barnes. Then, the arb raises. We've spent, this winter, but like last winter, it's been sread out over many players (almost all pitchers.) I had hoped we were looking beyond continued farm and lower 40man roster slot rebuilding, but sadly, it appears we have not... yet.
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So, we've spent about $41M on free agents- about the same as last winter- and we are about $16M under the tax line. If we spend maybe $15M, we'll be at over $55M in FA spending, this winter. This has to be the quietest $41-57M ever spent.
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Let the old saying "he's asking for $____" be laid to rest.
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To me, that is plan A, despite the flaw of the fragile Arroyo playing 2B, everyday. Duran or Dalbec in LF, when Kike plays 2B. Verdugo in RF & JBJ in CF is the rest of plan B.
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It will change the genre to a mystery novel.
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He's one of, if not the most hopeful signings by the Sox this winter, which is not really a ringing endorsement.
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$100M/5 to Castellanos from the Phillies.
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Money spent on 2022 and beyond, including trades and the Barnes extension that starts in 2022 (not counting arb avoidance signings): JBJ: 22:$9.5M player option, 23:$12M mutual option ($8M buyout) $12M Lux # Paxton: 1 year/$10M (2022), plus 2023 or 2023-24 options $10M Lux # Barnes: 22:$7.25M, 23:$7.5M, 24:$8M club option ($2.25M buyout) $9.4M Lux # Wacha: 1 year/$7M (2022) $7M Lux # Vaz: 22:$7M club option ($0.25M buyout) $7M Lux # Hill: 1 year/$5M (2022) #5M Lux # Diekman: 2 years/$8M (2022-23), plus 2024 club option $4M Lux # Strahm: 1 year/$3M (2022) $3M Lux # Robles: ??? Lux # ??? That's over $57M for 9 players. (Over $41M on 7 players not counting Vaz and Barnes.) I was hoping we'd spend $40-55M on 4-5 players- not 7. This building the farm and 40 man roster depth strategy era has gone on long enough. This year, it appears we are leaving money on the table, in terms of being significantly under the tax line.
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Huge differences all winter long. Clear spenders. Clear tankers. Clear do-nothings.
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So, Robles is added. Paxton is already on the 60 day. Do we add Sale to the 60 day or cut someone?
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If we end up signing Story to anything near what Baez got, there should be some explaining to do. (Other names, too.)
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Hey, Bloom finally quieted the lefty pen talk. Man! $16M/1 from the Braves. Some teams appear to not care about spending.
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Red Sox focus now shifted to SS Trevor Story
moonslav59 replied to Larry33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Of all the FAs to get serious about, this just doesn't make sense, to me. I guess we can wait and see the money it takes to sign Story, but I can't see the price lowering to a point where it does make sense. Now, if we do sign him, it makes even less sense to play him at 2B and the worse defender at SS. To me, we might as well just trade Bogey to a team that lost out on Story and Correa. Again, this make too little sense to me. Plus, we've been teased enough this winter, and getting teased about a player who is not a fit and not worth the money baffles me. This also puts Bogey in a tough spot: agree to move positions to help the team or demand a trade. -
What's the tax at $60M+?
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That was one area I thought the players might give something up. So, there is a limit, a $20M, $40M and $60M line, or just one at $20M and $80M ($60 M above)??
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What did the end up agreeing on for the tax rate for level 1 and level 2?
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Red Sox focus now shifted to SS Trevor Story
moonslav59 replied to Larry33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Why do we need to trade "for" them? -
Tyler Anderson to... where else... LAD for $8M/1
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I think the whole lefties in the pen thing is being blown out of proportion. 5 of our top 6-7 RP'ers are righties. The rest will fight for innings and mop up chances. R Whitlock R Houck R Barnes L Taylor R Brasier R Sawamura/ L Diekman/ L Strahm/ L DHern/ L A Davis/ R Valdez If we move Houck or Whitlock to the rotation, we'll still have 3 of our top 4-5 RP'ers as RHPs.
