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  1. moonslav59
    I think he meant the OF.
  2. moonslav59
    As in no brain.
  3. moonslav59
    There is a ML rule 5 and minor league rule 5. Today was minor league. Ward is on the major league list.
  4. moonslav59
    Yes, mlbtr headline read cancelled but it was really suspended
  5. moonslav59
    Some nasty splits in those CO bars!
  6. moonslav59
    The Rule 5 was delayed not cancelled. This was the minor league portion of rule 5.
  7. moonslav59
    I’m not sure what you are asking, and if it is what I think it is, it’s hard to calculate with so many variables involved, including how many contributing min wage guys we have and what positions they play. I think cots has 40 man roster players plus medical benefits at about $18.3M not 20.9. In general, I’d think something like this: 20 for meds and misc players 80 SPers 6+ pitchers 20 RPers 7+ pitchers 90 everyday players 13 players
  8. moonslav59
    Me, too.
  9. moonslav59
    We’re already near last years AAV total, and Bloom has said he’s not done.
  10. moonslav59
    I never said it would be. I hoped it would. I’m thinking had we missed the playoffs it might have been a bigger spending winter. I think the trends show we will go over again, at some point. We’ve never gone 4 years under while Henry has been here, but I guess maybe we could.
  11. moonslav59
    Bloom spent $40M last winter, almost all on 1 year deals, but he had about 10 slots to fill. That was more than most GMs spent on 2021 salaries. If he spends $40M on 4-6 slots, this winter, one would think we get better production.
  12. moonslav59
    Well said. Maybe doing so well in 2021 made it easier to put off spending for another year.
  13. moonslav59
    Henry has a long history of going 2 and even 3 years staying under the tax line between going over it. Why is this any different?
  14. moonslav59
    Depends on the ages and recent 2-3 year trends. IMO
  15. moonslav59
    I know Story will be cheaper, but those away splits are scary. I’d have preferred Baez over Story.
  16. moonslav59
    I doubt it, and we’ll always have some sort of restricted budget. I just would not choose Correa as the guy to have our highest salary for the next 10 years. I realise the guy could go on to be worth every penny and then some, but he’s not “that guy” to me. If it came down to Correa at$350M/10 vs Devers at$280M/10, I’ll take Devers Forevers!
  17. moonslav59
    The great thing about Correa is the defense and age. He’s probably got 3-5 years of prime to put up big numbers. What worries me is this: Paying big money for 10+ years for a player who has played 8 seasons and only had 500+ PAs twice whil hitting under .850 in 3 of the last 4 seasons. His .837 career OPS is not great and was fueled by seasons from too long ago.
  18. moonslav59
    Yes, in this case, bigger is Richards (10), Ottavino (8). Perez (5). Andriese (1.9) & Sawamura (1.2). Kike $7M x 2 was the biggest non-pitching addition. (Marwin $3M)
  19. moonslav59
    Just say no to this Story.
  20. moonslav59
    Sounds about right. My point was more about Bloom needing to hit on his bigger additions, pretty soon.
  21. moonslav59
    I agree. I will say, Mike Lowell was more of a salary dump. He was also a GG 3Bman. I'm not sure you can equate 5 straight years over .789 and 3 straight over .816 before hitting .658 the year before the Sox trade to JBJ's offensive struggles that have occurred in 4 of his last 5 seasons- the only good season being the shortened 2020 season. I do think JBJ will play.
  22. moonslav59
    If you just count winter and in-season additions via trades or signings, the record is not good. (No Pivetta or Whitlock) Fangraphs Value 7.7 Richards 4.5 Perez 4.1 Ottavino 3.3 Robles 900K Davis 000 Brennan -100K Rios -200K Ort -800K Feliz
  23. moonslav59
    So, we trade Duran, then.
  24. moonslav59
    My head is spinning on this one.
  25. moonslav59
    Nice reply. Yes, the arb rules are manipulated by management, but shaving a year off would be a nice compromise. Min wage has not gone up much, recently, and since so many players make below $750K, I think this would get a yes vote from the players without killing owners. The 3% tax increase is about the $7M a year I mentioned. (3% of 210 is $6.3M) I'm not sure about robo umps being agreed on, but I want it.
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