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  1. moonslav59
    Indeed, and our 2024 ace will be on the 60 day IL all of 2026. Just imagine!
  2. moonslav59
    It makes total sense if they believe there was no bigger offer, and again, if thinking it was a bluff and it wasn't is a "botch," then I'm not sure I'd use that word in that context. I agree, the NTC is meaningless if we were never going to step up our offer. (We don't know if it was JH's limit or Brez's refusal to go higher on that aspect.)
  3. moonslav59
    One reason I included Masa was because the Mets and money make it more possible, even though highly unlikely. I still think the most likely (not my first choice) is Donovan. Second might be Paredes, but I do wonder what the hold up is. It could be the Sox are waiting to see how low Suarez will cost before saying yes to a Paredes deal. Baty and Shaw are names mentioned. Don't hear much about Hoerner, anymore. Chisholm is reportedly being shopped. I've mentioned Torres, but he is not being shopped. One year guys don't excite me. Who else? Stott? Vientos has some power but is not good at 3B D and looks like yet another DH or 1Bman. I'm not sure how highly COL values Tovar, but he might be a target not talked about much. I'm not up on all the fine young players in the bigs, now, but Kearschall would be nice. Anyone else?
  4. moonslav59
    He's horrible on D at 3B and hasn't shown much power since 2018. Nope. That spin would not work with him. Vientos, maybe.
  5. moonslav59
    Are you assuming the refusal to give a NTC is all on Brez? If I had to guess, it's not on him. I have no idea if the money aspect of the trade was the very highest Brez was allowed to go or Brez wanted to go, assuming he was allowed to go higher. That's the part "all accounts" is not sure about. Without all those facts, assigning blame is subjective and opinionated. Even with all the facts, there is still a subjective component of assigning blame porportionally. To me... If Breg never would sign w/o a NTC, and Brez could never give one, it's not on Brez. If Breg would never sign w so much deferred money, and Brez needed to defer that money to stay under a max AAV number, it's not on Brez. If the number Brez offered was the most he was allowed to offer, it's not on Brez. If Brez got Breggie upset with his antics, and that was the reason, Breggie said no, and it wasn't about $, NTC or deferments, then it's on Brez. There is room for shared blame, too. There is room to say Brez botched it, but was never going to sign Brez unde rthe limits placed on him, too.
  6. moonslav59
    When we traded Aldo Ramirez for him?
  7. moonslav59
    Id do that trade, too, but we'd still need another trade. It would make more sense to trade an Of'er and/or a pitcher for him- maybe involving a third team.
  8. moonslav59
    The whole context was dumping Masa and Hicks, so we could afford two bats not one. No Masa= opening at DH. If you don't think ESuarez > Masa, you have a point. I think we need a RH'd power bat, so Suarez>Masa. We have enough LHBs.
  9. moonslav59
    Agreed, and that's why the offered that deal, last winter. Same with the offer they gave a week ago. They'd have been fine if he said yes. This wasn't a faux Soto offer. They went as high as the were prepared to go, IMO, It wasn't enough. I don't think they bungled that, but they might have bungled how they handled the talks or "misread the room" as one brilliant poster often says.
  10. moonslav59
    BINGO! Breggie also filled a bigger current need.
  11. moonslav59
    No way JH allows Breggie and Suarez to be signed. It was either or, hence the word "pivot" fits within that context.
  12. moonslav59
    Not if the no trade clause was prohibited. Not if JH set an AAV price, and the deferments were the only way to meet the dollar amount. Not if the offer Brez gave was the most he was allowed to give. If Brez offered the most he could, it kinda doesn't matter if he misjudges, bungled or botched the talks. Breggie was a goner. Breggie is a goner. It is kinda telling that the AAV on Suarez is about what the Breggie offer w deferments was. (Maybe it tells us nothing.)
  13. moonslav59
    How about a spitter?
  14. moonslav59
    I figured that out after the 4th time you said it.
  15. moonslav59
    IMO, they wanted Breggie at the price they set and no more (and without a no trade clause.)
  16. moonslav59
    I think in terms of the winter spending budget, the pivot fits: Bregman to Suarez.
  17. moonslav59
    You forgot Harrison will be worth $192M, so $8M is all we need from Hicks.
  18. moonslav59
    I do think many pitchers did better than expected. Hard to know if Bailey had a hand in any.
  19. moonslav59
    Anthony Eyanson... https://news.soxprospects.com/2026/01/following-national-championship-anthony.html
  20. moonslav59
    Maybe Bailey can work some voodoo magic on him.
  21. moonslav59
    Too funny! 🙃
  22. moonslav59
    I find it hard to believe they missed out on Breggie, and then began thinking about Suarez and signed him that quickly.
  23. moonslav59
    It is a stark turn-around in less than 3 years at the helm. While we do have some holes in the everyday player roster, the young talent and years of control create a situation where we may not need much everyday prospect infusion over the next 3-5 years. 5 years C Narvaez (3 Wong) 3 years 1B Contreras & Casas 3 years 2B Romy (4 DHam) 2-3 years SS Story w Arias & Soto in the top 10. 5 years 3B Mayer w Romero at #13. 9 years OF Anthony and 3 years LF Duran w J Gonzalez in the top 10 6 years CF Rafaela (Anthony) 4 years RF Abreu (Anthony) 9 years DH/LF/2B Campbell
  24. moonslav59
    BTV accepts DHam, Sandlin and Soto for Ezequiel Tovar. Do you? (It was scored by posters as 6-0 yes for Sox and 3-1 yes for COL.)
  25. moonslav59
    So, by all accounts, you botched your statement day one. 😝
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