moonslav59
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I doubt Bloom makes a deal similar to what I have been suggesting, recently. I think I've just about run out of these types of suggested deals. I do think Bloom will make 2-3 trades, although some might be minor. Some of his free agent signings might be head-scratchers, but I think he makes a few we mostly will like.
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Remember the posters who said not a single player DD traded was a difference maker? Margot is getting paid under $1M and has 2 arb years left. The trades we made could never be fully judged until the players we dealt saw their years of team control expire.
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There is a reason you don't see world class strong men & weight lifters playing baseball and basketball. Plus, if the muscle strength was gained through PED use, there is an increased chance of injury.
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The tax probably balances out the $2M they save on actual contract cost. (20% of $5M is $1M x 2 years is $2M.) Here's another one: Eovaldi & Chavis for Odor, Trevino, Taveras & Palumbo
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When you make hundreds of signings over the 20+ seasons as Yankee GM, you are bound to get some right. The list of bad to horrific signings is pretty long, too. (Some horrific trades, too.) Here is just the list of every Yankee contract that made the top 70 contracts in MLB history: Highest paid contracts by ranking: 7. ARod I (2008) 9. ARod II (2001) 22. Jeter (2001) 25. Teixeira (2009) 31. CC Sab (2009) 36. Tanaka (2014) 39. Ellsbury (2014) 65. CC Sab (2012) 67. Giambi (2002) adjust for inflation and this would place higher (82. traded for Kevin Brown) Here's the Sox list: 16. Price 33. Manny 38. AGon 42. Sale 46. Crawford 67. Bogey _______ 75. Pedey & JD 93. Paloaf
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We should have thought of the nickname "Pabloaf" way back when.
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That record is truly amazing! Even more astounding is our 16-3 record in the World Series!
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Someone has to get him, and only a handful of teams will spend big, this winter.
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Maybe I misread your position. I thought you wanted to bring back DJ and trade Torres. It's good to see you finally realizing Sanchez is not a plus, even when he hits.
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Probably right, but they are getting some young talent back. Here's one with SD: Eovaldi & Chavis for Myers and Lucchesi Myers is owed $41M/2 compared to Eovaldi's $34M/2, so they save $7M. Myers Lux hit is just $13M/yr, so we create $4M/yr on the tax budget. We get a pitcher we need. 3 Way: To BOS: Castillo, Lucchesi, Mejia, Myers & Kiermaier To SD: Eovaldi, Chavis, Johnson To TB: Vazquez You'll love this one (sarcasm alert): To BOS: Anderson, Campusano, Myers, Kiermaier To SD: Eovaldi, Dalbec, Ryan To TB: Vazquez, Beni, Duran, Chavis
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Eovaldi, Dalbec & Duran for Pollock and Gonsolin
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Here's one BTV shows is an exactly even swap: Eovaldi, Chavis & Jimenez for Pollock and Gray (good young pitcher) Plollock is owed $36M/2 assuming option not taken on 3rd year or $41M/3 otherwise. His AVV is "only" $12M, which is $5M less than Eovaldi's. So, the Dodgers save $2M, but our lux tax budget is $5M lower for the next 2 years. We get a good young pitcher and a decent CF'er that fills a gaping hole.LA has OF depth to take Pollock's slot, and they get a SP'er and a couple other players with promise. I'd guess LA would say no, but I'm sure many here think the deal is bad for us.
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He's done a lot of big deadline moves- just never at "the right time."
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So, that basically evens up the money: Eovaldi $34M and Longoria $36M. However, the lux tax hit is $11M for Longoria (big help to BOS), while Eovaldi's is $17M (no diff to SF).
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All good, except the signing DJ part. Get over him. Torres will be better. Torres should not play SS. DJ should not be signed to play 1B. Move on. Get a SS. Why deal Torres just to sign DJ back?
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Somehow, they hoodwinked our own GM to bring Masterson back, despite my objections.
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Exactly. You put it better than I ever could. Looking for incentives for other teams to make deals involving a good player(s) with several years of team control is how we can fill a vital gap on our winter roster without spending big money on a FA. Granted, trading Eovaldi opens up another gap, assuming he was going to fill his own slot by being healthy, but my basic idea is that the trade might help the other team save some money and get a pitcher that may give them excellence while saving us money on the Lux tax budget. Now, the Longoria idea involved us paying too much actual dollars, so the lux tax savings were more than negated, but I'll offer some more ideas this weekend. (I know some of you are on the edge of your seat! LOL)
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I get that. Not surprisingly, it's also the posters not so down on Eovaldi that resist all talk of trading him. GMs often have interest in oft-injured pitchers, especially those that ended the previous season looking well. Eovaldi has trade value. It's just not $17M x 2. I'm not expecting to get $17M x 2 value back.
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Not only do I absolve him, I applaud the choice, but then again, I still applaud the Grady-Pedro choice..
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That stretch of Sale brilliance in 2018, to me, set the tone for our winning it all mentality- do what it takes. All the best cliches!
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I never had an issue with what Cora did with the staff that spring. Sale had obvious health concerns. Eovaldi had a history of health issues and had just been through a very high amount of high leverage IP'd that post season. Price and others pitched a lot that October, too. We sucked out of the gate. That doesn't mean that was the mistake that caused it, or that we might have seen injuries had he not rested them a fraction more than normal.
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Another interesting fact about his 2018 season was that he missed a couple starts at the end of July and early August, then came back for one game, before missing a month and coming back with way lower velocity and effectiveness. That one game? Baltimore. 12 Ks and 0 BB in just 5 IP. His best K/9 game rate of the season. Did he overthrow? Was he already hurt and still gutted out a fantastic performance? Were the O's really that bad? (Note: he did end up with 15 K's in his last 8 IP in 2018.)
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It's interesting to note that Sale was throwing harder than ever before. I seem to recall, he had adjusted his delivery, and I wonder if that might have played into his injury. (He was likely doomed to need surgery at some point.) See: 2018 https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chris-sale/10603/graphs?pitchgraphs=true&statArr=&legend=1&split=base&time=daily&start=2014&end=2019&rtype=mult>1=15&dStatArray=FA&ymin=&ymax=
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...or Oprah.
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I don't like any of the pitchers, except maybe Liam Hendricks. Not adding an outside OF'er is probably their biggest "mistake." I only go for Realmuto, if we can get something very good for Vaz. Even then, I'd prefer going bigger on pitching not catching. Munoz isn't listed as the IF utility, either. They may not realize Arauz does not need to remain on the 26 man roster, anymore.
