moonslav59
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I feel the same way about Alex Vee. He's already special and just approaching prime.
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Sometimes you can get a decent player who is paid a lot and will be a FA in 2 months for pretty cheap- certainly not Scherzer, but we'll have $4.5M to "play with" in adding pro-rated contracts via trades. I seriously doubt we trade good young talent for anybody at the deadline. This year is more about bridging to 2022 and beyond. We won't trade anyone that is viewed as part of future Sox teams. We might trade a Chavis or someone we give up on- maybe a Groome or Ward type, but if we are giving up on someone, I doubt another GM covets him.
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Henry does not totally ignore the lower lux tax line. He has a long history of re-setting the tax, even when it looked like we might be one or two costly players away from being even more serious contenders. We stayed under in 2003 and re-set in 2008, stayed under in 2009, reset in 2012, stayed under in 2013 & 2014, reset in 2017 and again in 2020. Since the 2004-2007 run of paying a lux tax, we have never gone more than 2 years in a row, so yes, he avoids the big 3rd year tax bigtime, but he never even goes slightly over year 3, which wouldn't be a big tax. I remember that 2012-2014 period, where we went 3 straight years without paying any taxes. Ben's budget was very limited compared to other GMs, but we still managed to win a ring in 2013. Many fans were upset we didn't spend more (and more).
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I doubt we go over, even if in the race. We have a a little buffer zone to add $4.5M. That's actually a significanat amount when you factor in we only pay about 1/3 of a player's salary. We may also find a way to dump a modest contract (like Ottavino or Richards) while picking up another more useful one or two in another deal. We may end up wishing we never made the Ottavino deal. I think we stay under the tax line, so we can extend our future window by a year. I could be wrong, but that's my take.
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Corbin Burnes 24.1 IP 40 Ks (almost 15/9 IP) 0 BBs Some surprise names on the MLB ERA Leader Board: 4. Danny Duffy 0.50 12.Johny Cueto 1.80 17.M. Boyd 2.03 24.S Matz 2.32 40. Eovaldi 3.04 (Tops all Sox starters.)
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I wasn't so sure about Arroyo either, but not much more so with Cordero or Renfroe off-handed (or Marwin). I also felt like the chances were better that one from the 5 or 6 had a better chance than just Arroyo. (Arroyo, Chavis, Marwin, Arauz, Munoz/Downs) BTW, ir's early, yet. Plenty of time for Arroyo to prove Cordero and Renfroe, even off handed, are better than him.
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Very Kimbrelesque!
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My man, Marisnick, has a .905 OPS.
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J Happ 7.1 IP 1 Hit 0 ER 3 Ks 2 BB
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9 IP 2 Hits 0 Runs 15 Ks 0 BBs
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No more "major concerns." Game won.
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It took you a while, but you finally came around to my way of thinking from way back in February.
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11.2 Andriese 1.54 11.1 Whitlock 0.00 11.0 Barnes 3.27 10.0 Sawamura 1.80 9.0 Valdez 2.00 (Good to see our top 5 pitchers by IP are also doing the best.) 7.1 Ottavino 4.91 7.0 DHern 5.14 6.2 Taylor 10.80 5.2 Brice 4.76 (Taylor & Brice's days may be numbered.) 1.0 Houck 0.00 1.0 Bazardo 0.00 (Maybe these two will see more action from the pen going forward.)
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Next winter, yes.
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Another nice outing by Whitlock (and Sawamura).
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A win is a win is a win!
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One more, Matt!
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No WAY!
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On base 2 out of 3 times! (That's gonna mess with some narratives.)
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Barnes- Thanks Theo! ERod- Thanks Ben! Houck (Sale)- Thanks Dave! Whitlock- Thanks Bloom!
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Nor, Heathen Hembree.
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X filing it!
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Bogey es muchisimo el fuego!
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JD no es el fuego!
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Verdugo is mas fuego!
