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  1. moonslav59
    They can find an all glove-no bat CF'er easily, but you may be right about keeping JBJ. I'm just thinking his salary lost would add a lot to what we could get for pitching. It's just one year, and we wouldn't get much for JBJ, so he will likely be staying, at least until the deadline.
  2. moonslav59
    If we get a pitcher, depending on his AVV, we might be able to call Castillo up in June or July at the prorated price.
  3. moonslav59
    But, a lot of Betts shirts being bought in LA. We'll see Devers shirts on the rise.
  4. moonslav59
    Agreed, just like Price helping us win that ring makes his signing tolerable. If the Dodgers win with Betts, I think we become the faves to sign him. ($380M/11)
  5. moonslav59
    Thanks DD.
  6. moonslav59
    I thought about Toronto as a dark horse, too..... I like our chances against the Mets, Nats and Jays, but the Dodgers can outbid us, if they want. If they win a ring, they may pass, but if not, it won't look good losing Betts and 3 young players and nothing else really big on the market.
  7. moonslav59
    We really need a starter. Duffy has really fallen off a cliff, but maybe he can bounce back. The two years could be a boost or a curse,
  8. moonslav59
    Assuming Betts does not sign an extension. Who will be the serious bidders? Probably not the Cubs or Giants. I'm not sure the Yankees will go large and long, but it would be a knife in the back of all Sox fans. The Dodger, yes. The Braves and Padres? Hmm... St. Louis? Colorado? The Angels? Houston? Texas? Toronto? I'm not seeing anyone but the Dodgers than make a stronger case than Boston to sign Betts. It appears he loved it here. To me, it's all about Henry's view on the long term budget and large and long contracts and Blooms position on such types of deals. How hard, if at all, will he push Henry for the money to make a mega offer. It would certainly shake Red Sox Nation to sign him and have Verdugo, Downs and Wong plus the Price savings to boot.
  9. moonslav59
    My sentiments exactly, except when we play them.
  10. moonslav59
    I cheated and added some from the AAA roster I thought might compete for a job. (I should have noted who they were.) They did list 27, not counting Pedey.
  11. moonslav59
    I'm not saying I want these guys, but I have to think it wouldn't take much to get some of them. (We might even get some cash to pay part of some deals listed) KC Danny Duffy (30) owed $30.75M/2 but just $13M on lux tax line Ian Kennedy (34) owed $16.5M/1 but $14M on lux tax line (We could trade JBJ for one or both and still be under the tax.) BAL (Big gamble) Alex Cobb (32): $29M/2 and $14.25M x 2 on lux NY Mets Jacob deGrom (31-we don't have the pieces): $128M/4 but just $21.8M x 4 lux Noah Syndergaard (26): $9.7M + 1 arb Steven Matz (28): $5M + 1 arb SF (Huge risk) Johnny Cueto (34) $47M/2 and $21.7M x 2 lux
  12. moonslav59
    Why not sign Betts? An OF of beni, Betts & Verdugo is pretty damn good. The IF might be Moreland (Chavis/Dalebec) at 1B, Down (Peraza/Chavis) at 2B, Devers at 3B and Bogey at SS. We'd still need some pitching, but with a clean slate on taxes, and JBJ dropping off the rolls, we might be able to afford Betts and a SP'er and not come close to the $40M line.
  13. moonslav59
    MLBTR... So, why do the deal? Not long ago, Bloom says, he expected to keep Betts for 2020. But “teams stepped forward” with increased offers over the course of the offseason. The ultimate package achieved constitutes a “major step forward” for the Boston organization’s future, in Bloom’s view.
  14. moonslav59
    I'll admit, I was one who said he's probably one of the best pitchers to come along and if we were going to ever spend big and long for a SP'er, he was as good a bet as any. I knew the years were way too long. I feared the last 3 years. zI knew the cost was high but somewhat expected. To me, he was a big let down. (I never liked the CC signing, so I wasn't let down by that deal.) We essentially paid Price $44M x 4 years. That's like how we essentially paid Renteria over $30M for 1 year but times 4 years! (BTW, there's a sizable group of posters here that think we should not have dumped Price at that cost. They actually think LA either wanted Price at $48M/3.)
  15. moonslav59
    Warm climes (or domed stadium cities) could bid for the World Series like the Super Bowl.
  16. moonslav59
    He's not going to be looking for big names, but if he does, there's a guy named Mookie.
  17. moonslav59
    We could trade for pitchers with contracts not appealing to their current team but are still valuable. We could also still deal JBJ, like I thought was the plan when we tendered him a contract, to free up more money for a pitcher. Maybe some sort of trade like JBJ, Workman and ____ for Familia, Smith and Matz. I'm not sure we have what it takes to get Syndergaard, and his 2 years of team control may not be all that desirable, except to generate excitement and fan interest. (Matz & Familia have only 2 years, too, but Smith is still pre-arb.
  18. moonslav59
    I've only owned one Sox shirt with a name on the back. I still wear it to mow the lawn and do yard work. The name: Josh Beckett. (It was gifted to me.)
  19. moonslav59
    I thought taking back Pollock instead of paying $48M for Price made sense, since we'd get an OF'er, still save a ton on the tax budget and get someone like Verdugo as well. (I was hoping for Gonsolin and Cartaya or Gonsolin, Gray and Wong.) I was okay with getting Myers, but only if they took Price.
  20. moonslav59
    No, the computer says LA got hosed.
  21. moonslav59
    I'm thinking Henry will be okay with going over the tax line again, but probably not by $40M. He may be very harsh on mega deals for long years (Good bye Betts for good) I'm thinking he hired Bloom to find multiple moderate deals instead of just a few big deals, while also rebuilding the farm to the point where we can count on a steady stream of young, low cost players from withing the organization- hopefully even a starting pitcher or two. It may take much longer to get back to serious contention than I'm hoping for, but I think we are now on the right track by building up the farm and freeing up a large chunk of the budget for 3 years. He's probably not done. He may find a way to dump more salary before season's end. He may find a few bargain players that help us in 2020 and or beyond, but my real optimism lies in the upcoming winter, when Bloom may have a sizable spending budget to use. If Henry insists on another under tax season in 2021, we may have to wait longer to be significant, but even so, having Bloom is perfect for that situation, too.
  22. moonslav59
    I'm not claiming the trade value site is super accurate or all that trustworthy, but it's interesting to see how lopsided they viewed the trade. It would not have been accepted due to LA not getting enough value. Price: -55.3 Value/owed $96M. Break even number: $41.7M. The Dodgers are paying $48M, so we gained $6.3M in "value." Betts: +50.7 Value (despite the $27M/1 contract) Verdugo: +47.7 Value J Downs: +21.7 Value C Wong: +4.3 Value Total: 73.7 Value Sox net gain on talent: +23 Sox net gain on Price: +6.3 Total Sox gain: +29.3
  23. moonslav59
    He had to wait to be sure Price was dumped and how much he'd have to work with.
  24. moonslav59
    Agreed, and it cheapens the 162 game schedule designed to separate the good from the bad. The only change I could see as being a possible improvement would be to go with 6 teams and do away with the play-in game and have the two best division winners get a buy while the 3-6 seeds play a short 3 game series to get it to 4 teams. 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5.
  25. moonslav59
    I don't know, but we do have a GM with a completely different M.O. than DD, and I'm guessing/hoping we go back to spending large after we reset- just not stupidly and not all the eggs in 1-2 baskets, unless it's Betts.
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