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  1. moonslav59
    Good analysis, but I think we were likely toast in 2020, even with Betts & Price. I agree, we are likely not done, but I think any deal we make for a starter should be more about 2021 and well beyond than 2020. While Verdugo is a "now player," he's still got 2 pre-arb years left and has 5 years of team control.
  2. moonslav59
    We have a much better chance of winning in 2021 and 2022 than before the trade, but if that idea is too hard for you to comprehend, then you'll just have to wait it out and cry about 2020.
  3. moonslav59
    Ugly! He's got one year of control. He's a platoon player.
  4. moonslav59
    I love all the guys who said money didn't matter and the cliff was a joke.
  5. moonslav59
    Who knew there were so many fans who care only about watching one guy play for one losing season at the expense of several years of winning, afterwards?
  6. moonslav59
    I'm saying it might not have mattered by as much as some think it did. I think the hype around this type of situation is overblown. I think we got more for Betts than I expected before Henry's statement. 5 years or Verdugu, 5+ years of Downs and Wong plus $15 off the lux tax in 2021 and 2022. Price was iffy over the last few years. He came through, when we needed him, and I'll always be thankful for that, but the last 3 years of his deal were always expected to be below value, even if he'd done well up to now. We did well. If all this about Henry was true, then since we are now below the tax line, we should be able to trade JBJ, Eovaldi and others as there is no longer any pressure or feeling that other teams know we have to dump them, right? (Nope.)
  7. moonslav59
    We can disagree on Price's value, but $15M is not far from $12M. I hope we can find some fine pitching, and it need not be for 2020, IMO.
  8. moonslav59
    I was hoping for Gonsolin or Gray, but the two we got are better. We still need pitching, but we just gave a huge boost to our farm and extended future. Verdugo still has 2 pre-arb years! Welcome to Boston, Mr. Bloom!
  9. moonslav59
    Plus, we dumped Price! I thought he was worth $12M a year, and we got LA to pay $16M a year. It's like we got Verdugo, Downs, Wong and $4M.
  10. moonslav59
    It didn't help that Henry said what he said, but I doubt it made much of a difference. The writing was on the wall. We obviously were not out to compete in 2020. We let Porcello go and signed only scrubs. I think Bloom knew what he was getting into and will have a chance to shine after we reset.
  11. moonslav59
    They were one team in on Eovaldi when the Sox signed him. I wonder, if they'd have interest, now or at the deadline, assuming he's healthy and doing well.
  12. moonslav59
    I would not count out Houston. They were good before Cole, and they get some injured guys back and some young stars still on the incline of their careers. The only way MN wins id if they never face NY in the playoffs. TB and Oak could surprise.
  13. moonslav59
    I rarely watch any non-Sox games, but I might watch a game 6 or 7 of a WS with Betts vs the Yanks.
  14. moonslav59
    Puig's stock has really fallen. He could be the best bargain signing of the winter. I've said for a long time, I don't want him, but a 1 year deal can't hurt.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes, but the Kennedy actual money vs lux tax money will likely not matter.
  16. moonslav59
    I'd love to see it.
  17. moonslav59
    Trading Workman, now, might make more sense. Waiting for the deadline to trade Barnes (2 yrs left) probably makes more sense.
  18. moonslav59
    Our farm just got a lot better. Our budget, both for 2020 and 2021-2022, got much lighter. Our new GM is known for finding bargain players that over perform. Our core is still solid: Devers, Bogey, Sale and JD (for 1 or 3 more years). Let's just hope we don't get slapped with major draft penalties. I'm much more optimistic about our future, today.
  19. moonslav59
    True, I wrote that thinking I'd put JD on my list, but I'm thinking he won't be traded, except maybe to a desperate team at the deadline.
  20. moonslav59
    It's time to think about 2021 and beyond. No way do I trade anyone to focus on winning just in 2020. If it were up to me, and selling 2020 tickets wasn't an issue, I'd look to deal Workman and players I think have their stocks topped out: Barnes, Walden, Chavis & Duran. However, I'm not for handing any of these guys away. I'd want some talent who looks to be peaking in value between 2021 and 2024. (I know, easier said than done.)
  21. moonslav59
    I don't think the tax will be an issue in 2020. We're enough under now and won't be in it at the deadline, so we won't be dealing to add salary. (IMO)
  22. moonslav59
    The next Swihart.
  23. moonslav59
    I'm not thinking much about 2020, but Chavis doesn't add much to my view of the '20 2B position, anyways. I'm also not for just handing Chavis away. I suggested a JBJ & Chavis for Matz & Smith offer.
  24. moonslav59
    It looked understandable, to me, despite the $4.5M more in salary. How about JBJ & Chavis for Matz and D Smith?
  25. moonslav59
    Exactly. People here are complaining about paying him $35-37M a year x 10 years, but think of the cost with a 50% lux tax attached. There's no way we could have or would have signed him without resetting in 2020.
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