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  1. moonslav59
    The company line, "He was blocked" by Carney Lansford- same way Bagwell was blocked. (Novel idea: move Bags to 1B.) In the team's defense, Boggs was one of those rare birds who did much better in MLB than he did in the minors: He spent 6 years in the minors (counting 57 games in 1976 NYPL). Can you imagine Boggs on the 1978 team? He was under .800 in A-/A ball (174 games). He was .784 in AA (222 gms) He was .834 in AAA (266 games) .798 in all the minors combined (662 gms & 2680 PAs) He ended his ML career with a .858 OPS. He had a .906 OPS from 1982 to 1991 (10 years). He was still a respectable .778 from 1992-1997 (ages 34-41)!
  2. moonslav59
    Do you know how serious Sale's was/is? Could they have just put him on the DL because we were out of it, and maybe it wasn't as bad as it might appear to be? Could they have given him the injection out of precaution, and maybe it's not really a sign it was/is severe tendinitis? Again, I'm not pretending to know how he'll be next year, but I'm continually surprised you seem to know for sure.
  3. moonslav59
    So, tendinitis is uncureable. Thanks, doc. Look, I'm not saying he's going to be 100%, but he did come back a couple times, this year, and K'd more opps than ever before (K/9). Couldn't he already be dynamic enough? Couldn't he get over the tendinitis without surgery? You included a lot more "substance" than I, but there is still a good chance Sale will be fine. We'll know more after the Dr. Andrews visit.
  4. moonslav59
    I'm thinking he must view it differently, now, but he seems to be a strange bird. Pedey went from being a "model teammate," a great "clubhouse guy" and a "hard-nosed hustling player" in the eyes of many Sox fans and baseball people to being despised by many.
  5. moonslav59
    I agree on Machado and said "He sucks." I guess I'm just tired of hearing the same thing over and over, but I'm sure many posters feel the same way about my repetitious posts, too, so continue on. Machado deserves it.
  6. moonslav59
    The knee is not that essential to driving a bus.
  7. moonslav59
    He basically whiffed on every FA signing after his the Vic & first Napoli signing. His trades were okay. His IFA signings, other than Castillo, were very good, and his drafts were good, despite one unproductive one.
  8. moonslav59
    You seem pretty sure of that breakdown, and I'm not saying there's no significant chance of a steep decline, but to me, Betts will earn his 10 year contract in his first 6-7 years of the deal. Yes, it would suck, if he was horrible the last 3-4 years, but I'd still sign they guy longterm. I think the plan will be to hover around the tgax line until July (No JBJ & Leon, at least at their arb rates), then we'll decide to keep Betts and make a playoff push- perhaps going over the tax line to do it, or trade Betts and maybe others to improve the rebuild chances and quicken the turn around. (Personally, I'd still make him a hefty offer as a FA- maybe $320/10.)
  9. moonslav59
    I've always thought the doom & gloom projections by jacko & some Sox fans were a bit pessimistic, but it's nice to know Sale has a heart of a lion. I'm hopeful his next visit with Andrews goes well, and he's given the green light to fully prepare for 2020.
  10. moonslav59
    True, but let's let go of this whole Pedey issue. There's nothing to be done about it. The guy tried to come back. There's 2 years left on his contract. So be it. Machado sucks!
  11. moonslav59
    ...and he takes up no roster slot.
  12. moonslav59
    Wonder how we missed that one before.
  13. moonslav59
    Bets dipped and Bogey soared, but one could argue Betts, with his superior defense, was still the best on the team. I won't argue with anyone who says Bogey was better, but I also won't hold that against Betts. I don't think anyone gives him $400M, even if it's for 15 years. My guess is he gets something between $320/10 and $350/10. I'm not sure who will offer that or more.
  14. moonslav59
    One could argue he'd have done better in Boston without the money he was given to sign HRam, Pablo and others. He showed skill in building the farm. His downfall was the FA signings. Even his lesser ones bombed: Napoli II Drew II AJ Pierzynski Sizemore Rusney Castillo (IFA) HRam Pabloto Masterson
  15. moonslav59
    My point was more directed at fans who would give $240M/6 but let him walk over $320M/10. If none are out there, I apologize for creating a strawman.
  16. moonslav59
    Good point. While I try not to get into the blame game on who in management made which calls, I think it was pretty well known BV was not Ben's guy.
  17. moonslav59
    Sounds like they must view BC's time in Boston positively. I'm think Ben will do fine in Pittsburgh. I'm glad he'll be in the NL and wish him the best. He made some big mistakes here, but I hold no grudges against him. A ring and a great farm and core left for the next guy.
  18. moonslav59
    I get why Mookie would like it, but if he wants $300M/10 or even $320M/10, and I was prepared to give $240M/6, I'd do it.
  19. moonslav59
    The Yanks reset and went back to spending pretty large.
  20. moonslav59
    Fair enough. I don't usually like deals longer than 5 years, but I think Betts may earn the $300M in his next 6 years.
  21. moonslav59
    Hard to say. I want Betts long term, but trading him and then re-signing him seems like the way to get the most. We may end up bringing Leon back after non tendering him. I think Hembree is cut loose, too.
  22. moonslav59
    So, is giving him $40M x 6 better than $30M x 10? The difference is $60M/4. Are you saying you wouldn't want Betts at $15M a year for 4 years from ages 33-36? (Looking at inflation and rising player costs, my guess is the $300M/10 will turn out better.
  23. moonslav59
    Yess, but leaving out Boggs, leaves out one of the best examples of a Sox player who put up great numbers for 10 years after age 26. I think that was the point. Using Nomar and Rice, two guys that faded quickly as they aged is just one side of the debate. (Although Rice had a great OPS after 26, he did not play as long as the others and faded quickly towards the end.)
  24. moonslav59
    I understand, but I think we can reset without moving Bogey. It would mean not paying arb prices for JBJ, Leon and Hembree. We could try to trade Price or Eovalid just to save some of their remaining contracts, but it sucks paying players to play elsewhere. I'd rather trade Betts, reset and try to re-sign him than trade Bogey, even though I value Betts more.
  25. moonslav59
    I'd hope they think Bogey's deal is a good one and keep him, but he certainly would be easier to trade than Price, Sale or Eovaldi.
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