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  1. moonslav59
    Yes. Maybe, Brian Johnson & Shawaryn for Marisnick (one last arb year).
  2. moonslav59
    He knows his back is acting up. Maybe, deep down, he thinks DH'ing will lengthen his career, keep him healthier and make more money.
  3. moonslav59
    So, trading him rather than non tendering may just happen.
  4. moonslav59
    Perfect.
  5. moonslav59
    More like extra thin, delicate crystal glass ballerinas.
  6. moonslav59
    Duran is over-rated. The only thing keeping him from being traded is our complete lack of OF depth.
  7. moonslav59
    If JD is "frail" then half the Yanks are extremely frail.
  8. moonslav59
    In a day and age where many teams frown upon long term, big money deals, 1 year of a guy worth $50+M at just $28M is a lower risk bargain. Look, I know we won't get anything super great, and I know maybe 20 teams wouldn't even make an offer, but someone out there (more than one GM) is very likely to think they are a Mookie away from being the top contender. (Yes, you are right about the 4th round being after the 1st, if we reset.)
  9. moonslav59
    And, where's the history on how twitch muscles age? Crickets....
  10. moonslav59
    That's what we all heard from Yankee fans for decades. Now, the script is flipped.
  11. moonslav59
    Nothing is pre-ordained until you have surgery. I'm not saying the odds favor Sale and Price being healthy enough for 2020, and asking for both seems to be a long shot, but it certainly could happen. When Sale came back, he showed some extended periods of greatness, even without the velocity. His K rate actually went up. Price has been babied for years, but every now and then, he gives significant and plus innings. Eovaldi is another story. Nothing is all that certain in baseball. Let's see what Dr. Andrews says. Let's see how Price looks in ST'ing, if he's still here. Let's see what SP'ers the Yanks acquire.
  12. moonslav59
    If decent means almost as good as ERod & Bogey and a plus OF'er, I'd think about it, but would take on that amount of salary for 2 years of ERod and 5 years of Bogey at $20M per? (Not that Bogey's contract is bad- it isn't.)
  13. moonslav59
    Well said. I get your point, but to me, getting nothing for Betts would really hamper our rebuild. That probably outweighs seeing him for one last year.
  14. moonslav59
    I've always wanted this guy, but man, he's hurt more than Buchholz.
  15. moonslav59
    Are we sure they will change the ball back?
  16. moonslav59
    Without JBJ, I see JD playing about the same amount of games in the OF as 2019- maybe less.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm not against trading him. I'm also not sure we won't get him back after a trade. I'm 50-50, right now, and that's without knowing what any offers are or might be. My point was, the choice will not be made over a late 4th round comp pick.
  18. moonslav59
    Trading him before the start of the year gets us a draft pick after the 4th round. Let's not pretend that's the straw that breaks the donkey's back. We may want to see if we can win in 2020, and deal him to some desperate team in July. Keeping him does have value... probably more than a 4th round pick. If trading him this winter instead of July brings us more back, that should be the choice. If we like an offer- take it. If we don't- wait.
  19. moonslav59
    It's the team's best interest to keep JD's bat in the line-up at all costs. Keep him healthy. After each games, they should wrap him in bubble wrap and put him in a padded room. 1B? OF? HELL NO! (If we have to play him 1-2 games in a 3 games series in an NL park, so be it, but I'll be biting my nails down to the quick every game.)
  20. moonslav59
    I've been going on the assumption that we will almost certainly reset in 2020 or 2021. I'm of the opinion that 2020 makes more sense, because I want to keep Betts, but in no way do I want to put out the notion that I think the Sox have the same mindset and I do. Yes, it's just opinions. We may not reset for years. We may stay under for 2 years in a row. My main concern, right now, is more about 2021 and beyond (Betts or no Betts) and not 2020. I understand we still have a solid core of players that could gel and all get healthy at the same time and surprise me. I'm okay with hovering around the tax line into July and making the big choice then, but if we decide to sell in July, I think it should be a fire sale: Betts, JD, Price, Eovaldi (assuming all are healthy and able to be traded). If we decide to give it one more try, then trade for some salary, pay the tax one more year and roll the dice. Win or not, I'd think a reset would come in 2021, no matter what, but again, it's just my opinion.
  21. moonslav59
    Unless we are able to trade one or two SP'ers for some salary relief. JD will likely opt out next winter. There will or can be enough money for Betts in 2021, if we choose to allocate a huge percent of our entire budget for him. To me, he's worth it. I get the risk argument, and the fact that most large & long contracts fail or are total disasters, but to me, Betts is special.
  22. moonslav59
    I think the Yanks could repeat or even improve on 2019, but my point is about the sureness of Jacko's points. He acts like it's all pre-ordained. Every year, there are surprises- good & bad. Yes, many Sox players had great years and some had career years, but not even close to everyone. Kimbrel fell off a cliff at season's end. Kelly sucked for 3 months before rebounding in October. Losing K & K should not have caused such a massive drop-off. Here's a look at Sox players who did worse in 2018 than 2017: 2017 OPS> 2018 .892>.677 Nunez .819>.731 Devers (.916 in 2019) .769>.758 Moreland (close to even) .735>.540 Vazquez (.798 in 2019) .726>.717 JBJ (close to even) .644>.511 Leon 2017 ERA-> 2018 31>71 Kimbrel 61>98 Kelly 69>73 Workman (39 in 2019) 72>136 Pomeranz 74>80 Price Sure, some of these numbers distort the true value as PAs or IP might be vastly different from 2017 to 2018.
  23. moonslav59
    And that can't happen this winter (in reverse)?
  24. moonslav59
    Sometimes the truth is damn funny!
  25. moonslav59
    Quite a few people had off years and were hurt. Some sucked badly even in the playoffs. Some of us were arguing Kelly shouldn't even be on the playoff roster. Don't tell me everything went right. A lot did, yes, but it can also go right again. We have almost the same exact team back, and if you look at who we lost to free agency- most will be addition by subtraction. I would not bet on it. In fact, I'm leaning towards trading off some pieces to make the rebuild better and quicker, but we have a core capable of putting it all together in 2020.
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