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  1. moonslav59
    Maximizing 2019 might be minimizing 2020 and beyond.
  2. moonslav59
    Well, Alabama's comeback made sure ND won't face them in the semi finals. Hard to think Georgia doesn't belong in the 4, but Oklahoma squeaks in again. I can't see Ohio State passing OKL, even if the blow out N'Western. Clemson is up on Pitt right now. UCF won a wild one, but has no chance. Assuming Ohio St and Clemson win, here's my final rankings (not what I think the polls will show): 1. Alabama 2. Notre Dame (Clemson will be #2, if they beat Pitt) 3. Clemson 4. Oklahoma 5. Georgia 6. Ohio State (assuming they win. They will probably be ahead of GA.) 7. UCF 8. Michigan 9. Florida 10. Washington/LSU/Wash St.
  3. moonslav59
    He'd probably be less likely to get hurt by just pitching 65-70 innings a year vs 150-200, but $15M a year is a lot for a closer. I'm not sure he wants to close.
  4. moonslav59
    Wondering when the first domino will fall.
  5. moonslav59
    I'm a huge VTek fan, but I agree. Fisk was on another level.
  6. moonslav59
    So true. Some risks have not worked out... many have. To me, DD's best deals have been very low risk ones: The Eovaldi trade. The Pearce trade. The Nunez trade. The Brasier signing.
  7. moonslav59
    No. I think there are a few of us that are very hesitant, especially if the deal goes beyond 2-3 years.
  8. moonslav59
    Porcello is much less of a risk, even if his cost is more. He's been better and more dependable and durable that Eovaldi. Nathan is a huge risk. There's just no getting around it. Before the playoffs started, I doubt anyone would say we should sign him to $60M/4. Don't get me wrong, I'd love him to come back, but if it's an either/or situation, it's a more complex decision than it seems to be.
  9. moonslav59
    Yeh, he should have been enough to lead us to a ring. (LOL)
  10. moonslav59
    We spent a lot of money back in some of those years, but mostly on big power hitters. It seemed like every fan knew the reason we never won was due to lack of better pitching. Even guys like Tiant we largely lucky acquisitions that didn't cost a lot. We did go out and get the Mike Torrez's and Mike Boddickers here and there, but always just one. We didn't win until we added Schilling to Pedro. We didn't win once we lost Pedro, until we added Beckett. We didn;t win with just Lester, until we added Lackey. We didn't win with just Price, until we added Sale (and Porcello).
  11. moonslav59
    Yes, sending his contract a day late was a total travesty. Luis Tiant was great and deserved a ring, but sadly, we had little so little behind him. It's no coincidence that we never won a ring until we had 2 aces and more pitching depth than any teams in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
  12. moonslav59
    I meant that was the break even point on Cano alone. Now, add what Diaz is worth minus his expected contract cost. If that is worth $5-10M more a year vs market cost of a FA, then deduct that from what the M's should need to pay.
  13. moonslav59
    If after you deduct the lost cost of Bruce, Cano only costs the Mets $5-10M a year, then getting Diaz with cano is not bad at all, but let's wait and see how the money all shakes out.
  14. moonslav59
    Fisk did have a some pretty good talent around him, but the pitching staffs were never quite good enough or deep enough to get us over the hump.
  15. moonslav59
    As much as I want Eovaldi, I'd like to keep Porcello and maybe Sale, too, depending on how his durability looks in 2019.
  16. moonslav59
    You are right, he didn't fall fast and hard right after the signing like my statement implied.
  17. moonslav59
    Exactly. The system is now set up to really hurt the winning and big spending teams, and we are both. We got spoiled by the old system that actually helped the teams like us with comp picks and drafts where (good) prospects wanting big money fell to the bottom of the order. We also really struck gold on international signings for many years. That is much harder to do, now. I don't want to come off as a pessimist. Usually, posters criticize me for being too optimistic, but I just don't get how some can be so optimistic about our chances at rebuilding our farm into something close to what it used to be. It may not be impossible, but several decks are stacked against us.
  18. moonslav59
    I really like Eovaldi, but the point about him helping us in case "we lose Sale or Porcello" is a bit more complex. Signing him to more than 2 years may very well cause us to lose Sale or Porcello due to his added contract and our possible desire to re-set the tax in a year or two.
  19. moonslav59
    He sure did. He was a salary dump in the Beckett trade. Yes, he fell fast and hard after the re-signing.
  20. moonslav59
    The guy had four 900+ OPS years with Boston and three more over .800. He was pretty good on defense and handling pitchers, too.
  21. moonslav59
    DD seems to be better at evaluating ML talent over young prospects. He's drafted 3 cycles. Usually, you start seeing results or at least some nationally recognized prospects emerge by now. This next draft will be his lowest picks ever. I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I don't see much evidence to be optimistic on this front.
  22. moonslav59
    He has better control than most other options.... Career K/9 and BB/9 and 2018 K/9 & BB/9 Herrera 8.8/ 2.7 7.7/ 2.0 Familia 9.4/ 3.6 10.4/3.5 Ottavino 10.1/ 3.8 13.0/4.2 Kimbrel 14.7/3.5 13.9/4.5 Kelly 7.2/3.7 9.3/4.4
  23. moonslav59
    Eovaldi is from the Houston area, but I'm hoping the love he felt from his teammates and the joy he felt from winning a ring with and for us will tilt the balance to Boston. I'm hoping it's not a 4 year deal, but I know that is likely what is needed to get him to choose the Sox.
  24. moonslav59
    Also, I have every ticket stub of every game I went to.
  25. moonslav59
    I'd have added Johnson and/or Chavis with Swihart, though.
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