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There's also a buyout after 2019 only: 18:$23.75M, 19:$23.75M, 20:$23.75M, 21:$19.375M, 22:$19.375M may opt out of contract after both 2019 ($2.5M buyout) and 2020 seasons (no buyout)
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It certainly looks great, but there are some big question marks. Sale's injury. ERod never pitching a full season. Eovaldi's injury history and never really being great for a full season. Porcello has had some recent off years. Price was called a "choke" and a "waste of a signing" just 2-3 months ago. Here are some past rotations that challenge for #1: Going into 2018, we basically had the same rotation, except for Pom (coming off 17-6 3.32). 2011: Beckett, Lester, Lackey, Wakefield, Buch/Dice-K (They didn't do great that year, but on paper, it looked solid.) 2009: Beckett, Lester, Wake, Buch, Smoltz/Penny/Dice-K 2007: Beckett, Schilling, Dice-K, Wake, Lester/Tavarez 2005: Schilling, Wells, Clement, Wake, Arroyo, W Miller 2004: Pedro, Schilling, Lowe, Wake, Arroyo 1986: Clemens, Hurst, Seaver, Boyd, Nipper/Sellers 1978: Tiant, Eckersley, M Torrez, B Lee, Wtight/Ripley 1977: Tiant, Jenkins, Wise, Cleveland, Lee/Aase 1975: Tiant, Wise, Lee, Moret, Cleveland
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Good point. Our reset clock may very well depend on JD's choice, but I also feel he will not get much more than $25M/yr when he opts out, so we could always re-sign him at $26M and keep the same budget another year.
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I was ecstatic when we traded Nomar. Losing Clemens sucked, but he quickly showed what a jerk he was, so that softened the blow. Mo began to suck almost immediately after he left, so that lessened that feeling of loss. Once Boggs signed with the Yanks, I could have cared less about him. Losing Beltre sucked, but we did get comp picks JBJ and Swihart as a result. Lester hurt, but here are my top six Sox losses: 1. Fred Lynn 2. Carlton Fisk 3. Rick Burleson 4. Jon Lester 5. Reggie Smith 6. Bill Lee
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If we release Castillo, and someone else takes him at min wage, and he makes their ML roster, are we then taxed on his salary?
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Makes you wonder what the difference would have been with DD, instead of LL.
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I really hoped we had signed Miller after getting ERod for him. In a sense we ended up getting Porcello for Lester, and his deal ends before Lester's. 2015-201i8 13.7 fWAR Lester ($155M/6 including 2 years to go) 11.6 fWAR Porcerllo ($85M/5 years including 1 to go)
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I'm glad we have DD, and maybe there will come a day that Ben gets his due.
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I wonder what role Ben would have ended up with had he stayed. Certainly, he would not have had the same power as before, but he might not have had as much power stripped away as we seem to think. Remember how the Larry vs Theo and Larry vs Ben debates went on for years.
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Certainly, everything DD has done cannot be traced to Ben, but a lot of it had to do with the farm Ben left him. Of course, one could also argue Ben's Pablo, HRam and Castillo signings restricted DD in a major way (and still is).
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Okay, then look at just the ones we can judge: Red is at the point where judgement is certain. Biggest 7+ year contracts: $325M/13 Stanton ('15-'27) -Jury still out $275/10 ARod ('08-'17) -Bad deal $252M/10 ARod ('01-'10) -Good deal $248/8 Miggy ('16-'23) -Maybe the worst of the worst $240M/10 Pujols ('12-'21) -Horrible $240M/10 Cano ('14-'23) -Not too good, so far $225M/10 Votto ('14-'23)' -Good, so far $217M/7 Price ('16-'22) -Decent, so far $215M/7 Kershaw ('14-'20) -Good, so far $214M/9 Fielder ('12-'20) -Injury made this horrible $210M/7 Scherzer ('15-'21) -Very good, so far $189M/10 Jeter (01-'10) -Good 2 Good 3 Bad Still, not as bad as many make it out to be.
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An opt out makes sense. It gives Betts long term insurance, if he gets hurt or, dare I say, gets worse, but it also lets him re-enter the market if salaries keep going up and up and he keeps doing very well or better. The more you front load it, the better chance he opts out, which might be what some of you guys want anyways...(like with Price).
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I'd call it a bad day (LOL). Moreland up 3rd cannot happen. Bogey is on the rise. Devers could be, too. I might even hit Pearce vs a good chunk of righties.
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And now I know how Joan of Arc felt Now I know how Joan of Arc felt As the flames rose to her roman nose And her Walkman started to melt -The Smiths
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That's fine. I am glad Cora is looking to move Betts to the 2 slot. I wanted him there this year. I'm hopeful Beni will improve vs LHPs, but I'm fine with keeping him up first full time. Cora did use Pearce in the 3rd slot thirteen times last year and in the playoffs, too, I believe, so I'm not really that much more radical than the status quo. I could see Cora doing this... 1. Beni 2. Betts 3. Bogey vs R/Pearce v L 4. JD 5. Moreland v R/Bogey v L 6. Devers 7. Pedey/Holt/Nunez 8. Vaz/Leon 9. JBJ Is this all that much different? 1. Beni v R/Bogey v L 2. Betts 3. Bogey v R/Pearce v L 4. JD 5. Devers v R/Beni v L 6. Moreland v R/Devers v L 7. Pedey/Holt/Nunez 8. JBJ 9. Vaz/Leon
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I remember hearing Cashman rave about Slade. (Maybe it was the movie, though.)
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Maybe $15M! (Joking, of course)
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I hope they swoop on Harper or Machado, and his contract cripples them for years and years. Plus, it will make beating them all the more sweeter!
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Vineland, NJ is about the same distance as Baltimore, who passed on him before the Yanks did.
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Certainly, I had that more in mind than his first 5 years. Cano had a lot of value in his first 5 years, but I still think he fell short of expectations and never did enough to lead the team to the playoffs.
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Good points. That catch in Houston was worth $10M alone!
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My head is spinning, but I actually understood this!
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Are the CWS serious contenders? Are the Yanks laying low- only to spring to life and snatch one of these up at the last minute?
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They probably still would have blown it.
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I'm not talking about current FA value, I'm asking if price's 2018 playoff heroics added to the total value that fangraphs does not count (in your mind). Surely, it was worth something. (Note: one could argue his other playoff performances subtracted from that total value.)
