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  1. moonslav59
    You don't think Nietzsche is sexier?
  2. moonslav59
    I'd have pitched Sale the 8th and 9th, but I have no issues with Cora going with the guy who got us here- Kimbrel. As bad as Kimbrel looked, I'm not sure any other pitcher could have regained his composure in such a high leverage situation as Kimbrel put himself into last night. Nobody was warming up in the 9th. It was sink or swim with kimbrel. (Note: I am one of the few Sox fans that still feel (or admit it) that leaving Pedro in was the right thing. Pedro was our best pitcher.)
  3. moonslav59
    He may go: Sale -Porcello -Price -Eovaldi
  4. moonslav59
    I think we'll go $39M over next year, unless we win it this year, and Henry pulls the plug. That could get us Kimbrel, Pearce and Kinsler. I'm not high on Kinsler, who looks to be in steep offensive decline. Guys like Pearce should not cost much. I'd pass on Kimbrel and maybe go with this: 2 from: Cody Allen Jeurys Familai Adam Ottavino Adam Warren 2B DJ LeMahieu 1B Matt Adams, Marwin Gonzalez or Steve Pearce I'd save some budget space to pick up a SP'er like Eovaldi or Happ this year.
  5. moonslav59
    Okay, maybe 50 was hyperbole, but clearly the yanks have outspent the rest of the league by quite a lot over the last 90-100 years. Sure, another team spent big here and there, but the Yanks have pretty consistently been big spenders- not just with payroll budgets, but also with International FA signings, before the limits, pre-draft era young players and just plain outright giving cash to teams for very good players. Since the Stienbreener era, it's not really even close. There were so many seasons where the Yanks let by $50-75M over the next team, that other closer seasons can't make up for. Yes, we have bought players that helped us win a ring, but the Yankees outspent us by over $180M during the 3 years we won championships. That number is mind-boggling. This year, we lead the second place team by about $35M. That includes over $35M paid to HRam and Pablito. I guess one could claim we bought a ring, because we signed JD and paid a hefty bonus to get Moncada, who brought us Sale, but even still, this is not like 2004, 2007 and 2013's differentials.
  6. moonslav59
    The Astros are scary, but many of the players we think of as scary are having off years- not just a mini-slump, but off years. Would we be pumped up if our best 3 hitters last year declined like this? .941 Correo to .728 .957 Altuve to .837 .889 Springer to .780 Plus.... .817 Guriel to .751 .847 Reddick to .718 .815 Marisnik to .674 .907 Gonzalez to .733 This looks like the Sox from 2016 to 2017. It's their turn to be jinxed. Granted, Bregman has given them a big boost
  7. moonslav59
    Yes, we are much better than last year, and the Astros have a lot of players who declined from last year- some due to injury and some for unknown reasons. Sure, they could bounce back. They have a solid team, on paper, but I like our chances with home filed advantage and Sale pitching 2 of the first 5 games.
  8. moonslav59
    I've been shocked by many balls coming off hitters' bats and going over the fence. I thought Kinsler's was more than 50-50.
  9. moonslav59
    I don't think anyone will begrudge him (except you) for taking the money. I hope he comes back, but I'm counting on zero from him going forward. I don't want to change catchers next year. I know many do. I think 2B and 1B are our best chances to improve our offense and lengthen our line-up. I think we need serious pen retooling.
  10. moonslav59
    Got any facts to refute it? Teams did not report salary budgets back then, but it was a well known fact, that when the Yanks needed someone, they bought them or traded scraps for salary dumps. The draft started in 1965, I believe, so players signed with whoever recruited them and offered the most. To imply that wasn't the Yankees is fooling yourself.
  11. moonslav59
    Start spreading the news, They're leaving today They wanted to be a part of it New York, New York These baggy-fat pants, are all in his way Right through his very hardy gut New York, New York I wanna wake up in a city that went cheap And find we're king of the hill, top of the heap These little town blues, are melting away We'll make a brand new start of it in old Hews-ton If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere It's up to you, Boss-ton, Boss-ton New York, New York I want to wake up in a city full of creeps And find we're a number one, top of the list King of the hill, a number one These little town blues, are melting away And I'm gonna make a brand new start of it in old El- Aye And if I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere It's up to you, Boss-ton, Boss ton
  12. moonslav59
    Come on. Who outspent the Yankees back in the olden days? Not only did they have the highest payroll, they bought players like babe Ruth, before free agency even existed.
  13. moonslav59
    No, I've always felt the window is open through 2020, but if we win in 2018 or 2019, we may choose to reset before hand and bring on the closed window earlier. Henry will pay a huge tax in 2020, but if we don't win in 2018 or 2019, we'll still have a solid base for 2020, if henry wants another shot at it. After 2020, all bets are off.
  14. moonslav59
    Sox pitchers vs the Astros 2018: (listed in order of IP) 3.65 Price (12.1) 4.50 Porcello (12.0) 6.00 Sale (6) 0.00 Wright (5) 7.20 Pom (5) 13.50 ERod (3.1) 0.00 Thorn 3.0 0.00 Barnes 2.2 27.00 Kelly 2.1 0.00 Kimbrel 2.0 0.00 Poyner 2.0 4.50 Hembree 2.0 0.99 Workman 1.2 9.00 Brazier 1.0 0.00 Johnson 0.2 2017 1.46 Pom 12.1 3.52 Price 7.2 10.50 Porcello 6 5.06 Fister 5.1 0.00 Velzquez 5 2.25 Kimbrel 4 6.75 Barnes 4 0.00 kelly 2.2 4.5o Hembree 2 27.00 ERod 1.2 27.00 Workman 0.2 Sample sizes are tiny.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes, but just one. I'd go with Sale and Eovaldi in Fenway. Porcello, Price and sale @ HOU Finish with Eovaldi & Porcello at home, if needed.
  16. moonslav59
    Really? My guess is the Yanks led the league in spending every year from 1920 to the 1980's. That's 70 years. Then, you guys led the league most of the next 28 years, so maybe you led the league in 85 out of 100 years. Subtract your 27 rings and you're close to 50.
  17. moonslav59
    Here's how 2019 looks with MLBTR's arb estimates included: In Luxury Tax Dollars 31.1 David Price 22.0 JD Martinez 20.1 Rick Porcello 18.7 Mookie Betts 13.8 Dustin Pedroia 13.5M Chris Sale 11.9 Xander Bogaerts 7.9 Jackie Bradley Jr. 6.5 Mitch Moreland 5.0 Eduardo Nunez (with PA bonus reached) 4.8 Eduardo Rodriguez 4.5 Christian Vazquez 3.4 Brock Holt 2.3 Tyler Thornburg 2.3 Sandy Leon 1.5 Matt Barnes 1.4 Brandon Workman 1.4 Steven Wright 1.2 Heath Hembree 1.1 Carson Smith 1.1 Blake Swihart $172M Total (21 players) $2.2M Min for 4 MLB roster players $2.2M 15 players in minor leagues on 40 man roster $14.5M Player Benefits $18.5M Sandoval $209M Total That's exactly the CB Threshold next year, so if we want to reset, we'll have to trade equal salary to what we add. My guess is, it depends on winning a ring or not this year, but after 2020, we will try to reset one way or another.
  18. moonslav59
    What changes, if any, might we see for the ALCS? Is Moreland healthy enough? (add Travis or Lin?) Do we add a 12th pitcher? If yes, should it be a long man like Johnson or Velazquez or a lefty like Poyner to face some tough 'stros lefties? I think we might go with what we have now, but if we are not going to PH for our catchers, I'm not sure why Swihart is on the roster.
  19. moonslav59
    I thought it might be $25-30M, and we do traditionally sign arb guys to higher than expected numbers.
  20. moonslav59
    I get your point, but it was a below market salary when it was signed. You can disagree, but most feel it was. He's hurt, now. His value is close to zero, unless and until he proves otherwise. He's not going anywhere, except in your dreams.
  21. moonslav59
    That's very likely true, but who leads the league in seasons leading the league in spending and not winning a ring? You guys may be 50 seasons ahead of second place.
  22. moonslav59
    Are the arbitrator of terminology?
  23. moonslav59
    Nobody is taking his salary. If he's all done, maybe he'll retire and help us like Dempster did, but I doubt it. We might try to trade other salaries, like Porcello or whoever we think we can't keep out of Boegy & JBJ.
  24. moonslav59
    The Yanks will have a ton of budget space to work with this year. They could even choose to go way over the $40M mark for a year or two. They lose a lot of dead weight and role player, but they are sitting pretty, money wise and young talent wise. The Ellsbury contract hurts them for 2 more years, and then they have the $5M buyout in '21. His contract goes longer than Pablo's. We lose HRam this year and Pablo after next year with $5M counting towards 2020. Here's a look at arb projections by MLBTRs +$8.2M Betts ($18.7M) +$4.8M Bogey ($11.9M) +$1.8M JBJ ($7.9M) +$2.4M ERod ($4.8M) +$1.2M Holt (3.4) +$0.2M Thornburg 2.3 +$0.3M Leon 2.3 +$0.9M Barnes 1.5 +$0.8M Workman 1.4 +$0.3M Wright 1.4 +$0.6M Hembree 1.2 +$0.2M Smith 1.1 +$0.5M Swihart 1.1 This is about $20M in arb raises. The Sox often settle with their players before arb. The Yanks have these projections: Didi Gregorius – $12.4MM Sonny Gray – $9.1MM Dellin Betances – $6.4MM Aaron Hicks – $6.2MM Luis Severino – $5.1MM Austin Romine – $2.0MM Tommy Kahnle – $1.5MM Greg Bird – $1.5MM Ronald Torreyes – $900K
  25. moonslav59
    I never said you, specifically, but jacko was just ranting about Gray and Montgomery and ... As for "buying championships", we've never won a ring and been the top spender the same year, let alone the top spender by tens of millions, when a million was worth $500K now. Yes, we've been a top 3-5 spender in winning years, and certainly big ticket signings were essential to us winning, but never to the extent GS did, until this year, when we are blowing everyone away with our spending. In 2013, the Yanks outspent us by $78M. (We were 4th in spending.) In 2007, the Yanks outspent us by $46M, and we were second. In 2004, the Yanks outsepnt us by $57M, and we were second. From 2005-2006, you guys outspent us by $160M combined. Lets look at Yankee ring years: 2009 +$76M 2000 +$4M 1999 +$7M 1998 -$6M to BAL
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