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Yes, like we have avoided talking about them, lol!

Ragans has had major injury issues. Duran for a catcher, when we have Narvaez? I can see wanting something else. The Tolle & Mayer offer is something I did not hear. That's kind of a close call, too. I love KMarte, and he does fill a big need, but including Marte forced yet another trade for a 3Bman. Maybe Duran for Paredes and King, and we have Marte and Paredes. I don't know. Let's see what goes down. Maybe waiting works for the best, The teams that missed out on Tucker & Bellinger might up their offers for Duran.

He had some major blind spots, for sure. That being said, he left a decent foundation for Brez, including some decent pitchers- some of whom were DD guys, but still. He did add Whitlock, Tolle, Valera and some decent everyday players.

We don't know, but you seem to. Does misreading the room mean you think bungled or botched it? You still have not answered if you believe "all accounts" or not.

MN should, too. Sub Mullins or a prospect 10-20ish., if they prefer.

It's not hard to believe. It's hard to know for a fact he botched it. We've talked a lot about the no trade clause and deferments being factors that may or may not have been under Brez's control. We know it might not have been about the money. Maybe it was and the amount Brez offered was all he was allowed to offer. We don't know. It's not about having a hard time thinking of the various possibilities.

I have a couple suggested trades on BTV where Wong and Jeffries are included. Of course, I couldn't resist adding more players to both side. I'd give Wong and Sandlin for Jeffries.

I wasn't making my point as it being a bad thing. Our pitching scouting, development and MLB valuations were horrible before Brez. The change looks good, despite the Sale and Preister deals. I'm thrilled with the focus on pitching, and the results have been better, so far.

That's sick! And it's not like the Sox and Padres are slouches. Now, add the tax that would have been on the deferred money, had their not been a clause in the CBA.

Rafaela is my favorite player. I spent half the summer's game threads taking Fred off the wall on Ceddanne. (It didnt work.) I'd rather trade Duran and then Abreu before him. He's younger, too, so using career OPS should put him at a disadvantage.

I replied with OPS and homers. You replied about using just OPS. I replied with career BA, HRs, 2B+3B, RBI, OBP, SLG and the one area Rafaela won- SBs.

Those three might not be untouchable, but you still have to get what you think is a plus, right?

I think they may adjust the referral thing as it pertains to calculating the AAV for the tax budget, but maybe past deals will be grandfathered in.

Maybe some teams went over the line reluctantly, and would love there to be a rule that nobody can go over a line. They only do it, because they have to match the other big spenders. I'd guess most teams want a cap.

But someone else paid $440K, so you failed!!! LMAO!

I'd say Anthony & Crochet are our guys.

No, I don't only focus on OPS, although OPS does incorporate OBP and SLG, which are two very telling numbers on batting. BA is important, but I also look beyond just 2025, which I won't add, that "once again, you only focus on." Abreu has a better career BA. Ceddanne does steal more bases, so that gives him a plus on offense. He was closer splits than Abreu, which is nice, too. Career per 650: .256 26 98 Abreu (.326 OBP and .465 SLG) 12 SB and 39 2B+3B .247 16 75 Rafaela (.284 OBP and .401 SLG) 22 SB and 37 2B+3B Sorry for not seeing this as close. I just don't. I'm not looking at just OPS. How about wRC+ since 2022? 116 Duran 115 Abreu 86 Rafaela 2025 only: 140 Anthony 111 Duran 110 Abreu 91 Rafaela

I am near certain we add in infielder to the team before opening day, but here is my projection for the 26 man roster: 60 Day IL: Houck IL: Casas, Crawford & Sandoval C: Narvaez & Wong 1B: Contreras (Romy) 2B: Romy, DHam 3B: Mayer, Eaton LF: Anthony (Duran) CF: Rafaela (Anthony/Duran) RF: Abreu (Anthony) DH: Duran, Yoshida (questionable as a back up DH) SP: Crochet, Suarez, Gray, Bello, Oviedo RP: Chapman, Whitlock, Slaton, Weissert, Hicks, Harrison, Watson, Moran 40 man roster in AAA: Campbell, Sogard & Bennett in AA Tolle, Early, Uberstine, Drohan, Sandlin, Kelly, Samaniego Possible line-up: 1. L Anthony LF 2. R Contreras 1B 3. L Duran DH/ R Romy 2B 4. R Story SS 5. L Abreu RF 6. R Romy 2B/ L Duran DH 7. L Mayer 3B 8, R Narvaez C 9. R Rafaela CF

None of these guys excite me, but some are kinda interesting, like Noah Song. Romero is trying to prove he might be the one to call up first.

Is there any way to undo that advantage given to the Dodgers?

Man, he woulda looked nice in a Sox uniform, but if anyone is ever untouchable, it's Jose.

Now that is certainly true for some. I'm not sure about all the "same people." I'm glad we got Suarez for $130M over Breggie for $170M & a no trade clause. The deferred money would have helped on the AAV tax line, but since the dollar amounts are not the same, maybe the tax hit would have been about even. I wish Breggie was our 2026 3Bman. We'd be much better with him, but let's see what Brez does to fill the one major opening we still have, first.

I think it's more than just you, Kimi and I who were not for going large and long on Breggie. Kimmi might have preferred $165M for Breggie over $130M for Suarez. She's against almost all large and long deals. Agreed, saying "bum" is rather harsh. Can you answer whether you think Brez bungled the Breggie negotiations or did not? If it's not, I feel you should have said so when you "repeated" what others said. If you agree, then own up to it. (and you might be right- maybe he did bungle it.)

If you don't think Brez bungled the negotiations, say so and I will 100% apologize. I assume if someone says "by all accounts" then doesn't say, but I disagree with what everyone is saying, they think the statement is true. Forgive me, if I'm wrong doing that. I assumed you posted your statement because you agreed with it and did not say otherwise in that post, It's not the first time you cast Brez in this light, and the whole 12th round pick is just one example. I'm fine with not thinking Brez is doing a good job. There is ample examples on mistakes he's made. I'm not sure if not signing Bregman was a mistake and for several reasons. 1. I thought $150M was too much, but acceptable. (I think we both agree he wasn't worth what he got.) 2. I'm not sure if the no trade clause and deferments were the reasons he signed with the Cubs, of if it was the money. If it wasn't about the money, I don't know if Brez is to blame or not for those aspects of the offer, and the fact that many or all sites are saying Brez bungled it proves nothing to me. (I also would not repeat what other say, if I disagreed with it, unless I came out and said I disagree or doubt what they are saying.) 3. I think Brez has done a pretty good job turning the team around and using the assets Bloom left him in a mostly beneficial way. I'm especially happy with the apparent uptick in our pitching outlook from the MLB level all the way down to the most "suspect" of suspects in A ball and the DSL. He's made mistakes, that I have pointed out, and he has made some good moves that I have supported. Overall, I feel he's done a good job. I don't run away from supporting Brez on things I think he's done well, but. I won't sit idle when I'm accused of supporting Brez on issues I have not supported or have no opinion on, due to lack of information needed to have a firm opinion.