moonslav59
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I guess it's only okay for certain posters to "have his say," then the discussion is supposed to end. (BTW, it's usually the guy with the smallest penis who has to have the last word and not the guy with the bigger one.)
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There is a slight chance Price leaves believing he'll make the same or more money elsewhere, and since he theoretically hates Boston, might risk making slightly less, if his agents projections end up falling short. What happens, if he ends up getting much less than he and his agent thought, like many free agents did this year? Could that be a case where, we made out by seeing him opt out? Is it that nonsensical to think that could happen? It happened to several free agents this year, who turned down initial offers thinking they'd make more later.
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We're going to be a lesser team when we start deciding who to keep and who we don't replace "in kind". I agree with your argument that if Price has a great year and is worth his market value, we don't gain anything by seeing him walk, but he is getting older, and the chances he does not live up to his value will be higher after this year than it was when we signed him. Even if Price wins the Cy Young this year, I'm not sure it would hurt us, if he left. $31M would help us keep other players we are likely to lose, like keeping Pom & Kimbrel and maybe have enough to sign a lesser starter. Yes, we lose strength by replacing Price with a lesser pitcher, but maybe we get to keep Kimbrel instead of praying Smith or Thornburg step it up.
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If Price sticks around, keeping Sale, Betts and XB would cost us over half of the luxury budget (maybe $115M for just 4 guys). It's hard to imagine that happening.
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Sorry for not knowing your hot button issue. Yes, this is baseball. We come here to express our opinions. Needle dicks have rights, too.
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I disagree. He got better a little bit, then he regressed over the lasr 2+ years. 2013-2015 +0.1 UZR/150 (thanks to 2015's +1.0) - 8 DRS in 2293 innings 2016-2018 -2.3 UZR/150 -20 DRS in 2706 innings
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I wish he was better defensively, but he's certainly a big plus at ss
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Bogey's making a case for sticking around. 5 doubles and an HR in 2.5 games!
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Make a real prediction and choose which one you think he'll be. What ifs are not predictions.
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But, maybe we don't have to replace him "in kind". I agree, he's not opting out unless he can make more. Even if he has a great 2018, the value just might not be there, considering his age.
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They may offer Kimbrel and Pom QOs and let the chips fall where they may. If they say no, we get a draft pick and some money to spend- granted not nearly enough money freed up to replace either one, but something maybe cheaper than they will cost us anyways. It's one way to try and build up the farm again. If I had to guess, I think we lose Kimbrel and Bogey, but maybe we trade JBJ and try to keep one of 'em.
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Hoping an internal starting pitcher steps it up appears not to be realistic as well. We needs some "hopes" (or miracles) to come from our farm or from guys like Johnson or Wright to not see a drop off when we start losing guys like Kimbrel and/or JBJ or Bogey. Unless something happens and soon, the writing is on the wall for our extended future. JH can choose to be taxed to hell and back, so we can extend the window a year or two, but even then, we may need at least one miracle (Travis? Groome? Johnson? C Smith? ....)
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I just read your post after posting my similar one. I think it may com down to choosing to keep Kimbrel or trade JBJ for a low contract. We may even lose both, especially if HRam vests.
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I've done multiple posts factoring in the arb costs.
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Arb raises are going to use up all the dea money we lose, and then some. We'll have to tade someone to keep others, and thus create new holes somehow. I'm pretty much convinced, we'll have to go over the $40M mark or lose Kimbrel and/or maybe trade JBJ (for something cheap in $$$).
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I said it's not reasonable to expect enough of the "hopes" to come true. What's not "real" about that?
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Game 2: 74 strikes 35 balls Nice job staff.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He musta been great in the 6th! -
The salary relief list was who I feel should or will not come back. If we offer Pom a QO , and he takes it, we'll be in budget trouble.
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Our starting pitchers are on a record setting pace- 0.00 ERA!
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Damn the sample size argument! A zero winning percentage is totally unacceptable! -
Upcoming salary relief: $22M HRam after 2018 or 2019 $3.8M Kelly after 2018 $19M Pablo after 2019 $21M Porcello after 2019 $6.5M Moreland after 2019 $??? Holt after 2019 (at $2.2M now) $??? Thornburg after 2019 ($2.1M now) Going to be hard to replace at current costs: $13M Kimbrel after 2018 $8.5M Pom after 2018 $13M C Sale after 2019 $??? Bogey after 2019 $4M Nunez after 2019 Betts & JBJ after 2020.
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I totally agree. I've always been a huge Sale fan and was extremely happy when we got him. It might be hard to have a player budget with over $62M/yr spent on just two starters. I hope we find a way, but it probably would mean good bye to Kimbrel and Bogey or Pom and JBJ. Losing HRam and Pablo's contracts help but not by enough to pay all the arbs and then re-sign guys like .... Chris Freakin' Sale!
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Certainly the hopes and projections of the prospects DD inhertited were better than those we have now. Our best hopes are... Sam Travis seemlessly takes over for HRam at 1B next year, adn we can let Moreland go via trade or after his 2-year deal runs out. Devers becomes a major force, so we will not feel so badly about losing Bogey or JBJ. Beni becomes a major force, so we no longer have to worry about losing Bogey or JBJ. (If both Devers & Beni become great, we may even be able to stay good without Betts. ERod becomes the pitcher we all have hoped he'd become, so maybe we can get by without paying Pom to stay. Johnson or Wright step up to be fine 5th starters that are reliable. Groome fills in when we lose Porcello. Maybe Brannen or Scherff rise to the top. Mata is too far away to hope for any help from him in the next 3 years. Certainly, a few of these hopes can become reality, but we'll probably need more to come true than is reasonable to expect.
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The flimsy one.
