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  1. moonslav59
    Just don't ever ask Cora to even broach the subject to Story. Maybe I'm not sensitive enough to player's egos, but Story already played 2B, so the inferior defender, Bogey would not be asked to move, so just do it, now. Yes! Add a SS and NOT a 2Bman!
  2. moonslav59
    Ultimately, it's what's done and how it translates from paper to field, but these guys talked the talk and walked it back.
  3. moonslav59
    Better to move the speedster to another team.
  4. moonslav59
    Yup. His D metrics fell off a cliff moving from the Trop to Fenway.
  5. moonslav59
    I thought this was about revenue and greed.
  6. moonslav59
    Well said. The concern is heightened by the fact that we are too close to the 3rd tax line. Seriously, though, how many of us felt we'd be talking over the 2nd line and approaching line 3?
  7. moonslav59
    I think Mayer/Romy/DHam at 2B is average or better. (2026>2025) I think Contreras is average or better at 1B. (2026>>2025) I think Story is average or better at SS, but the numbers say otherwise. (2026=2025) Suarez would be bottom 5-10 at 3B after having a top 5-10 (2026<<<<<2025)
  8. moonslav59
    The play in OCT is every team's "goal." Many know it's impossible or extremely unlikely. Most don't say "full throttle" then take their foot off the gas.
  9. moonslav59
    Nobody is disputing this (that I know of.) My guess is there is also hidden revenue, too. Every area of business will have some owners paying their employees a lower or higher share of revenue than others. It doesn't make it okay, but it's the reality.
  10. moonslav59
    You think he wants to lose? He's lying if he says he wants to win but doesn't want to win. It's not a lie if he really wants to win but does nothing about it.
  11. moonslav59
    It's the "full throttle" type statements by his minions that are dishonest and deceitful. At least just be honest.
  12. moonslav59
    You can "want your team to win" but still not go all in to make it happen. If every team spent "the money available to spend" we'd be in close to the same situation. Look, I wish he'd spend close to the same "share" others do. I'm not a communist, so unless you are, where is the outrage over our whole capitalistic system? (Not getting political here, but JH is no different than most owners seeking to maximize profits. Singling him out seems a bit out of whack.)
  13. moonslav59
    I agree, and Brez would look a lot more like DD had he been given his spending budget day one.
  14. moonslav59
    Yes, and some felt his drop off was due to an underlying health issue. (Some blamed family issues.) Injury, family issues, recent struggles, whatever, we went a long time only signing pitchers with serious concerns. Ranger seems to break that model.
  15. moonslav59
    You make good point, but big LF in Yankee Stadium fits much better for him than Fenway. In some ways, we could say Fenway is the worst fit for Duran as a LF'er.
  16. moonslav59
    I'd say it's unacceptable, but in reality, it's the way of the world. I'm wondering how much this % of revenue number will change, this year. We do know JH & Co are raking in the moolah.
  17. moonslav59
    Again, I'm not for Vientos. I think he'll go for cheaper than Donovan/Hoerner/paredes. On E Saurez, it's about the big need for power, and I think we got better at 2B and 1B defense.
  18. moonslav59
    If we got Marte and Paredes and lost Duran, Tolle, 2 from Crawford, Sandoval & Harrison, plus maybe some midtier prospects, I'd be projecting us as a top 3 team witha good chance at a ring.
  19. moonslav59
    I do wonder if the media frenzy and fan disgust drove JH to give Brez the thumbs up on Ranger. I seriously doubt we go over the 3rd line, so a trade will likely be needed to add that big bat we both want. A trade of salary might open up enough budget space for E Suarez. Doing both might make us both giddy, but I'm not optimistic we add 2 more significant pieces, unles syou call Paredes and a RP'er significant.
  20. moonslav59
    Okay. It sounded like you were questioning my reasons for saying Bichette is not "THE MAN."
  21. moonslav59
    I'm all in on Paredes, and he'll cost us way less than KMarte and maybe less than Donovan. I'm afraid we settle on Vientos. E Suarez puts us over the 3rd line, so signing him, means trading salary: $9.2 Bello & Sandoval $7.8 Duran $7.5 Campbell $6.3 Rafaela $2.7 Crawford and of course... $18M Yoshida (Maybe we can trade and save $3-5M/yr) $10.3 Hicks (Maybe we can trade and save $3-4M/yr) If E Suarez gets us $7-9M over the 3rd line, who would go?
  22. moonslav59
    Bloom was very methodical in building up the farm and bottom of the 40. He lacked the ability and resources to build up the top of the 26 and 40, but over time, he built up a nice foundation for Brez. Brez has pretty much swapped out about half the system in 2.3 years. No joke. Especially the pitching. He's also done a much better job than Bloom at adding quality to the top of the 26 and 40, but he has had more money to spend and used a bunch of Bloom's additions to trade for others. His final grade is still TBD, but on paper, I think Brez has done a lot in such a short time- not all good/great. There were some pretty big mistakes or unfortunate outcomes- however you choose to view them. Some of his "bad moves" still have a bit of TBD in them- like maybe Holobetz for Priester and the Sandoval signing.
  23. moonslav59
    IMO, Paredes will be a beast in 2026. He's a pull hitter, so maybe he hits 50 with BOS, but maybe they pitch him away, and he hits 25 and .790. Maybe we can involve a 3rd team with AZ to get out of that full demand, if that is indeed the only players they want. Could PHI send AZ Painter, if we gave them Duran + Crawford/Harrison/Sandoval? Would Painter + Mayer be enough for Marte? Painter + Tolle or Early? If we traded Mayer in the marte deal, we'd still need a 3Bman. Could we afford KMarte + Suarez? (I guess nope.)
  24. moonslav59
    He's not as bad as you think. He'd be used as an OF'er by more teams than as a DH.
  25. moonslav59
    Bloom had the same fixation. I don't get it either. BTW, Gio was not hurt when we signed him. Neither was Buehler, but I view Buehler as more of a stab in the dark than Gio. He also has a higher AAV.
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