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  1. moonslav59
    If it's a $100M, then I can certainly understand why he's waiting it out. It also looks likje the whole "greed" debate could be unfounded. If we could get JD for $105M/5, we could spend more on someone else.
  2. moonslav59
    Duda at $6M/1 (MLBTR's estimate) is the best gamble for the money. LoMo probably has a better chance at a big 2018 than Duda, Hoze or anyone else on this list. I think Moose might be the best of the bunch and would improve our leftside defense. (Devers to DH.) He might even take a pillow contract.
  3. moonslav59
    We're at about $205M now, so we have about a $33M buffer zone. $25M JD $7M Nunez That would restrict us from getting any higher priced player mid season, unless we shed salary (HRam? Holt's $2M?)
  4. moonslav59
    If we sign JD, we're blowing past the second level- with or without Watson or some other minor or mid-level signing. The "nuclear" limit is going over by $40M. We will not do that. Clubs that exceed the threshold by $20 million to $40 million are also subject to a 12 percent surtax. Meanwhile, those who exceed it by more than $40 million are taxed at a 42.5 percent rate the first time and a 45 percent rate if they exceed it by more than $40 million again the following year(s). Beginning in 2018, clubs that are $40 million or more above the threshold shall have their highest selection in the next Rule 4 Draft moved back 10 places unless the pick falls in the top six. In that case, the team will have its second-highest selection moved back 10 places instead.
  5. moonslav59
    Millar often played the clown, but when it was game time, he was serious as a heart attack. Some players need to be put at ease, and a good leader notices who they are. Others seemingly need the opposite. Those ones are harder to lead, IMO.
  6. moonslav59
    Good point. Certainly, when a young player is in the clubhouse and a vet like Papi of McHale says something, you're going to stop and listen-- or hopefully, you will. Great players (and leaders) can't just say, "Stay focused!" They have to model it. Also, learning how to stay focused is not all that easy for some. Even a great teacher or leader might not get through to everyone, while maybe some clown might say something that strikes a chord and begins a change.
  7. moonslav59
    We have no space. We are already over.
  8. moonslav59
    I'm not sure playing injured is "leadership." It is leading by example.
  9. moonslav59
    ..but all some people remember was him cutting up his uniform. (I do think Sale has the attitude to be a good leader.)
  10. moonslav59
    Yes, and wasn't Judge like a "sandwich pick"? (32nd pick)
  11. moonslav59
    I don't "see" one either, right now, but that doesn't mean we don't have one (or more). I also think "leading by example" is important, and I'm not sure I'd give Papi an A in that area all the time. He often did not run our grounders, he stood and admired long HRs a little too much, and he griped now and then, but overall, I do think he was a plus in the "leadership" role. (Again, so hard to define in baseball- even harder to identify.) I think Vaz or Bogey could step up. Betts & JBJ seem to quiet or introverteed (my guess). Maybe Moreland's continued service time in Boston will allow him to be more outspoken. Beni & Devers are too young. It's hard for a pitcher to be a strong leader from the bullpen, but they can help in the clubhouse- Sale? Kimbrel? Porcello? Pedey and Price are likely out as candidates.
  12. moonslav59
    I definitely think having those types of players helps. I'm just not sure, if we do already or not. Maybe someone or a group of players are already doing that in the Sox clubhouse, but we don't know about it, or some players just aren't helped by it. I didn't see much lack of hustling last year, but I did see a lot of lost or diminished focus, especially on D and on the base paths.
  13. moonslav59
    The Yanks got Judge for, I believe, the comp pick for the QO on Swisher. That makes me wonder, if we might get some comp picks for... After 2018: Pomeranz Kimbrel After 2019: C Sale Porcello
  14. moonslav59
    I liked that move and the extension, but think of the prospects we could have gotten for Lester.
  15. moonslav59
    This was what I had hoped we'd do when we traded Lester, Lackey, Peavy, Miller and Doubront. I loved getting ERod and hoped Kelly would develop into a good starter, but Cespedes and Craig?
  16. moonslav59
    Defining leadership is not easy. That doesn't mean it does not exist or is unimportant. Without being in the clubhouse, it's hard for any of us to know if we lack leadership. I'm hopeful Cora can provide what is needed, or some player(s) steps up or continues steering players in the right direction. Can anyone name the best leader(s) on this years free agent market? (Please, don't say Hosmer, or I'll bust a gut.)
  17. moonslav59
    I don't want to speak for 700, but I think he wads being sarcastic.
  18. moonslav59
    Let's assume we are prepared to pay JD $25M x 5 years. Would this be a better way to spend that money? (Note the shorter term aspects and "spreading the risk" while maybe lowering the ceiling of reward.) How would you spend the $25M? (using mlbtr numbers tweaked by me where noted) $25M x 4 Arrieta $15M x 3 Moustakas (mlbtr had $17M x 5) $14M x 4 Lance Lynn $12M x 4 Alex Cobb $12M x 3 Logan Morrison (He might not get this much.) $10M x 2 Andrew Cashner $7M x 2 Eduardo Nunez $5M x 2 Howie Kendrick (mlbtr has $6M x 2.) $6M x 1 Lucas Duda If I was give the $25M, I'd go with... 1st choice: $12M Cobb $7M Nunez $6M Duda 2nd choice: $12M Cobb $12M Morrison (Note: None are 5 year deals, so we add spending flex after a a year or a couple years.)
  19. moonslav59
    I can credit the Pilots for being a Sox fan. The Pilots moved to Milwaukee while my family lived 2 blocks away from the old County Stadium. I saw the Brewers often, as I think bleacher seats were 50 cents or a dollar. Tommy Harper was maybe the first 30-30 guy in MLB, and he quickly became my favorite player. When my family and I moved to Portland, Maine, Harper was traded to the Sox at about the same time. I switched to being a Sox fan, and the rest is history. (Note: I'm still a Packers & Bucks fan. I'm a Bruins fan.)
  20. moonslav59
    He sucks on D and you want him for 7+ years? He's going to get even worse! You projection of 35 HRs is a real stretch. Anyways, Hoze will be the DH for us for longer than JD, so your ant-JD argument works against you.
  21. moonslav59
    I was speaking to how your farm got so strong. The trades helped a lot.
  22. moonslav59
    The Chapman, Miller and Beltran fire sale helped a lot. It's not a common way for a winning team to rebuild, in that it was for prospects- not like the Sox fire sale that brought us Kelly, Craig, Cespedes, ERod, Hembree and Escobar. Chapman: Gleyber Torres, Adam Warren, Caleb Cotham & Rookie Davis Miller: Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller & JP Feyereisen Beltran: NIck Green, Erik Swanson & Dillon Tate
  23. moonslav59
    Can you tell me why you think a guy who has been off as much as on will suddenly "take" once he gets here? His defense has declined sharply. Yes, he is younger than most free agents, but just about all of his contract years will be on the downside of his peak prime year. He should get worse, and worse than one year okay and one year bad is not even close to being worthy of a 7 year deal at big money.
  24. moonslav59
    I'd be fine adding an opt-out clause or tough incentive bonuses, but I wouldn't budge above $125M/5. That's already a gross overpay and a year or two too long.
  25. moonslav59
    Fielding: Throwing to the wrong base. Forgetting how many outs there are. Not backing up bases or covering the right base. Running: Forgetting how many outs there are. Running with your head down right into the runner ahead of you. Running to 3B with a ball hit right in front of you (left-side IF), when you can see it's hopeless. It was way more than "a few". Now, the aggressive base running outweighed much of the blunders, if not more than outweighed it. Overall, out base running was a plus and our defense was a plus, but without the mental blunders, we'd have been much much better in both areas.
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