moonslav59
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I've always liked Cobb despite the injury issues. He also has good numbers in Yankee Stadium (.613 OPS against) and Fenway (.659). OPS Against with AL East .608 NYY .611 TOR .625 BAL .628 BOS While injury issues are a big concern, they will also make a very good pitcher more affordable.
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...and the second tier FAs are waiting for the big ticket guys to sign, so those that lose out enter the bidding on them.
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Exactly. $150M/5 was the expected number, and in that light the $210M/7 salvo was not that extreme for Boras. Everyone is scratching their heads over the slow market. The players that have signed already have made about what was projected. I can't blame a player for thinking $110M/5 is significantly less than what was projected and thinking maybe that number can be improved upon, despite there (seemingly) being no counter bidding going on right now.
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Thinking you are worth more than you are is not greed. Focusing your efforts on obtaining more and more, at the expense of other important non material things and moral and ethical issues, is "greed" (to me). Boras often inflated his client's value and settles for less or much less. The JD case seems more extreme than any other I can remember, and maybe that initial number thrown out there got JD having stars (dollar signs) in his eyes, but I don't see how JD has shown he's any more greedy than just about every other professional sports player. (Webster: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed motivated by naked ambition and greed) All good players desire "more than they need", so in that sense JD is "greedy", but I don't see him as being any different than other highly paid sports players. He just stumbled into a market correction season and a unique set of circumstances whereby several top spending teams are looking to reset their budgets.
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The five year $110M/5 deal is better than $87M/3. Hosmer is maybe MLB's most inconsistent player. You never know which Hosmer you will get. I can't, for the life of me, figure our why so many fans (and at least a couple GMs) are enamored with him. 1) We need power, and he is one of MLB's lowest power-hitting 1Bman. 2) 1B is traditionally a position of power. 3) His defense has gone from okay to horrible. 4) He flip-flops more than a politician. Odd years: .799, .801, .822, .882 Even years: .663, .716, .761, 2018??? 5) Even his "odd years" are ho-hum, except for 2017. JUST SAY NO TO THE HOZE!
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So, you think JD will be worth $29M in year 3 but not $11.5M year 4 and 5?
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Thanks. I forgot about the 2nd & third rounders lost.
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The thing about getting Lebron is that he'd become your next GM at the same time. (You already have a good one.) He's already proven he's not a good GM.
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Aaahhhhhh! Life the way it should be!
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1) sign loMo 2) sign Moose 3) sign Duda & Nunez 4) sign Cobb & Nunez/Duda
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I don't think so. The rules were different then.
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The Dodgers did offer him a QO, but I admit that does not mean they wanted him back.
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I was firmly against the Pablo signing, and didn't like the HRam signing. I initially thought we signed HRam to play 3B, and rumors were that he was going to get much more than what we signed him for. I understood why we signed him, but then I heard about Pablo and scratched my head. $88M looks bad. I wish we never did it, but at the time, not many baseball people were saying the money was bad. They were questioning the move to OF.
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Yes. If we don't sign JD, we must add LoMo or Duda. I don't care, if he's slow... just not with the bat.
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My early take on the opening day 25 man roster (assuming no additions): DL: Pedey, ERod, Thorburg Phantom DL: ???? * Bubble and out of options SP (5): Sale, Price, Pom, Porcello & Wright RP (7): Kimbrel, Smith, Kelly, Barnes, Scott, Hembree & Johnson* C- (2): Vaz & Leon 1B (1): Moreland 2B (1): Hernandez 3B (1): Devers SS (1): Bogey LF (1): Beni CF (1): JBJ RF (1): Betts DH (1): HRam UT (3): Brentz*, Swihart* & Marrero* If we sign JD, Brentz goes on the phantom DL. If we sign Nunez, Marrero goes on the phantom DL. Starts on the farm but should (might) see ML action: SP: Velazquez, Haley, Elias & maybe Beeks/Shepherd RP: Maddox, Workman, Taylor, Martin & Buttrey C: Butler 1B: Travis (Chavis) 2B: Holt & Quiroz SS: Lin (Holt) 3B: Chavis (Holt/Lin) OF: Barfield? DH: Chavis
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Yeah, when I said "core of good young players," Ball was not in my mind. With $70M to spend, they could conceivably get LeBron and another big player or two pretty good ones.
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Probably right, but he's just two years removed from a 30 HR and 111 RBI season. If the surgery helps, we could get lucky and get close to that again.
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The Lakers made out best. They dumped salary (Clarkson) and added a first round draft pick- not easy to do. They'll have $70M to spend next summer, and still have a small core of good young players in the mix..
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I wouldn't bet on HRam having a great 2018, but it's not like he's taking a roster spot away from some hot prospect or more deserving bubble player. It's certainly possible, if not likely, he has a better 2018 than.... Brentz Swihart Travis (That's his current competition. Even if we add JD, it's still HRam vs one of these three guys.)
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Why issue an ultimatum right now? Is LoMo signing soon?
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He had a bum shoulder in 2015 and 2017. Could be predicable.
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Again, don't read so much into one season. I happen to think it was shoulder related. If he can hit like he did vs LHPs and return to how he usually hits RHPs, he could end up our best hitter this year!
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If JD will take $90-100M/5 with AZ over the Sox at $110M/5, then it's probably better we don't sign him. I just do not believe AZ will go near the Sox offer. I'm already thinking we're bargaining against just ourselves, so DD should not budge an inch. (He may already be too high.)
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How many playoffs have you been in over the last 2 years? (Hint: one less than the Sox.) How many playoffs have you been in over the last 5 years? (Hint: one less than the Sox.) How many championships in the last 5 years? (Hint: one less than the Sox.) For a fan base that used to flaunt "the rings", it's refreshing to see the scrambling and juggling of judgement methodologies.
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I doubt he'll outhit HRam vs LHPs this year. If we sign JD, BB is traded or DFA'd. He may be DFA's, if we sign Morrison and feel comfy with him, Swihart and Holt as our back-up OF'ers.
