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http://m.mlb.com/news/article/41753448/pedro-martinez-having-a-blast-in-new-role-with-red-sox/

It's sad we have nobody better than Bryce in the minors that is ML ready and on the 40 man roster.

He'd have to not only be doing great in AAA, Sox scouts and management would have to view those numbers (skills) as being transferable to MLB at a value equal to or more than his luxury tax cost, which is $10.4M. It's not impossible, but I see us trying to find the next de Aza at a fraction of Castillo's cost. I don't see us ever bringing Castillo onto the 40 man roster, except for a brief time in a pinch. With Young, Swihart and Holt ahead of him, IMO, there would have to be some wild things happening for Rusney to be called up.

That's how I see it. What else could DD do? Maybe Cueto will turn out better and a little cheaper, but Price looked to be as sure a bet as you ever could hope when deciding to take the deep plunge.

Not even close for me. Making a definitive judgement about who a player is based on teenie weenie sample sizes, especially when scattered over time, is just not something I do. I think I have math and science on my side, but I also don't see the need or the purpose in assigning such labels to a person even if the sample size neared large enough.

Probably a waste of time and money.

Even though our luxury tax may be reset for next year, arb raises and one or two acquisitions will put us over the limit and in tax territory. Although the tax won't be too high, adding anything to Castillo's already high salary will just about always keep him off the 40 man roster for any extended time.

How many good games does Price have to pitch in the playoffs for people not to call him a chock...errr, I mean choke? If you say 2-3 great games, do you see how ridiculous that sounds? A tiny sample size of greatness can change a label that quickly!

That indeed.

The Sox could add him to the 40 man roster, call him up for a month or so, and then DFA him again (taking him off the 40 man roster once again). His luxury tax cost would be a lot, but not so much that it couldn't be absorbed by flex budget. It seems easier to just find the next de Aza, if we need one, but if Castillo has an 1.100 OPS at AAA in June...

Shows you how much money dominates. If he really wanted to play MLB, wouldn't he try to renegotiate his contract (downward)? Perhaps the union (or by-laws) wouldn't let him.

They should trade him, but the Sox are probably near the bottom of the list of potential trade partners due to contract costs and out recent steep decline in available top prospects.

The Sox once had a farm team by that name. (I think 1967 was the last year.)

I'm not "unduly" either for expecting him to the pitcher he normally is most of the time.

I'm optimistic Price does well in his next playoff start. Where does that come from? (I'm just as optimistic about that start as any other Price start after 200 IP.)

Was it slash back at BDC? Was it really a typo? Inquiring minds want to know!

Yes and Bregman http://soxprospects.com/dh-unsigned.htm

I assume chock is choke, but maybe you are thinking of a jock and a choke combined.

Look up the definition of "proven".

That's not the debate. It's totally different than Price = Clay

Anybody know what DD's arb philosophy was with DET?

If we could have done what we did with Castillo to Pablo, we would have already. Castillo would have to make himself into a can't miss player to even be considered for adding to the 40 man roster. He's in purgatory.

Thanks for the info. Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Bradley, Bogaerts, Five Others By Steve Adams | January 13, 2017 at 4:12pm CDT Adding to their previously reported deals, the Red Sox have announced agreement with all but two of their arb-eligible players. Salaries were reported by MLB.com’s Ian Browne for the players avoiding arb: shortstop Xander Bogaerts gets $4.5MM ($5.7MM projection), utilityman Brock Holt receives $1.95MM ($1.7MM projection), righty Joe Kelly will earn $2.8MM ($2.6MM projection), catcher Sandy Leon takes home $1.3MM (the same as his projection), lefty Robbie Ross gets $1.825MM (just $25K over his projection), and new righty Tyler Thornburg will earn $2.05MM (just under his $2.2MM projection). The Red Sox and center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.6MM, tweets Crasnick. Bradley, 27 in April, enjoyed far and away his best big league season in 2016, hitting .267/.349/.486 with 26 home runs, nine steals and brilliant defense. He topped his $3.3MM projection by $300K and will be arbitration-eligible three more times as a Super Two player before hitting free agency upon completion of the 2020 season. Luxury tax implications as compared to projections: Bogey +$1.200M Thorn +$.195M +$1.395M JBJ -$.300M Holt -$.295M Kelly -$.200M Ross -$.025M Leon (same) -0.820M Net: +575K added to our flex spending budget Still have Pom and Abad to go.

What do the Red Sox and Toronto Maple Leafs have in common?

The guy does not have a single K in the playoffs! He's an absolute failure!