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  1. moonslav59
    Teasing, again?
  2. moonslav59
    If Duran or Campbell are included in the KMarte trade, the net AAV will be about $12M. We could stilla fford Alonso or Schwarber.
  3. moonslav59
    I did not like the Devers trade. At the time, I suggested the trade only works, if we spend the money and spend it wisely.
  4. moonslav59
    I agree. I'd pay Schwarber $34M x 4. I'd pay Alonso $32M x 5 or 6, knowing he'll DH for 3-4+ yrs.
  5. moonslav59
    Nope.
  6. moonslav59
    I do worry about this but also it's about how much the extension if for. If we pay top FA money to extend him, and why would he take less, then I'd just sign him, when he does become a FA. If you think we can extend him for less than the top offer will be, then okay, but where is that written into the trade? (Hint: it's not.) This reminds me of the Kimbrell trade, which I was against, because I felt ewe could just sign a great closer to top dollar. Why trade so many pieces for a guy making top dollar? I ended up being wrong, because the salaries for top closers rose exponentially, immediately after the trade. He was underpaid soon after the trade.
  7. moonslav59
    I recall there used to be trades made with a window to sign the guy or the trade was nullified. You don't see those made anymore. That is what I was getting at. BTW, we traded for Crochet in mid December and signed him on April 1st. Did we talk to his agent before trading to get a general framework for an extension? Maybe. Maybe not. I guess I don't trust leaving a Skubal extension up to JH, since I know it will likely be a record-setting contract.
  8. moonslav59
    We almost paid Devers $30M/yr for 8 years to DH.
  9. moonslav59
    Anthony finished third in ROY- narrowly missing an added year of service time. Narvaez finished 5th. Giolito says he wants to play for Sox, and claims he's fully healthy. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/lucas-giolito-wants-to-return-to-red-sox-says-hes-fully-healthy-after-late-season-freak-injury.html
  10. moonslav59
    That's sooooo Cora. Probably told him he's the SS for life. Probably told Casas he's the 1Bman for life.
  11. moonslav59
    He's still just one of four.
  12. moonslav59
    A 3 game series ( 4 for 7) squares him up?
  13. moonslav59
    We have Sandoval, so maybe we've set a new limit. (And Houck, Crawford, Dobbins...)
  14. moonslav59
    Yup, but what he's looking for is half the way there. The other half is what the highest team offer is.
  15. moonslav59
    Early has a good mix of pitches and seems to have the confidence and mentality needed to be a damn good pitcher. I get your point, but I don't really want to include him in a package. Nobody is untouchable, to me, but I'd look for ways to keep Tolle and Early. (I also like Fajardo and Valera. Witherspoon is hard to value.) I think many teams would like Harrison, Crawford, Dobbins or Clarke. I realize they don't have the trade value as Tolle and Early, but when the package is headlined by Duran or Abreu, we shouldn't have to give up our best pitching prospects, too.
  16. moonslav59
    I think Gio has some sort of injury. I'd pass. I really don't like this year's FA pitching class all that much. Most seem to be coming off an injury or a down season (or both.) Others are past prime. Trading for a pitcher is no guarantee, but we seem to have better luck that route. (Maybe it's not luck, since trading for proven but younger pitchers helps up the odds on success.)
  17. moonslav59
    Brez signed Brad, August last year, then did not keep him.
  18. moonslav59
    You hardly ever see trades made with an extension as part of it.
  19. moonslav59
    They might get more at the deadline.
  20. moonslav59
    Would you do it?
  21. moonslav59
    If they know they will not pay Skubal, they are basically getting a comp pick for a 1 year window, in a year where they are unlikely to go large and long to build a top 4 contending team for that 1 year window. It does make some sense to rebuild, if you won't commit to Skubal. I mean guys like him don't grow on trees. They were dumb to not build up around him for the last 1-2 years and going into 2026. Now, is it worth it?
  22. moonslav59
    Why ask me? You know as well as I do, JH has been stingy for several years. He cracked open his wallet a bit, last winter, then dumped Devers and watched Bregman and Gio bolt, so we are back to square one, again. We can and should be a top 4 spending team. The short answer why we are not is... John Henry.
  23. moonslav59
    Marte has 5 years of control with an AAV at $19.4M. If Duran is part of the trade, the AAV net for 2026 would be about $12.7 for a big bat.
  24. moonslav59
    I wish we'd pay like the big boys, but if and when we do, why would we give up players to do it? I'm not against paying for the best.
  25. moonslav59
    BTV finds a Duran + Perales deal equal to K Marte. They might prefer Duran + Harrison. I think Abreu + Early comes close on BTV. (Add Sandlin and yes.)
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