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  1. moonslav59
    What does Rafaela have to do? At age 24, he put up a 3.4 fWAR. He'd get a hefty contract as a FA, unless he falls off a cliff before his control years would have ended. As of now, it looks like we'll be saving money. If people can jump against the KC early signing, then this one should look good. Bello has put up a 3.9 fWAR since 2024, when his extension kicked in. He got paid $3.5M. Of course the post control years and contracts are what makes the difference, but Bello is owed: $6M this year $8.5M in '27 (last arb year?) $16M in '28 $19M in '29 there is a team option for $21M in 2030 with a $1M buyout. You don't think Bello would get a $35M/2 deal after 2027? Have you seen what lesser pitchers are getting? He'll turn 30 for his option season (year 3.)
  2. moonslav59
    He's 36, but has a had a few years in a row of nice pitching. Hard to know why he hasn't signed yet. We might sign him.
  3. moonslav59
    Yes, I know some felt that way- a lot more claimed they did a year later. I did not, so I don't have to explain anything.
  4. moonslav59
    I disagree. BTV does, too: Rafaela worth 94, paid 58 & net +$36 Bello worth 78, paid 51 & net +$27 fangraphs says Rafaela already produced a $40M value. Bello: $54M. Yes, these were pre-arb values, but their paydays would be determined by their production levels during arbs years.
  5. moonslav59
    Well, some felt the Rafaela & Bello signings were "premature" or dumb, too.
  6. moonslav59
    I think this guy has a better chance at sticking around. We did trade Bernardino for him, so I have to think they thought highly of him, before seeing these results.
  7. moonslav59
    We might put Casas or Sandoval on the 60. Can we start the 60 day clock on March 1st?
  8. moonslav59
    When did I say Sale was not an injury risk? I liked the trade.
  9. moonslav59
    Cause chicks dig the zoom-ins on his muscles.
  10. moonslav59
    Luckily, the Sox have a policy of only one at a time.
  11. moonslav59
    The kid is still growing bigtime!
  12. moonslav59
    It's like an addicted gambler who has lost five $1000 dollar bets in a row, so he bets $5,000 on the next bet, figuring he's "due."
  13. moonslav59
    When you total up all the contracts, it's enough to sign ______. 21 Buehler 10 x 4 Kluber, Richards, Paxton & Hendricks $61M on pitchers in the last 5 years, alone. (Story was signed for $140M.) It's over $200M.
  14. moonslav59
    The Sandoval recovery should be the last straw on these types of signings. We are up to something like Oh for ten, now. Sandoval, Hendriks, Paxton plus injury history guys like Buehler, Kluber, Richards... Name one injury-prone guy we've signed in the last 10 years who put up one good season. Stop this experiment!
  15. moonslav59
    Perhaps no other team relies so much on one guy.
  16. moonslav59
    Soxprospects.com has Crawford, Casas & Romy beginning the season on the IL.
  17. moonslav59
    He's got options, so he's got a good shot at the AAA roster.
  18. moonslav59
    Indeed.
  19. moonslav59
    Matt Thaiss has an upward mobility clause that kicks in 5 days before opening day. If we add him to the roster by then he gets $1.3M. He could also be traded by that date. Kyle Keller has a similar clause that kicks in on April 15th. Vinny Capra has an opt-out June 1st and Jason Delay on June 30th and again on August 15th.
  20. moonslav59
    Hunter Greene out until at least July- bone chips removed from elbow. Remember some talk about trying to trade for him?
  21. moonslav59
    Good point.
  22. moonslav59
    I agree, and the .500 OPS in 2025 might be a bit of an outlier, too. He had a .670 OPS before 2024, and maybe .650 to .675 is his final resting spot, if not DFA or demotion.
  23. moonslav59
    It's wild how Wong is now the second most senior member of the Sox 40 Man Roster. (Houck is #1.) Only 4 players on the 40, were on the 40 back during the 2021 season: Houck, Wong, Whitlock and Duran (added in July '21.) Five more were added by the end of the 2022 season: Crawford, Bello, Story, Kelly & Casas. This does not mean he has been in the Sox system longer than everyone else, but just 40 Man seniority. He has one option remaining, according to soxprospects.com.
  24. moonslav59
    Can't believe it's 2 more weeks!
  25. moonslav59
    These are often gambles. You hit and miss. If KC won rookie of the year, we'd be calling the signing "genius."
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