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  1. I might sign Arenado to $10M x 3, tops. I'm not giving anything for him at $19M x 3. I'd expect them to add a couple prospects or Helsley.
  2. I can't see the Sox paying him that much, even for the much-prized 1 year deal. We passed on... $18 x 4 Scott $13 x 3 Holmes $11 x 3 Hoffman $11 x 2 Estevez & Minter $13M x 1 Yates $7.5M x 2 Y Garcia He might be better than some of these guys, but $15M to $21M?
  3. The thing is, all teams have some big "what ifs." We may have more than our share, since we have so many players coming off recent injuries, including Giolito, Hendriks and Fulmer, who played zero games in '24, Sandoval, Whitlock and Murphy who will start the season on the IL and plenty of players who missed part of last year with injuries: Beuhler, Devers, Story, Casas, Slaten and Grissom. We have 3 top prospects, but they are question marks, as well. What I like about our situation vs some others, is that we might only need 60-70% of the big questions to be answered in a positive way, and not 80-90% like I feel the others do. I mean, aren't Rodon, Cole and Stanton big question marks, too?
  4. The Rays almost always do better than they look, on paper, and they do not look bad on paper, either. I think we finish ahead of them. I think the Jays improved by more than us, over the winter, but returning players from injury and 3 top prospects gives us enough wild cards that I think we stay ahead of them, too. I think the Yanks & O's got slightly worse, but not by enough for us to pass them. I predict 3rd place, again. 83-86 wins.
  5. Alonso signs with Mets for essentially $30M + option for $24M. (He can opt out.)
  6. Agreed. If we can get Arenado at $5-7M x 3, they should get a prospect. At $9-10M, nada. At more, we get something else.
  7. Tell that to the I Love Venezuela Foundation.
  8. He's almost played as many games with them, as the Sox. LOL
  9. Here is a list of system graduated prospects still on the 40 by date: '17 Devers (top rank was #1) '21 Houck (2) Whitlock (4) '22 Duran (3) Bello (3) Winckowski (9) Wong (11) Crawford (17) '23 Casas (1) Murphy (9) Kelly (23) Bernardino (NR) '24 Rafaela (3) Abreu (7) Slaten (12) DHam (19) Sogard (31) 17 Total, but some started in other systems. (Whitlock never pitched in our minors before MLB.)
  10. Good stuff sk.
  11. It would be nice to see plus-plus leftside D in 2025. It's the cost that bothers me.
  12. His buddy, Contreras, comes with him!
  13. We could get/could have gotten a better FA for less than he is owed. The concept is relatable. I still think, if STL pays down zero, they need to give a prospect- not expect one. He has negative trade value. I would not expect to get anything for Yoshida, and would give some money for nothing back. I'd give Yoshida, Mullins and Sogard for nothing at all.
  14. I don't get it. You say he's worth $48M/3 but would give Mullins and Sogard for him at $60M+/3.
  15. We better get a pick for Pivetta. Is it still a rule, that if he goes unsigned after opening day, we don't get a pick?
  16. I do think he'd love to play in Boston. He does have a say in where he goes, but I'm not for taking on even half his deal.
  17. They would be dumping salary. Do the math. Contreras, Arenado + Helsley is more money that Story+ Yoshida. Maybe it's not saving enough for them, and they give up a nice catcher and 1 year of a really good closer, but they ain't winning, this year w Helsley.
  18. Do you see him having an OPS+ over 99 for the next 3 years combined? I'm thinking $30M/3 tops. I'd offer $7-8M x 3.
  19. To STL: Yoshida, Story, Wong, Guerrero, Fitts or Sandlin & Cespedes or Bleis To BOS: Contreras, Helsley, Arenado No cash either direction. Story is owed $77.5M/3 ($23.3 CBT x 3), Yoshida is owed $18.6M x 3 ($18M CBT x 3) Contreras is owed $18M x 3 ($17.5 CBT) Arenado is owed $64M/3 ($25M x 2, $15M x 1 CBT) & Helsley $8.2M x 1
  20. You, yourself, said he underwater, as is Yoshida. You'd be okay signing Arenado to $75M/3, if he was a FA?
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