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  1. moonslav59
    It could be. It could be just to drive up the price for the ultimate signing team. It does suggest that if a price is given, and we say yes, it would be a done deal. If we say no, then we know how high JH would not go. We can judge on him being cheap or not. The Plan B would be the next point to haggle over.
  2. moonslav59
    Not much cash for Yoshida, if any, year one, but in later years, maybe half his deal as Monty has 1 year left. We still save $9M a year for 2026 and 2027. We also save on rafaela's deal, that you dislike. I wasn't aware Monty will not "appear" in 2025.
  3. moonslav59
    Three way deal: To BOS: Luis Castillo SP1, Ryan Helsley Closer & Mitch Garver C/DH To SEA: Arenado, Mayer and Fitts To STL: Yoshida +$5M a year from BOS, Kelly, Cespedes & Arias
  4. moonslav59
    We really do need pitching, pitching, pitching, with a RHB and catcher far behind in the "needs" scale. It makes sense that to add a positional player, it would have to be a major impact player. Out our best players and near ML ready prospects, we can see how unbalanced we are. Pitchers: Houck and maybe Slaten, Whitlock, Bello and Perales... Everyday: Devers, Duran, Anthony, Campbell, Teel, Mayer and maybe Casas, Abreu, Story, Meidroth...
  5. moonslav59
    For aiding a tree change its sex, as in... "It went to school a lime tree and came home an orange tree."
  6. moonslav59
    Arenado is on STL, now, while COL is paying $5M a year. There was a rumor about a Cespedes, Arias for Arenado & Helsley trade, somewhere.
  7. moonslav59
    ... and behind by 3 steps, at times: Bauer, Paxton, Buehler and others. Was paying Yamamoto that much money really "2 steps ahead?" We'll see...
  8. moonslav59
    Here are the projected rotations at each farm level by soxprospects.com AAA: Criswell, Priester, Fitts, Dobbins, Gambrel/Drohan AA: I Coffey, Sandlin, Early, Wehunt, Mullins/Monero A+: E Rod, Paez, Tolle, Neely, Duffy/Ingrassia A-: Valera, Ehrlicher, Judice, Clarke, Tygart/Cason FCL: de la Cruz, Polanco, C Lee, Van der Schaaf, J Garcia, Reguillo, DHern, Soriano, Salcedo, Nunez Likely to start on 60 Day IL: MLB: Murphy, AAA: Perales, Bastardo, AA: Song
  9. moonslav59
    I'm skeptical, too, and my "expectations" are still very low, but I can't control my hopes.
  10. moonslav59
    I really feel the taxes and Cost of Living might cancel out that $50M.
  11. moonslav59
    That's how I see it, otherwise, everyone else should just stop bidding, unless they want to push the Mets to absurd level, while risking Cohen says no to some number. I like how the Sox put this ask.
  12. moonslav59
    That would indicate that Covid brought the Betts demand down.
  13. moonslav59
    That's the part I'm not so sure about, in the context of Betts preferring LA to BOS, or not. I have a feeling, he'd have taken the Ddger offer, had we countered with the same, before the trade. If not, he may have taken it, had he stayed with BOS and Covid hit. These are things nobody really knows- maybe not even Betts.
  14. moonslav59
    Did you miss Pablo Lopez and Hoffman, too? Yes, Monty is expensive, but we shed Yoshida & Rafaela's contracts, too.
  15. moonslav59
    It can make sense, both ways. Betts wanted to test our free agency, because he felt he was not being offered "market value" by BOS. Once Covid hit, the market value became more unknown and speculative. Maybe that is why Betts jumped at the Dodgers offer before hitting free agency. Events changed the decision-making process.
  16. moonslav59
    I can understand the Sox reasoning for asking for a "number you will take." If Soto truly wants to play in Boston, he could just name a number and not worry about the possible $50M more from the Mets. (Hell, the tax differential might eat most of that up, anyway.) I can also understand Soto choosing to wait, thinking the Mets will add $50M to the final best offer anyone else makes. If it's all about maxing out the money, he will choose this, but again, the tax thing might even the money out, more of less. The Sox may not want to miss out on other top FAs by waiting too long on Soto, just have him sign with the Mets.
  17. moonslav59
    Soto does fit nicely into the Fenway situation. It might raise the likelihood of trading some players, where LF & DH might be their only landing spots: Yoshida/Refsnyder (if not platoon DH'ing) E Valdez Cespedes Castro and maybe JH Garcia or Nelly Taylor, someday
  18. moonslav59
    Somebody told me it was probably a Texas variety of oranges used for juice, only. (They were very juicy.)
  19. moonslav59
    Only 6 wins better than 2024?
  20. moonslav59
    I'm not for the idea of skimping on pitching to add to an offense that already has multiple top non pitching prospects banging on the door, but what would this team look like? Sign Soto, Adames or Bregman and Hoffman, plus trade Mayer, Abreu, Fitts and Cespedes for Pablo Lopez & Jeffries. Trade Yoshida (+ cash) Rafaela & Meidroth for Monty Lopez, Houck, Monty, Bello, Giolito Hoffman, Chapman, Hendriks, Slaten, Whitlock, Winckowski, Crawford, Wilson 1. Duran CF 2. Soto LF 3. Devers 1B/DH 4. Adames or Bregman 3B 5. Casas DH/1B 6. Story SS 7. Anthony RF 8. Campbell 2B 9. Wong-Jeffries C Bench: Jeffries or Wong, Refsnyder, DHam, Grissom
  21. moonslav59
    Yes, but with a twist. The "Lime tree" died after a harsh winter freeze, and I cut it down, but the tree was actually a lime tree grafted onto an orange tree roots, so when it came back, it was an orange tree. The oranges were not very sweet, but my neighbor loved them.
  22. moonslav59
    It's hard to keep oneself from getting hopes up on Soto. The guy in a generational player. Signing him would also go a long way in repairing the fans' view of JH & Co. We cannot stop at just Soto. Adding just Soto, Eovaldi and Danny Jansen would be an improvement, but we'd still be a fringe playoff team and not a top ring contender. I suppose, if everything gelled at once, we could see a repeat of 2021, or better, but injuries and unexpected decines happen, every year.
  23. moonslav59
    I planted a Mexican Lime tree in my yard, a long time ago, but it transitioned into an orange tree. It told me, "I was born an orange tree." The State of Texas now has my yard under surveillance. I may face charges.
  24. moonslav59
    My pie in the sky... Sign: Soto ($660M/15), Fried ($182M/7) (Total $70M AAV) Trade: Yoshida ($18M AAV), Arias & Cespedes For: Arenado ($25.5 AAV) ____(Total $7.5M of AAV)___________________ Trade: Mayer, Perales, Meidroth, Fitts & Sandlin For: P Lopez ($18.4 AAV), Jeffers ($5M ard) and Jh. Duran ($3M plus 3 more arbs) Total: $26.5 of AAV TOTAL: about $105M in AAV (close to second tax line) 2024 Sox: SP: Fried, Lopez, Houck, Bello, Giolito RP: Duran, Chapman, Hendriks, Slaten, Whitlock, Crawford, Winckowski, Wilson 1. Duran LF/CF 2. Devers 1B/DH 3. Story SS 4. Casas DH/1B 5. Arenado 3B 6. Anthony CF/RF 7. Abreu RF/Refsnyder LF (platoon) 8. Campbell 2B (DHam-Grissom platoon) 9. Wong-Jeffers Bench: Wong/Jansen, Abreu/Ref, Rafaela, DHam or Grissom (one in AAA)
  25. moonslav59
    I'd say $660/15 ($44M x 15) I guess, if it took $675M/15, what's another $15M? If Cohen beats that by enough to balance out the taxes, then so be it. $690 or $700M seems like an overpay on an already major overpay. (I doubt the league agrees to $700M/16. They may not even allow 15 yrs, despite Soto's young age.)
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