moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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Why bring up McGuire?
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He might have tried with Devers and others, but I do y remember reading about any attempts with Devers, until a year before he signed.
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Maybe less, but these contracts are less expensive, making 50% better than 50% on mega deals
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The Gio signing reeked of the same philosophy as Kluber and Richards: trying to catch lightening in a bottle, short term. I will admit Gio looked more promising than any SPer signing since the Nate extension, but that’s not saying much. Until we start getting serious, we will keep getting what we pay for- or less.
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Agreed.
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And she clearly doesn’t know the meaning of the word.
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You don’t need a 100% success rate on these types of deals for it to make good business sense. Maybe even 50% would save mi ey, long term.
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No & no.
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soxprospects.com now has Wink listed as the Sox sixth SP'er and Walter and Criswell as the 1-2 starters in AAA. Wikelman starts the season at AA.
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Would it matter?
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Lauer would have been some decent depth, here.
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Pirates signed Eric Lauer to a minor league deal. He seemed like a good gamble as a low cost. I did not expect this low a cost.
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LMAO! I've never seen a spell check so messed up as notin's.
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JH may never approve a pitcher signing, again! Even the $10M/1 deals sucked.
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I think the longer you wait, the later the 60 days is up, right? Maybe they want some of these guys to come off the 60 IL after May..
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Huh?
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Anyway you look at it, the money doesn't come close to Sale, Yoshida and GIO's AAV.
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I like the deal and effort. Some of these deals may not work out well, but it's worth the gamble. Finally, something to be encouraged about, this winter.
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So you get the more back-end post control years.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
moonslav59 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Sounds great, to me, even at $95M/8. Add a 9th year option at $25M with a $5M buyout, making it $100M/8.
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Agreed, or even a 3rd year option.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
moonslav59 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Why would he DH, unless he's hurt or lost his range due to an injury or quick aging? -
Agreed on all this, assuming everyone is healthy and ready to pitch or play on opening day. I would not mind seeing someone like Jacques DFA's over Dalbec, and keep BD in AAA, in case Cron sucks or gets hurt, but DFA'ing him is fine with me.
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I think these kinds of talks break down enough to think this is not a slam dunk signing. Talks with players with several years of control are more likely to reach a deal than with vets with 2-3+ years of control, for sure. Players are seeking security, in case they get hurt or turn out to be not as good as many expected. Teams get added years of control at reasonable prices. It's set up to be win-win. I get it.
