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The Sox do have to replace Price somehow...

Yes. I pointed out earlier her claim was only what she could find. My point was that clearly means she didn’t look very hard. I looked up two names. And a lot of her claim was irrelevant characteristics unique to Betts. That he never signed an extension with a Boston might not be relevant to how he approaches free agency, but it does serve the purpose of making Aroldis Chapman dissimilar...

Really they gave up a player in Verdugo who would have backed up Betts and two blocked or lesser prospects in Downs (behind Lux) and Wong (behind Smith and Ruiz)...

Yeah. You’re not the first person to tell me those stories about him...

Or at least stop doing baseball research. Seriously. I’m in a doctors waiting room on a f***ing outdated cell phone and I debunked on the second name I looked up. And the first one was a near miss on the second free agency...

Worried about Bauer ruining your family game nights the way Schilling did?

That kind of stuff doesn’t bother me. I didn’t hang out with Schilling and have no plans to hang with Bauer...

Rickey Henderson was on his second free agency. But Kenny Lofton does fit the criteria. I feel vindicated in questioning her research skills...

I’m messing up this morning in a doctor waiting room. Technically Henderson did it in his second time hitting free agency. Too much back and forth with Oakland and New York. While I think I have seen a couple questionable and wrong tweets from Jen McCaffrey posted here, I’m clearly confusing my sports personalities...

I actually wasn’t sure Rickey hit all the criteria, but he does. Tell McCaffrey I have debunked him again!

Because they tried to get overwhelmingly specific? I went searching for a third year arb player who got $27 million from his original team and didn’t resign with them and I couldn’t find one either....

Rickey Henderson...

Well, you’re the one who cited how important Boston was to him. No one knows who will sign Betts next year. But if the Sox didn’t reset the tax limit, no chance they were going to pay $79million for a $40mill contract. Not realizing the Sox have a budget despite them repeatedly acting on it is one thing, but pretending they need to ignore the league penalties as well is another. In case you missed it, the Sox spent A TON of money the past couple seasons . They can spend a lot, but not an infinite amount. And Henry doesn’t want to pay the 95% tax rate. Shocking, huh? Now the Sox have reset the taxes so they can spend over with no penalty. They certainly are the type of big spender Betts will land with. They might not get him. They might settle for Trevor Bauer instead. Some surprise team might offer Mookie $480million. But Boston is at least in the running. Had they kept him, no way could they resign him at all. Worst case scenario is they list ONE YEAR of Mookie Betts, and his departure would have left this team with a lot of expensive contracts for aging and injured players and no talent on the farm system to help out. This team was doomed to suck for 3 years minimum, maybe longer. I loved Mookie but this trade needed to happen for the good of the team...

Wong isn’t likely to stick at catcher. But he can hit. Also check out their OF depth chart at prospect levels. Equally awful...

Agreed. Something I said a few times while a lot of other fans were welcoming David Price on board...

No s***. Even I get they have a budget, and I’m an idiot. Just because John Henry has a billion dollars or two or whatever, doesn’t mean he has to dedicate every penny to the Red Sox. And the only thing more surprising than people who think the Red Sox don’t actually have a budget are the ones who think Henry is cheap. The Sox continually year in and year spend near the top of the league. Lucky for you people you were born in Boston and not Oakland...

Do you follow baseball at all?

Yes. Yasiel Puig..

Puig. If Arodys Vizcaino is healthy, he can be a difference maker. But he’s NEVER healthy...

Did Dan Duquette run the Red Sox like he ran the Expos?

But this class has some players hellbent on reaching free agency, namely Mookie Betts and Trevor Bauer...

He ran Tampa. No idea if he stays the same in Boston. In fact, it’s not likely...

Connor Wong is a positionless hitter who is definitely not a catcher. The Dodgers have tried him at 2b and 3b and the early returns were not exciting. He may settle in as an infielder but is probably going to play OF at some point. Downs will be dealt for a pitcher. No one named Jeter should play for Boston...

Like Brusdar Graterol?

And he doesn’t pitch...