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  1. notin
    Tantrum?
  2. notin
    If by “we”, you mean you and me, then no. However, if by “we”, you mean “the Boston Red Sox,” also no. But if you think we (meaning you and me) should sign him, count me in...
  3. notin
    True. But at some point, probability tells you the 25yo guy has a better chance to improve than the 30yo guy. I’ve just never seen in Weber what Bloom apparently sees. Maybe they’re in love?
  4. notin
    Yes. He would cut into their financial headroom, as I said.
  5. notin
    When he will be set free?
  6. notin
    I’ve only made about 50 or 60 posts on the subject. Personal theory - Ryan has some seriously dark stuff on Bloom from their days together in Tampa...
  7. notin
    Financially, the only savings the Sox have would be on his actual luxury tax payments, which right now would be $0. But Castillo would take up valuable financial headroom, and he has yet to do anything on a baseball field to show that is the right move...
  8. notin
    I’m actually the rarest of the rare - a Rusney Castillo fan. But no, it’s Pawtucket. The Red Sox absolutely do need a fourth outfielder (and have yet to sign Notin recommendation and potential gem Cesar Puello), but I doubt it’s Rusney, strictly for financial reasons. I’d take Lin over Holt. Same logic, plus Lin is good. I think he’s a better defender than Holt. And Holt might be slightly more versatile, but on a roster with Lin, Peraza and Chavis, this might not matter as much...
  9. notin
    Frankly I don’t get the choice of Weber as the opener, unless the goal is to fall behind 4-0 after the first. Weber is the guy you bring in after the opener and hope to get 2-3 IP out of, hopefully by kickstarting his appearance by having him face the 7-8-9 or 8-9-1 hitters...
  10. notin
    Yes!! In a traditional reliever role, he is completely worthless on the tail end of back-to-back games, and as he is a late inning pitcher, he occasionally faces bottom-of-the-order hitters. The whole idea of the opener is to use a better reliever in a role where he is ALWAYS facing better hitters in the opposing lineup...
  11. notin
    The revision looks like another player going to Boston and not the complete dissolution of the deal. Whether that player replaces Graterol or is in addition is not known yet...
  12. notin
    I’d choose Barnes, since he is so rest-dependent anyway
  13. notin
    Maybe the Red Sox shouldn't be emulating them, but it is hard to say this team was moving like a well-oiled machine when they spent nearly a quarter of a billion dollars and left no room to accommodate their own homegrown superstar. The Expos never had money; losing Martinez was understandable and inevitable. The Red Sox made their own mess that only had two possible solutions. Trade Betts, or lose him one year later for nothing but a draft pick...
  14. notin
    Considering my oldest is 12, I should hope not...
  15. notin
    I would disagree there. But I think Graterol will be pretty good. If you did this entire trade on baseballtradevalues.com without Graterol, and just traded Betts, Price and $48 million for Alex Verdugo, it comes up with the Sox having a slight advantage. Add in Graterol and the Sox come out well ahead...
  16. notin
    Considering the second best offer for Betts involved keeping Price and taking on most of Wil Myers’ contract, I think Bloom did OK...
  17. notin
    Mookie also makes $27 million this season. Believe it or not, the right to pay Mookie that kind of cash for one season wasn’t worth what many seem to think...
  18. notin
    No. I forgot after I turned 9...
  19. notin
    If you break it down For one year of Betts, the Sox got 5 years of Alex Verdugo For David Price plus $48million, the Sox got Brusdar Graterol The second trade, even with the money, actually looks lopsided in the Sox favor...
  20. notin
    “Yeah!! We’re not Complaining State!!!”
  21. notin
    I’m confident the Sox will be in the running. But I can never tell what some other crazy GM might do...
  22. notin
    You really did. But come on. I'd have to dig back 2 years ago on this board. Anyway, I cited my reasons why Boston will be in the running for Betts next off-season. I'm not sure who else fits that same description. Certainly someone else will step up and try to outbid the Sox, but they are well positioned to stay in the bidding if not win it outright...
  23. notin
    And that is the motto of Complaining State U...
  24. notin
    Well the options were 1) deal him for what you can get or 2) keep him, hope to make up the 18 game division deficit somewhere else, and then lose him for a draft pick.
  25. notin
    Yes, there weather reports convey that thought. "Today will be sunny with only a 40% chance of bombs raining down from the sky."
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