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It appears to not be. I actually thought all I would see about Kobe today was stories about LeBron passing Kobe on the all time scoring list last night. RIP Kobe Bryant. One of the greatest players ever...
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I deal them separate. No point in watering down a Betts return. And I’d be OK with an Eovaldi/Odor trade...
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As I said before, if you’re going to trade Betts, do it now. Position players don’t get great deadline e returns. Wait on Price, but Eovaldi now. He won’t make it to the deadline healthy...
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Any player who can top 4 fWAR can be an asset. Myers has 3.0 fWAR in the last 3 seasons combined and has topped 1.6 fWAR one time since 2014. I don’t have any faith in him magically becoming a 4 WAR player in his 30s when he couldn’t be one in his 20s...
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Unless the Sox get punished so severely for cheating that it scares the Yankees into stopping, too...
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Really? You think that should be Plan B??!?!
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Yeah but not really the point...
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True. He is a lot, but if he pitches well (aka injury-free) for the fist 4 months of this season, he might seem less risky...
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... which is why the Sox are more likely to get something for Price than Betts in July...
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If Bloom wants to trade him to LA, now is the time. History has shown time and time again, two months of a position player isn’t worth much at the deadline. Two months of a starting pitcher or closer are a different story. But two months of a position player who makes a difference every day for some reason, not much...
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If Bloom wants to trade him to LA, now is the time. History has shown time and time again, two months of a position player isn’t worth much at the deadline. Two months of a starting pitcher or closer are a different story. But two months of a position player who makes a difference every day for some reason, not much...
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So the obvious solution is to unload the farm to get Betts?..
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Not to mention, if he blew $89mil, would another $12mill really save him? To me, he prioritized his marriage (and family?) over his career. I can respect that. I get walking away. Some things are just bigger than baseball...
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And nothing in that story surprises me. Without having any real information, I’d be very surprised if Dempster’s divorce wasn’t a story closer to that than because he walked away from$12mill...
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We all get they’re not getting back a player as good as Mookie. But it doesn’t matter what the fans want. Or other unnamed NL execs. Or Peter Gammons. Or the trade simulator. Or you Tom me. Does Friedman think he needs Betts to win a title?
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You do realize he’s talking about as a SIXTH starter. Or not...
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Well, slow down. 1. Gammons never said the execs named those Dodger prospects. Or what the origin of that list was. Was it just some sample names Gammons threw together? Or did others name those as reasonable targets? 2. Does he also say what the execs replies were? 3. Bear in mind this was an “either/or” question that included a side deal for Price vs including him with Betts 4. And lastly, the only exec’s opinion that actually matters is Andrew Friedman. I’m sure those guys have no issues trading someone else’s prospects.
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I don’t think he is holding out quite that high. I mean, he’s talking about taking Wil Myers. The big problem with selling Betts as a need to “push them over the top” is this Dodger team lost two World Series in the past three years to teams embroiled in cheating scandals They probably already think they were good enough to win twice. If Betts had two years, Verdugo, Gray and Gonsolin is doable. But for one expensive year? More like Gonsolin, Downs and maybe Cartaya, plus someone who makes money to take back. Giving up all that for Bets is very risky, especially if something happens to Mookie. Is there an example of a team unloading an equivalent package for one year of a player?
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You’re thinking of the South Sider...
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Yeah I think spite was a motivator. This story allludes to what I was saying. I think his book “Second to Home” is the origin of the story, but I can’t verify that since I’m not going to read it... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-05-07-9505070405-story,amp.html
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Who Will Be The Red Sox Manager in 2020?
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
OMG I so am!! Literally! I want to be a passenger on that!! -
And my version could be some Chicago urban legend. But it sounded more like spite rather than financial common sense was the motivation. The only thing it really explains that’s otherwise a big question is why the Cubs traded away Palmeiro after his All Star rookie season. And even then, it seems like that might have happened too early. I do believe he got $5mill when he came back. Over 2 years, but it’s not like he was going to get 2 years anywhere else...
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Who Will Be The Red Sox Manager in 2020?
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
There must be some typos in there or something. It makes no sense. Dewey and I AGREE on something? Right down to the reasons why? I always figured I’d see Bigfoot pilot a UFO before I saw that... -
Who Will Be The Red Sox Manager in 2020?
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Nope. Eovaldi is my whipping boy. If people can pile on Pedroia for one singular incident after his great career in Boston, I don’t see why Eovaldi and his one singular good postseason game should be immune... -
Actually from what I heard, Sandberg’s story was the opposite. He knew he was headed for divorce, as his wife was cheating on him with his teammates (allegedly among the offenders was Rafael Palmeiro). He “retired” from baseball to keep her from getting any of his salary. Once the divorce was finalized, he resumed his career. I don’t know why Dempster’s marriage fell apart. With ball players, there are always reasons. Too much time apart? Infidelity? But if his wife left him for walking away from $12mill after he already earned $89mill, he was right to get away from that gold digger...
