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Everything posted by notin
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Yes Cabrera was acquired for defense and jettisoned for draft picks...
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Really? Not fixed during the Jordan/Kobe years? But it is now? Based on what? Actually I don’t need to know. I know it isn’t...
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If rings are any measure, than the two best players in the NBA in the 1990’s and 2000’s were Steve Kerr and Robert Horry. I think at least one of them appeared on like 12 straight NBA title teams. (Clearly this was part of a fix, right moon?)
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He did show himself to be selfish and egomaniacal while on the White Sox. But I think Epstein was just going for the draft picks...
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Right now the oddball is Bloom, the only one who never won a World Series in Boston. What’s taking this schmuck so long?
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Absolutely it’s legal. The Union doesn’t care about AAV, just money...
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Exactly. Ted Williams (the actual best player ever to come up through the Sox farm) played for the team for 22 years and never won a title...
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I can explain that move easily. Free agent compensation at the time called for receiving the first round pick from the players new team as well as a sandwich pick for all Type A free agents as determined by the Elias Sports Bureau. Cabrera and Renteria were both Type A free agents, so by letting Cabrera walk, the Red Sox gained two first round picks (one from the Angels for signing Cabrera, and a sandwich pick before the second round), and then lost their pick to St. Louis for signing Renteria. The Sox used their picks (I think, without looking it up) to draft Jed Lowrie and Jacoby Ellsbury, while St. Louis used the Sox pick to draft Colby Rasmus. It was a technique Epstein loved to employ to quickly restock the barren farm system he inherited...
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That does say something about the season long effectiveness of the opener strategy...
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How often does the team with the best record actually win the World Series?
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As those deals get shorter, SF is likely to try and pare a few dollars off before going big again, although I’m not sure how much interest there will be. Interest thought - if Machado had signed with the White Sox, it actually might have made Crawford that much more marketable...
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Some possibilities, but I'm sticking with Angels for now. I think SF has too many big ugly deals, and Seattle is not really a So Cal team. I could see the Dodgers and Padres being involved, but will SD go with the mega contract two offseasons in a row?
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The Padres have a pitching prospect named Henry Henry. That's a better redundancy than Hall of Famer Billy Williams...
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A couple names that might be on Bloom's radar Tanner Roark. Made $10mill last year in arb and about $21mill in the past 3 years, during which he has been worth 7.0 fWAR. Basically he gives David Price production for Mike Fiers money. CJ Cron. A non-tender candidate in Minnesota who has made $7mill in the past 2 seasons combined, where he has hit 55 home runs and posted an OPS+ of 113, roughly what Mitch Moreland posted last year at a salary roughly equal to Cron's combined 2 year earnings.
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Certainly JD is more than just a HR hitter, but there is certainly something to teams not valuing the HR like they did. CJ Cron has hit 55 home runs in the past 2 seasons and is a candidate to get non-tendered for the second season in a row. (And might even be on Bloom's radar for this reason.)
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I doubt either Houck or Mata make the 40 man roster right away, as there is no reason to add them just yet. I do think there is a chance either or both make their debuts at some point this season, but I would be surprised if it was in April. And there is no reason to put either on the 40 man roster before his debut, as they do not need to be protected. The first 40 man roster decisions will be made in December and are strictly related to the Rule 5 draft. The interesting this is, you can't bury players on the 60 man IL during the offseason to open up spots, so Pedroia will have a spot unless the Sox DFA him (a move that sounds harsher than it is; no one is claiming him.) The Sox might deal a non-40 man prospect or two to tap into the abundance of San Diego prospects who cannot be covered, like we did last season to get Colten Brewer...
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It doesn't say they won't, just that they haven't. It does say that they met with Boras, and it was implied that it was about Martinez. If JD does opt out and receives a QO, it gives Boston the upper hand in negotiating, as the QO can stifle interest from a lot of teams. Bear in mind 2 years ago, Martinez drew very little interest when he was younger, still playing the field, and did not have a QO attached...
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But it's like a long term deal, and the value is greater at the lower salaries. If Bradley is worth 2 fWAR per yer, then he is viewed as being more worth it when you get 6 fWAR for $24mill than if you get 2 fWAR for $10mill....
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Angels
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But Bradley was always cheaper and with more control...
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Well, no one ever wanted to trade for Bradley when he was making that much. Reportedly DD shopped him heavily last winter with no takers. And DD was reportedly in a cost cutting mode where he also shopped Porcello and Bogaerts. Now Bradley is more expensive with less control. Doubtful the Sox find takers
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I think Henry would have no issues paying the tax if he still made a profit. But when you have a quarter billion dollar mediocrity machine, I can see the cause for alarm on his part...
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If you look at OPS+ over the last 3 years, Bradley has a 90 and Pillar has an 89. That’s pretty equal. Anyway, Pillar’s option is like $9mill and no way SF exercises it. So he’ll be available for less. And like I said, the Sox should just non-tender Bradley and re-sign him for less as a free agent...
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And that will be a success as long as the Yankees are fourth...
