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  1. notin
    That the Padres are so desperate to unload Myers (fifth outfielder on the depth chart) this offseason largely due to the $17mill increase in his salary, and Price is still in Boston, tells me Bloom has very little interest in Myers, if any at all. Even we were able to spot that match; there is no way Bloom missed it. And in reality, ithis deal is a complete no-brainer for the Padres. I am all but 100% positive Preller would do this deal. I think the big "stumbling block" is Bloom wants nothing to do with Myers. I don't really blame him here. Really, if Bloom included $60mill to send Price elsewhere, got nothing in return, and then spent $5mill on a scrap heap outfielder or 1B, it would be cheaper for the Red Sox. Although not as effective on the luxury tax, where he would only save $7mill. At this point, the only way any sort of Price-Myers deal happens is very late in the offseason when both teams realize that no one else is going to take those players off their hands.
  2. notin
    They/re not going to be good offers. Since the goal here is to offload cash, I imagine the deal is not going to provide anything if substance or the immediate future and possibly not ever. If the Sox can unload 80-90% of that deal, we might get the second coming of Josh Tobias here...
  3. notin
    Attendance per game is obviously not competitive with the NFL or NBA. But the massive amount of opportunities to go to games is the basis for their draw. It's really the same with NCAA football, where there are something like 280 Division I teams. On TV, we only see Notre Dame or Ohio State or Michigan or some team from one of the big 6 conferences, many of which can draw crowds close to 6 digits. Whereas teams like Appalachian State or Eastern Illinois have much, much sparser crowds. But collectively a lot of people chose to spend their entertainment dollars on these events...
  4. notin
    It gives Price a surplus value of negative $60mill, or exactly the value Polishuk said he would need included to take Price in a deal. It is possible he chose that value based on the simulator...
  5. notin
    Flags might fly forever, but most fans forget about them in a coupe years. I don't see anyone touting the 2013 banner anymore...
  6. notin
    I meant to type "professional". My mistake. College football is technically not professional, but I can see an argument that it basically all but is. Bottom line - MiLB is a very, very big draw and higher than many people realize...
  7. notin
    That was the case before the Bumgarner deal. Why would Bumgarner’s deal change that?
  8. notin
    ... except for Greg Harris and Billy Wagner, where you had to make the words plural instead..
  9. notin
    No rush on the BUC, since those guys are only like $4mill on their priciest days. Bloom will probably grab someone like Fedex for $1mill.... He does have to unload some money first. Cot's currently has the Red Sox about $28.5mill over the luxury tax threshold, and the team goal is apparently to get under. It's very likely some of that offloading is Price and Bradley which means he has to replace a starting pitcher and a centerfielder. And if he can offload Price without sending any money with, then he has $14mill to fill those three spots. But he probably can't deal Price without sending some cash along. If this is the case, the Sox may already have their bullpen since they can't afford to add anyone else to it...
  10. notin
    He can’t add much until he subtracts a lot. I know Sox fans aren’t used to a payroll crunch, but that’s where the Sox are after the mess Dombrowski left behind....
  11. notin
    Wasn’t Lemon the centerfielder for one of Feller’s no hitters? If I recall the story correctly - not always the case - it happened after Lemon converted to pitching...
  12. notin
    There are certainly reasons it’s not fair and there are probably changes underway. MLB has a tendency to think of MiLB as it’s lost little child. But minor league baseball is the second highest drawing sport in this country, behind only Major League Baseball...
  13. notin
    McKay is looking like the exception, and even he might settle in to one role or the other. Rick Ankiel is a nice recall. Babe Ruth was obviously the most successful change, but history seems to have largely forgotten about Lefty O’Doul, who was a pretty weak pitcher who reinvented himself as a Hall of Fame caliber outfielder...
  14. notin
    Yes if Kluber is healthy and returns to form. No if he simply pitches sporadically and is nowhere near the pitcher he once was for games when he is active. That Cleveland accepted so little for him - and they know his health situation better than any team - suggests the latter is certainly a distinct possibility...
  15. notin
    Price, Bradley and $15mill for Odubel Herrera, David Robertson and Nick Williams. Red Sox get a CF (with massive ethical questions), a RP/Closer, and an OF and save about $20mill towards the luxury tax...
  16. notin
    No. I would have liked Kluber, but it’s obvious why the Sox didn’t go for him. They’re cutting payroll towards the tax, and Kluber doesn’t help unless the Sox are trading money, like Bradley. Of course that deal would make very little sense for Cleveland...
  17. notin
    He was drafted last year. Dalbec was also a pitcher in college, but teams will make players like Vaughn and Dalbec settle in on one position or another. Vaughn did not pitch in the minors last year, so I think that issue is settled with him for now. Some do change if it isn’t working out, like Trey Ball and Matt Bush did...
  18. notin
    Teams do that all the time, too. People also overpay for cars by giving up more money than the Kelly Blue Book says the car is worth. Does that mean the Blue Book is useless? Or that people make bad deals?
  19. notin
    It does happen. And if the Orioles don’t give him a chance on those 6 years, it is on them. And really, how many times did teams pass on him in the Rule 5 draft? Just because one good player was a victim of the system doesn’t mean it needs an overhaul...
  20. notin
    ... which would not have helped trim the payroll and could have backfired completely if Kluber spent half the year on IL...
  21. notin
    Seriously? That’s like criticizing Amazon because it doesn’t tell you if you need to buy something...
  22. notin
    True but the college players do get the advantage of fewer options. And plenty of college players get released before age 28...
  23. notin
    I see the bar was moved again. Again - simple question - if Chicago is truly desperate for a pitcher with World Series wins under his belt - why hasn’t this deal happened? Bigger question is why Price for Vaughn over just signing Bumgarner...
  24. notin
    The mere mention of Price’s name mean it needs to come up. Oh no! I mentioned Price name!! And there I did it again!! That’s two more trade value references..,
  25. notin
    A lot of minor leaguers might agree. But bear in mind some of these kids sign at 16...
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