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Well, according to the blurb on MLBTR, they are willing to include prospects and possibly eat up to half of what Myers is owed. "Giving up prospects" doesn't mean "scraping the bottom of the minor league system for warm bodies to include' The goal is to give up something enticing. Teams do include good prospects/players sometimes just to unload a contract. The Pirates included Reese McGuire, who was a twice-ranked prospect by Baseball America, just so they could unload the final 1.5 years of the contract of Francisco Liriano. As a Yankee fan, you might like to play the "give up money rather than prospects" game. But not every team has the luxury of giving up as much money as the Yankees. And as many prospects don't turn out as good as hoped anyway, sometimes using them as currency becomes as good as getting something for free. And the insanely deep farm system that Preller has built is now being used against him by ownership, who has insisted that the parent club perform better and that the farm be used to make sure this happens. I do think the Sox will have to eat the Myers contract, and also are unlikely to get Margot, who is still useful to the Padres. However, if the Padres were willing to keep their cash and include the redundant Josh Naylor, count me in.

But Cole at that cost might force the Yankees to make an unpleasant decision or two down the road. Can they afford Cole and also keep both Judge and Torres? And still field a worthwhile team around those 3 players? The Yankees might have a lot of money coming off the books, but that also means they have a lot of replacements to make. And their farm system isn't what it was a couple years ago...

San Diego already has a glut of outfielders. Their current depth chart has Grisham, Cordero and Pham starting with Margot and Myers on the bench. They might prefer Margot as a 4th outfielder, but if they do, his projected salary ($2.1mill) is much more palatable than Bradley's ($11mill). Also, as Margot bats right-handed, he presents an opportunity to platoon with Corder or Grisham should the need arise. I do think they would lso be amenable to swapping Josh Naylor in that deal. They seem satisfied with Hosmer at 1B for reasons even science cannot explain, and Naylor is a lousy outfielder. He is a good hitter, but if the Sox took him and Myers, that pushes Myers to RF and Betts to CF, and might make the Sox the worst defensive team in MLB. Maybe Naylor can be dealt for a CF? Or the Sox can go with the questionable defensive lineup of C: Vazquez 1B: Myers 2B: Chavis 3B: Devers SS: Bogaerts LF: Naylor CF: Benintendi RF: Betts I don't like Benintendi in CF either. But Myers is just horrific in the outfield...

So you would be disappointed if the Sox traded for the just-traded Hunter Renfroe or Luis Urias?

It would have to be someone "like Sandy" because Sandy is not a free agent The problem with adding Price + $25mill is it almost negates the benefit of dealing Price, at least towards getting under the limit. Price is th worst contract of the bunch, but he is not a horrible pitcher, or even a horrible human being. He isn't the finest example, either. But one thing he is, is much more likely to show up for work than Eovaldi...

How about this: Padres get: Nathan Eovaldi Red Sox get: Wil Myers, Manny Margot, Cal Quantrill and $5mill. This is one of those deals that works out on the simulator, but I really doubt San Diego would go for. But if I was Bloom, I’d try. It fills two holes (1b and CF) and saves about $6-7mill in AAV for the Sox, and provides a replacement for Eovaldi...

If the Sox dealt Price for Myers, the Padres get a veteran SP for 3 years at a net cost of about $9mill per. If the Sox dealt Eovaldi for Price, the Padres get a veteran SP for 3 years and save roughly $5mill per year in the process. I could see them going for either option...

Would you deal Bradley for LHRP Justin Wilson and his $5mill AAV?

While I do doubt they view Marisnick as the full time answer, I think they have some issues with other needs and limited budget that might prohibit trading for Bradley without dumping some cash back. Now the Sox might be amenable to taking some cash back, as long as resetting is still within striking distance...

Who is interested in Bradley so far? I think if the Sox do trade him, the return is not likely to dazzle. I’m thinking someone like Arizona’s Matt Andriese, whom Bloom has both acquired and desalt before....

While I do think a Price-Myers swap makes sense, it doesn’t say San Diego is willing to take back contracts. It does say they would attach prospects (presumably not named Gore). I wonder if Eovaldi for Myers, LHP Adrian Morejon, and 1b/OF Josh Naylor works for them. Sox only knock $4mill of the AAV, but fill multiple holes in the process...

The fascination on this board with resetting is because the team President said they were going to. I’m not sure why you keep thinking it originated here. I don’t think the plan is to lose and save money. That might happen, but we have all seen the Sox spend money and lose. However, it does look like part of the plan is to clean up at least some of the mess Dombrowski left behind...

And then Thormburg should sign with Milwaukee. The best player left standing from that trade looks like Mauricio Dubon...

THe problem is, any team interested in Bradley can take the cheaper flier on Pillar, save a prospect or two, and (likely) not have to pay $11mill for one year...

While Cole is a good pitcher, he's not someone who should be breaking salary records. He's a prime case of good timing...

I'm not so sure "several Josh Lindblom's" is the enticement you want it to be...

If they keep Bradley, I won't be crushed. While it does seem like $11mill mght be a lot for w glove-first CF, it's very much in line with Kiermaier's salary. If they don't trade Eovaldi, I might be crushed...

If Lindblom is too expensive, maybe they grab the surprisingly available Zack Brown in the Rule 5 draft. Of course, Milwaukee probably had a good reason for not protecting him and it might be a case of getting what you pay for...

While also strangely being the leader of the “Just Say Yes to Julio Teheran” Club

So now MLBTR is setting the over/under for Cole at 9yrs/$324mill. Go Yankees. Go get your top priority!!

Since nothing has been done yet, we have no idea what any plans are. But if the Sox are on the fence about resetting, they do have until July 31 to decide. I figure them possibly exploring trades for Betts, Martinez, Bradley, Price and Eovaldi all off-season, but only making the deal if it meets Bloom’s wish list. If the deals make little to no sense, then maybe the Sox make a run at 2020 and reassess everything July..

If things don’t workout maybe they have a true fire sale at the deadline...

And those pitchers should be better and cheaper than Porcello, right? So trade for one with our glut of expendable farm pieces aka Dalbec? And then sign Clay Buchholz?

I think the only point in the Soxfavor is Porcello's expressd desire to stay. But he probably isn't so keen on Boston so as take a one year deal here while passing over multiyear offers from other teams...

Well, Cole throws an 89mph slider over 20% of the time. The only pitchers throwing a harder slider are Jake deGrom, Zack Wheeler, and Antony Desclafini. That timetable might get bumped up a year or two. But as you say, it will be worth it if he can replicate a career year 4 more times...