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Everything posted by notin
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JBJ currently makes $8.85 million. Absolutely no way he agrees to that offer. In fact, merely making that offer is all but a guarantee of paying JBJ higher. I get that you saying what he is worth. The only way the Sox pay him that amount is if they non-tender him first...
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Actually the theory I heard was the shortened Little League and high school seasons growing up...
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Overall per BA, Moncada was #3 and Espinoza was #16...
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Easy to say now. Of course I’ve seen plenty of fans who say they would be willing to have the last place seasons inexchange for a World Series and be fine with it. But then if those last place seasons actually happen ... not so fine. I mean 15 years ago, most Sox fans wanted “just one title before I die.” Less than two years after an unprecedented third title in 2013, these same fans wanted the heads of Farrell and Cherington...
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Assuming the White Sox wanted him. But I think they still prefer Moncada...
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That’s because 1) it’s far cheaper to go to games and 2) there isn’t much else to do in most minor league cities. Seriously. Think of a city with a minor league baseball team. Now name one tourist attraction in that city...
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The biggest delay in the game is the absurd amount of foul balls. But how do you cut down on those?
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Ok simply put - at what point is trading away the future justified? Simply saying “these players wouldn’t help now” does ignore the possibility that they might help next season...
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If there is truth to the Manfred Missile, doesn’t it seem like pitchers who rely heavily on the 2 seamer like Porcello would be most adversely effected?
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So if Dombrowski was the GM in 2013 and traded Betts and Bogaerts to win a World Series, would it be so justifiable today?
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But if Betts has already peaked per Jacko, shouldn’t the older Judge have already peaked as well?
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Exactly. As it should be. My point was about MLB itself as compared to other professional sports leagues. Not fans (although I can’t pretend they have no influence either).
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Attendance numbers have been in steady decline since 2007. MLB knew something had to be done to make the game more appealing to a broader demographic. But the success or failure of the Manfred Missile is hardly a make or break issue for the new CBA. Even if it comes up or not, there will be labor disputes; they’re always are. The owners and the MLBPA together are nothing more than a a few hundred people who cannot agree on how to divide up several billion dollars...
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And trade Bogaerts to keep under any self-imposed payroll limits?
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Why not? He's only 26. But we all know Aaron Judge will never have another 2017...
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You don't deal with change well, do you? Baseball as a game has been changing for decades. Just because it's no longer the game you grew up with doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Heck, these opener/feature pitchers are just a fad. And their usage is not MLB policy. Not sure why you think it's so detrimental, however...
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After the trade, his numbers were sensational...
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And Marcus Wilson needs more love..,
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And somewhere out there on the Internet, SBF is complaining about how Dave Roberts cost him that one...
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Manny’s deal would have expired that year, but the Dodgers extended him for two years...
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Valid point about MLB being older. But that still doesn't excuse the behavior, especially in the wake of the Negro Leagues or the number of black players who pretended to be Mexican so they could play in MLB.
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Only if we are launching the robot umps. Seriously, does the world need a cyborg Angel Hernandez with superhuman strength?
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We would have gotten a pick when Manny left via free agency as well..
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The bidding there does start with Eloy Jimenez. That's a tough one to top. and, yes...
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Really if we draw any conclusion from the Dombrowski Era trades, it's not that he frequently overpaid. But most of the prospects he dealt away are actually making MLB. Ty Buttrey, Shaun Anderson, Gershon Bautista, Steve Nogosek, Logan Allen, Dubon, Moncada, Kopech. I have faith Basabe will one day as well. Really the only flops he dealt away are Espinoza and Javier Guerra, and the latter is trying to reinvent himself as a pitcher with an alleged 98mph fastball. Did he just know his own farm system that well? Or just give in for any player they asked for and not worry about it?
