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Would you trade Bogaerts to Cleveland for Francisco Lindor and highly-ranked prospect Nolan Jones? In some respects, this deal makes sense for both teams. Cleveland gets an expensive but cost-controlled SS replacement for Lindor, who is another one adamant about not signing an extension and whose salary is positioned to skyrocket in the next couple years. And will be more expensive than Bogaerts in a couple seasons tops. Boston gets one of the few players in the league who is only a mild step down from Betts, and whose arbitration salaries might fit in with a reset strategy. And they add a top prospect in Nolan Jones, a 21yo third baseman who posted an .860 OPS in limited AA action this year, and would easily take over the top spot on the Sox prospects rankings. (The Sox don't need a 3B, but he is easily tradable or movable to 1B or OF.)
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Mixed emotions. Unloading 3 big contracts was a big deal for this franchise and paved the way for a miraculous 2013 team. But that trade itself brought back NOTHING to the Sox. Fortunately they had somewhat of a farm system left at the time, because adding Webster, de la Rosa, Loney, and Sands didn't bolster it in any conceivable way. Even the fallout was nothing. The Sox dealt Webster and de la Rosa for Wade Miley, who in turn was dealt for Carson Smith, who was a dead end. There wasn't even some sort of Brock Holt type throw-in who worked out anywhere in this chain. And of course, Sands and Loney proved to be useless, which surprised on one. But other than clearing salary, that was a dead end. If the Sox are happy just clearing salary, this could be a problem. Because while a reset is a good thing, if it only positions them to sign more free agents and leave themselves with another set of big contracts pushing the luxury tax limits, we will be in the same position again in 3 or 4 years...
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I withhold all criticisms pending what any potential deal actually is. I get one year of Betts isn't going to bring back what we all think he is worth...
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I don't pretend to know what involvement if any Lucchino had in those types of operations. If Lucchino was involved, then that is a point in his favor. While Hanley was making minimal effort to play defense in Miami and making enemies in the front office and dugout, Beckett was carrying the Sox through the 2007 ALCS. And bear in mind, the original request from the Marlins wasn't Hanley and Sanchez. They originally wanted Pedroia and Lester. ..
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Many of us said this at the time of those trades. Had Dombrowski had a better sense of the ceiling of these prospects, would he have been able to hold on to Logan Allen and Dubon and still get Thornburg and Kimbrel? We'll never know. I did think the Kimbrel deal especially was a massive overpay because Kimbrel was already the highest paid closer in the league and San Diego ate none of it. There was leverage there, like DD reminding them "Look you take two top 100 prospects in Margot and Guerra and I'll even throw in Asuaje, or you can foot the entire bill for Kimbrel for the 30 or so games you might have with save situations."
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And how much does Happ make? He signed a contract for $17mill when he was 10 years older than Porcello. And he won't win a Cy Young award on it, either. You're again arguing that Porcello actually was paid fairly. Again, it took you over 3 years and 11 months to make this rant on a contract that has only 2 weeks left. That speaks volumes...
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I thought that trade was Hoyer and either Cherington or Byrnes...
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But you can get it back in a puppy, which is odd...
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Really? Still? Porcello positioned himself to reach free agency by age 26 with no history of injury and a track record of pitching 180-200 IP per year, which absolutely has value. He was paid for what he was going to do, and despite your stubbornness, he came through for the first 3 seasons. So drop it. Porcello’s contract expires in a couple weeks. The fact that it took you 3 years and 11 months to rant so frequently about a 4 year deal does mean that it was worth it for the majority of the time. On the other hand, Eovaldi was young, but not as young as Porcello. And also had a lengthy history of injuries and two T.J. surgeries in his past. There was really nothing there to justify his contract at all. He was neither a great pitcher nor an innings eater. He had a great fastball and was a star in the World Series, but I think that’s it. And this is a much bigger deal than Porcello’s expiring contract, unless you hate Mookie Betts...
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. Accountants... Jim Barr Eddie Watt
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Was I mentioned?
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And that line of thinking is why I plan to make you my assistant GM if the Sox hire me. I take my coffee black...
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What did Nathan Eovaldi ever do in his baseball life to justify a 4 year $68mill contract? Moves like that are on Dombrowski...
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But the starters not only fell short on production, but were also VERY expensive in the process. In this year and the next 3 seasons, Sale, Price, and Eovaldi will be paid over $300 million combined. At that price, you can’t afford so many non-performers...
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Now if only someone would fire Michael Bolton. Preferably into orbit...
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I'll say it. If it wasn't for DD the Red Sox would win the World Series. Also, if not for DD, the Bruins would have won the Stanley Cup, Gary Johnson would have won the 2016 Presidential election, and Tyrion would have been named King of Westeros. I think that sums it up...
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Dipoto has had two stints working for the Red Sox already. More likely the Sox give the GM title to Romero and maybe hire a President...
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Yeah we don't want him...
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Nice combining it with my Game of Thrones joke...
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Great. The Sox can go to war with the United Nations...
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I was worried at the time, but I assumed DD had done his homework on Sale's physical condition. All my worries resurfaced by bout the 3rd inning of opening day. But there is reason for optimism with Sale. His FIP is 3.39 and his xFIP is 2.93. Normally in a case like this, it seems to be possible some bad luck involved. But in Sale's case it just seemed like a durability issue. He'd cruise along for 3 innings facing 9 or 10 batters, and then he'd just implode and give up 4 runs...
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No he didn't. He listed him as "Possible opt out"
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No. He was fired. Quitting is one of the moves he didn't make that lead to him getting fired...
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And he wrote the final season to "Game of Thrones"...
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So Papi is qualified to be the GM based on a fictional conversation that includes a deal offer Mookie already turned down?
