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If a player officially retires mid-contract, they forfeit all remaining salary. It’s rare, but Gil Meche and Ryan Dempster both did it...

Probably exactly what happened. And it looks like Nate got offers close but not quite as good as 4 years $68mill...

I only kept it as possible. And cut your Uncle Ruthie some slack. He means well, and he did give you that awesome chocolate bunny for Easter. Not the one filled with marshmallow; that one was from your weird Aunt Marvin. I’m talking about the Nestle Crunch one...

Without digging too deep, Philadelphia was in on him. I think it’s a safe bet Dombrowski didn’t just throw those numbers out there without there being competitive offers. Otherwise he would have just extended him before he filed for free agency..,

Unless the Red Sox won those 4, which would give them 13. Keeping Hall of Famers Ruth and Pennock and the rest of that supporting staff does make that more possible. In the meantime, your aunt can identify as your uncle...

Would you trade Vazquez for Danny Salazar? Salazar makes $4.5 mill this year nd has one arb year left. Vazquez has 3 years $13.5 mill left plus an option and a $4.5mill AAV. Steamer projects Salazar to be worth 1.0 fWAR in 31 games (6 starts) and Vazquez to be worth 0.9 fWAR IN 279 PA (about half a season). Cleveland’s catching situation is dicey, with Roberto Perez and Kevin Plawecki as potential starters and they have a manager possibly slightly familiar with Vazquez, who was drafted in 2008. Salazar was once one of the most promising starters in MLB until he was completely derailed by injuries. If he can recover - BIG IF - he could easily replace starter depth lost if - small if - Porcello leaves for free agency. Until then, Salazar could function as a reliever in the Sox weakest area - the bullpen. Salazar is a HUGE gamble, but so is anyone else who could be acquired for any Sox catcher...

If John Henry starts dumping an entire foundation worth of players into NY to finance Arsenal football or auto racing or another trophy wife, your point might have some validity. But if Frazee had been more into baseball and held on to Ruth, Mays, Pennock, Jones, Bush, etc. the Yankee fans would not be clinging to 27 rings anytime soon...

I can admit I wanted DD to package some money (including Moreland) to Philadelphia for Carlos Santana. But I guess the status quo on a 108 win team isn’t necessarily a bad thing...

Well, the next guy might. But really, so far only Corbin and Eovaldi have gotten them. Keuchel meanwhile is still waiting for the proverbial “next guy.”...

There can be no hard line. It has to be case by case. Some pitchers might be worth it. Others will appear very risky from the onset of free agency...

I think you might have underestimated what Keuchel’s demands were. While probably lower now, he was reportedly looking for closer to a $22-25mill AAV. While he is better than Eovaldi, Eovaldi was the hot name at the time and getting better offers than the Lynn type deal already. While signing Pearce and ignoring the pen seemed silly, I think Dombrowski is counting on his ability to build cheaper bullpens and has a long history of using inexperienced closers. I would not be surprised if he planned to avoid spending heavily on a closer from Day One. Whether or not you agree with this strategy, it is something he has done multiple times with multiple teams with mixed results, that obviously include some successes. Not to mention, your thoughts at the time for Pearce was he would get multiple years at a much higher AAV. Maybe if the Sox had waited him out, he might have settled for a $2-3 mill deal. But even then, I don’t think DD was bringing in a new high salary closer. He seems to really like Brasier...

Ah but you came after the one guy who: 1) Thinks Cherington should own his mistake singular - Sandoval. (Hanley was a good player on a good d al. That he didn’t perform isn’t Cherington’s fault.) 2) Thinks Cherington deserves more credit for his success. I mean, we had to have the shortest rebuilding in MLB history, right? 3) Recognizes the insane and unparalleled success Larry Lucchino has had as a sports executive. The man has a Super Bowl ring, multiple World Series rings with multiple teams, and a Final Four watch. This is not all a coincidence or run of good luck, is it?

Hey!! Owners have collusion lawsuits to pay off here...

I think the movie cast signs sooner...

I misread that and thought is said "Dombrowski finally admitted they screwed up with Lester." That seemed like an odd thing for him to say, seeing as to hoe he was not even here at the time...

How big of him to point out other people’s mistakes. What’s his opinion of Miguel Cabrera’s contract?

There are plenty of players who should retire based on what they have left on the field. None of them will based on what they have left on the contract...

This off-season might also give JD Martinez pause in opting out. Not only has he already been victimized by a slow offseason once, but he will be 32 after the 2019. With 3 years and $62mill remaining, canhe really do better? AJ Pollock, who is only months younger than JD, did get 4 years, but for less money overall....

Even Slam Ball?

The 2018 NL East champion Atlanta Braves were 11th in MLB attendance and are typically in the 13-20th place in MLB. One could argue the Braves struggle to get fans to go to games in Atlanta, let alone Tampa, which is 6 1/2 hours away...

Apparently according to a few bloggers out there, it already has Bogaerts re-thinking extensions...

1) You really don’t want to see either Moreland or Pearce in the outfield if you value defense. 2) For as flexible as this bench is, the Sox really do lack anyone to backup SS or the OF with any degree of defensive skill...

The only rivalries anyone in Florida cares about involve college football teams...

Unless there is an injury, there isn’t room for either of them...

Juan Centeno, Oscar Hernandez and Austin Rei...