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  1. notin
    That’s going to be the sales pitch, and it’s going to end with something like “and all of that can be yours for only $14 million over the next two years.” And if the Sox can ft him in the budget, done deal. But he isn’t going to give the Sox a cheap hometown discount. He didn’t hire an agent to get him less money than he deserves...
  2. notin
    Of course Pearce is going to take what he can get. That’s the exact reason he hired an agent in the first place. This is his job. More people make decisions about where they work for money than for any other reason. And as ballplayers go, Pearce has been a relative pauper in a clubhouse full of financial princes. I’d be very surprised if money (and/or years) wasn’t his biggest factor in making a decision...
  3. notin
    But that hasn’t happened yet. While the early rumors are it’s going to take $60mill to sign Eovaldi for 4 years, last year it was supposed to take $200mill over 6 years to sign JD Martinez. I do really doubt GMs put as much stock in the small sizes as you say. World Series MVPsinclude the Steve Pearce’s and Luis Sojo’s and David Freese’s of the world always seem to get paid the same as their non-WS MVP equivalents...
  4. notin
    PLenty of teams have reasons to sign him, including the Yankees, where 1B isn't really locked up by anyone. Do you really think Greg "Wounded" Bird and Luke "Empty" Voit are the answer?
  5. notin
    I hear there paying him in mofongo... and wasakaka con queso frito... and
  6. notin
    Actually Babe Ruth spent mot of his career as a thin athlete. Most of the pictures and footage of him you see if from the latter part of his career. It also doesn’t help that actors like John Goodman are cast to portray him...
  7. notin
    The “bridge year” quote was way too often misinterpreted. Fans screamed like Epstein was taking a year off from the MLB club to wait on the development of the minor leaguers, despite that very off-season Epstein signed John Lackey to the biggest contract the organization ever gave to a pitcher. Epstein was referring to a change in their approach to minor league drafting, going from lower ceiling/ higher success rate college players to higher ceiling high school players, and went on to discuss the long term impact on the farm. I believe this was the offseason of drafting Jason Place, a high ceiling high schooler who flopped...
  8. notin
    Exactly, yet everyone likes to dump bad moves on the guy and blame him for meddling in baseball operations like a Scooby Doo villain. I’m fairly certain most people have mischaraterized the guy...
  9. notin
    So you liked Moncada’s contact rate? Out of the other three, Dalbec does seem like the most likely to stick at 3b, which does count for something...
  10. notin
    Right. And your fan base told us all Jesus Montero was the next Miguel Cabrera (exact comparison, btw). Must have been referring to another Miguel Cabrera, right?
  11. notin
    Listed heights weights mean nothing. I’ve seen Pedroia listed st 5’10”...
  12. notin
    Actually Mientkiewicz was a much better player before the Sox killed his career by putting him in a part time role. I agree Moreland is not the future at 1b, but I don't know if they view him as a placeholder for Devers...
  13. notin
    Everyone liked to state Lucchino was not a baseball guy and knew nothing about the sport. But he certainly spent a huge chunk of his adult life around baseball front offices employed by MLB franchises (who did hire him for some reason besides being the front office scapegoat). Most likely he knew more about the sport than any of us, but a lot of people don't want to admit that for some reason...
  14. notin
    JD became the first player to win the Silver Slugger in two different positions (OF,DH) in the same season. Maybe next year he can win it for three...
  15. notin
    If the Sox try to stick to the CBA limits, Pearce isn’t likely to come back. If he doesn’t and they need a dirt cheap bench bat with some versatility, Swihartis already onboard. He really is a backend piece in any deal, but at least one the acquiring team might not object to since the risk is zero...
  16. notin
    I’m not so high on Johnson. ERod struggles to stay healthy, but certainly has a spot in the rotation when he is...
  17. notin
    Rumor has it Eovaldi is top priority this off-season. But if he doesn’t sign, I’m not sure there is a PlanB for starting . It may actually open the door to bring Kimbrel back...
  18. notin
    I really don’t consider 2b a position of need, and the potential return of Pedroia could impact the decision of a free agent to come to Boston. Move forward with a starting pitcher, closer, RHH 1b option, and any other potential bullpen help or pitching depth...
  19. notin
    I’m fading fast on him. But he is still alive...
  20. notin
    It’s not an incredible need. But when the time comes, most fans would probably prefer to bench Moreland over Benintendi...
  21. notin
    And when it’s nearly perfect, all you should do is tweak...
  22. notin
    Also a possibility, although he is a fairly one-dimensional utility infielder. Lin and Quiroz both have options remaining, which does keep them on the radar...
  23. notin
    25 players after September 1. If MLB adopts some sort of “only dress 25 players”, I’m ok with that. But when Bruce Bochy, for example, adds 6 relievers to his bullpen and makes 3 to 4 pitching changes per inning for multiple innings, he does go a long way to making the game difficult to watch. Also the shift speeds up games since it mitigates the need for a LOOGY. What takes less time? 1. Manager to walk out to mound and take ball from pitcher 2. Lefty reliever to come in from bullpen 3. Warm up pitches. 4. Full at bat from lefty hitter 5. Manager to remove LOOGY by repeating steps 1 through 3. Or 1. 3 infielders to simultaneously walk about 40 feet each 2. And then after the at bat, walk back. I’ll take the latter option...
  24. notin
    How many Ivy Keague graduates are among the best 750 people in the world in their field?
  25. notin
    This does need to happen this year. At least against tough LHP and in NL parks...
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