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  1. notin
    MLB did it for decades…
  2. notin
    Kyle Teel for Bailey Ober? BTV calls this one-for-one proposal a fair trade…
  3. notin
    We already have Pablo López. Or at least, we did last year…
  4. notin
    I’ve been saying it for years - bring back Sunday double headers!
  5. notin
    They’re going to need us all to drive more to extend some global warming further into November…
  6. notin
    I’m all for fairness, although a salary cap with or without floor won’t establish it in MLB. But I also don’t expect the Sox to be able to maintain the spending pace those clubs established. And if the Sox have to do things on a lower payroll, I understand that and have seen it work even for prolonged stretches (Tampa, Milwaukee, Cleveland). Because what I haven’t seen it it work well for Boston, and it isn’t just because they “sign the wrong players”; it’s because most worthy players get contracts longer than Father Time recommends…
  7. notin
    They still have Alejandro Kirk, who grades well defensively…
  8. notin
    Danny Jansen fills multiple areas…
  9. notin
    I agree. The Sox rotation was better (by fWAR) than some post season participants. Fix the pen and the D
  10. notin
    Embrace Crawford! The man is a starter! The guy lead the Sox in games started and IP! (And NOT in hits and walks alllowed!). He’s harder to replace than you think. Also we could have better pitching by fixing the defense somewhat… .
  11. notin
    Not en on a disreputable one?!?
  12. notin
    The Sox were 11th in SP fWAR, which is surprisingly high for a team with no full time 5th starter. The bullpen was 14th in fWAR, but fWAR is influenced by IP, and bullpens usage matters. Tje Sox were 24th in bullpen FIP. This is where the bigger problem is..
  13. notin
    Teams rarely if ever use only 5 SP over a season. Fitts and Priester should be options 6 and 7. In either order…
  14. notin
    Those two teams don’t stop spending. Between them they have 5 of the 10 largest contracts in MLB history. Watching them avoid their bad stretches is like watching a drunken man trying to avoid a hangover by non-stop drinking. The Sox aren’t trying to emulate those shameful tactics. Why o you want them to?
  15. notin
    Still sticking with the “Duran will not get us an ace” despite the 8 fWAR season?
  16. notin
    … which is why it’s weird to pretend there’s a demand for him. Other CBOs are not all idiots and all grasp the concept of buying high…
  17. notin
    The real question isn’t “should the Sox trade Duran for an ace?” The real question is “will any team give up their ace for Duran?” And if so, there are follow-ups. Like: 1. Who? 2. And how many years does he have left and at what salary?
  18. notin
    Ok here’s my point. Soending when done right absolutely helps. But when you just jump on the first sample where the top three teams made the ALCS and call it proof with the “pulled at random” crap, you’re just leaping into confirmation bias. You basically said “this year proves it!! Not last year! That was flukey!” And while the Mets have a high payroll, a lot of it isn’t even on the team anymore. That’s not good spending. The Mets presence in this series is more about an insane hot streak and some quality bargains (Manaea, for example). Payroll when spent on Hanley, Sandoval and Rusney - not good. Payroll spent extending Pedro or Pedroia - good. Payroll spent extending Sale - not good, as it clearly didn’t help The big problem with high payrolls is they CAN lead to short term success, but not always. They do always lead to long term struggles…
  19. notin
    You didn’t say it gives you a better chance. You said it was not a coincidence the top 3 payrolls were in the LCS and then made some odd pointless thing about drawing them at random. Not sure what you were going for there, but you did say something about astronomical odds. (Was that the better chance?) I pointed out last year the top three payrolls missed the postseason altogether, and you ignored it. Then I pointed out two of them shed payroll and made the postseason. You ignored that, too…
  20. notin
    If payroll is the end all-be all of determining the postseason, why not mention that two of the three highest-spending teams of 2023 missed the postseason, cut payroll, and then made the postseason in 2024? And they didn’t shed bad contracts. Among the money moved was Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Juan Soto. All three played in the next LCS after being dealt..
  21. notin
    I know the answer. It’s the same as picking the Rangers, Astros and Diamondbacks would have been last year!! The teams ranked 7th, 10th and 21st in payroll. Also, you forgot to ask about the Guardians. Also in the bottom third…
  22. notin
    Was it a coincidence last year when the top three payrolls all failed to make the postseason altogether?
  23. notin
    Fried is possibly riskier than Burnes. And it’s not like either of them will settle for a 4 year deal. If you don’t like 35yo pitchers, both Fried and Burnes will be well past that age when their next deal expires. Martinez might not get more than 3 years. Martinez is coming off a 3.5 fWAR season, which puts him between Burnes (3.7) and Fried (3.4). I doubt he is between them in salary or (more important) years on his next deal. Crawford will not be a reliever. The guy pitched 180 innings last year and had nearly identical numbers to Pablo López. Would you make Pablo López a reliever?
  24. notin
    You’re not the only person on this forum. And how could you possibly think their D is not a problem? Still only watching highlights? Other people kept responding with problems moving Devers to 1b, which is apparently tougher to learn than nuclear physics when taught by a professor who only speaks Swahili. It’s a diversion that ignores that while his ability at first is unknown, he clearly cannot play third
  25. notin
    With Doval, apparently. He just reached his first arb year. With Williams, one year left at $10.5mill. He shouldn’t be extremely expensive…
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