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  1. notin
    Big spending is a double-edged sword. You can do it to win quickly, but the lengths on contracts these days can be detrimental. The Padres paid about $54mill this year to Machado, Bogaerts and Tatis and received 7 bWAR for it. In 2033, the Padres will be paying these same three roughly $100mill. Think they get 14 bWAR from them? Will they be able to bring anyone in to pick up the slack?
  2. notin
    Yeah that Sale guy really dragged us down…
  3. notin
    I don’t see Seattle trading a pitcher to Boston. Baltimore is a much, much better partner for them…
  4. notin
    But now you’re kind of muddying the premise, which was about teams going over the tax limit. Were they all over in 2024? San Diego especially, since they did move one rather expensive deal in Juan Soto…
  5. notin
    The main flaw in that logic is John Henry can clearly afford the Red Sox (you know, since he already bought them) and he isn’t subbing enough money into this club. A new owner is going to pay substantially more than Henry did. That cuts into what he can/will spend right off the bat…
  6. notin
    That’s probably why only about a quarter of the first basemen in MLB moved over there from third base…
  7. notin
    If the Sox wanted Adames, they’d have to outbid the Dodgers to get him.
  8. notin
    Upgrading the DH is one thing. Leaving it as an unfilled position is another. I understand wanting a better DH. But not just not wanting one altogether and letting bench players fill the role on a daily basis for 162 games…
  9. notin
    Trying to be San Diego and have shortstops everywhere? This seems like an odd potential acquisition, not because of Mayer but because of Story…
  10. notin
    I think trading Yoshida might be more difficult due to his offseason surgery…
  11. notin
    Why wouldn’t they want a full time DH?
  12. notin
    My comeback might be more difficult if the Sox were not 12 games under .500 over the past 3 years..
  13. notin
    I never called Sale a dangerous hitter…
  14. notin
    I hope there’s a cigar lounge in Heaven..
  15. notin
    But my fear in Henry will sell the team to someone like Cal Pohlad IV (real person?), whose family mantra is “owning a baseball team is a status symbol, not a business” and who will spend less on the team than he leaves in tips in fancy dining establishments. I figure the list of people who can afford a baseball team while also being frivolous enough with their money to spend how fans want is pretty small. Heck, just being able to afford a team is a small list. And while Henry has gone into financial dormancy on us, it’s much easier to find someone even worse. If the Sox can handle operating in the top third-ish of all spenders and have to use their limited resources more wisely, I’d prefer that than handing the reins over to the next Jeff Loria, was the last guy Henry sold a team to. I don’t want the Sox to be the next Marlins…
  16. notin
    Unfortunately for Boston, if Seattle opts to move Bryce Miller or Bryan Woo, they’ll find a much better matchup in our division with Baltimore, as the Orioles have elite 3b prospect Coby Mayo and no place to play him. Bringing back Danny Jansen is an overlooked but solid idea…
  17. notin
    Those lists are from 2022/2023. In 2023, both New York teams and San Diego missed the postseason…
  18. notin
    Fairbanks BTV surplus value is double that of Finnegan, whose deal I propose was acceptable using their system regardless of what names they choose. (Meidroth is an acceptable substitute for one as well.) Then deal Abreu (29.7) to Tampa for Fairbanks (9.1) and Yandy Diaz (15.4). Favors Tampa a little but I’m ok with it…
  19. notin
    I do not. Flaherty was worth 3.1 bWAR last year, but it was the first time he’s topped 1.0 bWAR since 2019. Martinez was worth 4.0 bWAR last year, and has topped 1.0 bWAR every year since returning from Japan. Fairbanks is fairly equal to Finnegan. Both hover around 1.0 bWAR for each of the past 3 seasons…
  20. notin
    Sign LHRP Tanner Scott Sign RHP Nick Martinez Trade two from Wikelman Gonzalez, Blaze Jordan and ERC to Washington for RHRP Kyle Finnegan That work?
  21. notin
    The wish I recall was to stop resetting. And the originator presumably meant to just stay over. It didn’t work out that way, which is sort the whole point about wishes. As unpopular as Henry is, even his cheapness has him spending more than 2/3 of other owners. It would be much easier to find someone even cheaper. Sox fans need Henry to embrace his old mindset, not to step down…
  22. notin
    I was going back further, back when resetting was relevant in Boston. And possibly someone else said it, hence my uncertainty. But regardless of the origin, it was a wish that was granted. Yeah, that worked out as hoped…
  23. notin
    Cora doesn’t “rest” players at DH. To him, a day off is a day off..
  24. notin
    If anyone other than Rafaela is in CF, it’s most likely Duran…
  25. notin
    At this point, Yoshida/Casas/Devers all starting in the status quo is the most likely scenario…
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