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  1. notin
    Cherington was likely more of an issue than Bloom, as Cherington’s commitments of some $280 mill (or so) to Hanley, Sandoval, and Rusney Castillo ultimately proved useless. I won’t count Porcello, because at least he worked out…
  2. notin
    Sale (and Bogaerts) signed after the Betts negotiations broke down. I got the impression they were Plan B. If any single existing contract prevented the Sox from signing Betts, the only one that makes sense is Price with its $31mill AAV that went through the end of 2022. Most likely it was the Big Picture with numerous 8 figure AAV deals including Price, Eovaldi, Martinez, Sandoval, Hanley and Rusney Castillo. Any others?
  3. notin
    Use the search on the boards…
  4. notin
    Can’t it be both?
  5. notin
    Obviously they pay and play at a high level. If the stories at the time were accurate, Betts’ side was talking about $400million (plus?). That’s an even more substantial demand. Of course this was all back when the Sox had a three year cycle of pay-pay-reset, and I think luxury tax payments were a bigger factor than fans generally prefer.
  6. notin
    The logic here is that $65mill is inconsequential pocket change? Teams move players making $5mill to cut costs and turn down deals for players making less for financial reasons. Boston certainly was a team that operated in the financial stratosphere at one time, but that doesn’t mean $65mill was ever just thrown around haphazardly…
  7. notin
    I definitely would say always go “best player.” The MLB draft is far and away the biggest crapshoot of all professional drafts that it’s easier to find a developed pitcher in another system and use your chips to land him, just like the Sox did with Priester. You’re better off having lots of prospects than hoping certain ones work out. And taking best player available doesn’t mean “never take pitching;” there are plenty of times the best player available is a pitcher…
  8. notin
    https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/dave-dombrowski-nearly-traded-mookie-betts-to-the-dodgers-last-season/397746/ This story says no return was known, although I’ve heard other rumors that the deal was to be for catcher Will Smith. Either way, it does say DD broke off talks after a winning streak, which is a very understandable move on DD’s part. Trying to win should be the priority…
  9. notin
    Yoshida isn’t Mike Lansing, who was well paid to do almost nothing; Yoshida does have a skill set. And one that’s always useful somewhere. The big issue is the contract. Even teams that could use a LHH contact hitter wouldn’t pay that much for one…
  10. notin
    Wouldn’t that mean they also had to overbid on his teammates?
  11. notin
    The better players you prefer the Sox deal from. No one, for example, listed Braden Montgomery or Chase Medroith. Are they more favorable trade chips?
  12. notin
    But who are your favorite trade chips that might actually interest other teams?
  13. notin
    They’ll move him, pay a huge chunk, and get nothing except maybe some other team’ questionable contract in return..
  14. notin
    Depends on how they got him. But if they acquired him without touching the MLB roster, I think so. He fills a MASSIVE void in the rotation…
  15. notin
    Betts’ postseason struggles are not new. He wasn’t very good with Boston, either. Only once (2017 ALDS vs Houston), did he top a .700 OPS in a series, with a .790…
  16. notin
    I’d be surprised if he went anywhere. Of course if the infamous “right deal” comes along, that might change things…
  17. notin
    With Betts, there were only two reported offers. and neither was particularly dazzling…
  18. notin
    Brad Keller, right? Not Mitch…
  19. notin
    I do not have BTV. I just use the boards to get recent values…
  20. notin
    Norm or not, I was only showing it’s possible, and I meant for near term only. There are likely plenty of examples of teams dealing their best player and getting better. That doesn’t make it the recommended course of action, but it doesn’t always have to be a death nail either…
  21. notin
    Having Crawford pitch 60-80 IP out of the bullpen isn’t as useful as having him pitch 180 out of the rotation. The home run thing is overblown. 12 of his 34 home runs came in 3 starts in late July/early August. He only allowed 22 in the remaining 30 starts…
  22. notin
    As the best color commentator in the history of broadcasting, a man they call “Steve Stone,” once said - “don’t look at home runs. Look at home runs with men on base.” Crawford gave up 34 home runs, but only 10 with men on base…
  23. notin
    I do disagree with this. Crawford isn’t a guy to headline your rotation, but innings eaters are more valuable than they get credit for. He was a 2.0 bWAR pitcher, which no one rejoices over, but it’s absolutely serviceable. Part of his value comes from reduced emphasis on the rotation. If you look at the teams in the both LDS, you see some teams with rotations the kindest among us might call “questionable.” Detroit, for example, does have AL triple crown winner Tarik Skubal, but who else? The Mets have a rotation with people named Manaea, Quintana, Peterson, Severino, and ?? Megill, I guess? It’s a rotation that if someone said in March would be in the LDS, they’d be accused of taking LSD. The Sox need a starter, but they need the bullpen more. Crawford isn’t exciting, but replacing him will just create issues that don’t need to be created…
  24. notin
    I’d be very surprised - maybe even shocked - if the Sox actually traded Duran. I just disagree with the point that you can’t get better by dealing your best player, since San Diego clearly proved you can. And the differences in those situations might highlight why Soto was traded, but they also made it more difficult to find a match, as his $25mill salary limited trading partners and his one year of control made him less attractive to many teams. I do agree with the media in that Abreu and Yoshida are both more likely to go, but Yoshida will cost a lot to move and still might not bring back much if anything…
  25. notin
    The Sox needed to replace Kike, but Iglesias isn’t much of a shortstop at this point. But my point is of all the former Sox out there, Iglesias probably moves the needle the least. I’d much rather they brought back Matt Strahm, who was an All Star this year and would have filled a much bigger need, yet gets less love among the departed than a utility infielder…
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