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  1. notin
    That $50mill won’t even cover parking in NYC…
  2. notin
    But only because the 2019 Red Sox fell 3 wins short…
  3. notin
    So that didn’t work out for him….
  4. notin
    Breslow: “We understand you don’t take our offer if it isn’t the best. But whatever you do instead of Boston, just please don’t go back to the Yankees. Heck we will help the Mets pay for you to stay out of the Bronx.”
  5. notin
    And we’d probably mention Curt Schilling if he didn’t make his timely return…
  6. notin
    5 years $125mill…
  7. notin
    There were stories about Mookie adamantly wanting to test free agency. These appear to be false. Or, more likely, leverage from Mookie’s agent. It’s interesting that Mookie denied ever getting a $300mill offer from Boston. That quote left many thinking Boston never topped the $200mill offer, which Scott openly refuted. This creates a unique outcome where, if we assume Merloni was simly rounding up, that his story of a $300mill offer and Betts’ story that no such offer existed are actually both true. Just that Mookie was paying closer attention to detail (which also makes sense, as Merloni was not as close to the situation)…
  8. notin
    The franchise is worth $4.05 billion; it’s chump change…
  9. notin
    But I was always wrong about Kaleb Ort…
  10. notin
    I have Wilson on my list of “Players Most Likely To Be Released Before August is Over”. Does that count for anything?
  11. notin
    But this deal is one year. Not like he was signed for 4 years $44mill…
  12. notin
    Teiscar might want to hear what the Mets say about this if they don’t land Soto. And possibly even if they do…
  13. notin
    The second half of that bullpen’s season can’t be unrelated to their decision to never replace their injured starters. Before April was out, two SPs went down and the closest thing to a fifth starter was Criswell, and he didn’t take regular turns in the rotation. Not to mention, Cora clearly didn’t trust him to go deep into games. The Sox need five actual starters, and need to replace anyone who goes down in ST, especially if MLB arms not named Chase Anderson are available…
  14. notin
    That’s not really free agent closer money anymore. I think Hendriks gets first crack at the ninth and that decision was made a year ago. Chapman was signed for $11mill probably means Tanner Scott is looking for $14-15mill for multiple years…
  15. notin
    Better case to be made that the Cubs change his position before that contract expires. Swanson can field, but his arm is among the weakest of all MLB shortstops. Best range, weak arm. If the Cubs didn’t have a defensive magician lined up to play CF for the next 5 years, Swanson might be a candidate to move even sooner…
  16. notin
    I don’t hate it now, as his defense is better than I realized. But at the time Story was my least favorite option of all the FA shortstops, and without Coors I referred to him as an “overpaid Paul DeJong.” But really he’s better than I anticipated. That said, Bogaerts was always kind of a question mark defensively at SS, something San Diego realized one year into an 11 year contract. Signing Story served two purposes for Boston. 1. A pre-emotive strike at replacing Bogaerts before he left, and 2. A display to the fans that the Sox were not going to be Tamoa North…
  17. notin
    Was the JD Martínez signing really any different than Story? JD signed very late (Feb 26) and was never really connected to any other teams. Boston had a clear need and Martínez was a Dombrowski favorite, and that meant JD was immediately linked to Boston right away, but other than incumbent Arizona (where JD achieved Legend Status in a mere half-season) there were no other rumors. The negotiations were probably dragged out because Boras was reportedly asking for $300mill and had written some sort of treatise about the “King Kong of Slug,” but that was all just posturing in the end. There was no bidding war, and Martínez ultimately settled for well under half the reported asking price. Really we haven’t seen Boston aggressively outbid anyone for a big contract since David Price…
  18. notin
    In football, there’s a strong argument for QB rating…
  19. notin
    Juan Soto
  20. notin
    I was more into Tanner Scott as part of the solution myself. And I get not liking Chapman as a human being. He’s one of my frequently used Second Chance examples that I never understood. But right now, as far as we know, this guy is replacing Cam Booser or Brennan Bernardino. And if he does get used in high leverage situations - which both Booser and Bernardino were - he’s not the worst option pitching wise. And if we look at him solely from a baseball perspective, he’s a better upgrade than Justin Wilson…
  21. notin
    Fulmer. He was not added to the 40 man roster and therefore as of today is not even eligible to be in the Sox bullpen…
  22. notin
    Or if they can get a corner infielder…
  23. notin
    MLBTR has at least always cited their sources and the overwhelming majority of their audience knows how to use Google…
  24. notin
    All things equal (except taxes), don’t count out the legacy implications of being a Met. In Boston, he gets lumped in with a bunch of Hall of Fame caliber left fielders, including Williams, Yaz, Rice and Manny. But who’s the best Mets hitter ever? (Hint: it might be Soto if he signs there.)
  25. notin
    We could do worse from a PR standpoint. Imagine the outcry if we have a Cora-Bregman reunion…
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