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  1. notin
    They will have at least two open spots on the 40 man roster once they start adding Mata, Giolito, and Hendricks to the 60 day IL. I assume Cron gets one of them…
  2. notin
    It’s nice to see the Sox for once not waiting until a player has 4-5 years before they try to extend him…
  3. notin
    I thought about that. It doesn't apply to Montgomery in multiple ways...
  4. notin
    I can find numerous article about Clevinger expressing interest in Boston. Nothing about if they talked or not. Either way, he seems like a scumbag...
  5. notin
    It seems odd that a mere 6 months ago, many were lambasting Bloom for not dealing Sale and his whole contract for nothing, but now that Sale has been dealt for a quality young player with multiple years of control, he’s missed…
  6. notin
    If they offer him what he wants, why not? Most athletes seem to prioritize as follows: 1. Money 2. Playing time 3. Winning It’s rare to see a player in any sport turn down more money to start on a losing team to take less money to sit on the bench of a contender…
  7. notin
    More likely less than 1.5. But at some point the Sox can add Giolito, Hendricks, and Mata (?) to the 60 day IL, which would open up 3 spots on the 40 man roster. (Not sure why Hendricks hasn’t been added already.) I assume CJ Cron gets one of these spots. But that does leave two open. The Sox are going to fill them…
  8. notin
    It is amazing how suddenly Sale’s injury-prone image is what’s been flushed down the toilet. For multiple seasons here, it was “you can’t count on Sale”. But now, as he has managed to throw all of 4.2 innings without getting hurt, he’s clearly back and in pre-injury form…
  9. notin
    MLBTR, which means other source(s) have…
  10. notin
    The latest diagnosis is he likely has Tommy John surgery. If that does happen, he’s probably out until July, 2025. This would be his second procedure if he has one…
  11. notin
    Probably not. And that’s odd because they’ve been to connected to Clevinger…
  12. notin
    We know. And that makes him guilty to you. I’ll admit he seems like an *******. But I bet he has that in common with more players in MLB than we all realize…
  13. notin
    Now if we don’t ask…
  14. notin
    Oh please. Sure character is important but what do we mean by that? Does that mean any temper tantrum or sign of emotion such as throwing the ball over the CF fence means the player should be blackballed? As far as we know, he was blackmailed. There’s been no proof of him doing anything wrong in the scandal that got him suspended. Plenty of other players suchas 2024 free agents Mike Clevinger, Julio Urias and Aroldis Chapman have bigger scandals. The difference? Those players confessed, probably because they were guilty, and we as fans and MLB forgave them and moved on. Bauer didn’t confess, and we assumed him guilty, and there goes his reputation. But what if he actually didn’t do anything wrong? Should the Sox avoid all accused players on the chance they’re guilty? Is this how “character” works?
  15. notin
    So this is the rarest of occasions where the Sox need to use my plan and it just might work.
  16. notin
    You still want him to have a contract he’s happy with. The Sox were the only team in on JD Martinez in 2018, but he still managed a 9-figure deal…
  17. notin
    Sign Montgomery and Bauer, which basically equals wjust Montgomery money. The solution is easy, and the Sox can scream “panic move” when the media stars dredging up Bauer stories. For less money, they could sign two from Clevinger, German and Lauer. But Clevinger is worse than Bauer and German is not exactly up for sainthood either…
  18. notin
    He probably did exactly what you said - tried to pitch through some pain. Didn’t it strike you as odd that Sale, who was known for being underpaid his whole career, agreed to another extension in which he was clearly going to be underpaid? And did so just 8 months before free agency? If he didn’t know he was hurt then, he clearly strongly suspected his 2019 was not going to help his case for a big money deal…
  19. notin
    So… on board with a perfectly healthy (as far as I know) and willing to play for the league minimum Trevor Bauer yet?
  20. notin
    I don’t buy that his horrific finish was necessarily a red flag. Paxton was worse than Giolito over the last 2 months of 2023. 7.62 ERA to 7.14. Does this mean the Dodgers ignored Paxton’s obvious red flag? Guess what pitcher had the worst ERA in MLB over the last 2 months of 2023 (20 IP min)? Hint: His name rhymes with Nate Eovaldi. That red flag didn’t stop Mr. Nate from being s postseason hero, did it?
  21. notin
    I didn’t like it from Day One. It looked like a pittance compared to what the notoriously underpaid Sale would get in free agency if he was healthy. And that screamed to me that he knew he wasn’t healthy enough to get a Price/Greinke contract…
  22. notin
    No. I still thought it was bad because he looked injured. Just because he survived one year of a 5 year deal with his lowest IP total of his career doesn’t justify it. At the end of 2018, did you look at Sale and think “this guy clearly can pitch for 5 more years?” Sale issued time in 2018 and last 147 innings. Giolito did throw 184 IP last year. That’s a big difference…y
  23. notin
    I think this logic is filled with a bunch of assumptions about the guy. Even if your argument is Giolito was inured last year and the Sox medical staff missed it, he pitched on 3 differente teams. He also got physicals from the Angels' staff and Guardians' staff. He fooled 3 staffs?
  24. notin
    And then he went on to pitch 147 innings for the Sox the following season. This case doesn't support your theory very well...
  25. notin
    If Giolito's end of season performance was supposed to be an early indicator of injury, should the Sox not even waste time with Michael Lorenzen?
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