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Everything posted by notin
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And he never did that, going over the first year and under the last two. Hopefully they didn’t expect 85 wins in 2020…
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He bought a team that hasn’t won in 80 years. I’m sure the notion entered his mind…
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The Sox under Henry also have a long history of taking a shots at those they dismiss…
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Or his orders changed over time. Not really fair to give the guy a bad grade off for the first 3 years, if, for example, farm and payroll were his top priority
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So why did they keep him around for four years?
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It’s not like we’re know what his marching orders were. Was he hired to win or to rebuild the farm and cut payroll?
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Oh it won’t be reasonable. But it might be more reasonable than Nola or Snell, since the Sox have a full year of exclusive negotiations and tend to throw around bigger numbers than Milwaukee. Plus he doesn’t have the wear and tear on his arm Nola and Snell have, so 6 or 7 years there might carry a little less risk (which becomes meaningless on the just ACL tear). You still looking at 6/$180 for the extension at a minimum. But I bet both Nola and Snell to that…
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They might. Then it gets a bit dicey. One thing we have learned is that a player making over $20mill (which Burnes might get) with only one year of control left doesn’t draw as much trade interest as you think they will. See Betts, Mookie. And this off-season, we should see it with Soto, Juan…
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Thinking the real Sox best trade target is Corban Burnes. Burnes is headed into his final arb year with Milwaukee and reportedly past negotiations have not gone well, with the former Cy Young winner somehow only getting $10mill. Burnes has one year of control left and is trying to prove himself out of Milwaukee’s range. BTV has Burnes’ surplus value at $30.5mill, but it will definitely go down, as he will have half of a season less control and very likely a higher salary for his last year. I expect something in the $15-20mill range for BTV. From a Sox prospect perspective, that puts Nick Yorke, Paxton Crawford (No!) and even (with a little help) Jarren Duran in play. Of course what Milwaukee wants is another matter…
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Seiya Suzuki is pissed at you right now…
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No Sonny Gray? Not liking Nola as an option. It’ll take a 7-8 year deal and he will break down in year two. If the Sox want a high mileage arm, try the trade market first. Some of the pitchers are still on the right side of 30…
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Well, they all do it eventually thanks to the laws of thermodynamics...
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Moderately-priced mediocrity?
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But a lot of his bad moves were far from catastrophic. JBJ didn’t work out but also didn’t last a full season. And the payment the next year didn’t impact the team since they were well under the tax threshold. Now how many years were impacted by Price and Sale? The two have combined for nearly $160 starting in 2020 and have kicked in less than 200 IP in that time. Some of this Nola/Snell/Yamamoto talk looks like attempting to repeat these mistakes…
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They could get by with a sufficient volume of dawgs. There was too much “bullpen” day built in from the start…
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No. That would create an endless cycle. Four years from now, the team would need another Bloom Clone to rebuild the farm and wrangle in control of the payroll for a few years…
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He made some stupid moves and some moves that didn’t work out. That’s part of the job. Any GM that never makes a mistake is a GM that didn’t make enough moves. The good thing about Bloom is even his worst moves only impacted one season…
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It’s not about embracing the truth. They told us players coming back were their re-enforcements. It wasn’t like they were dishonest about it. If anything, Bloom put his cards on the table far too often. I just want the GM/CBO to not give up while not being stupid. Although at the very least, he can’t be afraid to make a stupid move once in a while…
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And despite the lip service, how the team is going to be run. I mean people have been complaining about Bloom lying for the last 4 years. (Was he dishonest? Or overly optimistic?) The rest of the team carrying his message is still at &Fenway.
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I was heading “no chance” on trading Mayer and Rafaela yesterday. The odds are increasing. I’d put the chances of signing Yamamoto alone below 5%, let alone as part of a pairing with Nola…
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With 8 man bullpens, innings don’t matter like they used to. And there is also a danger in signing for innings…
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What would you say is more likely? 1. The Sox deal Mayer and Rafaela for pitching. 2. The Sox sign both Yamamoto and Nola.
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BTV takes into account length of contract and weighs the money against projected WAR value. The reportedly use multiple sites for their projections. It’s like what harmony does, but without the part where he reports only the one source that makes Sox prospects look bad
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Last time you were super confident and challenged me on wagering the likelihood of both Wacha and Eovaldi getting hurt. And then both went down within a week or so. Plan on jinxing yourself again?
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Sort of like saying “just go win the lottery”…
