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$1.5mill
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Houck has more saves now than Bard had prior to becoming the Rockies’ closer. I would imagine the 2023 Sox cost is already on the team - whether it’s Houck, Whitlock or Schreiber. I just want to add some better bullpen arms and not worry so much about the roles. To me, Fulmer and Montero are the best free agent options. Of course, a lot depends on the health and recovery of both Houck and Taylor…
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Jansen is also the guy the Dodgers walked away from and it didn’t exactly show them down. Not to mention, who exactly were the Sox supposed to not sign so they could afford Jansen? Do people really think the choices came down to Diekman or Jansen? Or better yet - Jansen over Story? Seriously? There was no way the Sox could afford Jansen. And Bard just ruins the “we need a closer with experience” argument since he did take 8 years off and wasn’t even a good closer before the hiatus. Diekman and Robles had better track records in the role. Bard had FIVE CAREER SAVES prior to becoming the Rockies’ closer. The Sox had multiple pitchers with more success in the role than that prior to this season…
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Pham’s option is $6mill, not $12mill. It’s a mutual option, which means 99% of the time there’s no chance it gets exercised by both parties. The Sox should pass IMO…
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The Sox will certainly try to get better. The main problem is the quickest way is to just spend, spend, spend, which can lead to immediate positive results but then also leads to negative ones just a few seasons down the road, and it’s flat out a lot harder to get out of a bad contract than to bring one on board…
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10/2 Absolute End of Days vs Toronto
notin replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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Actually, 2016 and 2017 were the weakest seasons in AL East history since 1989…
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I think you missed his point…
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1. They don’t all come due at once. Sale has two years left. 2. The end date of the other two was set by Dombrowski at the time of signing. The only thing Bloom could have done was trade Eovaldi after 2021, which in no way in Hell he should have. Eovaldi was the clear ace of the AL runner up. There’s not much else that could have been done. You can’t possibly advocate that he should have traded Sale after seeing what it took to unload Price. (And Price has thrown over twice as many IP as Sale in the last 3 years despite voluntarily sitting out a season). And Martinez is in deep decline and not a player many if any teams would trade for without giving something equally useless back. These are deals the Sox are stuck with and have no choice but to watch expire…
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Don’t underestimate pitching, defense and speed. I’ve seen plenty of Red Sox teams that lead or were close to the league lead in home runs and runs scored and simply missed the playoffs. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Sox team that lead the league in pitching and missed out. Maybe once?
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As the primary proponent of saying they should be better with this payroll, please tell me who were the biggest deadweights on that payroll? Who are some of the names who simply didn’t live up to their salary?
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He is expected to opt out, but he is the ultimate Buyer Beware free agent pitcher whose injury history is as long as all of the other MLB pitchers combined…
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His eye test is largely limited to checking RBI totals and regurgitating Tony Massaroti talking points
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Way to defend your point about the limitless spending of Padres’ ownership! Also you should probably prepare to be disappointed if that’s your Sox wish list. Devers and Bogaerts are the most likely, but I’m not even sure how likely they are…
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No they don’t. No owner does…
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They do have pitching and I suspect they will be paring some salary. Snell is my hopeful from them, but maybe they deal Darvish. They just extended Musgrove so I assume he is their keeper. They also might want to try to keep Cleavinger and have arb cases pending for Josh Hader and (I think) Jake Cronenworth. Plus holes at 1b, LF and CF . And they traded best prospects who play those positions…
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I don’t think MLB owners casually throw strong $16mill as casually as fans do…
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They’llbe much more willing to trade Snell once they come to San agreement with Soto, long term or not. Sox can then extend him on their own terms…
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How Great Will the Seattle Mariners Pen Be in 2022?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Other Baseball
Like most of America, I’m hoping for a Seattle-Milwaukee World Series. Fun historical series, as Seattle was the original home for the Brewers, then called the Pilots -
Then get on the Blake Snell Train!! WOOT WOOT!! Leaving the station this December and heading for a Fenway near you !
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I imagine Flexen is on the radar, especially if Seattle maintains his surplus value of $1mill in a trade for him. Jeter Downs?
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Or think of Lackey and Lester and some chicken!
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So apparently the grass is alway greener. If people think Sale is unreliable, not sure Strasburg figures to be an adequate replacement. Strasburg still has 4 years $140mill left on his deal, which is basically Sales’s entire contract jammed into one fewer year. Not to mention, as much as I rip Sale for only throwing 48 IP in the last 3 seasons, Strasburg had only thrown THIRTY!! I am not sure I can hard pass hard enough on Strasburg. No Strasburg. Not even at gunpoint…
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MVP said he isn’t. That works for me. Actually if his arm situation is real, he probably isn’t a good idea at SS. If he could have it, that would be great. Much easier to find a 2b than a good SS…
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There is a greater chance of the planet Mars crashing into the Earth in downtown Toledo and then bouncing off and continuing its course into deep space than there is of the White Sox not picking up Tim Anderson’s $12.5 mill option.
