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And Yankee fans would prefer 1995. Or 1923.

Even so the Orioles have one division title and three postseason appearances in the past decade (only one postseason appearance fewer than the Red Sox over that period).

Teams are unlikely to tank in the sense of manuevering for higher draft picks (which do not carry the weight the picks do in the NBA or NFL). Some teams have the vision to look beyond the next season. Their goal is to win at some point in the future even if that means competitiveness is postponed for a year or two. In a world of immediate gratification, that strategy does not play well with some fans.

San Diego fans generally don't like a proposed trade of Wil Myers for David Price: https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/is-a-wil-myers-for-david-price-trade-beneficial-for-padres/ Scroll down to comments.

The Texas Rangers probably need Rougned Odor more than Nathan Eovaldi after acquiring Corey Kluber, Kyle Gibson and Jordan Lyles this offseason. https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/rangers Other than that, the trade would represent only a minor overpay by the Rangers, according to Baseball Trade Values (and would save the Red Sox nearly $9 million AAV for three seasons).

In 2018 Nathan Eovaldi posted 2.2 fWAR in 111 inning while J.A. Happ posted 3.0 fWAR in 177.2 innings. Over the past two seasons Eovaldi has posted 1.9 fWAR in 178.2 innings while Happ has posted 4.2 fWAR in 339 innings. Baseball Trade Values gives Eovaldi a negative value of $29.5 million and Happ a negative value of $9.1 million. Eovaldi is unlikely to command a better return than Happ. However, Steamer projects Eovaldi with a 2020 WAR of 2.1 in 148 innings and Happ with a 2020 WAR of 0.9 in 87 innings.

This presumably addresses the potential competition the Red Sox would face with David Price in the trade market for starters, not suggesting that J.A. Happ is a Sox trade target. Or not.

Brilliant!

Teams probably use similar criteria -- projected production, salary commitment and years of team control -- but may assign different values. Or not. Each team's contention status and respective needs likely influence the calculation as well.

MLB.com columnist Mark Feinsand today listed David Price among six pitchers possibly available in trade. Here is the list with Baseball Trade Values valuations and Steamer projected 2020 WAR: David Price: negative $60 million, 2.6 WAR in 164 innings Mike Clevinger: $82.5 million, 4.2 WAR in 197 innings Robbie Ray: $21.7 million, 2.7 WAR in 174 innings Matthew Boyd: $37.7 million, 3.1 WAR in 183 innings Chris Archer: $3 million, 3.0 WAR in 180 innings Jon Gray: $37.7 million, 3.5 WAR in 186 innings Starting pitching market after big free agent signings WWW.MLB.COM Hyun-Jin Ryu is on the Blue Jays. Dallas Keuchel is set to become a member of the White Sox rotation. Madison Bumgarner will pitch for the D-backs. So what now for the other pitching-needy teams? For weeks, we’ve heard that the Angels, Dodgers, Brewers and Twins were looking to add https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/team-values/ https://www.fangraphs.com/projections.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&type=steamer&team=0&lg=all&players=0

From Mark Feinsand of MLB.com: Starting pitching market after big free agent signings WWW.MLB.COM Hyun-Jin Ryu is on the Blue Jays. Dallas Keuchel is set to become a member of the White Sox rotation. Madison Bumgarner will pitch for the D-backs. So what now for the other pitching-needy teams? For weeks, we’ve heard that the Angels, Dodgers, Brewers and Twins were looking to add

David Price carries the injury risk as well.

Click on the link provided. DP 588 IP, 3.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 118 ERA+

Stats the past three seasons for lefthanders Rich Hill and David Price: RH 361 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 128 ERA+ DP 359 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 122 ERA+ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillri01.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/priceda01.shtm

Mere speculation.

The Red Sox could be on the verge of a meaningful trade of Jackie Bradley Jr. Or not. But it's only December 23.

The Baseball Trade Values simulator probably takes into consideration the typical decline of an injury-slowed pitcher in his age 34, 35 and 36 seasons. Or not. Over the past three seasons David Price has posted 6.2 fWAR, valued at $49.8 million, while being paid $91 million, a deficit of $41.2 million. As Price ages in the next three seasons, the difference could grow wider. Or not.

Although that works against the rumored goal of getting under the luxury tax threshold. The inclusion of Mookie Betts in a David Price trade would probably solve that problem. Interesting choices await.

The Blue Jays' reported four-year, $80 million contract with lefthander Hyun-Jin Ryu should help the Red Sox in their David Price trade negotiations. Or not.

The Blue Jays and Red Sox reportedly are discussing David Price: https://theathletic.com/1480955/2019/12/22/rosenthal-david-price-in-play-as-blue-jays-weigh-options-to-upgrade-pitching-while-red-sox-look-to-dump-salary/

Anthony Rendon, whom the Angels snared from the National League, is not mediocrity ... unless Rafael Devers is mediocrity lite.

https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2019/05/developing-less-efficiency-player-development-lead-success/ Something for everyone to chew on. Or not.

A strong farm allowed the Red Sox to trade for Chris Sale, Craig Kimbrel, Nathan Eovaldi and Drew Pomeranz.

We should be grateful that legal decisions are not based on the limited information available to this forum.

If the Red Sox were not concerned about exceeding the luxury tax threshold for the third straight year, you'd think the Sox would have been more aggressive so far in an attempt to improve on an 84-win team that finished 12 games back of the final Wild Card slot. Their sights would be set higher than Jose Peraza, Martin Perez, Chris Mazza and a slew of minor leaguers. Or not.