Nick

Yep

Exactly, owners may not have lost as much as they want us to believe. Many expenses went away during 2020.

CBA fight will be interesting. There's no doubt the owners took advantage of players' union the last go around. Increase in revenue outpaced the salaries but the deal did not reflect it. Owners will bring up the COVID and the lost season in 2020. They shut down the minor league payroll. They limited team travel and were responsible only for 60 game season worth of salaries. Just not sure how much money they lost.

The article also mentioned the uncertainty of labor negotiation as an impetus leading to the signing. E Rod may look like a genius if there's sever restriction(s) imposed on major league teams going forward (lesser threshold for luxury tax, additional non financial penalties for signing FA, etc)

“It became clear as it unfolded that the market was going to take him to a point that we didn’t feel was the best use of our resources,” Bloom said. “We were certainly fighting our emotions on that the whole way because of how highly we think of him and how much we enjoyed having him here. I think I was more right than some of you who didn't blink an eye offering a guy $10M raise. Bloom probably knew there was a market out there for E Rod, and Bloom was not going to match that. He made sure we got a compensatory pick.

Again I just don't get you. Have a back up plan yes but why not give both the chance to start. You have $1M options for two starting spots. But you want to spend $15-30M for mediocre starting pitchers that no one wants. That is so typical Red Sox fan mindset. Unf***ing believable.

As years go by, last year's win will be viewed as the cheapest championship ever won. I have no respect for them for winning.

The left side of the infield needs to be better. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Rafael Devers combined for negative-18 Defensive Runs Saved. Bogaerts (-5) finished 16th out of 21 qualified major league shortstop. Devers (-13) ranked last among 10 qualified third basemen. Do we really want to give Xander a raise and the richest contract in Sox history to Devers? Just asking.

"We can't develop starting pitchers" We get lucky in Rule 5 draft. We get a kid with starting potential. We delay it for a year because he's coming off TJ. He has chance to start for year 2 payroll amount. $1M max. He will allow us NOT to sign a Richards type deal, thus saving us $10M. Get a reliever out of our improving farm system to replace him. Why do we give a pitcher $18M one year deal (that's what we're doing), which equates to $10M more than his current pay AFTER the year he had? IF HE REFUSES WE GET A COMPENSATION PICK. Is that your logic? You're willing to gamble $10M for the sake of compensation pick? If E Rod is worth $18M and apparently both you and Moon do, then go for it. I don't think he's worth that much. Hell I'd take chance on Syndergaard before signing E Rod for $18M. Acquisition of E Rod was one of the best deals we ever made. We gave up a rental in Miller and then had chance to sign him back but we didn't. I like E Rod. Just don't think he's worth $18M. I can have an opinion, no?

And we don't make it as a wild card entry without him. Lifetime contract at $14M is not a terrible thing. He can hit. So you think Bloom was an idiot for acquiring him? Glad he's in charge.

Red Sox Decline Options On Martin Perez, Garrett Richards The Red Sox have declined their $6MM club option on left-hander Martin Perez, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. He will instead receive a $500K buyout and head into free agency. Right-hander Garrett Richards will also have his $10MM option declined, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive. He gets a $1.5MM buyout on his way into the free agent pool.

Per MLB Traderumors J.D. Martinez Does Not Opt Out Of Contract With Red Sox J.D. Martinez has declined to exercise the opt-out provision in his contract and will therefore remain with the Red Sox for 2022, as reported by Jon Heyman of MLB Network. His original five-year deal with the club prior to the 2018 season contained three opt-outs: after the second, third and fourth years of the deal. Martinez has now declined to opt out for a third consecutive year and will play out the final season of the contract on a salary of $19.35MM Sorry if this has been posted already.......few media people were wrong....I still want Schwarber...

No imagination....we'd get back close to the tax limit after 2022. You also think Houck and Whitlock should be destined to bullpen while giving a $8M a pitcher a $10M raise because team wins when he starts. Everyone knows team wins and losses are not good barometer of pitcher's effectiveness. He's just a good luck charm. If I recall, Porcello won with tons of run support when he pitched. Let's bring him back. Payroll for 2018 and 2019 are facts. Do you have inside information on how much Bloom can spend? I'd say history is good indicator of future. What the hell would you do with $100M? Obviously you're willing to pay a mediocre starting pitcher $18M after that stellar season when for less than $1M, Whitlock can pretty much pitch to similar stats.

He sucks at $12M, just like JBJ sucks at $12M. Get over them.

Sox did spend $239M (2018) and $243M (2019). Cot's has Sox at $35M under the current $210M cap (Vaz option not picked up). At $240M, we potential have $65M less $7.5M for Vaz or say $57M. If JD opts out, that will be close to $80M available. Trade Xander, sign Semien, Schwarber, Correa and a starting pitcher. Price, Eovaldi, Kike, Vaz money all come off after 2022 for combined total of $48M. Be bold, think big.

Are the Sox fans that high maintenance wife? We think nothing of it to give a $10M raise to a pitcher at best had an average season at the same time complaining about our payroll being high. Isn't there a better use of that $18M? Just asking.

You can't fire the owner. You're the GM. Can you tell me WHY 2023 will be better year to 'go for it' than 2022? It's a serious question. Give me some specifics. Don't be philosophical. Give me the details. Don't be an ass. Of course trading Xander is first of many moves I'd make.

Why NOT go BIG? We bitch and moan about our Defense. Well that starts with our shortstop. This is our best chance to upgrade SS defense along with offense that can match Xander's. Pay a guy $30M....use Xander's $20M, Renfroe's expected $7M and look in the sofa for additional $3M. Plethora of shortstops in free agency this winter. Nothing like present. Better defense at shortstop, better defense in right field. Case closed. Move on from there. 8 f***ing games behind Tampa. Have we done anything to close the GAP? That will be my question every single day this winter.

Why are you afraid to trade Xander, get rid of his $20M, pony up another $10M and get a shortstop that can hit and field? I would trade Renfroe while his trade value is at it's highest and rid of projected $7M salary. I would add Schwarber and play him in LF knowing JD will be gone soon. You can accomplish that by having Pivetta, Whitlock and Houck be #3-#5 starters. Then just worry about bullpen.

You're fired...I asked what are you going to do to make up the 8 game differential. Double talk.

If this was a public company, meeting of investors may go something like this. This is what I would ask if I'm a stockholder. We saw many positives this year on the heels of 2020. But the fact remains, we finished 8 games behind the Rays. 8 games. Getting a wildcard birth and advancing to the finals of ALC does not erase where we ended in the Division. Winning the Division should be the goal. By winning the toughest Division, we're confident in out ability to compete for World Series title. What are your plans to narrow the gap and win the Division? Don't ask for additional money. We're already one of high spenders. Your budget is $220M. Is it doable or do we need to hire a need management team? What do you say Moon?

He was a fighter......never gave up....

Under 30 and you can't live on $600K? I'm sure the fans will feel sorry for you.

The uncertainty of the CBA would in my mind reduce the front office incentive to go after expensive FA's who then might not play a full season in 2022. If they don't play full season, I doubt players would be compensated for entire year. Now there may be negative impact which may lead to lower interest, lower revenue when the game returns if the players are locked out.

How about going way radical, Moon. $20M Xander, trade $10M Richards $08M Ottavino $03M Marwin $06M Perez $08M E Rod $16M Pedey/Beni $07M Vaz, sign and trade $22M JD, trade $100M Sign $30M Semien.. $30M Correa... $17M Schwarber $23M Snydergarrd $100M C ????/ 1B Dalbec 2B Semien SS Correa 3B Devers LF Verdugo CF Kike RF Renfroe DH Schwarber SP, Sale, Eovaldi, Pivetta, Syndergaard, Whitlock