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  1. Nick
    My eyes tell me we want him to pitch 6 innings and hold the opponent to either 2 or 3 runs. Not to come into the 9th innings with one run lead.
  2. Nick
    It just means he'll do better in longer stints than one inning stint for the entire season. He did not pitch in high leverage situation until the end. It means he's hittable. Not sure if Cora can simply ask him to strike out a guy when that's what's needed. I don't think he's that type of pitcher. If you don't get what I'm saying then we have nothing to talk about in this matter.
  3. Nick
    I was on Whitlock bandwagon before many here, even before Moon. That said, I want to make a case for Whitlock being a starter. It's my view that he's not a closer. He doesn't have the shut down ability. He'll be better starting and trying to go as long as he can. I believe he's better suited to give the team Quality Start versus being a Closer. Not a knock on him, I just think he'll be better as a starter.
  4. Nick
    Just as you use hyperbole from time to time, so do I.....
  5. Nick
    Pivetta has thrown only 37 pitches in 3 innings.....chill out dudes....
  6. Nick
    Lefties have trouble throwing strikes vs him...or it seems....
  7. Nick
    Semien or Baez would be nice. They can play 2B until 2022, or we could trade Bogey to a team that lost their great SS to free agency- like HOU I like this idea......I'd do the same with Schwarber....it's only one year overlap with JD.....and he's better hitter than both Dalbec and Verdugo. I look at as direct trade off for Price's salary coming off after 2022. Probably similar amount of money. If we're going to go over for 2022 and I expect us to, then we might as well get the FAs one year early.
  8. Nick
    Huge outing by E Rod. Pivetta will now start G4.
  9. Nick
    Maxbialystock can relax a bit.....
  10. Nick
    Moon keeps saying we don't need two DH's. Well hell, Schwarber is playing 1B and LF.
  11. Nick
    Getting rid of Marwin almost covers it....$4M vs $3M.....
  12. Nick
    Not a big fan of generalization...What the f*** is 'boatload of money"? Chris Sale 2017 $12.0M 2018 $12.5M 2019 $15.0M David Price 2016 $30.0M 2017 $30.0M 2018 $30.0M 2019 $31.0M If David Price was paid a boatload of money, then Chris Sale was not. For Sale, Sox inherited team friendly contract from White Sox. One can argue the extension so far has not worked well for Red Sox but the original contract assumed was team friendly. Giving up Kopech and Moncarda are another issue.....since they were only making league minimum, not sure we were paying boatload of money to Chris Sale. White Sox may still come ahead on the deal. Get your numbers straight.
  13. Nick
    $10.000M M Richards $07.500M Kike $07.125M Ottavino $05.000M Perez $03.100M Renfroe $03.000M Marwin $01.200M Sawamura $27M plus Santana....$35M if E Rod walks. I'd say Bloom can do alot with $40M. In theory, Sale, Whitlock, Houck can replace E Rod, Richards and Perez.....not saying that's how it'll go down.... With the arrival of Arroyo, our position players pretty much stays intact. IF JD opts out, there's replacement in Schwarber waiting. We'll save money there regardless of who the new DH is.
  14. Nick
    $262M to be exact.
  15. Nick
    Fair enough...I get it. If Henry lets me, my order would be 1 Scherzer (we have always agreed on enhancing SP by picking a #1 and sliding down the rest) With him, Scherzer, Eovaldi, Sale, Pivetta, Whitlock, Houck, Sealbold.....#6 and #7 can go to the pen. 2 Siemen (he would also provide hedge vs Xander leaving or otherwise give us one hell of offensive infield) 3 Schwarber (my interest in him dates back to his IU days)...BUT I HAVE A CAP ON HIM AT $15M, I wouldn't pay him penny more, and again a hedge when $22M JD leaves 4 Relievers are fickle, I just trust Bloom to get the arms necessary without 'big name' relief pitcher. We already 'spent the big-name bullpen budget' on Barnes extension.
  16. Nick
    I agree with you but you keep moving the goal post..... I rather have Semien than Schwarber obviously. But Semien will cost lot more than Schwarber. You need to lay out a plan for tax limit (assume $210M), $20M+ tax limit and $40M+tax limit. I'm having hard time pinning you down. Also what I want and what I think I'll get from Sox are two completely different scenarios.
  17. Nick
    You the one always saying we may go over the tax limit next year. And I'm agreeing with you. With that all I'm saying is Schwarber/JD contracts will only overlap for one year. I'm pretty sure you're enjoying watching Schwarber hitting alongside JD, Kike, Devers, Xander, Verdugo and Renfroe.
  18. Nick
    Cody Belinger is making $16.1M this in his arb 2 year. He has two more years of arbitration. Mookie earned $20M in arb 2 year (2019) before being traded to LA. Cody's agent is Boras. Looks like he'll eclipse $20M for 2022.
  19. Nick
    Just having little fun with my buddy Moon.....Rays young players are hoping for good couple of years to get moved to a team that can pay them a fair wage.
  20. Nick
    Chris Freakin' Sale. extension years... Chris Freakin' Sale. the trade...
  21. Nick
    This is when the Rays laugh at us. Fanbase calling $220M payroll CHEAP. You and I differ only on where to spend the money, not how much. I'd prefer Schwarber and bullpen, you want to spend on starting pitching.
  22. Nick
    The Danny Santana decision also just blew my mind. I understand the logic. Kendall Gravement shuts down righties and isn’t great against lefties. Santana is a switch hitter, and Hunter Renfroe is a righty. But splits are not in a vacuum. We’re still talking about Danny Santana, who has quite literally been one of the worst major-league hitters for the better part of a decade. Even if you insist on pinch hitting a lefty, use Travis Shaw there instead of with two outs. If Santana is on the roster to run and play defense in a pinch, then sure. But if that spot is even being considered for offensive purposes, he shouldn’t be there. And even if he had a good at bat, it ended in a strikeout. Santana just cannot hit unless it’s a blow out. Full stop. Per Overthemonster....I couldn't agree more.
  23. Nick
    Why not bring in E Rod with your logic? It's wise to win this game, everything else is minor.
  24. Nick
    Is it wise to use Whitlock with 6 run lead?
  25. Nick
    I think you're spot on....he's just not the same pitcher right now. He needs spring training. Not sure he'll ever be the pitcher he was...... So this is where Rays approach would have been better for Sox. Sale did his job when he came over from White Sox. We made the mistake of extending him early in his contract year. His trade was a success. Extension has been costly for the Sox. Never, never fall in love with a player.
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