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  1. Hugh2
    Boston was a lot more attractive back in 2020 as well. Just won a world series, most championships in this century la de dah dah dah. If anything I hope Mookie Betts taught Henry a lesson, and next time he gets a chance to sign young elite talent long term he jumps on it. If he lands Soto, he's earned my respect back.
  2. Hugh2
    They literally extended him, he opted out. They didn't want to re-extend him by more than a few years. REALLY kind of looking like the right decision right now tbh. There's also a difference between your first offer and your final offer. Bogaerts already signed an extension, he already got his lesser security payday, it was obvious he was opting out and looking to maximize his pay day. We really can't be mad at Boston for not signing him to 11 years. Looks like we dodged a massive bullet.
  3. Hugh2
    I don't understand this we f***ed up on Mookie so why are we signing Juan Soto logic? I mean, why not go further back. We messed up with Babe Ruth so we should never have a good team again. I hope Soto happens, and I hope you all eat your words of defiance, and we are here celebrating winning seasons again and fighting over more superficial things.
  4. Hugh2
    Soto 25 Career 36.3 Fwar Betts in Boston 26 34.9 Fwar. If Mookie Betts was born 5 years younger and they both hit free agency this year there would be a very strong argument that Soto is better. He's literally just entering his prime and could be even better than he's been.
  5. Hugh2
    what? lol I literally just said that at the time of the Betts trade nobody knew what type of impact Covid would have, must people didn't even know about it then. He was traded on Feb 10th, 2020 and most of the discussion probably took place the month BEFORE that. I speculate that Mookies decision to sign an extension with the Dodgers may have been impacted by that, which happened well into 2020 when the world turned to s***.
  6. Hugh2
    Dude, nobody knew how crazy things were going to get on February 10th 2020.
  7. Hugh2
    There's also a difference between paying someone $300 million when they're about to hit FA vs. a lesser figure when you're buying out more team controlled years. Some guys take the money, some guys bet on themselves. That's the way it is. Take this group of players: Casas/Duran/Crawford/Anthony/Mayer/Teel/Campbell. One of those guys is going to be a star and sign a team friendly extension early. One of those guys is going to be a star and hold off no matter what. Kind of like when Soto turned down $440 million dollars in 2022 two years before he hit free agency, which would be closer to $585 dollars in 2025 money. He bet on himself and it looks like it's going to pay off for him big time. Sox probably could have resigned Mookie, but it would have been at market value after he hit free agency. Had he stayed in Boston when Covid hit and the world became a more uncertain place and Henry put $360 million dollars down in front of him could things of turned at differently? perhaps. But the dynamics that played out before that were not new or unusual.
  8. Hugh2
    At the time I thought it wasn't just insurance, but also a long term fix at 2B if they were able to resign Bogaerts. This was the year before the shift ban, and the Sox may have seen the coming increase of value in up the middle defense on both sides. It can both be true that they wanted to extend Bogaerts, and they had Story there to possibly move there if they could not.
  9. Hugh2
    a million? ONE? WTF knows. Guys get hurt, some guys stay healthy.
  10. Hugh2
    There was this little thing called Covid that year that may of had an impact on thought processes. $360 million dollars in a world filled with much more uncertainty is worth a lot more than $360 in a more predictable world.
  11. Hugh2
    I've been following Zack Scotts twitter and listening to his dialogue. He really really really makes it sound like the Sox wanted and tried to extend Mookie but gave up after 2019.
  12. Hugh2
    I remember diving in very deep to the signing at the time. One could argue Story at that point in time was better because he had better defense. The argument was Story was helped out by Coors field, well seeing how Fenway is a hitters ballpark as well at the time I compared their away stats. Bogaerts and Story had .002 OPS between them. The signing was underwhelming because ever since he's signed he's been plagued by injury and been unable to stay on the field. In an alternate reality, a healthy Trevor Story has been an all star for the Boston Red Sox.
  13. Hugh2
    Soto is about to get about 700 million. $10 million is chump change nowadays.
  14. Hugh2
    That's what I was looking at too, I wonder if he can be elite elite again if he just ditches the 4 seamer and throws the sinker with the slider/split
  15. Hugh2
    (((365x1.65)/12)X14) =702.625 it’s perfectly in balance. 1.65 is 5 years of MLB player inflation
  16. Hugh2
    Nobody on this board predicted that.
  17. Hugh2
    100% Red Sox 0% Mets 0% Dodgers -100% Yankees
  18. Hugh2
    Eff it, I mean, you already signed one bad PR guy, mine as well get two of them in there on one year deals. Or we can go all out and sign Julio Urias too and make it a threesome. Pleaded no contest, no false claims, none of his accusers arrested, dude legit beat his wife; real stand up kind of guy! Urais/Bauer united again. Or, we could just sign Fried or Burnes and trade for a #2.
  19. Hugh2
    Chapman still hit 105 on the radar gun last year, he still has it, that's a fact. What I find weird is he throws 4 pitches which is just odd. I wonder if Bailey and Breslow think they can tighten up his arsenal and turn him back into one of the best relievers in the entire game for a year.
  20. Hugh2
    I don't think Chapman is going to close, but I think he will get some work in tight spots. I can see him being used as the guy who comes in to get 3 outs when a bunch of lefty's are coming up in innings 7-9. His performance could entrust him with more. I really like his stuff, but I'm not sure I would trust him in the 9th in a tight game. Not with that insane walk rate.
  21. Hugh2
    Bernardino is the obvious candidate here, he's probably the lefty Chapman is replacing and he has an option year left.
  22. Hugh2
    I think it's exactly the opposite. He gets to be AMONG those other great Dominicans. It's also been widely reported Soto wants to be "the man" he will still be second fiddle in NY to the Yankees if he's on the Mets. There's also been talk that if all is equal Boston is the favorite.
  23. Hugh2
    I think the tax implications would actually make Boston the higher offer. We. Might. Actually. Win. This. Still, I don't think you can ever count out the LA/NY markets, although LA has been very quite on this front, I believe the reports that it's down between us and the Mets. Still, I hope Yankee fans truly believe they will resign him. I think they will be more disappointed than we are to not land him.
  24. Hugh2
    Hasn't it been confirmed? I think mutliple sources have confirmed this offer now and even when Passan and others attacked Pepn and Mic they didn't deny the offer being made at all, only Soto and the Sox being in agreement. Red Sox offer $632 million dollars Mets offer $660 million dollars. All as of two days ago.
  25. Hugh2
    John Henry does not know the exact dollar figure the Mets are going to offer. You don't offer $638 million dollars unless you're ready to pay someone $638 million dollars.
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