Hugh2
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I do think Schwarber was acquired with plugging him at 1B in mind, but as an outfielder first and considering Dalbec has been better than Duran it made a lot more sense to just keep him in the OF. That could change, but it's not going to happen right now. I think that's why you see him in the OF, not because they're afraid to put him at 1B or his hamstring or anything like that.
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But to answer your question, you’d get a farm system.
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This is a good argument for trading Mookie Betts. I think you’re half wrong here. Paying guys isn’t a problem, paying guys brings in talent and wins championships. The problem is you can’t pay everyone $30 million dollars to man every position. Even the Dodgers don’t have a $400 million dollar payroll. You need young cheap players and that starts with a strong robust farm system. FA fills in the gaps, it’s about balance. Also, it’s about how the guys you pay perform. It’s about knowing who you pay and who you let go. Bogaerts is going to (deservedly) get a raise. He’s a keeper in my book. He’s not going to get whatever he wants, he’s going to get what he’s worth.
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Not sure why anyone is talking about Schwarber playing first anymore. Dalbec has been fine lately, Kyle fills the biggest black hole in the outfield. Things could change, and at some point probably will at some point.
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That we will lose because I suspect the Sox are going to pick up some FA's. Pick #41 looks a little bit better now.
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I think adding a salary floor is a real possibility. But the union accepting a lower tax limit of 180 (even if the first line of penalties aren't that harsh) is about as absurd as the extension the Red Sox offered Jon Lester.
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Also It showing on the field isn’t an indictment of them being “low spenders” how much if their payroll is tied up in guys like David Price? This is what happens when you spend like a drunken sailor, you pay for it in later years.
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Yes but this isn’t a new development. The penalties for exceeding the luxury tax are progressive, the further and longer above the threshold you spend the harsher the penalties become. Teams like the Sox have shown time and time again they’re willing to go above the luxury tax threshold only to get below it and reset. The only team who has not done this has been LA, and even that’s changing as they’re getting below it. Even in “down years” the Sox still have top payroll, and we can fully expect them to reverse course and use a reset year to set themselves up to spend big again.
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MLB revenues vary by team, but the luxury tax limit is the same for all.
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So their lowest spending year has them still outspending 24 of 30 teams and you think that’s evidence they aren’t one if the biggest spenders? The Sox spend money, over the long term horizon almost more than any other team, no one can call them frugal. Point.
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Red Sox payroll rank 2021 6th 2020 4th 2019 1st 2018 1st 2017 6th 2016 3rd 2015 5th 2014 4th 2013 4th 2012 3rd 2011 3rd Calling the Sox penny pinchers is just delusional
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I still think Whitlock could start next year. They really like his arsenal and view him as a potential starter.
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They took a big gamble in it paid off. In a year in which they only had 5 rounds the Sox had no second round pick. They identified a guy at #17 that no one had going in the first couple rounds. People had him going in the 4th-5th round. They knew they could draft him to save the money and throw it at whoever fell to them. You look stupid when those guys bust, but genius when it works out.
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Hey, one place can be the difference between October baseball and golfing in Florida. I think the Sox success is due to their blend of spending and constraint. They’re a top payroll team, but they’re unwilling to consistently go above that threshold like LA. They’ve avoided big contracts and embraced them, they’ve hoarded prospects and emptied them out for people like Chris Sale. People can say what they want, cry all day, and whine because we didn’t outbid the world for a player or because we don’t want to top the Dodgers in spending but what MLB team has had more success than Boston in the 21st century? You can’t argue with two decades of results.
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How much did the groin pull delay his recovery? Because it didn’t really seem to delay him at all, maybe a day. Schwarber is now #1 on the Sox in OPS. Anyone who says they didn’t do anything significant isn’t even worthy of a response at this point.
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As much as I love JD you let him walk. Unless he wants to cut you a deal you don't invest in 34-year-old hitters asking for top dollar. Not when you might have to deal with a Bogaerts opt-out too, and Devers/ERod will need extensions. JD is the odd man out. If the money was there........I'd put it into another starter.
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I'd take it even one step further, is Schwarber really not playing 1B because he's not ready and the Sox thought he would be by now? Or are they just not playing him there yet? He's only been in the lineup for days, and Dalbec had been hitting, and we know how Cora likes to rotate guys and go L/R/L/R etc.
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Can he hit?
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why?
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You don't know, nor do I or any of us exactly what was planned or hope for internally. He returns when Dalbec is OPSing over 1.000 the past week and Duran's bat disappeared. It's not like he has been back for long and he could still see significant playing time at 1B this year, especially if Dalbec turns back into a pumpkin. If Dalbec lights the world on fire for the rest of the season and Duran struggled to force the Sox to plug Schwarber in LF it just makes the trade look even better.
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I mean you're not wrong but is it really up to him? What about Bogaerts? Devers? JDM? Verdugo? One guy can't do it all, I don't care if it's Rizzo or Trout, the Sox hitters need to pick it up.
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He's playing, he literally was delayed by two weeks. It's not like he was out for the rest of the season. It makes perfect sense when your boss tells you you can't go over the luxury tax.
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Ok so they won 1 series and lost 3? that's still a skid, the team was skidding before the all star break.
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Well the answer to the question could be yes. He just started to play and we have 6 weeks left in the season. 6 weeks of baseball left with a guy who was out OPSin't Rizzo and Cruz and everyone on this team not named Devers.
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I'm not sure this is an agreement, disagreement thing. The W/L record is what it is. A week before the ASB they lost 2 of 3 to LA, they lost 2 of 3 to Philly, they lost 2 of 3 to NYY, they split a two-game series with Toronto, then they did win 3 out of 4 against NY and split with Toronto again but then proceeded to lose 3 out of 4 to TB. They won one series, split two and lost 4. They were sucking before the deadline.