Randy Red Sox

how many years ago was that?

exactly. almost certainly a Dodger

in case you didn't see it Marte is apparently off the market now

keep defending the FO. They are doing such a great job so far.

in hindsigt YES. I certainly don't think he was worth 40 million. I also think it was badly handled with Devers. Yes Devers overreacted after he ALLEGEDLY refused to play 1B but I am pretty sure that I read/heard somewhere that Cora said he never asked him. to play 1B. I am not defending Devers at all but I don't really recall being a bad team-mate BEFORE Bregman arrived. Terrible defensive 3B yes but not a real bad team-mate. And now we have neither and your hope is to sign Suarez who overall is not as good a player as Devers and will cost close to the same $$. So YES in hindsight signing Bregman was a mistake and not even getting a comp pick makes it even worse.

Not me. Bregman is all about the $$ and I would have not matched that. What I would do is go as high as 6 years and 200 million for Bo who I think is at least as good a player and is 4 years younger. I know signing him is a pipe dream though and it won't happen. I also think someone will overpay for Suarez too and after all how much is a weak fielding 3B who will hit about .230 and maybe 35 HR and K a ton?? We have lost Devers who was good for 35 Hr's and a much better avg and a similar glove for a guy who will likely cost close to the same as Suarez will get. All for 2/3 of a 40 million dollar season from Bregman. And people slam Devers for being a bad teammate. I don't recall hearing he was a bad teammate before Bregman was signed. As for a #2 SP the Sox feel they got that from Gray. I guess we will see. They are also counting on Sandavol and Otavio to fill out the rotation along with Bello and Crawford as a #6/swing guy. I can't wait to listen to the Bastards of Boston podcast today to hear their views.

I have said along that we SHOULD go 5 or even 6 years on Bo given he is only about to turn 28. I also know we won't be signing him. 5 years on Bregman was too long IMO. At this point I don't care if we sign anyone. What I DO care is if we trade one of our top SP prospects for someone like Donovan. You make it sound like I am the only Red Sox fan that is upset about how the offseason has gone FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS NOW. I am 100% convinced that all JH cares about now is making sure the Sox field a REASONABLE AND DECENT team and his revenues stay strong His promise of the Sox fielding a WS contender EVERY YEAR has RUNG HOLLOW.

SO now we will be good in 2030?? Awesome.

are you kidding me. It would take a boatload of the Sox top prospects to get Skubal. Think of a package consisting of Duran, Romero, Early , and Witherspoon or Tolle just to get the discussion started. Then after the year ends Skubal walks as a FA because JH won't buck up.

worst thing is we don't even get a comp pick for letting Bregman walk. Well done CB.

Joe Brady told us we were 8th in payroll

he's also one of the worst fielding 3B in all of MLB but hey he has power even though he k's a ton but he will be much cheaper than our other so-called targets this offseason. Still doubt very much we sign him. Bichette would be a far better signing as he is a much better player and fits our window age wise. God knows after dumping Devers and missing out on Bregman surely we could afford Bo. I'm not fooling my self though. There is about a 2% chance of signing BO and no more than 20% chance IMO of signing Suarez either. I mean I've lost track of how many so-called targets the Sox have missed out on so far. In no particular order: Alonso Schwarber Bregman Marte Palonco Did I miss anyone??

Dont call JH cheap. Sox still have the 8th highest payroll.

i agree. Glad we didn't offer that to a guy who is all about the $$

None of our OF will bring us a #2 without adding a prospect. Even signing Suarez which I doubt they will do will be a significant downgrade at 3B given that he has a glove for no apparent reason. Probably a moot point anyway because I am fairly certain someone will outbid us on him.

Breslow's next job is to somehow dump Yoshida for nothing even if he has to retain half -75% of his salary.

Maybe Breslow will fill fill the LH reliever himself and save JH even more $$ since he is already on the payroll.

Yep just put Mayer at 3B and Romy/Hamilton platoon at 2B but they will trade one of top 3 SP prospects for Donovan.

they didn't lose them for nothing. JH just saved himself over 70 million and the park will still be full. The man is no fool.

Trust me there is no chance they sign Bo. Think AT BEST they offer Suarez a 1 yr deal right before ST if he is still available otherwise they trade one of our top 3 SP prospects for Donovan.

Bregman now gone to the Cubs. What do you do now Moon ??

and now Breslow will trade 1 of our top SP prospects for Donovan

No chance of that. More likely to trade Early, Tolle, or Witherspoon for Donovan. BTW you beat me on this post by 1 minute.

So what now everyone?

honestly what does one have to do with the other?