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The real world is gray with an infinite number of ever-changing variables. Everything is case by case. Rigidity is for boomers. If you are unwilling to be flexible/creative/negotiate/think-outside-the-box/reconsider when uphill factors change (e.g. we missed out on player x, we are now willing to up our offer to player y)...you are being too rigid to your own detriment Nothing happens in a vacuum. The walk point on Bregman obvious changes as alternatives come off the board. Now I do agree that just 1m more, in perpetuity, can be a trap. But that doesnt mean that you view negotiations with a black/white/simple lens because if you are not willing to get creative, you are just not using everything available to you.

I think there are only three players on this team who will be full time at a specific position (except when on bench) - Abreu, Nav, story Cedanne will play infield sparingly, Duran will play some outfield, some dh. If Nav is playing hes at C, if Abreu is playing hes at RF. If STory is playing he is at SS (personally, I would play cedanne at ss more than most) but I dont expect them too. But cedanne will play a little 2b here and there. They will rotate through the DH spot (Anthony, Duran, Romy, Yoshida) I wouldnt consider Yoshida a backup DH, I would consider him part of a DH committee, but I do agree that unless hes hitting gappers in ST, its hard to justify carrying that on the 26 over a second platoon bat. If Yoshida makes the team and his hitting gappers, fine. If hes rolling over everything, and a couple singles are getting through the infield and thats the extent of his contributions - but he stays with the major league team - then we'll (justifiably) complain that we shoulda kept Refsnyder.

Ive heard plenty of musicians talk about similar stuff. Aaron Lewis of Stain'd once said when he was young , it was easy for him to write music because he was angry, driven, and determined. It was his outlet, it was his passion, it was his release, it was his therapy Flash forward, now he's rich and happy, and hes not as determined/passionate/angry which is great for his own mental health, more power to him, but his music went to s***. Not a perfect comparison, but even from my own standpoint - no WS will ever compare to 2004. Because once the monkey if off your back. Future championship are cool and great, but the first one (especially after a longish career) is just different. Look at KG running around screaming "im certified" The passion/desire/drive to get back to the top of the mountain may not be 100% of the passion/desire/drive of the first climb Your theory - we dont know for sure - but its not unreasonable

Its okay to be a compassionate human. Hey HR, I know this person would take 115k. But beore you offer that, Im jazzed about this candidate, and they got f'd over in their last job. I know that they may be a little desperate cuz currently out of work, and they make take that 115k they made last job, they may even take a little less. But can we please offer 130k , so the candidate, after all that stress, after all that OMG I lost my job, this is terrible , what are we going to do!?! After all that panic, this PERSON can come away with a better paying job and think hey maybe that was all for a reason. They can feel like they landed on their feet. I really like the human. Lets do something swell and generous! Im willing to take the extra money from my budget even if it slightly decreases my bonus ^ people who are not ruthless jerks

Ive hired people for 130k that I know would have taken 115k, and ive done it multiple times. Its not always about MAX PROFITSSSSSS

6/170 is at the upper level, and I can see it, but its higher than I would guess. But when I say "deserve", what I mean is that his contract WILL BE compared to Alonso and Schwarber. If the offer is under 150m, I assure you Bregmans agent is reminding the team that Alonso and Schwarber did better. Now if Bregmans best offer is 140 from the sox and the sox are wise to it, it may not work, but I assure you its getting mentioned, if not anything but as a last ditch tactic...."You cant find a way to add 10m more so my client feels like he made the same as Alonso/Schwarber and doesnt have to feel like hes less than?" And if its the opposite, lets say the offer is sitting out there at 160m, again I assure you, the team is repeatedly reminding breg's agent that the offer is more than alonso/schwarber. Look, we do want Breg back ,we've offered more than Alonso got, more than Schwarber got, this shows Breg was always plan A, it proves we do really want him and we want him at fair price not just "our price". If it were me, and I was Bres, and I was getting a call about Breg from his agent, its how I would answer the phone: "Hi , thanks for calling. Sorry if youve heard this but the amount of our offer is more than alonso got , more than bregman got....

Heres what I keep coming back to: Schwarber vs Bregman HItting : Schwarber 2.5 points (significantly better) Fielding: Bregman 2 points (schwarb doesnt even field) Age: Bregman 0.5 pt (slightly younger) TIE Alonso vs Bregman Hitting : Alonso 1 pt Fielding Bregman 2 pts Age: Alonso 1 pt TIE So to me , the magic number is around 150

To be clear - the 6/170 rumors are derived from that is what the tigers offered him last year. Thats not from like a current leak.

6/170 = very aggressive. We made an aggressive offer, hold the very So you could be correct, I could also be overanalyzing. Also both those things can be true (you win up being correct, while I am over here overanalyzing the absence of the word "very") I do think that ego matters to these athletes, and thats why I think the magic number is 156, not 140. Its silly but the team can be look, more than alonso, more than schwarber It may be 6/156, it may be 5/156, it may be 4/146 with a team option but 10m buyout for yr 5 like Moon's proposed structure. But I dont think Bregman deserves less than Schwarber/Alonso. It terms of total earning power, I would have ranked: Tucker Bo Breg Alonso Schwarber

Yes, and my point is that I dont think they are concerned about 264, which this offer would put them past.

Its out of the red sox hands, right? Because theres an offer in hand. So its bregmans call. I think that offer is around 30m/yr. Bring us up to about 275ish mil, thats about where i think our payroll will be. Now if bregman says no, and signs with toronto/arizona/cubs (anyone), and the red sox turn around and trade early,duran,philips for Marte, and you come on here saying, I think this is what i would have preferred and i therefore think its a blessing in disguise that bregman said no.....I would prob like the post. But right now, the red sox payroll stands at 245m, and they have an "aggressive" offer to Bregman. I assure you "aggressive" is more than 25m/yr, so...

Regarding this: an aggressive offer is on the table. What do you think that means? Its not 20m/yr. So if Bregman, right now, calls Bres and says "yes" the payroll at that point in time , will be as high as I think it should. Our current payroll + pending offer is quite high. I think where we disagree is what that outstanding offer for Bregman is. I doubt its under 135m.

Point you. Not unreasonable to trade Duran/Rafaela + Early (62-72) and a valero/philips type instead of signing Bregman. Its Early though, its not Tolle or Early. Tolle is a deal breaker for me. Please notice how Duran has 10M excess BTV points then Cedanne despite like 1/3 the control. Thats just an aside.

If it was Marte for Early straight up , i prob do that. BUt I think its more likely Early + Mayer. And that gives me pause when the other option is bregman for 150, and I dont think its crazy to jsut pay him what Alonso and Schwarber got. They are all pretty close to the same FA tier. And this way, we get to keep Early and Mayer.

I did mean his 2018-2019. If after 2019, 25/26 yr old Bregman fell into a time machine and woke up today in 2026, he be a 600m man. But hes not, hes aging with other red flags as well, so hes not a 600m man. But dont expect perfection from a 150m(ish) contract though, cuz thats not the price of perfection.

Correct. There are indeed a few red flags with Bregman. His age, he got hurt last year, his 2025 didnt end great, his 2024 didnt start great And if none of these red flags existed, he would be getting 600m

And if you meant this year, we'll see what Tucker gets. I think hes getting well north of 180m.

Bruh, a t1 FA contract is 600m

I dont think you understand how much KMarte would cost in a trade.

Its a fair point that market value and value to team do not always align. But I dont think that Schwarber and Alonso are so far ahead of Bregman that they're contracts are unfair to use as comparables. Thats kind of negotiations work. If you try to get Bregman for less than 150m, his agent WILL bring up the alonso and schwarber contracts. Bregmans market value is around 150m. If you want him for significantly less, you are just going to have to wait that his market collapses and you get lucky and he comes to you with his tail between his legs because he has 0 offers on the table. Sounds like wishful thinking to me and its more likely to me that either 1) we cross 150m guaranteed and land Bregman or 2) we dont land bregman. The market is the market. And the people who are calling the offer "aggressive" we've heard this and it has been confirmed, know what the market is. And thats 150m. The red sox most likely have a contract offer on the table for bregman around 150-200m. The cubs and Dbacks may also have given him an offer for around these amounts. Its possible he overplays his hand, and it all collapses around him and he has to take an insulting contract, but its so very unlikely. Bregman was the #3 ranked FA behind only Tucker Bo. If he winds up as the #9 highest paid FA, thats a slap in the face.

Bregman may not be an elite player, but hes a tier 2 free-agent looking for tier 2 free agent money. Hes not asking for Soto , Ohtani, Tucker money. Even Cease got 7/210. IF a T2 FA is too rich for us, then we are just not serious.

I believe you are talking about the 244m threshold though. I think that does and should matter. What Im saying is the 264m threshold isnt as consequential. It doesnt make sense to me circle 264 as a number to stay behind. You feel it when you cross 244 (repeater tax triggers), you feel it when you cross 284 (draft pick moves back). But the excess pain you feel when you cross 264 is immaterial. 265 vs 263 is nothing. 285 vs 283 is significant, as is 243 vs 245.

My walk pt on Bregman is 180m, but id go even above that if there are signficant deferrals.

If someone calls you a horse, you punch them in the face. If a second person calls you a horse, you face facts and buy yourself a saddle If it was just one player in the Alsonso/Schwarber/Bregman tier getting 150m, then we could scream overpay. But the second one gets it , kinda locks it in. Thats the market for that tier. Tier 1: Tucker Tier 1.5: Bichette Tier 2: Alonso, Schwarber, Bregman And I think Bregman is slightly above that tier. I honestly thikn its: T1:Tucker T1.5:Bichette T1.75: Breg T2:Alonso,Schwarber

What is Alonso? What is Schwarber? Is Bregman better than Alonso? Is he better than Schwarber? Does he deserve less than what they've secured? TO me, in a world where ALonso and Schwarber are both worth 150m, Bregman is worth slightly more than 150m because over the next 5 yrs, hes prob slightly more WAR than Alonso and slightly more WAR than Schwarber