drewski6

agree both numbers are relevant.

I dont think so, at least not at same level. Not saying he couldnt get another job as CBO somewhere, but its not a guarantee it would be immediate or happen at all. I think if we sacked him, hed def get offers as a GM somewhere but thats a lower position than he has now

Would you rather: Roman Anthony make 7m this year and count 18m towards the luxury tax. Or Roman Anthony make 7m this year and count 7m towards the luxury tax (giving us another 11m to spend) Now I understand that this overlooks the future savings that we hope to receive from locking up RA. I get that by increasing Romans 7m tax hit to 18m, we get him 6,7,8 years down the road at a more affordable price. But really , its moving money around. They bought a future discount on Roman. They didnt buy Roman. And they could have kept Roman cheap, and used that money to go get more players and had a better team in the short term. Not to say that I dont agree with locking him up, but what I am saying is that only looking at the tax completely ignores this kind of thing. THey increased RA's tax hit in 2026, 2027, 2028 (by a lot) to lessen his tax hit 2031,2032,2033. I dont think they should get full credit for this "spending" and only looking at CBT ignores that this purchase was really jsut buying furute discounts.

Of course the cash is relevant. For example, the red sox are paying roman 7m this year, but crediting themselves 18m because they bought future years of his at a discount, and the averaging of the yearly for CBT calculation purposes makes them look more spendy than they are. There are ways to more out of the CBT. Not all luxury tax bills at a given amount are created equal.

What role are you penciling Hicks into that you are worried would need to be replaced , haha?

Hes trying to get teams to submit something close to a best and final to know exactly who/what is on the table. Not the very end and I agree, theres more time. Its mostly posturing to advance the stage of various one on one trade talks between Dbacks and other teams We see it all the time.

Jamex Paxton or Paxton Crawford?

I think Dodgers view teoscar as "in the way" but would see Hicks as a gamble to potentially help their bp and i think theyre still looking to add there. Of course, im not sure theyd do it.

I think they would because they are interested in bullpen help, and a Hicks resurgence could help them. Plus 104 mph will always have teams believing they can fix him.

point

My spiderman v spiderman comment would prob be "postional veratility" on one spiderman and "noodlebat" on the other.

I would do all 4 of those pitchers for marte in a heartbeat lol. Crawford, Harrison, Dobbins, Sandoval. And wed still have Crochet, Gray, Tolle, Oviedo, Early, Bello, Drohan, Uberstine Could use one more 3/4 starter, so maybe try to hold Crawford back but if you need to include him you do and maybe sign a #5 starter.

Yup, BOYS can contribute but you need MEN to win in the playoffs. Even Jordan didnt dominate his first few years in NBA

Cliff Floyd

Cliff Robinson

This guy is nothing if not reasonable.

he meant seabeachfred

With you on this.

Our offense needs help, and its not going to come from Mayer who is not strong at all (Breslow challenged him on that) or Anthony (who does not have all of his man-strength yet) or Casas (he's not healthy, nor is he particularly good when he is healthy) Some of the help may come from those guys, but if we are counting on this group, then its just more complacency and more third or fourth place.

Because Marte is better than every single hitter on the red sox currently by a significant margin. Next question

I think Anthony could sophmore slump, and we shouldnt ask this much of a 22 year old either (he doesnt even have his man strength yet). Abreu (good point), Mayer (also doesnt have man strength, cant count on health and hes never shown an ability to be a plus hitter in MLB, but hes lifting weights now, so Im open to it, but its a question mark), Casas isnt healthy (theyve been telling you that), Yoshida = okay, but hes mostly a singles guy without the wheels. These BOYS are not a replacement for Duran, Bregman, Devers (MEN). ANd also, its not like you get all of Abreu when comparing to last year's team. Its about how much additonal WAR are you going to get on top of the WAR you got from Abreu last year.

No. Marte is a proven, extremely good hitter. We have 0 of those. Okamoto is not that. The closest thing we have is Duran. Losing Duran and bringing in Okamoto is a minus to an already weak offense.

My only issue is your belief that Early is better than Tolle, but I hate parting with either. But gotta give to get. My offer is Rafaela + Bello. Tolle's upside is Crochet.

What about Hicks for Teoscar Hernandez? Thats one that could work for both sides.

He was when he was younger, and I think LAD would eat a lot of contract, and hes a cheap way to add 30 ding-dongs and theres been mutual interest in the past. I dont particularly think we'll get him, I dont particularly want him (but think I would like the move more than most here who would be like "an outfielder?") I was half serious. The most serious part about my lineups is I honestly do believe that we'll continue to embrace positional versatility and theyll sign guys in that mold (and I know Teoscar isnt one of them) but I do think youll see a lot of moving goes around teh diamond defensively as guys get banged up, hot/cold, righty vs lefty opposing starter. I can see them getting Contereas, and I can see him catching more than might think, I think if we see Campbell he will NOT be exclusively an OF'er, I dont think Cedanne will be exclusively an OF'er. If we resign Bregman ,I can see him playing some 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and even some OF. I think musical chairs is here to stay (league wide). Maybe not forever, but I dont think we are in teh ninth inning of the "musical chairs era"