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We also have only the 10th highest committed 2027 salary; Dodgers 422M (200m more than any other team) Mets 222M Yankees 216m BlueJays 218m Phillies 216m padres 184m braves 181m Giants 159m Astros 141m Red Sox 138m

12th highest salary: 1- La Dodgers: 398m 2- NY Mets: 368m 3- NY Yankees 308m 4- Tor BlueJays 289m 5- Phi Phillies 286m 6- Atl Braves 254m 7- Hou Astros 237m 8- Chi Cubs 232m 9- SD Padres 209m 10- Det Tigers 207m 11- SF Giants 201m 12- Bos Red Sox 196m

Sure feels that way huh? The propaganda machine has been fired up by ownership. And for Epstein to publicly criticize Beta Breslow tells you he has some bold assurances.

Agree but worth noting, per Baseball Trade Values Devers is NOW listed as the 2nd worst contract in MLB behind Manny Machado. Looks like a decent move. Bregman is pacing a 3+ WAR season in year 1 of a 5 yr 175m contract. Probably another savvy move.

The last 3 series on the road have been more entertaining offensively. I’ve had fun watching them. (Twins series I can’t remember being more disgusted w/ Red Sox in my life.) Alas maybe Craig analytics mistake could be he needed to add splits for cold weather hitting. As the weather has warmed so have some bats? My concern is this: Contreras is pacing for a 6.1 WAR season, 4 aforementioned starting pitchers have played great and we are still 8 games under 500. can they keep it up? Will reinforcements be coming soon?

Feels like the Red Sox ownership/ propaganda machine has turned on Breslow this weekend. A whole bunch of x comments on management style/ use of analytics/ communication ability. Me thinks I’ve seen this movie before.

Yeah I think if you’re not all in NOW then think about trading Crochet, Suarez too. But I don’t believe in rebuilds anymore. I believe we are starting to improve offensively…. So you asked what I would do. This also includes trading away Durbin+ Narvaez+Chapman+ Gray and maybe Duran as well. So you’d replenish a couple of really good prospects to backfill whomever you lost in the Maikel Garcia trade. 2027 roster LF- R Anthony 3b- M Garcia 1b- W Contreras RF- W Abreu SS- W Adames CF- C Rafaela DH- M Yoshida or Duran (if not traded) C- Gaspar or trade candidate 2b- R Gonzalez/ Monasterio/ or trade candidate. SP1- Crochet SP2- Suarez SP3- Early SP4- Tolle SP5- Oviedo/ Bennett/ Witherspoon/ Crawford

Sorry I didn’t see you asked for my opinion: I would trade for 1 or 2 more guys with high AFV to help salvage fans in 2026 and go for it all in 2027… I’d target Willy Adames and Maikel Garcia. 1- Adames (30) will be 35 in last year of contract, and could be risky I get it….. but he is a fabulous baseball player, and many good players are very effective at 34-35 years old. He could play SS, 2B, 1B (eventually). I think this is the guy it wouldn’t cost a ton of talent to get him, other than JH opening his wallet. 2- Maikel Garcia (25) I Think you could get him for Marcelo Mayer + Justin Gonzalez or Endy Azocar + Eyanson or Witherspoon. 3- trade Durbin, Chapman, Duran, Carlos Narvaez, Sonny Gray for a couple of elite farm pieces like Ethan Salas, or a 3rd young foundational piece like a Daulton Rushing type.

This feels like 2023 2024 all over. I think the fan base have rebuild fatigue which is why such a visceral reaction to 2026 offseason and 2026 regular season. We heard about all these names coming up, and how good they were gonna be. And a lot of them are just spare parts or anchor contracts now because we extended them when theyd played a decent spring training . Saying now youre doing everything for 2028 is kiss of death for Breslow.

AAV not actual salary. Do AAV versus the top 7-8 thats all we really care about…. How did the Red Sox compare versus the Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs, Phillies, BlueJays, Braves and now Mets? Although we’ve had this conversation before we already know the answers. Yankees are spending a FULL 100m more than RS again this year. Thats a big gap. although I do agree RS spend enough to have a much better record than they have. Their aversion to long term deals since 2018 has set franchise back from being elite top3-4 to being middle of pack.

What’s the latest updates on: Tristan Casas? Romy Gonzalez? Patrick Sandoval? kutter Crawford?

MVP loves the idea of Adames. 😂

I know nothing about baseball. and I can clearly see. Weissert sucks balls with inherited runners if that’s his role to be high leverage and he’s terrible at it DFA’s his ass. But I think this one is on Tracy , dude what did you expect??

Oh wow

Nice walk loser….. I’m sorry but why not bring in Slaten or even Chapman at this point like you can tell the game is on the line do something right Tracy you dipsh**