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Post by jmei on May 12, 2016 19:37:49 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on May 13, 2016 4:38:31 GMT -5
I post here as a courtesy because I think this board has great people on it. And I, for one, appreciate it - please continue to share exactly as much as you are comfortable sharing and no more!
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Post by homerdante on May 13, 2016 5:49:54 GMT -5
I post here as a courtesy because I think this board has great people on it. And I, for one, appreciate it - please continue to share exactly as much as you are comfortable sharing and no more! Seconded! Thank you brisox!
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Post by brisox on May 13, 2016 6:04:35 GMT -5
The meetings with MLB yesterday apparently went far better than expected . Seems like our staff will be OK (which was my biggest concern) and the penalties if any, will be relatively minor .
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 13, 2016 6:19:54 GMT -5
The meetings with MLB yesterday apparently went far better than expected . Seems like our staff will be OK (which was my biggest concern) and the penalties if any, will be relatively minor . Glad to hear it and am very happy you post here and very much enjoy reading your posts. I was wondering why you thought ER would take a hit to the point he'd be forced out of the organization. I'm glad to hear that you think everybody will be alright. I'm guessing the Sox might forfeit a draft pick or two (along with a big fine). I mean, I hope the Sox weren't funneling money from a lesser prospect's "account" to the more "highly regarded" prospect's "account". I'd hate to see the fine work that ER and the International Scouting staff has done get destroyed. That staff is a huge reason why the future of the Sox is as bright as the present currently is. Again thank you for posting here. I very much appreciate it.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 13, 2016 7:32:57 GMT -5
The meetings with MLB yesterday apparently went far better than expected . Seems like our staff will be OK (which was my biggest concern) and the penalties if any, will be relatively minor . That's good to hear. I also derive some comfort that Manfred appears to be a reasonable person and doesn't appear to be try to make himself bigger than the sport, unlike Goodell who creates a sh#tshow with every single possible matter that comes before him. Thank you for providing these insights. PS-Try to work with the Red Sox travel coordinator to divert DD travels away from Salem for the rest of 2016. Guys like Benintendi, Moncada and Devers should be part of the Red Sox core for the next 10+ years.
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Post by chavopepe2 on May 13, 2016 7:55:09 GMT -5
The meetings with MLB yesterday apparently went far better than expected . Seems like our staff will be OK (which was my biggest concern) and the penalties if any, will be relatively minor . Glad to hear it and am very happy you post here and very much enjoy reading your posts. I was wondering why you thought ER would take a hit to the point he'd be forced out of the organization. I'm glad to hear that you think everybody will be alright. I'm guessing the Sox might forfeit a draft pick or two (along with a big fine). I mean, I hope the Sox weren't funneling money from a lesser prospect's "account" to the more "highly regarded" prospect's "account". I'd hate to see the fine work that ER and the International Scouting staff has done get destroyed. That staff is a huge reason why the future of the Sox is as bright as the present currently is. Again thank you for posting here. I very much appreciate it. I would think draft picks would not be involved in any penalties. If anything it would be international slot values or extended restrictions on high priced international signings.
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Post by brisox on May 13, 2016 10:05:55 GMT -5
The meetings with MLB yesterday apparently went far better than expected . Seems like our staff will be OK (which was my biggest concern) and the penalties if any, will be relatively minor . Glad to hear it and am very happy you post here and very much enjoy reading your posts. I was wondering why you thought ER would take a hit to the point he'd be forced out of the organization. I'm glad to hear that you think everybody will be alright. I'm guessing the Sox might forfeit a draft pick or two (along with a big fine). I mean, I hope the Sox weren't funneling money from a lesser prospect's "account" to the more "highly regarded" prospect's "account". I'd hate to see the fine work that ER and the International Scouting staff has done get destroyed. That staff is a huge reason why the future of the Sox is as bright as the present currently is. Again thank you for posting here. I very much appreciate it. There is still a level of uncertainty but considering this all happened under Ben's/ Theo's watch there was a concern that Dombo may want to distance himself, but apparently Theo called the FO and said they would all be "dead to him" if they didn't have the staff's back. So nobody gets fired but there could be suspensions . moving money from a lower prospect to an upper prospect is how pooling works, that is what they are in trouble for , because these countries operate in so much cash there really is no way for them to prove it's going on other then to threaten 16 yr old kids who just were handed more money then they have ever seen in their lives to talk. All I know at this point is that the interviews went "well" and now we wait.
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Post by brisox on May 13, 2016 10:16:15 GMT -5
Glad to hear it and am very happy you post here and very much enjoy reading your posts. I was wondering why you thought ER would take a hit to the point he'd be forced out of the organization. I'm glad to hear that you think everybody will be alright. I'm guessing the Sox might forfeit a draft pick or two (along with a big fine). I mean, I hope the Sox weren't funneling money from a lesser prospect's "account" to the more "highly regarded" prospect's "account". I'd hate to see the fine work that ER and the International Scouting staff has done get destroyed. That staff is a huge reason why the future of the Sox is as bright as the present currently is. Again thank you for posting here. I very much appreciate it. I would think draft picks would not be involved in any penalties. If anything it would be international slot values or extended restrictions on high priced international signings. I agree, that would truly be unprecedented but it really all depends on how much of a point they want to make and how big a fight they want (they=MLB) if they go to deep on penalties the Sox will have no choice but to file a Grievance and Lawyer up as well as making a big public defense as to no get lopped in with Spygate, deflate gate and most importantly not scare away other potential prospects out of DR and VZ. Good news is that we have heavily expanded that whole division and we are finding guys in places like Panama, Taiwan, Australia. I saw the new kid from Australia this Spring ,Brad Ingris(or something like that) and he already looks like a monster at 17 he had to be at least 6'5 and the pop in the glove was loud .
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Post by dd on May 14, 2016 9:02:04 GMT -5
Santa told me. Don't be daft I am not a professional reporter and you are not a congressional committee , this is a message board, believe what you want. After reading the rest of this thread I think I see what's going on here and that my initial outraged reaction to this response was mostly wrong. Brisox, you apparently are a guy with inside information but you are not at liberty to share the source. We all appreciate your sharing what you can when you can. Thank you. It also appears that some, maybe most, of the folks here know who you are but that others, like me, haven't a clue. (Yes, I know how that line leaves me wide open!) It's pretty common and very rational for readers to ask for a source when apparent statements of fact are made. All you need to say in response is something like "Sorry but I'm sharing information the sources of which I'm not free to divulge." You may have to make that response more than once since not every reader reads every post. Thanks again though for sharing what you can. Good stuff!
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Post by tonyc on May 14, 2016 13:55:11 GMT -5
Brisox, I wish to also thank you sincerely as your great contributions in this post are one of many reasons I have returned to this site to read for over 10 years, even though I seldom post. Kindly continue with your wonderful insights!
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Post by stevedillard on May 16, 2016 12:55:14 GMT -5
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Post by brisox on May 16, 2016 14:46:17 GMT -5
Santa told me. Don't be daft I am not a professional reporter and you are not a congressional committee , this is a message board, believe what you want. After reading the rest of this thread I think I see what's going on here and that my initial outraged reaction to this response was mostly wrong. Brisox, you apparently are a guy with inside information but you are not at liberty to share the source. We all appreciate your sharing what you can when you can. Thank you. It also appears that some, maybe most, of the folks here know who you are but that others, like me, haven't a clue. (Yes, I know how that line leaves me wide open!) It's pretty common and very rational for readers to ask for a source when apparent statements of fact are made. All you need to say in response is something like "Sorry but I'm sharing information the sources of which I'm not free to divulge." You may have to make that response more than once since not every reader reads every post. Thanks again though for sharing what you can. Good stuff! I guess I am an annoyed at what I believe to be the very obvious dynamics of an anonymous poster who is presenting inside information. I guess I'll have to put in the disclaimer every time. No offense meant
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Post by borisman on May 16, 2016 15:13:14 GMT -5
Can we just nominate and give the "poster of the week" award to brisox!? Seriously dude, you're on a Benintendi-like run.
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Post by dd on May 16, 2016 21:02:39 GMT -5
After reading the rest of this thread I think I see what's going on here and that my initial outraged reaction to this response was mostly wrong. Brisox, you apparently are a guy with inside information but you are not at liberty to share the source. We all appreciate your sharing what you can when you can. Thank you. It also appears that some, maybe most, of the folks here know who you are but that others, like me, haven't a clue. (Yes, I know how that line leaves me wide open!) It's pretty common and very rational for readers to ask for a source when apparent statements of fact are made. All you need to say in response is something like "Sorry but I'm sharing information the sources of which I'm not free to divulge." You may have to make that response more than once since not every reader reads every post. Thanks again though for sharing what you can. Good stuff! I guess I am an annoyed at what I believe to be the very obvious dynamics of an anonymous poster who is presenting inside information. I guess I'll have to put in the disclaimer every time. No offense meant That's fair. The thing is that other than the staff, pretty much everybody is anonymous here. The fact that it's not apparent who you are doesn't make anything obvious, at least to me. The content of your posts convinced me that you know something. Also, and unfortunately, it's worth noting you're not the first poster here over the years to make the claim of inside info. Not all of those turned out to be people who actually had inside info. I'm not at all implying you're in that category, just letting you know from whence others might be coming.
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