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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 11, 2021 8:59:07 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 11, 2021 9:11:28 GMT -5
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Post by cdj on Jul 11, 2021 9:29:04 GMT -5
Nice little team option too, ok
Would like the $ figures
My guess is 2/20
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Post by geostorm on Jul 11, 2021 9:29:45 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jul 11, 2021 9:33:23 GMT -5
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 11, 2021 9:35:32 GMT -5
Wow this looks like an awesome deal?
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Post by greenmonsterwhalers on Jul 11, 2021 9:35:53 GMT -5
Seems like a fairly team-friendly deal considering he was just a few months from free agency, is in the prime of his career, and is coming off a dominant year, no?
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Post by geostorm on Jul 11, 2021 9:35:57 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jul 11, 2021 9:37:34 GMT -5
Wow this looks like an awesome deal? seems this Sox fan agrees with you! 
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 11, 2021 9:42:38 GMT -5
Fantastic and surprising news. I thought based off if this season he could have commanded more. He must have truly have wanted to stay. Glad to see that. A true Red Sox.
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Post by unitspin on Jul 11, 2021 9:42:39 GMT -5
Not a bad deal at all. At the start of the season I did not think he could handle the closer role. He has proven me so wrong even if he regresses he has proving worthy of that role moving forward.
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Post by geostorm on Jul 11, 2021 9:43:11 GMT -5
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 11, 2021 9:50:30 GMT -5
Seems like a fairly team-friendly deal considering he was just a few months from free agency, is in the prime of his career, and is coming off a dominant year, no? Thats what I’m thinking too. Makes sense for him to sign an extension if he really likes Boston and wants to be here anyway. Signing now after half a good season is in the books is a good injury hedge from him. He is originally from Connecticut so maybe that’s part of it. |
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 11, 2021 9:53:30 GMT -5
Seems like a fairly team-friendly deal considering he was just a few months from free agency, is in the prime of his career, and is coming off a dominant year, no? Thats what I’m thinking too. Makes sense for him to sign an extension if he really likes Boston and wants to be here anyway. Signing now after half a good season is in the books is a good injury hedge from him. He is originally from Connecticut so maybe that’s part of it. Maybe he extended with the Sox because he wants to be around long enough to be able to have Henry Davis catch him  |
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Post by vokuhila on Jul 11, 2021 10:01:29 GMT -5
The figures are a bit distorted by the signing bonus and buyout.
It's a 18.75$ over 2 years (9.375$ AAV) + 5.75$ (+ incentives) option contract.
9.375$ is a bit closer to market value than 7.x$.
It's still a bargain...i'm pretty sure he could have gotten 4 guaranteed years at that value on the market.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 11, 2021 10:02:49 GMT -5
1/2 of what Kimbrel makes. SMH. We’re all gonna love
Chaim Bloom
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 11, 2021 10:24:01 GMT -5
I think it's a fair deal. I think the spreadsheets will say the Red Sox got a little bit of a bargain, but Barnes is apparently a sticky stuff guy so that needs to be taken into account. Relievers sometimes get ludicrously overpaid so it's surprising Barnes would settle for this 3 months away from free agency.
Kind of a nit pick but I think it's a little toxic to have a Games Finished incentive in a contract.
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Post by vokuhila on Jul 11, 2021 10:35:00 GMT -5
The value lies in the option and the limited years.
I actually like the "games finished" incentive. If they let him close x games over 2 seasons, then he has proven to be a reliable closer. If if fails to prove that, you can still exercise the option for a "non closer" at a reasonable price.
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Post by nomar on Jul 11, 2021 11:22:11 GMT -5
I don’t think he’ll ever be better than he has been this year and more likely regresses a bit, but this is a very fair deal. Glad to see us hold onto a UConn guy too.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Jul 11, 2021 11:26:20 GMT -5
Considering what relief pitchers have made in recent years, especially closers this looks like an absolute steal. If Barnes pitches as well down the stretch as he has all season he could have received close to double the AAV and at least an extra year.
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Post by tizzle on Jul 11, 2021 11:54:22 GMT -5
Really good, solid deal and one less question mark heading into this offseason. Like it.
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Post by fanofredsox on Jul 11, 2021 12:09:45 GMT -5
Pitching is expensive, and I mean all kinds of pitching, nice deal for both player & team !
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 11, 2021 12:42:46 GMT -5
I looked up "team-friendly" in the next edition of Dickson's Baseball Dictionary and it had a picture of Barnes and Bloom, with Cora in the background, and a shadowy figure that may have been Varitek.
This makes me optimistic that everyone else will do something similar (E-Rod, Devers, new contracts for JDM and Xander when they hit their opt-outs). Winning championships is worth a ton to most players, so playing for a team that's run as well as the Sox are is very desirable.
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Post by vokuhila on Jul 11, 2021 12:47:21 GMT -5
And they all stand in front of a gold framed picture of Tim Wakefield
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Post by vokuhila on Jul 13, 2021 11:59:29 GMT -5
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