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Post by mredsox89 on Dec 3, 2013 13:46:10 GMT -5
Seems like a fine signing that sticks to the plan without hampering the ability to make other moves. The catching situation in the bigs is a mess and unless you can groom one from your farm system it's pretty difficult to get that well above average player without spending an absurd and tax hampering money.
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Post by mredsox89 on Dec 2, 2013 21:41:02 GMT -5
Kalish and Bailey open up two spots on the 40 man roster. Definitely gives them room. Also see another 3-4 guys who could potentially be shipped off/DFA if need be anyways
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 27, 2013 0:20:26 GMT -5
Listening to MLB radio a few days ago. They had one of the NY guys on, a sports reporter, over the phone. After gushing about how the MFY were back, sucking the free agent talent pool dry - McCann, Beltran, Drew... - he was asked how they would fill all the pitching holes. He was sure Tanaka was on his way to NY. He was just as sure they could get talent by trading their surplus of minor league catching prospects. This is from Jason Parks' chat at BP today, one of the questions and Parks' answer: The speed at which the Yankees riches (supposed?) at the C position turned into near garbage is remarkable. Still some hope for Sanchez, but he doesn't look nearly as promising. Montero was moved for Pineda and both appear to be massively underperforming expectations. Romine/Cervelli/Murphy certainly don't look like anything special currently. If their hope is to trade catching prospects in particular for pitching, they'll likely be stuck with much of the same quality they currently have. With McCann they will have potentially 50% of the luxury tax in 4 players. Tanaka could make that over $100/189 in 5 players. The A-rod situation of course will change some things, but after a season that showed how little depth they had and how much that lack of depth can hurt, they'll likely be in the same place again and again and again
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 24, 2013 21:43:17 GMT -5
Dodgers just added Haren at $10M and a vesting option. They have an absurd amount of $ in that rotation
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 23, 2013 23:01:06 GMT -5
The Sox have a ton of money invested in the rotation at the moment which clearly "hinders" some of the offensive backup plans.
Obviously AAV is a bit different, but for 2014 they have $65M invested in 5 guys, and realistically one of them (prob Dempster) isn't even in the rotation.
Lackey: 16 Peavy: 14.5 Dempster: 13.25 Buch: 8 Lester: 13
Only team that I can think of off the top of my head that compares is the Dodgers, and they couldn't care less about $ at this point. They have Greinke/Kersh/Beckett/Billingsley at 70 depending on what Kershaw gets
The Sox potential relief is replacing Peavy/Dempster, so unless someone is willing to take most of the salary, it makes it really tough to be major players in the bat market this offseason
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 23, 2013 20:51:38 GMT -5
Cardinals reportedly close to a deal with Peralta. Would imagine at $15+ per year based on the other reports. Insane
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 23, 2013 18:51:47 GMT -5
I'm thrilled the Sox don't have $100M invested in McCann until he's 35. That doesn't mean I'm thrilled with their catching situation at the moment, but like many I'm very high on the Swihart/Vazquez combo producing at least a decent low cost player to be behind the plate in 2-3 years, hopefully for 5-7 after that
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 23, 2013 17:24:53 GMT -5
Feels like somewhat of a panic signing by the Yankees. I know their prospects haven't lit the world on fire, but by most accounts Sanchez is still the best prospect in the system
It's probably a lot of money for a lot of years for a team that already has so many guys locked up at ridiculous contracts well into their 30's. Now the big question is how much does Cano cost them, and does it give them any chance to get under $189
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 22, 2013 19:54:17 GMT -5
Thought would bring that over from MLBTR. Peralta at anywhere near 55-80m.. Is that as terrible of a deal as Texas still owing Fielder 130m? Peralta has supposedly told multiple teams he has a $13x4 deal per Gammons. Surprising if true
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 22, 2013 13:25:27 GMT -5
Heavy 3 year R/L splits
Vs. RHB: .245 avg, .274 OBP, .347 SLG Vs. LHB: .299 avg, .375 OBP, .442 SLG
Big GB pitcher, low walk rate. Good move for the Sox
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 14, 2013 23:58:21 GMT -5
Marlins Park is going to cost the county/city something like $2 billion by the time it's officially paid off after interest etc. There's not even much research that shows a new stadium adds much value after the first few years, and even less that shows that a new stadium in a location suddenly brings an influx of $ to the area. The reasoning gets used over and over again because there's no real oversight, and things like the Braves situation happen without the tax payers even voting on it. The owners make out like bandits every single time, even though they're usually the ones who are already raking in the $ Funny part about the Fish new stadium? Like a dozen of the Miami/Dade county officials are already under indictment for fraud, taking bribes for that stadium, including the Mayor. Serious jail time coming for some of those officials with tax payers holding the bag. I want to see it go back to owners building the stadiums and footing the bill. Tax payers are ALWAYS getting the short end. How few go to games anyway? It's not like most can watch the games for free, as they are broadcast on cable channels that cost dough. MLB owners are the ones making the profits from various sources, pay their own way, or move. Selig is dead wrong once again asking for tax payer paid for stadiums and a parade of Miami high ranking, under indictment officials are once again poster childs for how wrong he is on yet another of his stances. This. I was going to mention it but decided to let it pass since I couldn't find an article talking about it. Just about everyone involved in pushing the approval through has either been or is under suspicion of fraud/corruption. Was at the University of Miami during the entire process and from the get go everyone knew it would be a disaster and that it was pushed through with corruption
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 14, 2013 17:00:40 GMT -5
Marlins Park is going to cost the county/city something like $2 billion by the time it's officially paid off after interest etc. There's not even much research that shows a new stadium adds much value after the first few years, and even less that shows that a new stadium in a location suddenly brings an influx of $ to the area. The reasoning gets used over and over again because there's no real oversight, and things like the Braves situation happen without the tax payers even voting on it. The owners make out like bandits every single time, even though they're usually the ones who are already raking in the $
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 13, 2013 21:35:36 GMT -5
There's your first problem. Speier just reported that the Sox offered 2 years at under $10 per year. But others have cited sources that said Salty had no offers on the table. Maybe that just means he has turned down the Sox offer? IDK. But maybe this is a solid sign that the Sox have little interest in him unless he comes back for a great price
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 13, 2013 20:07:16 GMT -5
Olney: Red Sox have an offer out to Salty Edes: Salty has no offers on the table
Tweeted within 2 minutes of each other. Hot stove season at it's finest
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 9, 2013 0:05:52 GMT -5
@jeffpassan: Sources: Yankees have made Masahiro Tanaka a top priority, and they are the team to beat in the bidding. The latest: t.co/IRKKR9TkLJIt's all well and good that the Yankees say they're interested in these guys and they are "top priority", but the issue remains that it's nearly impossible for them to add anything more than Cano of the high priced guys, stay under the tax, and field an even somewhat competitive team. Now maybe they go sign Cano, Beltran, and Tanaka, and then field replacement level guys everywhere else and in their rotation. I think many teams in the league would be thrilled if the MFY dug the club into an even deeper and more difficult hole to get out of and still remained at best a mediocre team, which is what they'll be even with Tanaka and one other high priced guy. Tack on the fact that they have no clue how much of the season A-rod will be suspended and thus how much room under the tax that clears, and they really aren't in any sort of a position to make multiple major moves
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 8, 2013 12:42:24 GMT -5
By the way, there is no report that the Red Sox have offered Stephen Drew a multi-year contract. There is a report that Stephen Drew is likely to turn down the one-year $14.1m qualifying offer in favor of searching for a multi-year deal on the free agent market. This. I thought I was missing something when people kept talking about the Sox having offered a multi-year deal. He will get one somewhere, and considering it's now widely reported that he has, or at least will turn down the offer, it's a big score for the Sox. Got a great season out of him, won the WS, now get a pick, and allow Xander to likely start at SS
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 1, 2013 17:39:33 GMT -5
amfox1 edit: deleted amfox1 text, for brevity I know the posting fee doesn't count towards the tax. When I posted that, the general consensus was that Jeter's deal added to his tax hit, an additional $2M. Since then, it's been adjusted to a $1M savings. That's what the "hinderance" was that I wrote about. They're more likely to at least attempt to contend than to basically abandon the majority of their roster just to fit in another high priced FA. I assume that they won't pretty much tank a season just to get one big guy. Even if they get Tanaka, and he's awesome, that team is still god awful. Now maybe they will go this route and I'd be wrong, but happy, because the team you outlined above looks to be very far from contending, without much $ flexibility until 2017
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 1, 2013 15:13:48 GMT -5
Apparently Jeter's deal ends up going on the tax as an extra $2M compared to if he had just picked up his option/continued on old contract. I find it very hard to see a way that the Yanks get under the limit for 2014 without either not signing Cano. Their only real hope is that A-rods $25M doesn't count towards the tax, and even then it will be tough. Could be a hinderance to any big FA signings like Tanaka, even though a heavy portion of the $ wouldn't count towards the tax
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 1, 2013 14:31:44 GMT -5
As much as I'd love to see a guy like Tanaka with the Sox next season, he's going to cost an absolute fortune. Though if his actual contract for the books isn't bad, then I'm all for it. It will be interesting to see how the posting fee vs. contract works out since many expect him to be the most expensive import in MLB history
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 31, 2013 17:31:46 GMT -5
OBSTRUCTION!
How spectacular is it that the obstruction play can now be brushed off or at the very least sighed about in joy?
Could have gone down as one of the more tragic parts of a failed WS trip, and instead it's an afterthought
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 31, 2013 14:28:40 GMT -5
Ellsbury hurt, Pedroia hurt on day 1, Buch pitching with a bum shoulder, Ortiz on a bad achilles, Victorino just a mess physically.
Yet they won the WS. Sensational
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 31, 2013 14:09:47 GMT -5
I think they should make QO's to all 4. They'll certainly make them to Ells, Nap, and Drew, the question is still Salty. I still say make one to Salty unless you already have a deal worked out. Worst case you have him for $13M which doesn't look like it would hinder any other FA signings. Considering the only other major catcher is McCann, you take the chance. If he declines and signs somewhere else, you use Ross and Lavarnway, and hope to maybe have something midseason out of Vasquez.
I am still + on Lavarnway, but it doesn't seem like the Sox are, which is even more reason to just offer Salty
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 31, 2013 1:12:47 GMT -5
Was watching on NESN until they started infomercials at 1:30. The closing segment they had was spectacular. Video about the entire season, and the first minute of postgame from the 2004 series finale.
2013 World Champs. Won't hit me for a day or so when I realize there is no more baseball and it's because the Sox took it all
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 30, 2013 23:33:07 GMT -5
This team needed just about everything to go right this season to even contend, let alone win, and they came as close as anyone to getting everything right.
A magical season plain and simple
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 30, 2013 22:37:52 GMT -5
So psyched right now. Have avoided the forum and they've won 3 in a row. I'll take it. Champs.
This won't hit me for a while
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