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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Jul 11, 2017 19:56:49 GMT -5
He apparently has no trade value. His talent level isn't sufficient to ward off career minor leaguers. Compounding the mistake of initially signing him with the mistake of keeping that failure only adds to the misery. Cut ties, play the kids, and let his release show players there's nothing guaranteed if you can't produce.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Jul 7, 2017 16:33:52 GMT -5
Maybe this has been discussed before - or possibly tried by some major league teams. What's to prevent Boston from getting around the pool's constraints by offering a player (like Thompson, who had a tough choice to make by signing under slot) whatever money the teams could in order to fit under the cap, BUT *wink, wink*, telling the player he'll more than make up any difference in year two/three, assuming he's healthy... and regardless of how he performs? If Boston could get away with that end around, it would be more like in years past where they could toss extra money at tough signs.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Jul 5, 2017 19:21:12 GMT -5
Pablo was an impulse buy, just like I bought some 30 inch slacks a few years ago because I thought they'd fit me... Go with youth (lower $$$ and control). Third base has been a black hole, so it's not like you're gonna get any worse. My only issue is in bringing Devers up too soon and he feels overwhelmed. He'll end up fine, but maybe give him some AAA at bats to get adjusted to an even higher level of competition.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Jun 13, 2017 20:02:19 GMT -5
I live in Winston-Salem and caught the Salem Red Sox in town this past Friday & Sunday. Chavis had a 3 run homer and generally hit the ball hard. Made good plays at third. I don't know how Boston's brass see Devers vs Chavis (they are close in age). Salem's Ockimey is playing well at first. Could Boston eventually move Devers to 1st, push Ockimey to DH and put Chavis at 3rd?
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Apr 2, 2017 16:06:59 GMT -5
Let's get this season started - if healthy, I really like Boston's chances.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Mar 2, 2017 18:40:43 GMT -5
Lots of moving parts at the moment. While the Sale addition looked (near term) like icing on the cake, maybe now he's a more of a quality substitute for Price if it comes to that.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Feb 7, 2017 21:11:08 GMT -5
Teams aren't necessarily stupid. I do think teams will overpay for a perceived value, especially when a front office/coach is on a short leash. Also, football teams may overpay their own players for, essentially, their past performance and loyalty... despite their age and declining skills. Baseball free agent signings are evidence that teams sometimes bid against themselves (ARod and many others).
Yes, the Pats have leverage. For now. With JimmyG, NE has plenty of variables in play. If NE keeps him and he becomes a free agent, can/would NE pay the going rate, especially if Brady is playing great and they have Brissett in their back pocket? Is Brissett a capable "next man up?" I have to wonder whether NE would pay the going rate for JG next year... while Brady is playing great. The cap is a real challenge.
All that said, I could see NE having a serious talk with JG. If his upcoming contract can be constructed so as to create a very low cap hit for a couple years (while Brady plays out the string), then it may make sense to keep him as the heir apparent. I suspect he'll be flooded with high dollar free agent offers if he hits the open market.
My guess is JG won't sign a new contract until he sees what's out there. If that's the case, all NE can get (if NE doesn't pay up) is a comp draft pick. But JG has leverage in that he can refuse to sign an extension if NE tries to deal him this year.
So NE doesn't have tons of leverage... and that leverage diminishes as time goes by. Rather than just draft pics, maybe NE trades for a pick and a player to fill a need.
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Post by ghostofrussgibson on Feb 7, 2017 19:47:00 GMT -5
You don't need 2 teams to create a bidding war. You need only 1 and the illusion there is another. How does 1 team who wants him KNOW that there is not another team out there that does too? They don't. Before any negotiation you need to set your limit and not excede it, then evaluate your own evaluation of you routinely are out in LF. You do need two teams to create a bidding war. You really think teams are stupid? They are going to know if another team at least has interest in Jimmy. You might be able to bend the truth about there level of interest or what they are ultimately willing to surrender, but you need that second team thats willing to trade for him. Now I agree they need to set a minimum level of compensation we need to get to trade Jimmy. We do have leverage, we don't have to trade him. He makes next to nothing and has another year on deal. If we don't get what we want, we just keep him because Brady is going to be 40 next year. I don't think it's going to be hard to get a couple teams interested. A bunch of teams need QBs. Teams love players from Super Bowl winning teams. Jimmy has spent 3 years being coached by the best coach ever and learning from the best QB ever. He's still young, going to cost next to nothing next year and is 100% ready to play now.
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