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Post by Gwell55 on Nov 8, 2018 14:53:00 GMT -5
Seems to me that with tv ratings declining, age, and baseball money for Harper (seems like $35M X 10 could be it in Feb) factors in Mookie might alleviate some risk of the injuries by signing an extension now for 13, 16 and 8 yrs at 36M. Harper had that injury jinx that hit him and it did affect his stats. Just saying Mookie might think about that before spring.
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Post by Gwell55 on Oct 19, 2018 21:15:13 GMT -5
Brewers might be an easier opponent. But it would be nice to see Eovaldi drill Machado with a 101 mph fastball. Right in the knee cap and he is out for two+ yrs...
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2018 22:23:47 GMT -5
Xander Bogaerts has been bad for a while now. It's frustrating how he starts out each season so well and struggles down the stretch. Be nice to see him put together a full season. He had a 134 wRC+ in July. Also it was 120 from 7/31-8/5, and 94 today. Admittedly, he slumped a bit from 7/20-7/30 - only .194/.216/.306 in those 9 games (37 PAs). So by "Xander Bogaerts has been bad for a while now," do you mean "he was bad for 9 games in late July"? He got hit in the wrist on the 1st too. 2-10 since then I believe.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 2, 2018 19:54:20 GMT -5
It seems like mlb.tv has banned VPNs, so I won't get to watch this series because I'm supposed to watch on a channel I can't get or drive 4 hours each way to commute. Don't feel bad we are 8 hrs from Seattle one way ... here in Montana ... We get one game once in a while on root sports mariners - sox and the rest are total blackouts. That is bull too.
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Post by Gwell55 on Mar 2, 2018 19:46:22 GMT -5
"I'm just thinking about taking how I take it every game, how I've been playing this game since I was a kid and continuing to do the same routine I've been doing, whether it's DHing or playing the outfield." He listed himself as a outfielder first in the first question that was asked about the matter. He also went out of his way to say that it was part of the agreement that Dave told him he was going to see time in the outfield too. Either way, it's not that big of a deal. Seems to me that he WILL be playing in the outfield regardless of which way we perceive it. After all their will be Sox-national league park games going on most the season and I'm sure you won't sit your best hitter on the bench for most of those.
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2018 19:31:11 GMT -5
Here is the article: Boras: J.D. Martinez not 'fed up' with Red Sox Evan Drellich 21 min ago A report of hurt feelings may have left some hurt feelings. J.D. Martinez’s agent, Scott Boras, outright denied to NBC Sports Boston that Martinez has expressed feelings of being fed up with the Red Sox, as was reported on Tuesday. “J.D. Martinez has never made any statement regarding the Red Sox,” Boras said Wednesday. "J.D. is involved in multiple negotiations and is pleased with the participants and the good-faith process. Suggestions otherwise are not accurate." MORE RED SOX: Jackie Bradley Jr.'s comfort in Boston should be highly valued Boras as well as Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski both acknowledged negotiations are ongoing between the Sox and Martinez. Boras said as much on Tuesday night as well. (LINK:http://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/boras-red-sox-still-negotiation-jd-martinez) Per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Martinez has been telling people he’s fed up with the Red Sox. That sentiment would be understandable, given how late in free agency it is and how good a hitter Martinez is. “We continue to speak with Scott as well as other agents,” Dombrowski said. “Also, Ken called me about that [sentiment from Martinez] and I was surprised. However, even he indicated he did not know if that was true.”Indeed, Rosenthal noted in the story that “it’s difficult to imagine why he would be upset with a team reportedly willing to give him a nine-figure deal.” And this is what has become of today's news??? Journalism at it best I see!!!!! What happened to verifying before you report?
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Boras
Feb 7, 2018 12:49:08 GMT -5
Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2018 12:49:08 GMT -5
Salary Cap, Luxury Tax and Salary Floor ... This will then be the response to the strike from the owners maybe. Young players get more money with quicker free agency, older players get less and the issue of salary not being high enough will be addressed just like in the NBA with exception for certain team player etc. Spread the wealth with they players but the owners still can have a year to year net profit. Baseball is a business it needs to be able to show an annual net profit margin around the 20 to 30% with the players getting their piece of the pie. either that or it is going to come to those 200 million contracts but only guaranteeing 70-80 million and the rest tied to actual performance. The strike may cause that upheaval but in the end the people holding the purse strings will only go so far. The union will never allow a salary cap.....EVER, regardless if the owners bring it up or not. If the strike comes and the union refuses any type of salary cap then my belief is that the owners will push for the partial (NFL type) guarantee to contracts. Change is going to come with the shape that baseball is in today and the near future. That strike (if it comes) will cause more revolt from the fans also so the union better realize that too. Revenue streams start drying up in every market at some point and sports are going to take individual hits for sure IMO.
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Boras
Feb 7, 2018 12:25:53 GMT -5
Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2018 12:25:53 GMT -5
And that's where the war will be. If you can't (and shouldn't) force owners into paying for a player's decline then it's natural that the union should push to have free agency granted much, much sooner. Teams shouldn't be getting $25 million/year type performance from a 24 year old getting paid $700K or $2 million or whatever they're getting. I think even most teams would feel this is logical, but the problem is this would strip small market teams of their one way of winning - cheap young talent. It's going to morph from a player vs team to a big market vs small market type of thing. There's no real simple solution. You don't want to reward "tanking" but you can't make it where teams that can spend a ridiculous amount (like LA or NY) are allowed free reign to do so. I don't see how this gets resolved quickly or easily. I think when they strike in 2021 in could wipe out one or two seasons. Salary Cap, Luxury Tax and Salary Floor ... This will then be the response to the strike from the owners maybe. Young players get more money with quicker free agency, older players get less and the issue of salary not being high enough will be addressed just like in the NBA with exception for certain team player etc. Spread the wealth with they players but the owners still can have a year to year net profit. Baseball is a business it needs to be able to show an annual net profit margin around the 20 to 30% with the players getting their piece of the pie. either that or it is going to come to those 200 million contracts but only guaranteeing 70-80 million and the rest tied to actual performance. The strike may cause that upheaval but in the end the people holding the purse strings will only go so far.
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2018 11:59:27 GMT -5
It seems to me DD should call Boras's bluff and call next week and say that we feel JD needs a full spring training camp with the club in order to be in shape to play competitively and to intermix with the full squad. Thus if he waits into a later signing that the offer will reflect that and should be 120 over five.
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Boras
Feb 2, 2018 20:15:51 GMT -5
Post by Gwell55 on Feb 2, 2018 20:15:51 GMT -5
This sounds good to me ... "No report no money" under the unfit to play clause in the contract. They could go on till all the players only get half salary for the year and I would be OK with that!!! The players don't want to play then they are going to seem like spoiled brats to the general public even worse than they are now. Even more support could fail then. And since when is total revenue all profit. The figures I keep seeing by the media seems to talk a lot about how rich the owners are and gross revenue is up but I checked by googling the sox in 15 and after expenses and salaries they made about 79 million that year in net profit. If that is true they aren't getting rich unless they want to sell the team. I couldn't find any other net profit figures disputing although there could be some somewhere I guess. I think the market is due for a big change by cit top salaries and middle of the road players get an increase as well as the younger players and Minors.
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Boras
Jan 25, 2018 20:40:32 GMT -5
Post by Gwell55 on Jan 25, 2018 20:40:32 GMT -5
Boras' argument that equates the Black Sox intentionally throwing games with team's not providing enough talent but everyone on the field still trying is absurd to me. Sure, if he wants to argue that all teams should be spending X because they're all getting Y in revenue but are instead barely spending so that they get better draft picks and $ pools, fine, institute a salary floor, though I'm not convinced that this would have much affect on high end players, and more likely just extend a player's career a bit and increase the contract values of the minimum salary players. This is interesting in one of the comments who claim this does work for the NFL contracts: "Get rid of guaranteed contracts. If player x is paid $20mil for 40 hr and 300+ ba and 100+ rbi and fails to deliver in year 3 of deal and player talent is dwindling, teams should be able to cut bait with player and not pay him for the next 3 years of mediocrity at superstar rates" If the players and their high powered agents want these huge contracts fine but this guy actually makes sense if Boras gets his way then his comment would work too!
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Post by Gwell55 on Jan 24, 2018 12:34:08 GMT -5
When will the bubble burst should be included in the salary discussion however we feel about JD whining about sitting out and being worth so much money. Viewership is down, league is fighting to stay relevant using more gimmicks and cutting time per game. On the national level people are cutting the cord to cable and satellite, these huge contracts for sports aren't doing so hot financially, ESPN for instance seems to be losing ground as Disney is cutting jobs there, and direct and dish are hurting financially. So I ask who is going to be paying these extremely large players salaries if the cable and Tv deals can't make a profit today?
Seems to me there is a big possibility of a bubble burst and this could be the start of the decline. Why else is MLB worried about the game and big changes?
To me personally I hope to see a reduction in huge multi-million dollar babies and a slight income raise for the rest of the players. No one player is truly worth a 400 million dollar contract that people are claiming should happen in the near future.
Can baseball be played at a marketable level in the future without above inflation rate salaries? If not we might be losing the main level fan base to something else. And that would be sad. Ordinary people are tired of the millionaire sports players whining about every conceivable petty injustice to them when the real world has it's own problems.
Nfl is going to lose all it's gains in viewership and financial if it doesn't start listening to the common fan. Baseball could be next.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jan 7, 2018 16:45:04 GMT -5
If the Dodgers offered Ryu and Puig for JBJ, it would probably be more of a fair deal. Other than that, the Dodgers can get out of here with that terrible offer and that's what Dombrowski said to them politely. Are the Dodgers betting that the Sox are dumb or something? Or they figured we still owed them a make up for the Punto trade.
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Boras
Jan 6, 2018 19:45:55 GMT -5
Post by Gwell55 on Jan 6, 2018 19:45:55 GMT -5
I seriously cannot remember what this thread was for.... Wasn't it about who to root for ... the millionaires over the billionaires or something along those lines
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 25, 2017 13:39:34 GMT -5
I agree. My point, however, was that the numbers that Boras is proclaiming he's worth, seem to be more in line with what JDM did for three months after he was traded to Arizona. In other words: Boras is giving him superstar status, or else young, big star in the making, instead of being more in line with a 30 year old star, that may perhaps have outdid his career numbers for a few months with Arizona. I never thought of him as a superstar, before he went to Arizona. Obviously JDM can handle the spotlight of hitting cleanup for a playoff bound team, which is what he showed with Arizona, and which is why I'm hoping that he'll sign with the Red Sox this winter. However, I like that DD is being more prudent with negotiating for JDM, and Boras, rather than being the over-anxious, desperate GM I've sensed at times since he's been with the Sox. JD Martinez had a 168 OPS+ after being traded to Arizona. JD Martinez had a 163 OPS+ before being traded to Arizona. If your look at OPS+ for the last 4 years through 29 yr old... 149 Than look at who they are trying to replace in reality. Ortiz who with boston for first 3 years (29 yr old) ... 149 The most you could hope for is pretty accurate in David's stats (6 years through age 35) 143 Now with the price tag today what is that worth also how will JD hold up? To me (going by comparable ops+) with a 30% mark up over ortiz last year should get him at 25.7 for 6 contract as a dh.
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 21, 2017 18:06:16 GMT -5
Well the toe sure didn't hurt him in August that is for sure. .342 .390 .671 1.061 I wonder when he hurt his knee? "Moreland said the broken toe he sustained back in June led to a knee problem towards the end of the season, and while he was able to play through the pain, he'll have it checked out now that ..." www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/red-soxs-mitch-moreland-to-have-knee-examined-tuesday/September maybe? .198 .260 .407 .667 After all the back and forth it sure looks like he toughed it out for awhile on both injuries. Sure seems to me his projection is about the same as Alonso if not just a touch better in the track record department for XB hits and Alonso has what 1 year of Hr power while Moreland is a lot better in consistency with what 23 hr per 162 than that 13 for Alonzo who is only a year and a half younger in the same 8 year mlb career ('10-fwd). Seems a near wash on paper but I would think Moreland's contract is a good bet considering the 14M possible to the 16 guaranteed on Alonso.
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 13, 2017 16:44:05 GMT -5
Short answer: No. Longer answer: No. Ownership has plenty of money, and the "fan base" already spend hundreds of millions on a stadium. Ownership could invest the revenue they get to keep in players, rather than paying for Derek Jeter gift baskets. i think you, and others, are conveniently leaving out that the franchise is losing cash (supposedly). Now, a couple of years ago, the players union was upset at how little the franchise was paying players and, IIRC, MLB got on their case. The owners responded by increasing payroll, one of which was the Stanton contract. Communities that support their teams generally have better organizaitons. We don't know how much their are losing, but low attendance is going to have an effect on the bottom line. The first year is was opened they averaged over 27k...around 20 since then. Capacity is over 37. Truth of the matter is...they haven't supported the team that well, even when they were winning WS. www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/attend.shtmlIt has to be said, IMO. It isn't a major factor in the discussion I thought I read in this link about 2016 monies that it showed a profit of about 100M after salaries and expenses. so they aren't hurting to bad at 100M salary which is quite a bit more than Jeter and crew want it to be. Could be wrong but it sure looks that way to me. www.forbes.com/teams/miami-marlins/
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 12, 2017 20:44:20 GMT -5
Addison Reed likely going to the Phillies on a three year deal. Wasn’t really expected him to be back. That deal really didn’t work out the best. Which for the record, I don’t think they shouldn’t have made the deal. It was a risk worth taking, but it just didn’t work. Apparently Buster and now Nightengale both have stated it is Tommy Hunter not Reed going to Philly. twitter.com/Buster_ESPN
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 3, 2017 20:24:58 GMT -5
Quick question ... Now that the Sox have that 400K+ for this year and all of next years monies can they use this years PLUS some of next years to sign these prospects or does it have to be this years OR next years and the sox choose either one but not the other?
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Post by Gwell55 on Nov 28, 2017 22:59:05 GMT -5
Somebody in Boston needs to remind Evan that the "sources with knowledge" doesn't count when we are now hearing that Trade Rumors seems to infer they are Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman.
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Post by Gwell55 on Nov 5, 2017 20:59:54 GMT -5
So does this mean the 12+ players brought into the country illegally are now going to be deported? If this is true what does that do for the contracts? This could be a legal headache for a bunch of people seems to me.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 18, 2017 22:37:49 GMT -5
14-3, just amazing. Best part of the game though is that we eliminated the Orioles rom the division title. Rays too.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 18, 2017 22:36:26 GMT -5
We now have got a lucky new life on closers, I guess. Carson hanging in there at 93+ sure helped there ... Thanks baseball gods we needed that.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 18, 2017 22:23:00 GMT -5
Yep that inning by Kimbrel was the ticket.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 18, 2017 22:04:49 GMT -5
Gee maybe Barnes can go two if we get the lead. hmm Craig wouldn't of been needed then till a close situation came up. Oh well we still have Farrell ... maybe we could recruit him to a player/manager contract and he can close. geez
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