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Post by bigpupp on Dec 21, 2016 0:35:42 GMT -5
"Or was it our stock in Blockbuster?"
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 20, 2016 11:14:22 GMT -5
Buchholz to the Phillies according to Heyman
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 11, 2016 15:02:45 GMT -5
You can have all the analysts you want, but if you don't listen to them, what's the point? This is the second trade where we know Dombrowski went against the recommendation of his analytics department. That's... not great. The article didn't state that his analytic team was against the trade. In fact, the way it read to me (and by the cheering in the room - it makes more sense) that the deal the analytic team said actually favored the prospects was the deal that DD declined. It was only after Hahn changed package that the deal became acceptable.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 11, 2016 9:57:42 GMT -5
Teams can only improve their international draft pool money by 75%, and cheating would most certainly mean the team doesn't get to keep the player. There really isn't a way to safely game the system here. I'm not sure if the CBA mentions this but you may be right, it only mentions a 50% downgrade for international draft pool money in future years. Right, but it's also a hard cap meaning the Sox couldn't go over even if they wanted to. The deal would never be approved (they wouldn't get to keep the player) and they would get the 50% reduction.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 11, 2016 9:55:23 GMT -5
I agree with you. Your Yankee points are excellent - I agree with them all. I am still stunned that some speak that we had this super 8-10 year window if we stayed the Big-Ben course but we don't have with DD. IMO it is so wrong to be knocking DDD at this point vs Big Ben's performance. We had garbage for pitching. We had a window "this year" because of DD. OFC the ones that think the farm was this 8-10 year window and now it isn't is that they think their Red Sox pitching prospects would hit and close their yes to the possibility that we'll make future trades and signings just as you say. Yet we have been pathetic for so long with pitching prospects. It's just wishful thinking - nothing more.
The fact is, before DD came, our pitching was awful. Clay and ERod were pathetic to start the year. Instead of getting Price the sox could have gotten jeff samardzija, so it's not like Price is a disaster. But Price was an overpay and had one of his worst years and Kimbrel was an overpay had one of his worst years. Without these moves we were stuck with Big Ben's Joe Kelley as a starter and Koji and Taz in the bullpen. So in other words to imply we had a 8-10 year window - it means you had to believe Big Ben would have made the right moves to get pitching. One of the more obviously moves was that he could have gotten Miller instead Koji.
With his track record of 3 last places in his 4 years with a very high payroll, why would anyone think that? OFC this is all on DD now. And just as you say I can't wait. I would have been a bit more patient not rushed the team to be a playoff team this past year but DD did and he got it done. Thus past year was sooooo enjoyable. I get the feeling some red sox fans couldn't enjoy the season we had because they seem to be in love with the idea of prospects rather than watching the team win a lot of games.
1) Porcello (that guy who won the Cy Young?) was acquired by Cherington. 2) Miller was acquired by Cherington, and turned into ERod. Yes, he shouldve been re-signed. But Dombrowski chose to trade for Kimbrel. 3) Essentially everyone Dombrowski's traded was acquired by Cherington. 4) The team that was sooooo fun to watch was largely Cherington's, including the major pieces that guys like you wanted to trade for Cole Hamels. 5) Jeff Samardzija? Really? 6) It's not about THIS year, it's about EVERY year. I basically agree with you, but just nitpicking - Miller was acquired by Theo, not Cherington.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 11, 2016 9:45:00 GMT -5
Teams can only improve their international draft pool money by 75%, and cheating would most certainly mean the team doesn't get to keep the player. There really isn't a way to safely game the system here.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 6, 2016 15:04:55 GMT -5
Reports that Sox paying entirety of Moncada's remaining deal, if true, likely helped cap the prospects package...eh He got a bonus, not a salary. Not sure what this means. Yeah, I'm a bit confused by this too.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 6, 2016 13:33:04 GMT -5
I love this f'n trade. I never liked Moncada's numbers from Cuba as he never hit over 300. He didn't hit over 300 at any level of the minors and that tells me he would never do so at the MLB level. I will wait till I hear the other two pieces before truly throwing my support behind this but my initial reaction is fk yeah! We just got the best pitcher in MLB in his prime with a young core of players in the field. Dave isn't scared to bring up the guys he likes and trade the ones with value he doesn't... it's a new philosophy but one I can get used to if we can maintain a balance. If you gut your system you do it for one of the best at the position... so kudos! Same here. Moncada's k-rate terrified me. Sale is a legit Cy Young pitcher and counts only 6.5 against the luxury this year. Great trade of the two lower level guys aren't named Devers or Groome.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 4, 2016 20:15:48 GMT -5
Holliday to the Yankees, 1 year/13M. I'm getting very worried that DD is waiting for Encarnacion's price to drop. I don't see how the Sox could pass on Holliday, or on Beltran for 1/16M. I really hope at this point he plans to use the DH slot to rest players, as has been suggested on this forum before. Why would the bold be a bad thing? EE is the best bat this offseason, and if you can get him on a good deal then I don't see why we wouldn't be in favor of that.
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 1, 2016 12:57:38 GMT -5
Does raising the age for international free agents affect players who are posted? Otani wouldn't be a free agent. Jeff Passan tweeted
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Post by bigpupp on Dec 1, 2016 10:27:09 GMT -5
I wonder how the timing for cap penalties of signing free agents will work. Will it only apply if the signing puts the team over the limit at the time of the signing? What happens if it doesn't but the team trades for a player later in the off-season that puts them over? What if that happens but it's a mid-season trade? What happens if the signing puts a team over the cap, but then they trade a player later that puts them back under?
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 28, 2016 18:36:35 GMT -5
Have to think there is going to be more players taken this year with the active roster size possibly increasing to 26.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 26, 2016 15:00:51 GMT -5
Well to my original point, I said this was all fodder talk anyways. I realize it would never happen. It's one of the things that should happen though because baseball players have way too many guarantees in their contracts. It should be lessened in some way so the players have to actually start earning what they make as opposed to just having the option of sitting back and collecting checks as it looks like some players do when they get their contracts. If teams think players have too many guarantees in their contract, then the best thing to do is not offer contracts with so many guarantees. No one is forcing teams to offer players anything they aren't comfortable with.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 8, 2016 0:12:26 GMT -5
MLB Award Finalists have been announced. Thought it would be interesting to see where everyone stands on the awards. Who should win - who will win?
MVP American League Jose Altuve Mookie Betts Mike Trout
National League Kris Bryant Daniel Murphy Corey Seager
Cy Young American League Corey Kluber Rick Porcello Justin Verlander
National League Kyle Hendricks Jon Lester Max Scherzer
Rookie of the Year American League Michael Fulmer Tyler Naquin Gary Sanchez
National League Kenta Maeda Corey Seager Trea Turner
Manager of the Year American League Jeff Banister Terry Francona Buck Showalter
National League Dusty Baker Joe Maddon Dave Roberts
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 4, 2016 17:00:25 GMT -5
Damn. They picked up Buchholz option. That means I will have to donate $20.00 to the Jimmy Fund per my wager with bigpupp the Sox wouldn't pick it up, Buchholz late season surge sealed my fate. Fine with doing it, I will provide proof of patronage, when I send in. I appreciate it good sir. All for a good cause.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 23:49:53 GMT -5
Theo for President
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 23:00:25 GMT -5
I'm so rooting for this game to be postponed until tomorrow. Would they really do that? I dont think they would. I feel sorry for the fans. I think the beer is probably shut down. No clue. I just think it's very appropriate to make both these franchises wait just a longer to celebrate a world series win.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:58:10 GMT -5
I'm so rooting for this game to be postponed until tomorrow.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:54:52 GMT -5
Chapmans pitching because they need him to. This board is laughably reactionary.Welcome to the board.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:45:02 GMT -5
I absolutely will not be convinced that Workman hitting was a worse managerial decision than that. Ever. Madden is a lunatic.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:42:49 GMT -5
Genius!
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:42:18 GMT -5
Hahahahahahahahahaha
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 2, 2016 22:18:37 GMT -5
Oh hey look, pitching your closer with a 5 run lead and expecting him to close out the next night bit you in the ass. I for one am shocked.
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Post by bigpupp on Oct 26, 2016 13:25:18 GMT -5
So unless I just missed something, Maddon just sent David Ross to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs down by three runs in the seventh inning. After he struck out, he was taken out for defense? Huh? I'm sorry, but the correct response to all of Maddon's moves is "He's got a brilliant mind." We haven't finalized an official memo, but you're not allowed to question a move by another manager.
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Post by bigpupp on Oct 23, 2016 12:32:52 GMT -5
Need to change his name to Four Ball amirite?
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