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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 10, 2017 20:52:07 GMT -5
Not sure where to put this.... @bradfo: Steven Wright arrested on domestic assault charges t.co/5oVvwRmLoB
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 10, 2017 18:21:56 GMT -5
From your lips to God's ears I suppose
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 10, 2017 16:48:00 GMT -5
Using half splits for Judge is misleading though, especially for the point you are trying to make. He was AL player of the month in September, which was by far his best month of the year (his May and June were close but also bolstered by high BABIP, whereas his monster, 15 HR September featured a .280-ish BABIP). Not really. The Yanks Sept schedule was just filled with non-playoffs teams with nothing to play for. Teams filled with September call ups. He followed that up with a horrible October. The trend is legit. 28 hits in Sept, 15 HRs, only 13 non HR hits in a whole month. The HRs are impressive, but that's all he really is walk or HR. That's not a horrible thing, but he is not close to being the best hitter in Baseball that he looked like for the first half. More like Adam Dunn. The HR numbers are also inflated because of the juiced ball or whatever it was this year. Doesnt make sense to me. Every team was playing against September callups and he was still the best of them all. Yes, He had a bad two months, but that was almost certainly based on a bad shoulder, rather than anything else (and the playoffs are far too small of a sample size to declare anything one way or another).
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 14:23:55 GMT -5
True, except now the Yankees got a $300M guy for only $22M a year. And really, there's no reason to believe the Yankees won't get another $300M player next off season too. Thanks to Jeters gift basket, the Yankees will somehow reset the luxury tax limit this year and go crazy next year too.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 12:50:55 GMT -5
His gift baskets are getting better with age.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 11:03:34 GMT -5
If it is true that MFY are paying 4 mill a year on that contract, then I will say the fix is in. Good god. Stanton and Judge for 4.5 million a year? Jeter should have waited until the deadline. Hell he saved 4 mill laying off half his org. I hope this isn't true. pretty sure that means $21M over the life of the contract. Yankees will be paying him $274M.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 9:40:32 GMT -5
Man, do I feel bad for any team filled with left handed starters trying to get through that lineup.
19 times a year...
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 1:13:59 GMT -5
Stanton makes a ton of sense, but you can't blame any team for staying away from a 10 year contract. Especially one with Stantons injury history. The fact is the Yankees are getting much better today and the Red Sox are not, and will be hard pressed to keep up - and this IS the Red Sox window to capitalize. The farm system is dry and it's very questionable that after 2020 that the Red Sox will even be highly competitive as they are now This is what I keep thinking about. The Sox went all in last off-season. To pull up now, and watch the window close before it ever really opened is going to be painful to watch.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 9, 2017 0:33:26 GMT -5
Now the MFY have entered the mix, I'm sure he'll have no interest in the Sox, but I'm not convinced he would have vetoed a trade to Boston had they shown enough interest from the start. I have nothing to back that up, and won't argue if someone disagrees, but I think the Sox passed up an opportunity to land a great player.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 6, 2017 20:54:40 GMT -5
Henry Owens put on waivers. What could have been. I’m sure he’ll clear at this point. I'm not too sure he clears. Obviously he has major flaws in his game, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if a team claims him. If his BB% was even league average, he'd be at least a back end starter for someone. I'm sure there's a team out there that thinks they could fix him. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets claimed too. With an option remaining, his claiming team would have plenty of time to figure out if they can fix him. Really no downside for some teams.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 3, 2017 18:58:56 GMT -5
Wow. Genuinely surprised he won't be signing with the Yanks. And really, not too upset he won't be with the Sox either. I want to see a pitcher/DH work out, but don't want to be the team that gives it a shot. Very happy to watch him from a safe distance.
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 1, 2017 23:14:17 GMT -5
Red Sox announce they tendered contracts to all 34 unsigned players on the roster. No surprise based on what had been reported already. (For those wondering, that's everyone but Pedroia, Ramirez, Porcello, Kimbrel, Price, and Sale.) Suprised Robbie Ross Jr. got tendered a contract, but at 2 million, it's probably worth the the risk with him coming off the injury last year. Ross was released about a month ago, wasn't he?
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 27, 2017 20:32:13 GMT -5
I'm also confused on what "prepared for him" actually means.
The guy is passing up an opportunity to earn a $200M contract, but the FO should get bashed for not saving a couple extra million? Doesn't seem very logical to me...
He's either going to sign with the Sox or he isn't. A few extra million won't sway him one way or the other.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 22, 2017 19:17:34 GMT -5
But how do you keep teams that can afford big time fas from also spending millions on the international market?
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 21, 2017 16:49:30 GMT -5
Where has it been said teams can use next year's pool? The only thing mentioned so far is that teams will be able to use 17-18 money, which is this current signing period. Edit: Nevermind. I see Passan's tweet now that says teams can dip into their 18-19 pool.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 21, 2017 15:12:46 GMT -5
Braves fans must feel like they hired DD today with all the prospects they're losing.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 21, 2017 13:39:30 GMT -5
Has it ever been said what the Braves did that was wrong?
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 21, 2017 12:22:14 GMT -5
Thanks for checking up on that. I'll defer to him, and I see his explanation, but even going off of last years call up's he seems to be overestimating a bit.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 21, 2017 9:10:21 GMT -5
Faux deadline passed without word. Deadline was extended 24 hours
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 20, 2017 18:55:13 GMT -5
Using arb projections from MLBTR, they're currently at $206.52M. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zPx_cKCQ7TQjab2kPM4zIhEFSDxrTpLLIEZr2xh5E8g/edit#gid=269248804Castillo is NOT included in Cot's numbers if you tab over to the tax tracker part of their spreadsheet. He's included on the one that's just counting straight money. The Cot's estimate is currently $201.13M, but the difference appears to be not including the pre-arb salaries and a $500k difference in the benefits estimate. Sorry to ask now, and not when you posted this, but I just got around to comparing my numbers to the numbers on that sheet. I had the same as Cot's and was wondering what I was doing wrong. It looks like the difference between Cot's and the spreadsheet you linked is that the spreadsheet you linked is adding $7.5M for Minor League Salaries and Bonuses, even though it had only accounted for $2.5M for the same reason in 2017.
I'm not sure if that is your spreadsheet or not, but can you comment on why the large increase in expected bonus money being counted from the minors?
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 20, 2017 14:22:57 GMT -5
If DD is serious about converting Johnson and Elias to relievers, then by my count the Sox now have 15 relievers on the 40 man roster. That seems high.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 20, 2017 13:59:48 GMT -5
With no options left, this is the Sox last chance to get any value out of Swihart. He won't be getting the reps at catcher needed to get better defensively, but his athleticism might allow him to be adequate in another role. I'm absolutely a homer, but I still think Swihart can be a solid MLB player.
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 19, 2017 1:43:59 GMT -5
I believe it's an additional 50% of their original
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 19, 2017 1:33:09 GMT -5
Haven't the Sox already traded for the max allowed?
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Post by swingingbunt on Nov 16, 2017 17:27:09 GMT -5
I think Moreland made 5.5 million. The difference in my plan is simple it gives you options. You can add another player or don't. It gives you the option to stay under the 237 mark if that's your goal. You keep your prospects or whatever Stanton cost. You also increase payroll flexibility with no long-term Belt contract. If you want to go past 237 you can add even more talent. If you wanted to add a long-term 15 million a year contract that's enough for a bunch of players. So you have no worries about Belt and Ramirez, but Martinez and Ramirez is a no go. OKAY. Again its 1B by far the easiest position to play. If Ramirez can't bounce back it effects both of our ideas for the team. What you do with Bradley certainly does belong in the Stanton vs. Martinez debate because you have to trade him. Well I hope it's him and not Benintendi. Correct. I have no worries about a 1B playing 1B and a DH playing DH. And Belt was only my preference. It doesn't belong in this debate because JBJ could also be traded for prospects, and the Sox could go in a similar route that you suggested by signing a different 1B. We're not in the 2018 Red Sox roster building thread anymore so Belt has nothing to do with the conversation. As I said though, it's clear we won't be changing each other's minds.
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