Something I was saying in December of 2015. Except I wasn't referring to Bauer...Originally Posted by mvp 78
Something I was saying in December of 2015. Except I wasn't referring to Bauer...
No aspect of Bryce Brentz' game is worth a million dollars.
Obviously I was referring to the Bubonic Puig, a guy who would be a great fit for the Sox but would also make all the sense in the world to pass on.
Barking up the wrong tree there. That one doesn't have any leaves and is in rough shape. May need to cut it down before the next hurricane season.
I was just trying to think of 10 cent head guys.
Puig opted out after getting COVID. My guess is that whatever deal he gets this year is much less than Atlanta's one year deal. I can't find out how much he signed for.
So you're selling high on Brentz' head, too?
One thing about Brentz. Has any other player ever taken figurative language and turned in to the literal truth so explicitly as when Bryce shot himself in the foot?
He struggled to get something palatable last off-season.
He represents the clear best potential bargain on the market from a Baseball Only standpoint. Emphasis on that last prepositional phrase...
They did try to lock Mookie up at the price they were comfortable with, but it was nothing doing.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
That feels so unlike Dombrowski. The man signs 31yo Miguel Cabrera for 8 guaranteed years (with two options) for roughly $300 mill, but won't go above that number or years for Mookie in his mid-20s?
I think it was ownership making the call.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Maybe. But I would think they hired Dombrowski to do things his way and were completely aware of what "his way" was...
Agreed. But Mookie was a special situation.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Yes. That's been my point for several years!!
It really makes very little sense to value some of the players the way the Sox did - with Eovaldi being number 1 on that list - and not do the same for Mookie...
Extend injury prone pitchers at the expense of the rest of your payroll?
My opinion, and I'm sticking to it, is that they just didn't want to give Mookie 12 years and 400 million, regardless of any other considerations.
Their risk analyzer spit it out.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
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