@ posterOriginally Posted by mvp 78
Red Sox tweet offer $40M to Odorizzi, Ozuna, Rosenthal, Marisnick for '21... then delete it, because it might make them a wild card contender, and they'd have to spend more as buyers at the trade deadline.
@ poster
Red Sox tweet offer $40M to Odorizzi, Ozuna, Rosenthal, Marisnick for '21... then delete it, because it might make them a wild card contender, and they'd have to spend more as buyers at the trade deadline.
Dodgers sign Bauer!
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Good for them. Only one NL team in a hundred years has won back-to-back rings. And standing pat -- especially on the pitching staff taxed from a title -- is not the way to do it (ask the '19 Red Sox). Adding an elite arm, especially connected to a guy who hasn't won -- and should be hungry -- is a smart move.
MLBTR
Bauer and the Dodgers agreed to a three-year deal with opt-out provisions after year one and year two of the contract, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand adds that Bauer is guaranteed a total of $102MM on the deal, which includes a $40MM salary in 2021 and a $45MM salary in 2022. Both marks establish new records for the highest single-season salary, though the contract’s overall $34MM average annual value is still a bit shy of Gerrit Cole’s record $36MM.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
The 3 year length is something that really lowers the risk factors.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Dodgers fans are so relieved that Mookie's albatross contract didn't prevent LA from upgrading their defending champs.
The Dodgers don't seem to have many limits to spending. They have become the Yankees from the 90's and early 2000's.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
With ex-Rays man Friedman at the helm. Kind of destroys that narrative that some have tried to apply to Bloom.
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.
I remember saying the same thing about Dan Duquette coming from Montreal- back in the day.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I like the 3 year length for the Dodgers. Still a crazy amount of money though.
The Dodgers reset their tax penalty in 2018 and they have a very strong farm system.
Not saying that that makes spending all that money the right thing to do, but it certainly opens up more flexibility for them to do so.
The opt outs may make it an even shorter deal.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
40 opt-out
45 opt-out
17
The AAV is 34 mill for 2021. It looks to me, though, that if Bauer opts out after Year Two, the Dodgers will get stuck with a 51 mill tax number for 2022, because the final figures will be 2 years and 85 mill.
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.
The short length is the only saving grace of this contract. I have always said that I prefer a shorter deal with a higher AAV (Hey Bell, weren't we looking for examples of this earlier?), but this AAV is a bit too much for my liking.
With the contract being so heavily front loaded, Bauer is sure to opt out after the 2nd year if he pitches halfway decently.
Did the Dodgers go over the threshold in 2019?
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