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  1. BigPapiMPD34

    2018 Red Sox World Champions Parade thread

    Just got the email invite to attend the pre-parade ceremony at Fenway (10-game season ticket holder here). For those that have attended in the past, is it simply watching them get on the duckboats and heading on their way out of the ballpark? Or is there anything else that goes on, like maybe...
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    Potential Trade Deadline Targets

    Good point, although you never know with Beane. Same situation with LeMahieu. Will have to monitor those clubs in the standings as we get closer to 7/31.
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    Potential Trade Deadline Targets

    It probably makes sense to pick up a SP at the deadline, just in case Pomeranz can't figure things out in AAA and E-Rod/Wright are out long-term. It's quite possible that whoever we pick up will only be in the rotation for a month and become a mop-up guy in September and left off the...
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    Eduardo Rodriguez placed on 10 day DL

    What's the best-case timeline? If he's in the boot the 2nd half of July, maybe he needs another 2 weeks to make sure he can run while also throwing to ramp up the arm strength. Then 2-3 rehab starts the second half of August (which is the end of the AAA season), before re-joining the rotation...
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    Red Sox pitching depth chart

    Yup, Cora said in the post-game interview that it would be Velazquez. An interesting thing to note in terms of the logistics: The Sox had bumped E-Rod up 1 day and pushed the Johnson/Pomeranz/Wright spot back 1 day. This means that the #5 spot in the rotation will occur on 7/15, the last day...
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    The 2018 Lineup

    While his free swinging has been a little disappointing, the most important thing from what I see is that he has remained confident and has still been relatively productive. He is only going to get better as he learns how pitchers are attacking him. As for his fielding, I agree with the posts...
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    The 2018 Lineup

    This article is great. It is Oakland A's pitcher Daniel Mengden giving a detailed scouting report of how he attacked Moreland, Benintendi, Betts, and Devers. He faced the Sox twice this season. His approach to those 4 hitters make perfect sense too given their tendencies and...
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    The Unwritten Rules of Baseball: Your opinion?

    My take: The slide: Austin slid 1) too late, going well past the bag and 2) cleats up, right into Holt's ankle. Holt had the right to bark at him for a relatively dirty slide. What should have happened next is Austin saying "my bad." But instead, he barked back. In my opinion, that's...
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    The Starting Rotation's Start

    Below is the upcoming tentative schedule for the rotation. The Sox get their top 3 starters vs the Yankees and E-Rod gets to remind the Orioles what they could have had. Pomeranz has his 2nd rehab start this Friday, so he should return to the rotation late next week. When Pomeranz is...
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    BOS bullpen 2018

    Just curious, was Tommy Layne not invited to spring training with the big league club? I noticed his transaction is listed as a "minor league contract" with no mention of "invitation to spring training," which they included for other players like Steve Selsky. He doesn't appear on the...
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    Pitching Depth

    Here is more info from about the rehabbing pitchers - Quotes pasted below. Cora also implies that Wright/Rodriguez likely won't be ready for Opening Day, but only would need the #5 SP once until April 14 (pending rain-outs). Giving Brian Johnson 1 start seems to be the best option since he is...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    The below is from MLBTradeRumors. Good summary of how years 4 and 5 could turn into mutual options in the event of a Lisfranc injury. Seems fair to both sides. The only way this contract doesn't work out for the Sox is if Martinez' Lisfranc stays healthy and he doesn't hit. That seems...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    Thanks, this helps clarify exactly how it works. It also helps explain why the Nunez buyout was exactly 2M (if I'm reading it correctly). If the buyout was 2.01M (>50% of the player option), it would have made the 2nd year "non-guaranteed" and raised the AAV up from 4M to 6.01M. Essentially...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    I definitely see a loophole available for teams to lower the AAV, but it certainly comes back to bite you in the final year. Maybe MLB keeps a close eye on the contracts to ensure no team is creating opt-outs for AAV purposes? Or maybe the lowest a salary can get in one season must hit a...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    It could simply be the fact that we rarely see contracts with opt-outs and/or the CBA language changed. I suppose it does make sense to simply adjust it in the following year, because going back and recalculating AAV would cause issues. It would be awful to operate under the assumption that...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    I got some pretty good confirmation on how the AAV will work for the JDM contract. The AAV does not reset in the event of a player opt-out. The difference simply gets picked up in the following season. Thus, the AAV will be 22M each year and then a small amount would be picked up in the year...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    Word is the press conference could be as early as 9am tomorrow (for those who want to plan ahead to make sure they can watch it). I guess it makes sense since they will want Cora to be there and the Sox have a game at 1pm.
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    Is there any actual connection for the press conference delay and the injury? Or are they literally just speculating?
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    Agree, this is the only reason that would make sense to me. The very specific design of this contract and the Nunez contract has me convinced there is some loophole we are unaware of. The buyouts that we typically see are linked to team options. Maybe the CBA has some language that specifies...
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    JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil

    Looks like JDM may have grown up a Red Sox fan.