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SemperFidelisSox

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This could just be Reinsdorf trying to get money from the city by threatening to sell the team to a group that wants to move the team to Nashville.
 

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This is sad and shocking. He undoubtedly would have been asked to throw out a first pitch in one of the games in the upcoming series since he was the Dodgers ace (and rookie sensation!) the last time these two teams met in the World Series back in 1981.
 

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The Mets signed Dylan Covey to a major league deal. They must have something in mind to redo his pitches...

Also Alex Kirilloff, Twins outfielder, retired at age 26, citing being in too much pain from chronic injuries.
 

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Apparently Baseball-Reference has recently added WAR, rOBA and Rbat+ to their "Standard Batting" statistical grid. I'm not necessarily complaining, but it's going to take some getting used to... especially with WAR going in the very first statistical column (in front of games). It doesn't appear they've made any similar updates to their pitching statistics.
 

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Is there a prediction thread yet for Soto?
I'm guessing he'll get 15 year at $47.5M per- $715 million.
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$700 million/14 years could look like $65 million per year for age 26 to 30, $50 million per year for age 31 to 34, $35 million per year for age 35 to 40. At $9 million per WAR he'd need to average 7 WAR per year through age 30. He was worth 8 WAR in 2024, his career best. 6 WAR in '23, 6.8 WAR in '21. Just 3.7 WAR in '22- the year he was traded to SDP, and that he was uncharacteristically plagued by a low BABIP (0.249, about 50 points lower than recent years).

Speed and athleticism aren't really part of his game, so I could see him aging somewhat gracefully, and maybe being worth a monster contract like that!
 

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Blake Snell opted out of his deal with the Giants. He was generally excellent once he got himself sorted out, which took half the season.

He is going to want to sign before pitchers and catchers report and will want a ton of money. However, he is 32.

His market is going to be VERY interesting.
 

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Blake Snell opted out of his deal with the Giants. He was generally excellent once he got himself sorted out, which took half the season.

He is going to want to sign before pitchers and catchers report and will want a ton of money. However, he is 32.

His market is going to be VERY interesting.
There was a lot of talk on both sides about the Mariners last offseason. Perhaps that comes up again, giving Seattle a chance to deal from their young pitching for bats
 

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There was a lot of talk on both sides about the Mariners last offseason. Perhaps that comes up again, giving Seattle a chance to deal from their young pitching for bats
I know this idea has been around for a while - kind of seemed like Snell himself was trying to engineer it through the media at one point? - so I'm not picking on you, but man I'd be annoyed if this happened. If they're suddenly willing to spend big, why not just sign Alex Bregman, who's probably (?) better than anyone realistically available in trade and keep the awesome starting rotation together?
 

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I know this idea has been around for a while - kind of seemed like Snell himself was trying to engineer it through the media at one point? - so I'm not picking on you, but man I'd be annoyed if this happened. If they're suddenly willing to spend big, why not just sign Alex Bregman, who's probably (?) better than anyone available in trade and keep the awesome starting rotation together?
All hypothetical, of course, but signing Snell gives them options with what to do with their trade chips. They need multiple bats. But you're right, Bregman makes a lot of sense as a fit.
I mean, this is painful. (France, of course, is long gone)

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Seattle is on record as saying they will add payroll for next season.
 

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Feels like a no brainer. Cole would exceed 5/180 on the open market.
While it seems like the Yankees will add the year, I don't think Cole was a cinch to exceed 5/180. According to MLBTR, the largest contract given to a 34+ year old pitcher was the 5/185 given to DeGrom
 

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Esp with him somehow avoiding TJ this year... have to think that Cole/Boras was 100% convinced the Yankees were going to pick up the option.
 

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While it seems like the Yankees will add the year, I don't think Cole was a cinch to exceed 5/180. According to MLBTR, the largest contract given to a 34+ year old pitcher was the 5/185 given to DeGrom
That worked out really well, though. Only about $1M per inning pitched for it so far.
 

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While it seems like the Yankees will add the year, I don't think Cole was a cinch to exceed 5/180. According to MLBTR, the largest contract given to a 34+ year old pitcher was the 5/185 given to DeGrom
That’s a bit misleading though since Verlander/Scherzer both exceeded $36M AAV in their late 30s.

Scherzer got 3/130 for his age 38-40 seasons.

If there were no concerns about the elbow, I think he would have gotten 5/180 from someone. Shoot, I would have done that as a Sox fan.
 

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That’s a bit misleading though since Verlander/Scherzer both exceeded $36M AAV in their late 30s.

Scherzer got 3/130 for his age 38-40 seasons.

If there were no concerns about the elbow, I think he would have gotten 5/180 from someone. Shoot, I would have done that as a Sox fan.
Sure, but it's no given that Cole would have gotten more than 5/180 ... which is what I was responding to
 

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Sure, but it's no given that Cole would have gotten more than 5/180 ... which is what I was responding to
Yes, I hear you. Nothing is given but I think he would have. Looks like we won’t get to see if I would have been right or not.
 

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All hypothetical, of course, but signing Snell gives them options with what to do with their trade chips. They need multiple bats. But you're right, Bregman makes a lot of sense as a fit.
I mean, this is painful. (France, of course, is long gone)

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Seattle is on record as saying they will add payroll for next season.
Yeah, I guess it could work if they are able to fill multiple holes, like a 3B and a 1B, or get someone who's a safe bet to give star-level production, like... I'm not sure who that'd be if not Bregman in this case. They don't usually do these things, though.

I guess I also don't know who this off-season's version of Soto is - who's a star-level player who's also generally considered a likely trade candidate? Vlad?
 

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Yeah, I guess it could work if they are able to fill multiple holes, like a 3B and a 1B, or get someone who's a safe bet to give star-level production, like... I'm not sure who that'd be if not Bregman in this case. They don't usually do these things, though.

I guess I also don't know who this off-season's version of Soto is - who's a star-level player who's also generally considered a likely trade candidate? Vlad?
Agreed, it's hard to tell ... which makes Seattle one of the more fascinating teams this offseason. Houston seems ready for the taking in that division.
 

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This was known it was his last year for awhile. Barely played in October. But a ring!

Some odd & ends from today:

-Robbie Ray, Cody Bellinger, WIlmer Flores, Emilio Pagan among names to NOT opt out
-Colin Rea is on waivers, very league average or bit below bulk pitcher but 5 million salary next year might be too rich for Brewers
-Players with options declined (player/mutual/club, any of them): Gary Sanchez, Sean Manaea, Joc Pederson, Drew Smyly, Eloy Jimenez, Anthony Rizzo

Also this, Braves moved around a little bit of money from next year to later. The obvious conclusion is they freed up a lot of 2025 $$ and will actually try to resign Fried, but wondering if this some type of Bally Sports Fanduel network uncertainty again.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/braves-sign-reynaldo-lopez-aaron-bummer-to-new-contracts.html
 
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Whoa.

I just realized Brandon Gomes and I were in elementary school together. Same class, same teachers.

He was always a really nice kid. We used to play football everyday during recess. Wild, I had no idea he was running the Dodgers.

Great story for that city. You don’t hear of a lot of Fall River kids growing up into these sorts of roles. He was a great player in Little League, I just put together that he ended up on this path through MLB. Cool story, great family from what I can remember.
 

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Royals keep Wacha on a three-year deal ($51M guaranteed), with an option for a fourth year (mlbtr)