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  1. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    3/28/24 - Opening Day 2024 - Red Sox at Mariners

    Wow. This just made my day! Missed you!!!!
  2. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    The expected opening day '23 rotation was: Sale, Kluber, Houck, Pivetta, Whitlock. With that rotation compared to Bello (clearly better than Kluber), Pivetta (clearly improved from '23 version), Houck, Whitlock (I think anyone should at least be an "equal" projection here on both), and then it...
  3. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    I'm absolutely sure what happened here is that he probably got a 4/100 offer tops (from places like Boston, NY, SF).... Boras was demanding more, Montgomery wanted to play in a place like St. Louis, Texas, KC, etc..... "smaller markets" (whatever that means... probably read as "not coastal...
  4. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    Most posters appear to think this year's team is worse than last years.... or that every other team in the league has relatively improved?
  5. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Also true, but a lot of these guys may have kids and a family. They may have already rooted somewhere and would prefer to be closer to the extended family. That uprooted family would still be in "Boston" for roughly 165 days..... probably longer if they are in school otherwise they're what...
  6. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    So somewhere Chaim Bloom is laughing? Just a note- there's not one good reason a player would ever, ever say to the media that he DOESN'T want to play in a particular place. You'd just invite an avalanche. They'll say real nice hedging things about what a nice place it is and how after it all...
  7. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Age of Extremes. It’s possible and likely even that SOME players just won’t play in Boston for $x million more per season while others will…. And some players will in fact take discounts. Is this that fucking hard to see??? We’re not talking about one of us working schmucks getting a good offer...
  8. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    You're not predicting Pivetta to either lose every game, be traded or to kill a puppy by June 1st?
  9. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    Better said than my post response. I also think it's the Rodon types that have blown out "good" starting pitching valuations- guys that have been injured with a few good seasons and some crappy ones getting paid similar to guys like Snell. The dropoff in their contracts just isn't equalling the...
  10. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    I don't think those numbers matter. To the Yankees, JM is a no. 3 or possibly no. 4. To the Sox, he'd be immediately their best pitcher based on career precedent. Since the Yankees traded him, Montgomery has been one of the best pitchers in the league and it's been gone over dozens of times...
  11. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    Thanks for the assist. But seriously..... what choice would Montgomery have in "not being abused" by whatever team he signs with on a hypothetical one year offer without a QO tagged on? And what's abuse? More than 200 innings? More than 100 pitches in a game? Going on 3 days rest? Why can...
  12. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    Some of them want to be abused.
  13. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    This year's team looks way better than last season's and they won 78 after a complete collapse in August in September. I'm going with: 87 wins (last WC spot) Advance to 2nd round. Lose to Baltimore -Team leader in Wins? Pivetta -Team leader in Losses? Houck -Team leader in Saves? Jansen...
  14. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    I don't wish Montgomery to be screwed out of playing or making what he's worth in this market but it really seems like it's some kinda karma for Boras and free agent pitchers. It's been pretty well established by now that the amount of teams that get the "value" out of the older FA pitcher on...
  15. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    A one year could be a disaster though. Especially without a QO attached it encourages whoever he signs with to run him into the ground. A two year at least ensures the team will try to keep him in good health.... but then that puts him 2 years older and lucky at that point, even if he pitches...
  16. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    Waiting until Thursday morning
  17. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    Revised contract predictions for Snell and Montgomery

    Has there been any confirmations of what any teams offered JM like with Snell? I suspect JM will be losing tens of millions long term because of his holdout. I don’t get wanting a one year deal, especially without a QO- any team could just run him out and destroy him with no hesitation if he’s...
  18. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    I suspect they'll switch Duran to LF and O'Neill to RF. Duran's arm strength being the biggest reason. Otherwise.....
  19. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    When Is It Okay To Worry About Triston Casas: An Attempt at the Reverse Jinx

    I'm sure that the Sox probably lowballed him because of his flaws (defense and baserunning) and what i'm hoping is that he knows those flaws would hurt his overall value so he's just hoping to address those to get a long-term deal closer to his own valuation of his skills as I'm sure he's more...
  20. Sandy Leon Trotsky

    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    I'm pretty bullish right now on the team. I think offense will be slightly improve over last year's team (I'm expecting improvements from Devers, Casas, Yoshida, Story- over combined '23 SS production, Grissom/Valdez over combined '23 2B production, combined C improvement) the dropoffs in RF...