Recent content by Bobby Zupzic

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    Sox talking Mookie trade with Dodgers, Padres - News & Discussion

    Maybe, but typically it's irrelevant what happens post trade, only that the evaluation at time of the trade was that these were prime caliber players. Mankins was just three years removed from signing a contract that made him the highest paid guard in the league. Seymour returned a first...
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    Sox talking Mookie trade with Dodgers, Padres - News & Discussion

    Richard Seymour and Logan Mankins are two to come to mind pretty immediately for the Patriots; both of those happened previous to the season starting, as well.
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    Sox talking Mookie trade with Dodgers, Padres - News & Discussion

    There seem to be legitimate assertions that Betts would simply prefer to be somewhere else all things being equal; I just don't see why we'd be gung-ho about making a move like that, nor do I think there's a ton of evidence to suggest it's super wise to invest that much in a single player. If...
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    Sox talking Mookie trade with Dodgers, Padres - News & Discussion

    I think the narrative that the Red Sox are hoping to preserve some degree of good will with Mookie (as opposed to taking the best return) is a little off. If we felt like Mookie's end price was a price we'd be willing to pay, then we wouldn't be trading him. From Mookie's perspective, given what...