Recent content by PrometheusWakefield

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    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    The reason why the screwball ceased to exist is that it was so closely associated with arm injuries that everyone decided to rebrand it the "circle changeup".
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    Offseason rumors

    There's an argument, but I consider this line of argument to be unconscionably pro-management and ethically impermissible. It's probably also short sighted, I mean nobody likes getting jerked around so management can suck another bonus year of the surplus value of your labor.
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    Offseason rumors

    Does anyone really not want to see what Cedanne Rafaela will do with a committed starting job from opening day? I don't see how that happens with Duvall on the roster.
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    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    You can see how it might be that the smart money is stockpiling a stable of decent arms who can go 2 or 3 times the order than making any top dollar investments in starting pitching. A staff of Whitlocks instead of spending 9 figures on a single arm. The 100+ mph world appears to coincide with...
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    I feel like there's no point in being a baseball fan if you're not going to be wildly and irrationally optimistic during spring training.
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    91 wins. -Team leader in Wins? Jordan Montgomery -Team leader in Losses? Nick Pivetta -Team leader in Saves? Tanner Houck -Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Brayan Bello -Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Vaughn Grissom -Team leader for OPB (qualifying)? Tristan Casas -Team leader...
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    Offseason rumors

    "The Bellinger signing clearly shows that the market for the remaining free agents isn't anything close to what they were initially demanding but Boras and Jordan Montgomery are still pretending that they are gonna get 6/$150M so we have to wait a little longer."
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    Offseason rumors

    Because they are right up against the $237M luxury tax so as a second time offender they would have to pay a 30% extra on the whole contract, plus they would probably end up paying the additional surcharge for being $20M over the tax, plus it would put them at about $170M-$180M in contract...
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    Offseason rumors

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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    I think the simplest explanation is that they made that full throttle comment, it took on a life of its own, every agent leaked that the Red Sox were in on every player making it seem like we were repeatedly failing, we didn't Yamamoto because he wanted to go to the Dodgers, we haven't gotten...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    You mean other than this one, widely reported at the time? Red Sox reportedly offered Yoshinobu Yamamoto more than $300M
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    How to Add a Starting Pitcher

    Edward Cabrera for something less than the big 3 prospects.
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    Moves I'd Make

    Because you spin a subsidized Jansen to the Dodgers for a blocked Vargas and then send him to Miami.
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    Offseason rumors

    What is happening right now is Breslow is figuring out how to parlay Kenley Janson, Jarren Duran and $30 million or so in salary room for next year into Jesus Luzardo without giving up Mayer, Teel or Anthony.
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    Lucas Giolito signs 2 year, 38.5M contract with Red Sox (opt-out after 1 year, potential 3rd year option)

    Window. Nonsense. Rangers won the World Series with a 90 win roster. Diamondbacks won the NL pregnant with an 84 win roster. Red Sox could easily be as good as either team next year.