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Started by Rob B, Nov 24, 2014, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. Fazers
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    no one is ever going to give him that lmao
     
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  2. Simon023
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    Yankees will....
     
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  3. Worm
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    lol I guess you haven't watched baseball in a while...Yankees aint paying that s---. Maybe Dodgers
     
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  4. Simon023
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    It is been linked for a while with Harper and Yankees. Past two years. Now, things may have changed.

    Dodgers are bankrupt....so, I don't think they'll spend that type of money.
     
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    Yeah, but not for this much money. I'd like to think they've learned their lesson with Arod, Tex and CC. Long contracts for that much money are idiotic. I honestly don't see anyone paying that.
     
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  6. Simon023
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    I honestly don't either, but we've seen the Yankees do it before. He is in his prime, so it wouldn't surprise me if they did.
     
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    HOLY f--- :banderas:

    Porcello-Price-Sale :lawd:
     
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  8. Worm
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    f--- that
     
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    priiiiiiity bs.
     
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    Why would you retire Jeters number on Mother's Day? Gonna be tough, but I think my mom will understand Jeter comes first in my life
     
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    @redsoxx tell me about these prospects please. Also make sure you clear tbt unis with Chris before the game.
     
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  12. Simon023
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    All combined 0-12 in the playoffs though.

    Still a scary pitching staff.
     
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  13. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

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    OMW home from s-----y Connecticut, Dombrowski has legit cleaned house on the best system in baseball in one single calendar year. I'll give you a run down on Moncada and Kopech specifically when I get home in like an hour.
     
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  14. redsoxx
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    redsoxx "What's my favorite ring? The next one."-TB12

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    @Poohdini

    Moncada was pretty much the consensus #1 prospect in baseball prior to his call up last year. The Sox had the worst 3rd base production in baseball in the 2nd half and thought it was a good idea for Moncada to skip Triple A and go right to the bigs in early September, like Andrew Benintendi successfully did in August. Problem was Moncada was a big strikeout victim in Double A and JUST transitioned from 2nd to 3rd base. He looked like a guy who had never seen a curveball and was guessing on every pitch. Would swing at curveballs in the dirt and take fastballs right down the middle, ended up striking out 9 consecutive times before Farrell benched him for good.

    Anyways i still think he'll turn into a great player, 20-25 HR's and 30 steals a year. Just don't think I would bring him up until mid Summer this year, needs more seasoning.

    This ball still hasn't landed



    Kopech is a fucken flamethrower, dude hit 105 MPH on the radar gun earlier this year, has a good slider and change up but has had significant control problems. Hes had off field issues as well was suspended 50 games last year for PED's (Oxilofrine) and then before this past season started he got in a fight with his roommate and fractured his pitching hand.

    Kopech's immaculate inning (striking out the side on 9 pitches) earlier in the year



    I like the deal for the Sox short term, but Dombrowski has GUTTED the system that was probably the best in baseball when he got to Boston. If you're gonna go all in for Sale, then wtf are we doing trading Espinoza for Pomeranz.
     
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  15. Poohdini
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    So far everything I've read on Moncada has been overwhelming positive except for his call up which is understandable, can't judge him off 20 ABs. I was hoping to get Benintendi in the deal but Kopech seems like he could slide in nicely behind Quintana and Rodon in the rotation.

    At the end of the day Sale seemed pretty at odds with upper management so I felt like this had to happen sooner or later. Dude was a gamer and never gave excuses for the Ls and NDs he'd collect while throwing gem after gem.

    This is the kinda deal Dombrowski lives for. He gutted the Tigers a few years ago and they have nothing to show for it.
     
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  16. Fazers
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    doesn't work like that. for the yankees to offer him 10 years, 400 million -- another team would have to offer him 10 years around that range. no team is going to want to offer him substantially close to that amount of money. i could see a few teams offer him 10 years, 300 million... why would the yankees pay 100 million more if they have no bidding competition?

    like, i totally see him going to the yankees, but there's no way he gets that ballpark. no team will offer that kind of $.
     
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    Yea it was always gonna be Benintendi or Moncada, but not both and that was before Beni lit it up at the MLB level. Also not completely sold on Kopech as a starter, might end up being a back end reliever.

    Dombrowski walked into the perfect situation with the Sox, huge payroll, young core at the MLB level set and behind them best farm system in baseball. Now with this Sale deal they should be the favorites in the AL for the next 3 years.
     
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  18. teamjessewins
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    For some reason this trade really gets to me, the international free agency is messed.

    The only positive I can try and spin out of this Sale deal is that hopefully it'll push Shapiro/Atkins to bring Edwin back now.
     
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    Papi posted that he's rethinking retirement.

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  20. Simon023
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    Not going to believe the Indians will sign Edwin until it is official....
     
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