Look at Ray Ray Run

Yeah, this is why the Dodgers dick him around I think. I imagine he's not thrilled about it. These incentives are nuts. If Maeda thru 200 innings and made 3 starts he'd be paid: 14.275 million. Still really affordable, but a lot more than the Dodgers pay him by dicking him around between the rotation and bullpen. Maeda has about as good of a track record with injuries as Ryu when you consider the work load though.

are you Steve Stone?

The best news to come out of White Sox camp is always no news, or downplayed news. Arrogance and Excitement = Failure Silence and patience = Success At least that's how things have worked for the Sox so far.

There's a person in the world that trusts Jeff Passan over Ken Rosenthal? Learn something everyday.

This was about including other valuable assets from the White Sox side; like Bummer and Stiever. I said if the Sox added Bummer and Stiever, there would need to be money coming back for Bentendi and Price, because Benetendi and Price together don't have a ton of surplus value. This meant I would take both for middling prospects with no money attached, but the Sox should require money if they have to add a Bummer/Stiever combination to make it happen. I never thought the Red Sox should have to throw in 30 million in a trade in which they were not getting a viable return. Edit; Also, I figured it was just a misunderstanding. No biggie.

He did create Carmine - which was his own statistical analysis system with the Red Sox but that was almost 20 years ago. The game has advanced so far beyond statistical analysis; with the advancements of technology. Theo was always behind when it came to pitching analytics - now that technology has paired with analytics, they've become doubly behind. Theo isn't of the same mold of a lot of the investment-type executives that have begun to infiltrate the game. Theo's edge in the draft went away, and his success since then has not been great. His trades when the Cubs were advancing to contention were very very good, but it's hard to say whether Arrieta was luck or not... with all his other outcomes in the pitching market, it doesn't seem like the Cubs did much but just tell Arrieta to throw his best stuff.

Castellanos made a noticeable change last year that appeared to allow him to tap into his raw tools more - that and the change from Comerica. Hes an interesting case as, similar to wheeler, his best years may be ahead of him which isnt typical for a FA.

That's not really how it works. Media time is a part of the game.

I don't think the Red Sox are letting a HOF caliber player leave in his prime. They'll move money (Price, JBJ, maybe JDM) and they'll resign Mookie next off-season.

I don't think you're blatantly lying about something I said, I think you are just mis-remembering, but I never once was against the Price acquisition so please don't attempt to belittle my point by lying about something I said. You got two people to laugh and think you were right though, so you got that going for you. I said I would be all for the deal, and I never said the Red Sox would have to add any money.

How am I heaping praise? Because I wont say this offseason has been a failure? Ok, guy. You know no one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to be a white sox fan, right?

Why would the reds give moustakas but not match what the sox paid to Grandal? If 7 million wasn't enough, I have no idea why 12 would be.

Its not good, but price and benetendi for that + arb prices is fine.

Correct.

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Sox have bid the highest on 2 of their 3 targets. What are they supposed to do? That's fine.

What does any of this have to do with conversion rate? Jesus christ. There are 29 other teams also trying to acquire talent.

Price is fine when he pitches. Hes not great anymore but hes also not bad.

So a bad organization should convert on a higher percentage? I'm not comparing anything, I'm saying the Sox have not been some epic because they converted on 1 of 3 targets.

What does that have to do with an MLB teams expected conversion rate in FA and the trade market?

Robbie ray in the AL scares me. Anyone who has watched robbie pitch more than a couple times knows how maddening he is. Never gets through 6, high pitch count and always nibbling with the fastball.

I mean, theyve completed 1 and missed 2. I'm not sure that's awful; wheeler was frustrating but not bad. Friedman said last night that the Dodgers have about 15 players they are interested in this off-season - which is down from typical years. What percentage do you think the Dodgers expect to convert on? If they had no interest in Bumgarner before wheeler signed they should have no interest now.

Lol no one knows how to overreact like a white sox fan. Is it not in the white sox best interest to push back against any narrative that they have to get something done?

So the WSJ reporter was wrong.

I think Boras charges 6%, but it's a moot point. Rich man is richer.