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Expect? No. I do think it's a legitimate possibility though.

We already have a significantly better player named Adam Engel

There are a bunch of rumors flying around that that Taubman douche bag lawyered up and is cooperating with the MLB and Luhnow stepped down last night.

That’s an AND not an OR

Signing Mookie Betts after not trading for him is the absolute best thing you can do to win a title in 21 or 22, trading for Mookie Betts and not signing is pretty close to the worst.

You can also kiss signing a TORish pitcher good bye if your paying Mookie 28 million dollars in 2020

I think the MUCH more likely scenario is trade for him, lose the division anyway, have him walk the next off season, and regret giving up whoever it is.

Mookie Betts has won a world series and is generally beloved in Boston and still wants absolutely zero to do with an early extension. Let's get the idea that having him here for a year will make him more amicable out of our head.

Betting the farm on this hunch would be really ill advised.

And also be prepared for him to say oh really? let me see if someone will top that.

Here's an idea, Trade for Haniger AND sign Corey Dickerson. Dickerson is your primary DH, and spells Eloy and Haniger when necessary or take over left if Eloy continues to be a disaster. Leaves plenty of cash to throw at pitching.

WAY to expensive and not nearly good enough of a fit.

He probably did. Luhnow is a cutthroat scumbag

I fear he's not long for the beat

Well this was a lot quicker than I expected anyone to get signed

lmao

The Sox have also faired pretty well against the stros in the rebuild years. They've won the season series twice.

Putting his name on it seems like quite an FU

What time is the actual deadline?

He's been free to do whatever since the exclusive negotiating period ended a week or so ago.

Yeah, no he's not.

Feels like we haven't heard anything about Grandal compared to others.

Not sure on what planet losing in game 7 of the NLCS would make you not a contender.

All it takes is money

That's not necessarily true. The Brewers were legit world series contenders in 18 and didn't even have a bonafide #2. Braves, I think, had as good a chance as anyone and Soroka was on a level with Giolito on a WAR basis. People put too much stock in what it takes to win in the playoffs, because at the end of the day what it takes is being present and a bunch of dumb luck.