Moan4Yoan

I read it again and I think that is what he means. But when does this ever happen?

Robert already got $26 million guaranteed from the Sox, much more than first round draft picks. He has no incentive to sign a contract until he he a free agent.

Good. Steal the extra year of control.

I don’t mean to get all conspiracy theory here but it literally sounded like a preemptive strike by Reinsdorf / Hahn to temper fans expectations for next offseason through Steve Stone. For Steve Stone to start calling out top free agent signings as not worth the money they receive seemed completely out of place for him and that the topic was intentionally discussed.

What would you call this strategy? Reverse trolling? And no surprise that you fall right into the trap of Greg’s reverse trolling. Also, is there a reason the Sox can’t trade Abreu to a contender for some talent and simply re-sign him in the offseason? Why is this an impossible task? I’m sorry to all of you who obsess over him but let’s be honest, Abreu isn’t the second coming of Mickey Mantle here. He’s an above average power hitting, albeit aging, 1B with a weak glove.

Both Lester and Heyward were a big part of their WS. Heyward is actually productive this year and Yu is starting to pitch well now. if you are always afraid of making a big move, you will end up with the Nova’s and Alonso’s of the MLB world.

Teams offer these massive deals to players, including pitchers, because they are flush with cash and can afford to eat the contracts even if the players get injured, especially with insurance coverage. Reinsdorf just refuses to do what other teams are willing to do to win. The Cubs signed Lester to a big deal and you could say he has been worth every penny. It doesn’t ALWAYS go wrong.

I’m not saying he’s right or wrong but it was very telling. It’s almost like Steve Stone has now replaced Hawk as Reinsdorf’s personal mouthpiece.

Agreed. We complain about Tatis Jr. but the few Marlins fans that exist have lived the worst fandom of anyone. Imagine watching your team trade away Stanton, Ozuna, and Yelich and then watch Yelich turn into a perennial N.L. MVP candidate with the Brewers.

That is awesome, haha. One pitch DP.

Brutal. Nova got the ground ball but Moncada botched it.

Nova should pitch until he finishes this game.

Trading away Allstar Tommy La Stella to sign Daniel Descrubbo.

Robel Garcia is making Theo's decision to keep Addison Russell around all the worse. No need for his ass. Just bad press.

He looks like he could throw 18 innings against them, sinker after sinker.

Did anyone hear Steve Stone discussing massive player contracts during tonight’s game? It sounded like he was speaking for Reinsdorf just now, saying that starting pitchers aren’t worth the massive contracts they receive to pitch into old age and because they are injury risks. Did anyone else hear this?

Anyone who thinks the Sox are signing Cole, listen to Steve Stone right now. He is speaking for Reinsdorf right now, saying that starting pitchers aren’t worth the massive contracts they receive to pitch into old age and because they are injury risks. Did anyone else hear this?

He’s the exact type of guy Hahn would target. Discount shopping!

Haha, I laughed too. It’s the only way they could make Harold look good compared to Edgar Martinez. But Edgar may have been assisted by some “enhancements” like Bret Boone and Jay Buhner. Harold wasn’t.

So Nova can own the Cubs and the Marlins.

That strikeout rate is what did him in. You can still put up good minor league numbers striking out that much but that crap won’t play in the majors.

Dude is 31. This is just a AAAA hot streak. I’d rather see Mendick for next year.

Homers galore. Goins gettin into it.

McCann nutted one oppo.

Moncada is a star, a bright shining star.