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They drop $50 million off the books next year and likely were insured on cespedes so the lux tax is their only concern (i.e. their expenditures are likely lower than 185). They could easily go past this year and dip next. But if they were truly interested in Hader the idea that they need to dump salary for him is silly. They need a CF and bp help. If they want him they can get him, if they don't than they don't. They shouldn't have any structural money concerns here. But their investment goes past just salaries, their entire org should be revamped.

The cano deal isn’t why mets are in trouble, their owners aren’t putting in the resources that an NY market should because they still have the type of cash problems that people think the ricketts have.

One of the least impressive pitchers in person I’ve ever seen.

I think it was lower, around 9.5.

Relevant re: mets

They have a year, but I imagine hader is going to be enormously expensive in arb. There has been a real disconnect in arb salaries for relievers vs. starters. He's going to be an interesting case.

From latest an mlb roundup in the Athletic, it states that wheeler has the biggest market among starting pitchers (As in # of teams interested/involved)

Per Rosenthal https://theathletic.com/1424759/2019/12/01/rosenthal-josh-hader-faces-a-unique-offseason-red-sox-weigh-jackie-bradley-jr-s-value-phillies-exits-more-notes/ cc @Harold's Leg Lift This tracks a bit with the idea that a Nimmo trade may require someone like Bummer as the mets are adding. The Brodie Van Wagenen thing with former clients definitely seems to be a thing the industry is tracking.

But for budgetary purposes it’s the same group right. They took 5 mill from shareholders this year for an additional 5 next year? It’s a weird trick so it does matter where the Sox “feel” the money was spent. Now that 5 mill comes pretty close to the money saved on the Castillo buyout and Jones contract. Perhaps that is where Hahn did a “look you all expected this amount gone already, let’s put the money toward Abreu this year and have more money on next” But the questions that arise for me is how low is the projected budget for next year that he felt the need to do that?

we just saw two of the most expensive rotations in baseball squaring off in the World Series but yes spending on pitching is a terrible idea.

Adam Engel as a 4th OFer platooned vs lefties and at a few mill is >>> Kevin pillar at 7.5 mill a year

Yes. I’m surprised that a fake tweet put him at that number.

I never really bought that this was sox related.

He also seemed to try to catch on to the high four seamer revolution last year, may have backfired on him. I figured coop would let him be a sinker pitcher and we’d squeeze a 4.2-4.5 era pitcher out of him again.

We went to BHB in Berwyn once. One of the more terrible restaurant experiences I’ve had.

Man that would be crazy for Porcello. I was hoping to get him on a bounce back 1 yr deal

So it appears this was another Wednesday bust huh

He is not as bad as Eloy.

Also I have watched either the bears or Mizzou most of my life. There is no surer sign the defense is about to get torched than when a backup QBs comes in. It’s like clockwork.

I haven’t watched a bears game in weeks because I realized football is the worst sport. Sitting down today...yeah football is garbage.

It’s quoting Morosi. I hope they show interest. He’s a hell of a pitcher. It was be a stratospheric move for this franchise.

Padres should give him a look.

Boylen has to go. But this part 1 of the rebuild was a failure. God - please just give us two years of Jerry West?

Was he disappointed at 6/140?I thought that was considered a coup on him getting the sixth year since people were laughing at Cashman.

I don't think that was his point. Just that at what level of paying wheeler would you rather just pay more for strasburg.