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Yes, keep those other cost controlled pitchers off the market.

Could yes. Likely no. They got lucky that the team they traded with was the worst this year. Could it happen again, yes. But the odds are against it as Carolina is probably there again.

This makes it sound like Baltimore is a little desperate for this year.

Yes he does. That just shows you the market and what teams are willing to do. Granted not many other could afford that deal.

Even they have red flags. There is no guarantee that he reaches his previous level of performance after his second UCL reconstruction. But the Dodgers were willing to take that chance.

Unfortunately, all an agent needs is one team willing to spend and the price keeps going up. I agree that paying these contracts for pitchers just isn't worth it in the long run.

No, as I said he is trying to get the best offer. If they met what he was asking for, he would come back and say "the other team just upped their offer can you add another piece." He runs the risk of the other teams acquiring someone else but right now there is no reason to accept an offer. Even one he thinks is good.

Sorry one more. It's still a negotiation. The price that he is asking is still high. The price teams are offering are still low. That's what negotiations are. There isn't a single price to be met. It's searching for the best offer. As you stated earlier he is trying to get this right.

It's more about me being bored with no faculty or students around. I really should get back to something productive. I'll stop.

Possibly. However the most common reason for a concussion is not wearing an adequate mouth guard in athletics. But you still haven't answred the question of why you have such a set value on Cease and what GMs are willing to give up for him. You've stated in many posts what he is worth and what teams will or will not give up for him.

Fair enough. But how do you know Cease so well that you know his value compared to prospects that have never played in the MLB and other pitchers that might be available. I wish I had your player evaluation capability.

That's his option. I'm just amazed at how sure you are about the prospect package his valuation of them and what he will and won't do.

Now he's a medical expert besides being an expert on all prospect/player evaluation and GM valuations of said players.

There are more things to complain about and Soxtalk will find everyone one of them. That's the entertainment value.

Yet. They shouldn't go into next season with the current team if they want a better chance at the WS. I think even you have agreed they should improve the starting rotation.

Its a joke. Humor. Soxtalk complains about everything.

Sure it does. Teams never learn. They will do crazy things when they get desperate. I think you inverted your math and numbers.

Soxtalk would be disappointed if it was Ohtani. People would complain that he is only a DH next year and the Sox have plenty of them. It a message board.

This is why definitive declarations on who is available for trade and who isn't and what teams will trade for a given player doesn't make sense.

Yes, sign snell please.

Thanks, that makes me feel better. Not surprising I was being to literal and looking at it as an editor.

Using using the term "was" is concerning.

Or just have fun poking the bear. Who is absolutely sure what the Orioles and other teams are currently offering and will offer for Cease. Not what the should offer but what they are and should offer.

Agreed. I will accept it but be very skeptical until we see how the QBs then drafted by perform and how the bears progress.

Good points. However he just hasn't progressed to the point of the franchise type QB. Will he be good, possibly. But if they have the chance to get a true franchise player, they should take it. If the team improves as is the goal, they won't have this type of chance for years.