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-$17 million is the key for them. No starting spot for Grissom.

Montas, Ryu, Lorenzen…Baltimore realistically can’t afford Imanata. If they’re 100% sure about Bradish and Rodriguez, then no move is necessary. Just like there was a time Michael Kopech had that type of buzz surrounding him.

That's assuming you knew all along the Orioles wouldn't consider that type of deal (with only money surrendered) to be better than being forced to trade from their minors in order to conserve payroll. They certainly lose some leverage without that option.

It tells us they're not going to get anything more than Tier C bargain basement pitchers at $12-13 million and under. $12-13 million is the new $7-8.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/chicago-cubs-favorites-land-cody-233237824.html

So far we are focusing on guys that have been non-tendered, rejected by the Korean league or incapable of making the Royals line up. A unique strategy to say the least Lewis not a viable starting outfielder at this point. Would be better than Gallo or Sheets though.

They’re so deep now Kopech can be the closer when Santos is declared out for the year.

Like Gonzalez Basabe Walker Rutherford Call Adolfo etc.

Every team in the East would have a good chance to win the Central…

Not even a pretense of hitting the ground running…at least 50% of the argument behind Getz.

Teoscar isn’t exactly in the price range of the Sox.

9.42 Chris Flexens for Leury Garcia

Majority are former members of the 2023 roster. Churning churning churning.

Feels like I just went to a car lot or annuities salesman...hopefully Getz knows how to properly evaluate these guys. It's like the opposite of those years when Sox had Top Ten guys like a Keenyn Walker or a Latin American catcher who never made the majors filling column space for 2-3 consecutive years...since someone had to be there for Phil Rogers.

The best solution for those guys was getting out of Dodge...Alex Call played the majority of last season for the Nats and was hovering around a 1 fWAR before falling off. Santos and Shaw were the only two relievers that really stood out. And Mickey Adolfo at least looked like a body builder...so credit to Getz again?

Except that will only get you the likes of a Bader or Michael Taylor type.

Mets will have a longer timeline than two years.

Manaea/Montas/Clevinger definitely one tier down due to a variety of issues. Giolito and Stroman also tarnished. It's Snell/Montgomery............Imanaga, then a big drop down. Some teams are also putting Yariel Rodriguez pretty darned high up there, the Sox, not so much, seeing his ceiling as a reliever. Then you've got Bieber/Burnes...MAYBE.

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It's not like they were so obsessed with character guys last off-season (see Clevinger), but it's probably part of the new Getz-branded "Royalsization" of the Sox. Ironic, in that Chapman was transformed into the Royals' 2nd or 3rd most valuable asset down the stretch in Cole Ragans.

DeJong was solid in 2019, but always more of a "complementary" glue type of player than a stud/star.

As long as they can stay around $200 million or less....depends on expected revenue from t.v. rights/advertising as well.

The first time he adds a potential 3 fWAR player, we can all celebrate. Not counting on Fedde just yet. It's not exactly like there were 8-10 teams in on Maldonado and Hill.

What's the going prices for Getz and Grifol, lol?

When's the last time Baltimore was even actively linked to Cease by a nationally-accredited source?