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They did offer Giolito an extension. It was like 4 years and $50 million right before 2021.

It's not just the money, it's also the years. Nimmo's contract probably ends up around 5 years and $100-120 million. You really think JR is gonna pay that?

Yeah, I'm not sure how the Giants see him as worth $20 million a year.

The bottom 4 players should all take it.

Can we do better for $10 million? I'm guessing no, but we're probably gonna lose him after this year anyhow. Might not be a bad idea to trade now while he still has some trade value.

I don't think Bowden realizes we have never, ever, given out a contract above $100 million. Bowden has to be living in 1996 or something. That was when the Sox made their last big FA splash with Albert Belle. And JR only did that because he wanted to get back at other owners.

Was Jim Bowden worse as a GM or as a baseball commentator?

It's mostly because Moncada and Eloy contracts are no longer good values since both aren't producing or have been too injured. Add in Grandal falling off a cliff and you have a bunch of guys on overvalued contracts.

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Yikes. $15 million less than last year. Also means we're gonna go dumpster diving in FA.

He didn't look ready at all when they called him up. Maybe some time in AAA did him some good, but we'll see.

Bellinger might be a FA. Yelich's contract is untradeable unless he goes back to MVP form.

I was just looking over some non FAs and this is what I could come up with Alex Verdugo Bryan Reynolds - would require Vaughn + Montgomery to get Anthony Santander - O's no longer rebuilding, I don't think they'll trade him Ketel Marte - just signed a long-term contract and underperformed. He tends to be inconsistent season to season, but the potential is obviously there. Ramon Laureano - Had a bad 2022, probably won't cost as much to get as he did last year. Ian Happ - I'm sure Rick tried at the trade deadline, but the Cubs were asking for too much.

That would suck.

What are some OFers available for trade?

Hahn will have almost $40 million to spend again. Let's hope he doesn't f*** it up like he did last off-season.

Maybe both are gone. Benetti is very in-demand and Stone was gone for large portions of the season. McKnight probably covers radio and we end up with Len and DJ on TV.

Is he going to be ready for ST? Don't ACL injuries usually take a year to heal?

With Jose possibly costing $18 million a year, I don't think it would be smart to try and re-sign him.

Sosa isn't ready and Romy can't hit a high fastball to save his life. Once the scouting reports caught up to Romy, he was striking out every other AB.

With Pollock gone, Conforto is well within reach I think. I just don't know how good he'll be after he shoulder surgery.

Yelich forgot too. Darvish actually accused Yelich and the Brewers of stealing signs before the Astros scandal went public.

I'm just hoping they stay at around the $190 million range. Because there's still some room to sign some FAs if that's the case.

I have a hard time believing they'll give Nimmo a $100+ million deal. Although if you think about it, Nimmo is basically the position player version of Zack Wheeler. Both from the Mets, both with injury histories, both 30 years old going into FA, both going to cost around the $100-120 million range. The Sox were willing to go that far with Wheeler, but I'm not sure they see the same potential in Nimmo.