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Bullpen blew more than a couple for him in that span.

Sox look good right now. I hated the play for most of August and September, but they’re clicking. Stuff TA was doing last night isn’t stuff he would even attempt last couple months. Robert stealing the other day. They’re getting ready to play their A game. Exciting stuff.

I think Hernandez was the plan, tbh. But Semien would be great and I’d be thrilled. Just hope to see Sox non tender Hernandez and commit to seeking something better.

That would be amazing. Don’t see it happening tho.

TLR really doesn’t like Rodon health eh? So many strange comments last couple weeks.

If that is so, that's going to be quite a change to the economics of the game. Will be an interesting few months this winter.

While I 100% agree about not needing Goodwin and would non-tender him for even just $2M, I highly doubt he's making $5-6M in arb. He's on a milb deal and making the MLB minimum in 2021. I doubt his arb price would shoot up to $5-6M.

Last year on days when there were 4 games they were scheduled like this (in central time): 1:08pmCT; 3:37pmCT; 7:10pmCT; 8:38pmCT and days with 2 games were 3:07pmCT and 7:07pmCT.

ALDS games are Thu/Fri and Sun/Mon. NLDS games are Fri/Sat and Mon/Tues.

And one of the best relievers in baseball, and $20M (on half as much due), and picking up a garbage contract. So yeah....no exactly the same. Machado is tradable. But not without Padres eating significant $, or offsetting in some other way. Much like this deal you're point to. Arenado deal is a much better comp.

Per Sox twitter.

The 29 other clubs that didn't beat the 10/$300M offer on Machado 3 years ago.

Interesting. Don't you expect the schedule to be set Sunday night / Monday am before WC games are played? Would be tough for them to switch game times on people a day or two in advance.

I didn't say plug and play RF/2B. I said use the $225M you'd be paying Machado to play out of position (or move Moncada out of position), and just sign a legit RF and 2B for less. Ideally guys who hit left handed and get on base at a high clip, two things Manny doesn't do, or isn't' his strong point.

Fairly sizable difference between 5/$120M and 7 /$224M no?

I don't think Sox/Astros will get the first game on Friday. I'd guess the 2nd. My guess for Friday: 1pmCT (Brewers/Braves); 330pm (Astros/Sox); 6pm (Rays/AL WC); 830pm (Giants/NL WC) We're for sure going to get the afternoon game on Thursday tho, just hoping itll be 3pm or later.

He won't be opting out of 5/$160M as 32 year old, in my opinion.

Yeppp. Machado has 0 surplus value. Which is generally the case when star players sign mega contracts. Its just the way it works. Truth be told, Machado would have been super neat a few years ago. But the ship has sailed. Even if the Padres were willing to eat 1/3 of his remaining deal for nothing more than back-end 40 man types, I don't even know if its wroth it. Just sign a RF and 2B with the money (realistically, quite a bit less) and ball out the next 3-4 years with the best roster in the game.

Yeah, he's for sure tradable. If the acquiring teams is willing to eat most or all his contract. And the Padres would gladly oblige. I was all for Manny. I'd still take him for sure, if the Padres pro-rated his deal by about 40%.

LOL WHAAAAAA. I think the Padres would hand Machado over for nothing more than salary relief (ie: eating whole remaining contract). And there wouldn't be any takers.

Not many things make me happier than watching the Padres situation deteriorate.

Thanks!

IS world series HFA back to all star game winner this season?

Noon would be such a disaster.

Vaughn is a more than serviceable OF. its amazing to say that considering he had never played it, but he is. Will he be in 5 years? Who knows. But he certainly is right now. Vaughn is cornerstone of this team and will be for a long time. Posts like this are going to look comical AF in a year or two.