I know I will probably get chastised for this, but why not offer Cano something along the lines of $180 MM/7 years? I think he will legitimately be good until atleast 35 or 36 and a signing like that would not only fill seats, but be a big time jolt in the arm of this offense. So why not? It's a lot of money ya, but even with a contract like that they would still be under what they've been around the last couple of years.

According to the budget it won't happen without alleviating some salary like Danks or Dunn.

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It's not happening. And what's your definition of filling seats? This team had Frank Thomas and there were teams that didn't get 1.4 mil.

Cano wouldn't sell a single ticket. He's a luxury the Sox can't afford.

Enough teams will start saying this and then his price will go back up to where it was speculated originally

Cano wouldn't sell a single ticket. He's a luxury the Sox can't afford.

Lol...I definitely wouldn't want to use any payroll on Cano when B.J. Upton & Dan Uggla are available.

I think he'll want more than 180 mil

Lol...I definitely wouldn't want to use any payroll on Cano when B.J. Upton & Dan Uggla are available.

 

You're starting to think smart.

You're starting to think smart.

I'm now convinced you're Dan Berstein. You recently b****ed how ownership owes the fans for the Wilder fiasco and should spend to make it up for us. If the best free agent on the market doesn't qualify, what would you like them to do make things right with the fans?

I'm in at 8 years/25.

Cano wouldn't sell a single ticket. He's a luxury the Sox can't afford.

 

I would buy a season ticket tomorrow.

 

3 years 100 Million. World Series.

I'm now convinced you're Dan Berstein. You recently b****ed how ownership owes the fans for the Wilder fiasco and should spend to make it up for us. If the best free agent on the market doesn't qualify, what would you like them to do make things right with the fans?

 

Map a plan that puts one of the five most talented teams in MLB on the field at some point in the next five years. Stop building 80 win teams with the hope of getting lucky.

I would buy a season ticket tomorrow.

 

What not buy one anyway if that's the case.

What not buy one anyway if that's the case.

 

B/c 81 games of a 90+ loss team is not good for my health

 

Map a plan that puts one of the five most talented teams in MLB on the field at some point in the next five years. Stop building 80 win teams with the hope of getting lucky.

Gotcha, well then clearly adding one of the best hitters in baseball wouldn't help us towards that goal.

B/c 81 games of a 90+ loss team is not good for my health

 

You don't think they are a 90-loss team with Cano?

Gotcha, well then clearly adding one of the best hitters in baseball wouldn't help us towards that goal.

 

If the Sox are committed to play at the deep end of the free agent market, great sign Cano otherwise who cares.

I know I will probably get chastised for this, but why not offer Cano something along the lines of $180 MM/7 years? I think he will legitimately be good until atleast 35 or 36 and a signing like that would not only fill seats, but be a big time jolt in the arm of this offense. So why not? It's a lot of money ya, but even with a contract like that they would still be under what they've been around the last couple of years.

Way too expensive and not in the realm of current budget for 2014.

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You don't think they are a 90-loss team with Cano?

 

No

You don't think they are a 90-loss team with Cano?

 

Adding 2 middle of the lineup bats with one of those being one of the best players in baseball only gives us 9 more wins?

 

Child Please.

I'd personally put the loss over/under with Cano (baring any other moves), at 78.

Adding 2 middle of the lineup bats with one of those being one of the best players in baseball only gives us 9 more wins?

 

Child Please.

 

We must sign Cano now then if that's the case. 80 wins would be . . . more of the same.

We must sign Cano now then if that's the case. 80 wins would be . . . more of the same.

 

Doesn't necessarily make them an 80 win team either IMO. It all depends on Abreu and Garcia IMO. If they can be the players we hope they are you can't deny that a 3-4-5-6-7 of Abreu-Cano-Garcia-Dunn-Viciedo is the makings of a contending team.

We must sign Cano now then if that's the case. 80 wins would be . . . more of the same.

If you're waiting on only contributors from the minors to get us to 90 wins, then you'll be waiting a long-ass time and might as well blow things. Even if Cano gets us to 80 wins next year, we're in a much better position to be a 90 win team in 2015.