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Brixton
I guess thats one way to stay in the game. Amaro is a very, very smart baseball man, hes just absolutely terrible at the business side of the game.
He always knew how to make a team better in terms of adding pieces, it was just keeping them too long and giving out crazy extensions/contracts that killed him.
go_jays_go
Amaro’s greatest strength was acquiring the best available players at the trade deadline and signing the top free agents in the off-season. That’s nothing special. Even my 9 yr-old nephew could think of that.
We’re talking about a GM in baseball that doesn’t know the difference between an AB and a PA. He even emphatically once said: “I don’t care about walks, I care about production”, as if he still believes that walks are useless.
I wouldn’t regard RAJ as a smart baseball man at all.
ianthomasmalone
Caffardo of all people should know that while Epstein “signed” Lackey, that deal was 100% Lucchino.
go_jays_go
Nick Cafardo is nothing more than a parrot, who is also a fan of the Boston Red Sox. He only has two skills: (1) repeat information that was told to him. (2) Put a positive spin on Red Sox related news.
Eric D.
Is a Bogaerts extension even really financially realistic if Boston signs an ace?
ianthomasmalone
Signing an ace isn’t really financially realistic either unless Henry wants to above the luxury tax.
mike156
Unless they can package either Panda or Ramirez with some young talent and get them off the books. Not out of the question.
Draven Moss
They are at 155MM according to BBRef. What figures are you looking at that make you believe they can’t sign an ace?
ianthomasmalone
Signing an ace will cost 25-30 million in AAV, which would take them above the luxury tax.
mookiessnarl
Yes. Pretty much everything is financially realistic in Boston. And since you’d be buying out arbitration years you’re looking at 10-15 million for the first two or three years of the deal before it would get into the 20 million + territory. But there’s no real reason to do an extension now.
stymeedone
The job candidate being from the hiring manager’s college may be influential when filling an intern position, but I think implying it as a reason for an owner to hire a GM is grasping at straws. I can’t believe anyone successful enough to be able to own a MLB franchise decides he can “trust” somebody just because they are alumni of the same university. Maybe if they went at the same time, shared a few classes, and actually knew each other thru school, that might then hold some weight. Otherwise, please don’t make up the rumor or spread an unsubstantiated one. That’s just lazy journalism.
ianthomasmalone
It’s not entirely grasping at straws with a college like Amherst, which is small and has a strong alumni network.
brandonmarin
Danny Salazar for David peralta or Ender inciarte.?
kblack42
Can Lackey be offered qualifying offer? Since he make $500k I wonder if he would take it?
go_jays_go
Yes. And if he can repeat this season, then the Cardinals should most-definitely extend it to him. Worst case scenario, if the Cardinals are doing poorly at the trade deadline (which I admit is pretty rare), then they could always deal him at that time.