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tom cody Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Not sure I'd be going after Ellsbury at this point. He's 37 this year and hasn't played in 2 years. Surely there are younger, healthier options out there for the Cubs to sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy1609 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 the Red Sox' asking price remains sky-high when discussing potential Mookie Betts trade scenarios with other teams, per Buster Olney of ESPN. Olney reports that the Red Sox are willing to trade Betts but only if another team is willing to give them two top-flight prospects and also take David Price and the $96 million he has remaining on his contract. Betts will make $27 million for 2020 in the final year of his contract. That means another team will have to pay $123 million and give up their two best prospects to get one year of Betts and three years of a declining David Price. The Red Sox are trying to avoid escalating penalties for exceeding the luxury tax and they are unlikely to get under the threshold unless they can find a way to shed Price's salary, which may only be made possible if they sweeten the deal by including Betts. https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/20029/mookie-betts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, flyguy1609 said: the Red Sox' asking price remains sky-high when discussing potential Mookie Betts trade scenarios with other teams, per Buster Olney of ESPN. Olney reports that the Red Sox are willing to trade Betts but only if another team is willing to give them two top-flight prospects and also take David Price and the $96 million he has remaining on his contract. Betts will make $27 million for 2020 in the final year of his contract. That means another team will have to pay $123 million and give up their two best prospects to get one year of Betts and three years of a declining David Price. The Red Sox are trying to avoid escalating penalties for exceeding the luxury tax and they are unlikely to get under the threshold unless they can find a way to shed Price's salary, which may only be made possible if they sweeten the deal by including Betts. https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/20029/mookie-betts This sounds like the kind of thing you leak so that your owner thinks you're trying to get under the luxury tax when in reality you couldn't give a **** about the luxury tax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 10 hours ago, DirtyDez said: He's under contract for 8 years. What "leverage"? About all he can do is be moody about the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 King Felix to the Braves. Could end up being a decent pickup for them. If he stays healthy he should be a good #4/#5 pitcher for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: He's under contract for 8 years. What "leverage"? About all he can do is be moody about the situation. Clint Frazier, Andujar, Urshela, and Garcia for Nolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, bigbadbuff said: Clint Frazier, Andujar, Urshela, and Garcia for Nolan Nah. Even if you eat all of the money tbh. Dominguez or bust. I hate press briefings like this. It's trying to add intrigue to a very straightforward situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: He's under contract for 8 years. What "leverage"? About all he can do is be moody about the situation. And cash huge checks while doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Dustin Pedroia has suffered what sources say was a significant setback with his left knee. His availability for at least spring training is questionable. Pedroia is discussing his options with his family, agents, and the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVRamsFan Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: He's under contract for 8 years. What "leverage"? About all he can do is be moody about the situation. Full no trade clause and a 2021 opt out. So he’s signed for two years if he wants it. He does have some leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSUeagles14 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: He's under contract for 8 years. What "leverage"? About all he can do is be moody about the situation. unless im missing something this is wrong. Hes under contract for essentially two more years and if hes that unhappy he opts our, or threatens to. Josh Donaldson just got 100 mil (almost), arenado should easily surpass that in 2021 so even if you think it was an overpay and he doesnt get as much, he should be in the neighborhood of what was left on his deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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