Indiana Jones wrote:We have the money. Just pay him.
Pay him $30 mil over 4 years with a player option to opt out after two like we did with Clemens. If he puts up two ace type years, he can opt out and sign a 5 year $30 mil with us or someone else.
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Indiana Jones wrote:We have the money. Just pay him.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
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New strategy: offer Price $210m over 7, force the Sox into an AAV exceeding $34m. Win/win.
As the Red Sox search for an actual ace instead of yet another No. 4 starter, Price is the guy they want. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski traded for Price in 2014 when he was GM in Detroit and he wants him again.
Dombrowski was hired to get players like Price. After two last-place finishes, the Sox have little choice but to make a move like this. Tickets go on sale Dec. 12 and ownership will be motivated to sign Price by then.
It also makes sense from a baseball standpoint. Price has spent most of his career pitching in the American League East and won’t be intimidated by his surroundings. At 30, he’s in his prime and he has a track record of durability and success.
In Tampa Bay, Detroit, and Toronto, Price drew heaps of praise for being a good teammate and leader. He’s everything the Red Sox rotation lacked last season.
Yes, Price is 2-7 with a 5.12 ERA in the postseason. But it’s 63 1/3 innings, not enough to cancel out the rest of what he brings. The Red Sox have reached the playoffs once in the last six years, they need to worry about getting there first.
Whatever reservations Price may have will be buried under piles of cash. John Lackey, who hated Boston and Fenway Park as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, signed with the Red Sox before the 2010 season because they guaranteed him $82.5 million.
It will work that way for Price, too. It’s not that he won’t have other choices, but the Red Sox appear willing to go to $200 million. Dombrowski has been saying for weeks now that the organization understands the price of high-end pitching.
The Cubs appear focused on bringing back Jeff Samardzija. A reunion with the Dodgers makes sense for Zack Greinke. A second-tier starter like Jordan Zimmerman isn’t enough. Johnny Cueto is too risky.
Trade for an ace? The Sox cannot get an established No. 1 starter without giving up Xander Bogaerts or Mookie Betts. That’s not going to happen.
Price is who the Red Sox need. You watch, he’ll be hugging Ortiz like they’re family.
Alasen wrote:Price signing with the Red Sox would be a disaster for us. We play them 20 times this tear. Have to count on facing Price at least 4-5 times. Thats 4 almost guaranteed losses for us vs 4 guaranteed wins for the Red Sox for a net loss of 8 games for the jays. In a close playoff race that could mean the difference between us making the playoffs or missing them completely. I honeslty don't care if the Jays sign Price or not, im indifferent about him. But i would be upset if he went to the Red Sox. Let's just pray one of the NL teams snag him up.
Alasen wrote:Price signing with the Red Sox would be a disaster for us. We play them 20 times this tear. Have to count on facing Price at least 4-5 times. Thats 4 almost guaranteed losses for us vs 4 guaranteed wins for the Red Sox for a net loss of 8 games for the jays. In a close playoff race that could mean the difference between us making the playoffs or missing them completely. I honeslty don't care if the Jays sign Price or not, im indifferent about him. But i would be upset if he went to the Red Sox. Let's just pray one of the NL teams snag him up.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
The_Hater wrote:The Red Sox blowing their entire budget on one player and with a long term contract might be the best possible thing that could happen to the Jays. I'm far more worried about a BoSox team that would wisely fill a few holes with a few good players because they need more than 1 player to fix that pitching staff.
Schad wrote:The_Hater wrote:The Red Sox blowing their entire budget on one player and with a long term contract might be the best possible thing that could happen to the Jays. I'm far more worried about a BoSox team that would wisely fill a few holes with a few good players because they need more than 1 player to fix that pitching staff.
Indeed. Thus far, I'm quite happy with what Dombrowski appears to be doing, from the perspective of the Jays. If he wants to blow the entirety of their budget on Price, and then continue throwing prospects at players to fill their other holes (as he did with Kimbrel) it defuses a very potent threat to us long-term.
It's a remarkable achievement that they're heading for a serious financial crunch despite having so many key contributors making $500k a year...next year they could have more than $150m going to Price, Hanley, Porcello, Sandoval, Pedroia, Castillo, Kimbrel, Miley and Craig. That's not ideal! Most of them aren't really that good!
Kurtz wrote:Schad wrote:The_Hater wrote:The Red Sox blowing their entire budget on one player and with a long term contract might be the best possible thing that could happen to the Jays. I'm far more worried about a BoSox team that would wisely fill a few holes with a few good players because they need more than 1 player to fix that pitching staff.
Indeed. Thus far, I'm quite happy with what Dombrowski appears to be doing, from the perspective of the Jays. If he wants to blow the entirety of their budget on Price, and then continue throwing prospects at players to fill their other holes (as he did with Kimbrel) it defuses a very potent threat to us long-term.
It's a remarkable achievement that they're heading for a serious financial crunch despite having so many key contributors making $500k a year...next year they could have more than $150m going to Price, Hanley, Porcello, Sandoval, Pedroia, Castillo, Kimbrel, Miley and Craig. That's not ideal! Most of them aren't really that good!
They royally messed up with the Panda and Hanley deals last year, which I think just about everyone pointed out the moment they formed.
But the idea of being happy that we somehow outsmarted the Sox by spending 24 mil/year on Happ and Estrada vs spending 40 mil/year on Price and Kimbrel is ...well I don't know what to call it other than absurd.
Santoki wrote:Kurtz wrote:Schad wrote:
Indeed. Thus far, I'm quite happy with what Dombrowski appears to be doing, from the perspective of the Jays. If he wants to blow the entirety of their budget on Price, and then continue throwing prospects at players to fill their other holes (as he did with Kimbrel) it defuses a very potent threat to us long-term.
It's a remarkable achievement that they're heading for a serious financial crunch despite having so many key contributors making $500k a year...next year they could have more than $150m going to Price, Hanley, Porcello, Sandoval, Pedroia, Castillo, Kimbrel, Miley and Craig. That's not ideal! Most of them aren't really that good!
They royally messed up with the Panda and Hanley deals last year, which I think just about everyone pointed out the moment they formed.
But the idea of being happy that we somehow outsmarted the Sox by spending 24 mil/year on Happ and Estrada vs spending 40 mil/year on Price and Kimbrel is ...well I don't know what to call it other than absurd.
But you're acting like it's only for one year. 7 year deals at $30+ million are entirely different creatures than what we gave Estrada and Happ.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
The_Hater wrote:
It's difficult for many fans to see in the present because we're talking about a superstar but whatever contract Price gets is almost guaranteed to end up being one of the worst contracts in baseball in a short period of time.
Kurtz wrote:They royally messed up with the Panda and Hanley deals last year, which I think just about everyone pointed out the moment they formed.
But the idea of being happy that we somehow outsmarted the Sox by spending 24 mil/year on Happ and Estrada vs spending 40 mil/year on Price and Kimbrel is ...well I don't know what to call it other than absurd.