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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    I guess I was a bit more of a lurker in my earlier years on the forum and not quite as active as now, but unfortunately I never really had any meaningful interactions with Fred that I can recall. I knew him as the game thread guy, but not much more than that. I wish I had been able to get to know him as many of you did, but the thing I do know is he left quite a legacy on this site ( and beyond that I'm sure).
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    There is no wiggling necessary. It won't go toward the tax at all.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    If the Cubs didn't beat $46M AAV in real world money, shame on them. That said, it probably didn't matter. We will likely never know what they offered, but even if their offer was similar, I think he was always going to make this work with the Dodgers.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    It's crazy to me that Hoyer is giving Happ-level players NTC's.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    There were times when Bellinger tried to do TOO much at first base. For example, ranging really far to his right and turning what would have been a semi-routine play for Hoerner into a difficult play for Bellinger and the pitcher covering first. Those are plays he would probably learn to let go with more experience, but regardless, you aren't maximizing his value if you are using him at first base full-time.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    It isn't absolutely necessary, but you don't take a guy from another position where he is a solid defender (even if that position is Left Field) and put him at 1B when he is right-handed and somewhat deficient in height, all on top of never having played the position before. Naylor is a guy who pretty much HAS to play 1B, because there is nowhere else he can go. That is not Happ's situation.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    Lost in the conversation about Ian Happ playing 1B, he is 6 ft tall even (at best) at a position where height matters. I think any discussion of him moving to 1B long term is a non-starter.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    Bryce Young, woof. We dodged a huge bullet with that guy.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    The thing Soto just can't match is the marketing potential. Even putting aside that Ohtani is a two-way player, he has so much value beyond what he provides on the field. Soto won't even be in the same league contract-wise.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    $1 Million per year over 10 years and $990 million deferred. Do it Jed!
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    It's annoying that the Dodgers are going to be able to manipulate the CBT figure a bit, but I guess it makes sense. Technically he is taking less present value over the life of the contract by deferring, so I can't get too worked up about the AAV being reduced for tax purposes. I have to assume the same would be true for any backloaded deal, even without deferred money?
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    This might help. It appears this guy has a history of being completely wrong in other instances.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Obviously I don't put any faith in that CJ Golson guy, but IF his game is just throwing things against the wall, he's giving too many specifics... which leads me to believe he's just straight up trolling.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    3 posts in 19 years and he comes out of nowhere with this one. Well done, sir. Way to play the long game!
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Is Wayne Messmer posting cryptic tweets yet?
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    I just tried booking a table at La Scarola for tomorrow night (seriously) based on Fergie's recommendation. They are all booked for tomorrow. Shohei dinner reservation confirmed.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    It is December 9 in Japan. So much for the Japanese day of luck.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    No doubt he is working on a pure royalty deal in perpetuity.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Ok now that is just hilarious. I guess maybe Robert is having sushi for dinner tonight.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    I think that's more of an "oh ho ho" rather than "oh oh oh".
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Yeah, this has gone off the rails. Not his fault by any means, but the secrecy has definitely contributed to the absolute looniness of the whole process.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    This was all a ploy by Shohei to find the leak. He found it. Toronto, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    After he finishes Season 2 of the Wire, perhaps.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    And if Bowden and Nightingale are right... In any normal job, that's enough for Morosi to get fired, right? Everyone is in a rush to be first and who knows what sketchy sources they are trusting to get there.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    No way. Tom is saving up to buy the Diner Grill.
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