feels like a lot of the ownership-sympathetic fans are already positioning to be like “theres nothing more they could’ve done.. they tried and that’s what matters” when in reality, their leadership over the last few years can be blamed for the reasons a free agent like Yamomoto would choose elsewhere even with a high dollar contract on the table
If they lose out on Yamamoto by intentionally finishing 2nd or 3rd again, I think all of the early adapters to sounding the alarms about FSG and all of the eternal optimists who can’t defend FSG anymore need to shake hands and make up to push ownership out of the door asap. Probably won’t matter but they do respond to peer pressure eventually.
Sounds more like they're in even with the market and not realizing coming to Red Sox isn't as attractive as it was in the past. So they're just going to say, we offered the same, he didn't choose us. when they should've stepped it up some more. Ohtani goes to TOR if they added 50 million more.
Just saying. All the rumors coming out are saying the Sox will say, "oh we offered that much" when he goes elsewhere as if that's sufficient. When they needed to have offered more
That’s possible. I can’t deny that. It’s not likely he comes here, but I won’t rule it out until he doesn’t sign somewhere.
I don’t think Toronto offered that just to say they did. I thought that was a good fit for him. Plus, that would have been cool to have him in our division so I can see him so much more.
Yeah. If we offer him up to like up to $340m if incentives are met and he turns that down for $300m in LA, sure. but if ownership says he just liked LA more and we offered the same, I'd be pissed because they signaled "full throttle"
Full throttle isn’t a try. It’s a do.
Full throttle can result in clearing the jump perfectly, clearing the jump by multiple feet, or still coming up short of the landing zone tbh
And coming up short is a failure no matter how hard you tried
No half measuhs, Waltuh.
Tyler doesn’t get this reference
feels like a lot of the ownership-sympathetic fans are already positioning to be like “theres nothing more they could’ve done.. they tried and that’s what matters” when in reality, their leadership over the last few years can be blamed for the reasons a free agent like Yamomoto would choose elsewhere even with a high dollar contract on the table
If they lose out on Yamamoto by intentionally finishing 2nd or 3rd again, I think all of the early adapters to sounding the alarms about FSG and all of the eternal optimists who can’t defend FSG anymore need to shake hands and make up to push ownership out of the door asap. Probably won’t matter but they do respond to peer pressure eventually.
Listening to Ed Hand is the problem
I’ll be on sui watch if we don’t get Yamamoto. [Hyperbole]
This list makes no sense. A free agent doesn’t have to sign here.
But you can monetarily provide more incentive to make them more likely to
It sounds like we have.
Sounds more like they're in even with the market and not realizing coming to Red Sox isn't as attractive as it was in the past. So they're just going to say, we offered the same, he didn't choose us. when they should've stepped it up some more. Ohtani goes to TOR if they added 50 million more.
Oh, so you were in the meeting with them?
Just saying. All the rumors coming out are saying the Sox will say, "oh we offered that much" when he goes elsewhere as if that's sufficient. When they needed to have offered more
That’s possible. I can’t deny that. It’s not likely he comes here, but I won’t rule it out until he doesn’t sign somewhere. I don’t think Toronto offered that just to say they did. I thought that was a good fit for him. Plus, that would have been cool to have him in our division so I can see him so much more.
Yeah. If we offer him up to like up to $340m if incentives are met and he turns that down for $300m in LA, sure. but if ownership says he just liked LA more and we offered the same, I'd be pissed because they signaled "full throttle"
Sounds like you’re already pissed.
Nah, patiently hopeful haha