Let's start with Bogaerts.
Never mind, the Red Sox were never going to pay Bogaerts what he wanted and to be honest with you, the Padres are really overpaying and for way too many years. The same applies to the Yankees and Judge but the Yankees at least kept their fan-favorite despite the cost.
Let's look at this kid from Japan, Masataka Yoshida. They paid his old team in Japan, the Orix Buffaloes, $15 million just for the rights to talk to him and then signed a contract that pays him 18 million a year for five years. Keep in mind that this is a kid who has never played baseball in the US, never faced MLB pitchers or dealt with the media/fan pressures that come with playing in Boston. I give him two years and they'll end up designating him for assignment.
Then there's Chris Martin, a relief pitcher who may or may not be good. It kind of depends on how you measure "good". Is he the Chris Martin who pitched a total of 31 innings for the Cubs and had an ERA of 4.31 or the Chris Martin who pitched a total of 24 innings for the Dodgers and had an ERA of 1.46? Let's hope he is the Dodgers guy and not the Cubs guy.
Next up is Kanley Jansen who will probably be the closer. The Dodgers fans called him Heart-attack Jansen because everytime he pitched, they all had a heart attack. The Red Sox used to have a heart attack-inducing closer named Craig Kimbrel. Whenever Kimbrel took the mound, we would all collectively hold our breath and pray.
Finally there is Joely Rodriguez, another relief pitcher who may actually be worth a shot. He's being paid $1,500,000 for 2023 with an option for $4,250,000 if he is still with the team in 2024. If he's not on the team in 2024, the team can buy him out at $500,000. His stats aren't terrible with a 5-year average ERA 4.56 because he ad a terrible year 2017.
They need an infielder, a big bat to fill the DH role and some starting pitching because Eovaldi is a free agent and Sale is a huge question mark.
My pessimism gets stronger and stronger every time I read about the team.
So the senator from Georgia, beat the ex-football player and got re-elected.
I would like to point out that Warnock, the democrat with a track record in the senate, barely defeated Walker, a nutcase who can't form a complete sentence because he got tackled a few too many times and probably has CTE.
What is it with the democrats running candidates who are just barely electable? Why are they unable to give us a candidate with some intelligence, some charisma and some semblence of decency?
I have nothing against republicans. I have something against the Trumpists that claim to be republicans. Just once, before I die, I would really like to see a democrat who isn't a socialist and a republican who isnt a fascist run for office. I would love to hear a debate with two people talking about what issues they think they can resolve and how they are going to resolve them.
I'm trying to figure out what to make for dinner.
You can figure out what to do with these links:
- "Don't say Gay" but "Fraud is Okay"!
- Only in Florida.
- They seem to have a lot of "accidental fires" at facilities making military equipment since they imposed a draft.
- Art: I don't get it.
- I'm still a big fan of Philadelphia.
- I always knew there was something weird about him.
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