tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post4297003611835314675..comments2024-03-17T10:55:53.025-04:00Comments on The Baseball Historian: Some Thoughts on David Price Signing With the Boston Red Sox Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676889721927687155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-19889184387179277352015-12-03T07:24:22.827-05:002015-12-03T07:24:22.827-05:00Price signed with Boston because they offered 15% ...Price signed with Boston because they offered 15% more money than anyone else. That's a big incentive. Also surprised Toronto was so lackadaisical about re-signing him. Sounds like they never got around to offering him a contract. Thanks for reading!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676889721927687155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-41193756151069656652015-12-03T00:28:50.287-05:002015-12-03T00:28:50.287-05:00Hello Andrew. As a Blue Jays fan, I am sorry to se...Hello Andrew. As a Blue Jays fan, I am sorry to see David Price go, and while expected, dismayed that he chose the rival Red Sox. While I freely admit to having a bit of a hate-on for the team that traded Babe Ruth (who hit his first professional, but not MLB homerun in Toronto), I never believed David would sign there. While I admit that if someone dangled nearly a quarter of a billion smackaroos in front of me, I would do many things I swore I would never do, but still... there was that huge incident involving Price's girlfriend in Boston, with her tweeting about how horrible the fans were... I just thought that would play a large role in deciding where he wasn't going to sign. <br />Again... nearly a quarter billion bucks... so I guess principles be damned, the real price has been determined. <br />An opt out after 3-years? Sure. Why would he do that, leaving , what $127 or so million bucks on the table? How many athletes do that? <br />I don't begrudge the Boston team for throwing the money at him. Boston has a recent history of winning in all sports, so the recent slide of 3 out 4 years being crap could NOT continue... good deal getting that closer too, BTW.... but dammit... will Price still be an effective pitcher at 37-38 years of age? That's where the Red Sox need to really worry... a pitcher with diminishing skills (then), and an untradeable contract. <br />Still... he only gets to pitch every 5 days... so is Greinke next? I'd love to see the number crunchers at work there!<br />Honestly... not sour grapes on my part. I like David Price... I just couldn't believe he would sign in Boston... and early, too. <br />He's a great pitcher... but better than Kershaw? <br />Good luck, Boston... but not too much good luck. <br /> Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.com