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Can we discuss how bad moncada has been lately. I'm sorry but fuck some of these bullshit made up WAR numbers. My great 3rd baseman is batting. 267 8 home runs 44 rbi After 100 games. Fuck WAR

Oh for the love of god.

They didn't like his medicals.

Arizona: “we can deal you Escobar, but we’ll need a live body in exchange.” Hahn: “No deal.”

No one reads these boards, so no worries.

How about you hit the ball out of the fucking park once in a while or drive someone in... 8 hr 44 rbi After 100 games for a supposed great player. Let that marinate......this supposed great player sucked last year too

Smoke and mirrors.

The problem is if the Sox have to give up something significant for Story, then it still would have been better to get Escobar.

"RH better be on the phone right now. that bottom 7-9 is gross." Just get the 2nd baseman. When Robert comes back, and when Yaz comes back, and we get a 2nd baseman: out-of-the line-up are Zavala, Mendick, and Garcia. Then the weakest spot is the Engel/Sheets in RF

There is no excuse not to get another 2B.

Why do you guys give the food accounts so much energy if you hate them? Ill never understand that.

Tepera to Sox?

Disagree. An upgrade in the bullpen might be for 15 innings. Heuer or Ruiz could easily match or outpitch their replacement over that sample size. The chances of middle infield replacement outplaying Leury are seemingly much greater.

"Local man announces that he would definitely do that thing in which he knows that he will not honor the consequences"

@Jack Parkman ready to look like a fool when the Sox make a trade at the deadline and put to rest your narrative that "they don't even have the prospects to net a rental"?

OBP does not drive in runs OBP does not hit home runs

Watching a team play first baseman at every outfield position “ oh no can this very excellent shortstop play an easier position?!”

Jake Burger is being traded for Ohtani.

He is and I’d take him for the right price, but I can’t see the Cubs trading a fan favorite to the Sox for anything short of a haul and he’s simply not worth a massive price.

Reinsdorf just invited Nightengale for story time, milk, and cookies after deciding that Escobar’s salary was too expensive and it became this tweet.

I know I shouldn't jinx it but it does appear that he found something in his last start in charlotte. Interesting thing I found out is Hendricks is shorter than lopez? amazing. Sox have a nice incremental height going in their bullpen Hendricks - 6'0 Lopez, Ruiz - 6'1 Evan Marshall - 6'2 Kopech, Bummer - 6'3 Ryan Burr - 6'4 Heuer - 6'5 Crochet - 6'6 Tepera is 6'1, and I think we have too many of those. Now, Bailey Ober is 6'9, a rare collectible. And Pineda is 6'7, which keeps the nice straight line going. Might be worth exploring.

A new 2B would be great, but mostly I just want Bob Odenkirk to be ok.

How many more times will this be repeated in this thread the next 48 hours? I'll take the over on 100.

Wannabe foodie bartolos colonoscopy saying tepera to sox.

Luzardo has sucked harder this year than Cease did last year.

The worst part about losing Madrigal is that you could see the development/improvement happening right before his injury. He was making more consistent hard contact than we'd seen up to that point in his career. It seemed like he was beginning to find the ideal balance between selling out for contact at all costs vs actually doing damage. I think his absence is felt the most vs very good pitching. He's someone who would have been able to make consistent contact and not be overwhelmed by the level of pitching we saw in Milwaukee or will see in the playoffs.

He is a ground ball machine who has choked in the clutch game after game

You need to be able to hit the ball over the fence consistently. Just way too little power in the lineup currently.

On top of that he did jack shit last year. I'm tired of the fucking excuses. I can provide you 20 other 3rd baseman with better numbers.

so did the radio guys. chill out

I'm always negative and even I find his posts ridiculous

This is a really dumb post, even for you

I still just don't see the fit with Story 1. Right-handed bat, hits LHP much better than RHP 2. They are going to ask him to play a new position 3. He's a .243 hitter outside of Coors 4. He's not having a stellar 2021 I don't even count him being an FA after the season as a negative....but again I just don't know if he's the right fit for this team, especially given what I think will be somewhat of an inflated cost because of his name.

Given the Escobar cost, it would be an absolute no-brainer to snag him. At that price, and needing a 2B, it would be a fireable offense for Hahn not to replace Leury/Mendick with a MLB 2B. I take the Escobar deal as good news, because it means the Sox are definitely aiming higher (especially if you believe Story can get back on track). Semien, Schoop, and "it'll never happen" Trea Turner still out there.

Interesting timing g that the Sox put this "Story" out there after the EE news broke. Hmmmm.

I still don't get the infatuation with Story. I'd rather have Escobar. He could have been had for a Micker Adolfo type of prospect and it looks like we straight up passed on it.

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Lol

This account is full of shit.

This is getting Lucas Giolito after 2018 by paying cash and giving up a good expiring contract. This is a freaking steal.

I would disagree depending on the pitcher of course. If it is an impact reliever there will be more than 15 innings including the playoffs. Also those innings if there are in high leverage situation are much more important than many of the AB's from the 2B. It's not just the amount of time that stats like WAR count, it's also the importance of the situation that counts. An impact reliver will have a greater impact on this team's playoff success.

How is his English so good now? Dude almost has a Chicago accent.

Im watching the Royals feed for that Eloy bomb, heres the transcript -Would you rather face Abreu who has 75 RBIs or a guy who is in his second game of the year? *silence* The thing is... Eloy in his past is 2-3 against Zimmer with 2 doubles... *Zimmer throws it right down the middle, Eloy fouls it off* - Ooof... oof.. that was right down the middle and he was ready for it.. I wouldnt give him one of those.. strike ones good but not there... thats center cut.. -So hopefully that was his one and only good pitch to hit *nervous laugh* right.. *Eloy obliterates the ball* - Nope.. - Oh man......