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The problem with Manaea is he's represented by Boras. So you're not likely to get him to sign a team friendly extension like Lance Lynn did last year. He's probably going to leave after 1 season. You better not pay too much for him.

You have a BWC like hatred for this guy. It's seriously bizarre. He's a fabulous young player. You dont have to mash lots of home runs to be a good baseball player. More at 10!

Your opinion on Madrigal means nothing to me.

This is bad. Massive downgrade from Madrigal. And hell, i'd of rather seen them just pick up Hernandez's option. We better see Schwarber, Castellanos or Conforto signed.

I probably would of preferred Tepera, but I like the move.

Since the better 2B options fell off the board before lockout started, McNeil seems like the best available choice. All the better if you can somehow include Kimbrel in a deal.

Oh yeah that's fine. But look at the Rodon deal, at least as far as we know. It's 2 years and 44 mil, with a reported opt out after 1. So if Carlos stays relatively healthy and performs similar to 2021 - he opts out for a big deal elsewhere. If he spends 3/4 of the year on the DL and is what the Sox feared - then he conveniently doesn't opt out and the Giants are stuck paying him for the 2nd season, for him to likely spend most of an additional season on the DL. Why is the risk only being taken by the teams and not then players? It's weird how he gets teams to agree to this crap.

And that's sometimes the problem with Boras client signings. He gets teams to agree to these crazy opt outs. So if the player earns his contract, they opt and leave after 1 year. If the contract blows up in the team's face, then they are stuck with the player and the bad contract for many years. Early opt outs are often lose-lose situations for the teams. I'm ok with the Sox signing Conforto, but I hope they don't paint themselves in to a corner with an opt out that Boras will probably push for.

The great thing is, the Sox can easily vault themselves to the team to beat on paper with a few very doable moves here and there. Will they do it is the question?

Oh crap, you went ahead and went all Aaron Rodgers on us you critical thinker. When the Sox picked up Kimbrel's option, I was fine with it, because I assumed he had a deal in place. I'll still give him the benefit of the doubt that something will get done, and they won't have to eat dollars or give away extra assets to move that deal. But I'm a tad nervous now. I don't want other moves that need to be made this winter compromised because those dollars are tying up Jerry's wallet.

https://twitter.com/barstoolWSD/status/1502467234630930436

Well Joe Kelly would be fun to have on the team, that's for sure

He's a hall of fame closer, but he's not the same guy that dominated for all those years in Boston and Atlanta. The last 3 seasons he has been hot garbage outside of an amazing first half with the Cubs last year.

I think Kimbrel is garbage and I want him gone.

They didn't need a closer, let alone a bad one. But we're not here to b**** about last year. I want some improvements to this year's team.

What the hell are you talking about? They don't even have a 2nd basemen. Is this person that doesn't exist going to be offended?

No that would make it worse

ewww. That would be a gross off-season.

Right. The Sox have gotten their asses handed to them in 2 consecutive playoff years. And right now it will take a lot of money spent just to get this team as good as last year on paper, let alone trying to improve the team. And I get it, paper sometimes means nothing. See 2005. But we've come this far in the rebuild. Don't cheap out now when the goal is in sight.

Far enough. I hope it is bs.

Hahn's comment "“We’re prepared to go forward with the roster we have right now." Just annoys me. Why even say that? The roster as it stands now is a downgrade from last year. Minus Rodon and Madrigal I'd say the downgrade is rather significant. Don't try and sell this garbage on us.

That's not Conforto and Castellanos is it? The only problem is, they are trending in different directions lately.

I really miss Hawk calling Sox games. And it's nice to hear how appreciative and grateful he is for his life. Can't ask for much more than that.

I don't think there was any QO agreement with Boras. Rodon barely got a major league deal last year. That just wasn't on anyone's radar. Bottom line is - Reinsdorf is risk-adverse. That's why I figured they wouldn't offer the QO. He doesn't want to pay someone 17.8 mil to sit on the DL for 3/4 of the season. And I agree with CWS - a starter is a must here, though I suspect knowing the Sox past, they will look for a reclamation project to fill that hole on the cheap. And that's ok if they spend the cash on other holes. You cant spend a fortune on every hole.

I'd be a fan of shift restrictions.