Rey21

Exactly this, I don’t understand why everyone thinks there is this switch that can be turned on and off by a team whose core has 3 games worth of playoff experience. Trying to do my best to stay away from the ledge but these types of losses against contenders (whether the Blue Jays make the playoffs or not) is still concerning.

I get that this game is just another game of a long season but shit I don’t know why everyone thinks they’re just gonna be able to turn it up a notch come playoff time. This team on talent alone should be able to win these games: Abreu, Robert, Eloy, Moncada, Vaughn 5 core players should be able to carry this offense at least that’s what we have been led to believe.

This is what this thread is for to voice our concerns about this team. Granted there’s not a damn thing we can do about it and most of it falls on def ears but it’s why it was created. All I’m saying is that those bad games against the Astros in May, these losses to a Yankees team who is missing half their roster stick in my head more than wins against the Cubs. A good series against the A’s and Rays can change that tune some.

Agree 100% I don’t understand how any fan can see the Sox go 1-5 against the Yankees and not be slightly concerned, regardless if the Yankees make the playoffs or not this is the caliber team they have to beat to win a World Series. I don’t think there’s a flip of the switch that the Sox are just gonna turn on come playoff time.

I kinda don’t trust Liam Hendriks to close out a winner take all game...

Think ChiSox Mike mentioned it but Crochet for Gallo, Sox need to make that deal if it’s actually a possibility, right?

I’m still worried that their offense is gonna be too streaky especially against righties and they really need better outings from Cease and Kuechel because those two have taxed the bullpen.

So would not capitalizing on Grandal, Abreu, and Kuechel’s years here you just gotta deal with the bad defense because his bat makes up for it

But the fire, they needed the fire...

Should have been the move...

You put him in Right and let him look like a fool on defense... that bat though is something we’re only hoping Vaughn can replicate.

Yes I would rather have Ozuna instead of Eaton and Hendriks

$16 mil for Ozuna per year would have been an extra $8 mil more than last years payroll, really damn frustrating

That too would be fine, Vaughn backing up Abreu or at DH would be pretty damn good too. You just gotta find a way to make it work, IMO it would give the Sox the best offense in baseball with a good enough pitching rotation to at least have a chance, as is they’d get curb stomped against the Dodgers/Padres

Sox should do it and package Vaughn for a TOR arm that would vault them into Dodgers-Padres conversations but Jerry’s cheap so will never happen