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This is the same team that played AJ at C for years because of his bat. It's going to be hard for Collins to be worse than that. AJ looked like he wasn't even trying a lot of the time.

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The best Sox team I've ever seen had a light hitting LF and made up for it with good hitting from non traditional positions.

Or they could have a power hitting catcher and a light hitting 2nd baseman. There's no best way to do it. The whole is what matters.

That's really up to the team dynamic. If Madrigal develops, the Sox are a better overall team with Moncada at 3rd despite his WAR suffering. I'd rather have a better team than have Moncada have a better WAR. Defensive WAR is bullshit anyway.

He's carrying an 850 ops and playing good D. Moncada isn't a problem right now.

If you compare Baez to Moncada at age 24, Moncada is slightly ahead. I think Moncada has more upside he hasn't tapped into yet, but it's going to take time to develop because he has so much going on at the plate. Being a switch hitter that likes to see a lot of pitches, he's more high maintenance.

If you're going to compare Moncada to Baez, wait until Moncada is 27 too. Personally I think Moncada will be a better player, but we just don't know yet.

Bush, Madrigal, Pilkington, Walker, Rutherford and Basabe are all still legit prospects. None of them might make it, but they're still prospects.

What career? He's in his 2nd full season. Jesus, dude. We've hit this weird point in sports where people get so wrapped up in their arguments that they want players that are associated with management to fail. There's not a doubt in my mind that some of you guys want him to bust because he's a Hahn/Kenny player, even though he plays for your favorite team. I see it in other sports too. The internet has created some weird phenomenons.

It depends on whether Collins plays every day. Mendick is a non-prospect imo.

So you want to play Palka, a 27 year old that's garbage, or rush some prospects that aren't ready? You need to field a team during a rebuild and part of that is playing garbage vets.

First, May isn't "time to make a move." Second, trade insert Sox player for insert Cubs player is the quintessential Chicago fan/meathead take. Third, Bruce Levine. Last, there no point in trading Leury and cutting Alonso. It's just reactionary meathead takes. Neither has value, it's may, and this is still very much a rebuild.

When a thread starts with "Bruce Levine said," you know you're in for a ride.

This is such a meat head take. Lol.