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He didn’t ground into half a dozen double plays!

I won’t be too torn up if AV spends a month or so in AAA. I agree he should be playing most everyday if he’s on the mlb roster, and I by no way think he’s received enough PT/ABs. But once Engel is back we can make it work for a few weeks and hopefully let AV get hot in Charlotte. There are other potential benefits, too.

You got it. In that case, I definitely recommend the Dugout Box seats just behind the vistors bench. Definitely will have a great experience there. Have fun!

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Isn't a hamstring pull?

Set back per article posted earlier today in this thread. Mid may now the return date.

Detroit sucks balls. Still should be an easy series win even without Robert.

No Andrew eh? Feel like he's been playing better lately and the conversion to LF has been going swimmingly IMO.

Woof that sucks.

Maybe Eaton is serving his suspension today?

Luis Gonzalez returns. Not sure why, but he is the corresponding move.

Minneapolis is tough right now. Tbh, you definitely won't get the same experience as you would have pre-covid/George Floyd outside of the ballpark itself. Just a lot less activity downtown than usual. For instance, I've worked downtown for about a decade now and I haven't stepped foot in my office since mid-March 2020. I've really only been downtown a handful of times in the past 15 months. This is pretty much the case for most of downtown employees. Tons of restaurants are still not re-opened and a lot of downtown is boarded up. Its sad. But there is plenty to do, and dtown Minneapolis is very walkable. Would definitely recommend heading across the river to NE Minneapolis (like 15-20 min walk from Target Field), where things are little more open, and you'll find more restaurants, breweries, patio seating etc open. Just east of the ballpark is an called the North Loop and that area is pretty happening still and will find lots of good restaurants and younger people milling about going to bars. A few restaurant suggestions in the area - Parlor Bar (best burger in MPLS), Bar LaGrassa, Smack Shack, Young Joni (best pizza in MPLS). I promise you none of those will disappoint. As for the park - I would definitely recommend sitting in different places for each game. The last 15-20 rows behind the dugouts are their own section with comfy/padded seats and private dining options below the stands. Definitely would recommend splurging 1 game and sitting down there. My company has seats 3rd row behind the visitor dugout and that is super duper fun place to sit when the Sox are in town. This is different than the scout seats behind the plate and a very clear step down. Think more like $60-85 tickets as opposed to several hundred. There is an overhang in rightcenter field where there is like 4-6 rows of seats up above the limestone wall - also a very fun place to watch a game and can get seats pretty affordably. Would recommend trying that one game as well. LF bleachers (with back rests) is also a fun place to sit. Champions Club (similar to whatever used to be called the LG Skyline club at the Cell - not sure what its called these days), is also a good spot. I would avoid the upper deck in all honesty. Foodwise - its mainly your typical ballpark fare, but I would recommend the smaller/movable stands as opposed to the built in more generic stands. Several good options to try out. Minneapolis is a big craft beer city, so lots of beer stands offering the local brews. If you drink beer, give a few a try! All in all, Minneapolis is a great place to visit and I think you'll really enjoy it. Not exactly the best time in its history, but still plenty to do and the ballpark is beautiful. Go Sox! Feel free to DM me with any questions as it gets closer. Happy to help!

I have not been yet this year. Usually just go when the Sox are in town. Have hear its portioned off like the cell tho. Target Field is a great venue tho. If you haven't been, you'll def enjoy!

Hmmm. I specifically asked an usher near the partition if I could pass through and I was told no. But I didn’t push any beyond that. I live in Minneapolis so I don’t get to go to Sox Park more than once or twice a year so I was bummed to miss out on my favorite ballpark fare!

Nah, just when up and walking around tho I saw plenty not wearing them there too.

I went last Friday! The park is roped off into pods. So you have to enter in a certain entrance by where your seats are. Took a couple stops to figure that out before we'd be let in. Also, if you're going with a wife/gf, make sure they don't bring a bag. Saw plenty inside, but they wouldn't like my wife in with a small purse and she had to walk in back to the car. Other than that - pretty much the same, but it sure sucked not being able to get my favorite Sox Park food in the elote since it wasn't in my pod!

Hendriks will be fine. Colome would have been a fine addition to really any pen for the deal he got, but he's not a closer on a good team, and that is showing its face. He was quite lucky with the Sox. It sure is enjoyable to watch Colome absolutely implode for the Twins tho.

Of all the guys people were pining for in LF, he's been the best. Its always been health with Adam tho. If he can stay healthy, he's a well above average OF.

If the Sox are going to add mid-season, a top of the line SP and upgrade on Leury as the backup IF would be my main asks. I would lump both into the luxury category as opposed to needs, though. I am not trading major pieces for 2 month upgrades.

Yeah, another 4 for 4 will help that. Yermin can hit, that is for sure. Just not quite ready to anoint him as a franchise cornerstone at DH for the next half decade, or even the rest of 2021 for that matter. But he's certainly been fun to watch and I am rooting like heck for him. In no way, shape or form am I saying I think the dude can't hit or am I rooting for him to fail. I just don't know that anything even remotely close to this 75 PA sample size is sustainable moving forward. If it is, we got ourselves a hell of find.

The Royals are solid. I could see them finishing with 77-82 wins. Which is pretty good and enough to say we should definitely be thinking about them. But they're well shy of a playoff team, IMO.

Unfortunately, Lamb can't be sent down. He'd need to be DFA'd and he'd very likely be gone. And with the extreme lack of upper minors organizational depth at 3B, I think that's why the Sox signed him and have held onto him to this point. If Yoan goes down for any stretch of time, Leury/Mendick are the options and frankly neither are MLB 3B. Mendick hardly has the arm for short.

Could be, but I doubt we'll see that regularly. Seems to me Lamb is/should be behind Vaughn, Engel, Hamilton and Leury for LF opps. If Vaughn goes down when Engel returns, Lamb is still 4th in line imo. Could they plug him in there every now and then against a tough righty? Probably - but I doubt we'll see it often. I'd rather see Hamilton get those reps honestly - he at least provides good defense and baserunning.

Forgot about Lamb for a second. Honestly, he should be the guy getting cut. Based on the way he's been used 21 games in, he serves literally zero purpose other than Moncada injury replacement. Which honestly is going to be needed at some point, but not sure its worth holding a roster spot for. I honestly expect Engel to get most starts in LF when he comes back with some Hamilton sprinkled in. And Vaughn going down for the time being, though I fully expect him back in June sometime.

I think it’s gonna be Vaughn. Which ultimately I’m fine with. Let him go get at bats in Charlotte for a couple weeks. He’ll be back. Don’t think you can cut Leury without another backup IF on the roster.