Quin

He started out mega cold at AA and has just finally heated up. People assuming he'd reach the Sox this year (me among them) figured he'd have to get to Charlotte and prove it there. Now he's jumping two levels.

Chris Getz is learning that it's hard to GM after an off-season of bluster. All that smack talk against the AL Central is flying out the window after all the beat downs his defensive juggernaut is getting.

Welcome to Christopher Getz's wild ride!

See, for me, Morneau has pedigree. It's like, Rodman was a fucking Bad Boy. Obviously Morneau only had a half season and flamed out, but he at least was someone once upon a time. Brad Keller is best known as the guy who got angry about a TA bat flip. And he's only here cause we're trying to be the Royals.

This is less upsetting to me than Brad Keller in a Sox jersey.

As long as we're comparing the two ad nauseum, I'd love to see Schriffen call a game with Bill Walton for the pure chaos. A home run call in that game would make Spongebob and Patrick calling OT in the Super Bowl look tame.

It's low hanging fruit but I had to.

You've been hating Vaughn since before he was drafted, so I think that means you're not a Sox fan.

The disrespect shown to 5.5 WAR shortstop Nicky Lopez

Drew Thorpe is the impact bat you seek. Wait.

I thought the call was cringey as hell, but raises concerns and writing a whole column about it is so much cringier and raises more concerns about Jeff Agrest than it does about Schriffen.

but think of how many Dominic Fletchers and Zach DeLoachs we could have. Just start scouting outfielders from the PCL.

Imagine gatekeeping fandom to this team.

Think of how many milkshake ingredients cash considerations could have bought.

We went from dreaming on a potential line up TA-Moncada-Robert-Abreu-Eloy-Grandal-Vaughn/Burger-RF-Madrigal — with most of those dudes in their prime — to this. I know the above was decimated to injuries, age and failing to live up prospect expectations, but holy hell. I don't know which talent collapse is worse between the lineup or the potential Gio-Rodon-Kopech-Cease-ReyLo/Dunning rotation.