GreenSox

DFA that sunk cost and send another message.

Being on that Charlotte team is a penance. That operation is basket-case, second only to the major league operation. Send him to Birmingham so that he doesn't have the shi$$ness of the team weighting down his development.

Kopech threw 24 pitches. Why was he unavailable? If they are trying to turn him into a trade piece (which they should - he has the same control timetable as Cease did), they're doing a lousy job of it. They have about 2 months to prove that he's major league closer capable of handling high leverage situations and pitching multiple innings, then he needs to pitch. Save situations will be rare for this team. As of now, he's former top prospect with a lot of arm talent, who's been floundering for a couple of years in the majors.

In the words of Gunnery Sargent Hartman, "What was that? What the f.. was that?"

What were the Sox supposed to do with Palka after that season? Cut him? They never penciled him in for anything. And one day, we might get some fortune with one of these guys. Sometimes it does take a while. See Naylor, who sucked for 5 seasons before he got good.

The 2 was the anomaly. Usually, everybody gets an inning. He just doesn't manage to win the game. Not surprisingly, when he doesn't do his usual and lets Kopech pitch 2, the Sox win. "Oh those melons; if he's able; we're to have a feast, so nice." "One goes to the Abbot's table; all of us get each a slice." Robert Browning

It's game after game like this. Each reliever gets his inning. But don't tire them any, 150 games left to play. Bryan Shaw - good gracious, he shouldn't have even made the team out of the Spring.

And they made a bunch of sorry trades after the 1967 season to abet the effort. And the Miracle Mets will be forever grateful.

Well the Sox had 6 walks and did zip; maybe they are just walking us to make it more challenging - sort of like giving us a head start.

Pedro is so passive when managing the bullpen. Make sure someone's completely lost it before lifting them. He's got 8 pitchers; use them and try to win a game.

Sox are going to be mostly sh$$y until they develop a good farm system. Yea, the current snapshot of the Sox' prospects is okay today (although I suspect it's more in the 15-20 range), but the farm system and infrastructure are still bottom-quartile. When Williams took over, yes he inherited well, but the Sox also had a good farm (which he helped to build). The Sox had a good farm from 1990-2005 (arguably til 2010) and the Sox had a good team most of those years. But from 1970-1990 and 2006-present, the farm system has been mostly bad, as has been the team on the field (except for a few short pockets of success) You just can't trade your way to improvement anymore; teams won't give up squat in young talent.

You don't even have to be good to manage most of these situations. You just have to be not terrible. A good manager would run roughshod over Getz; But I would hope that Getz might see some benefit to his own career in a manager who really knows the game. I always thought the reason that Hahn never hired a good manager is because he didn't want the manager to show him up; I would hope that Getz is more self aware and without those ego issues.

Flexen as has a great 6 innings; but he's Flexen so you've got to be leery about giving him another go-around. Okay you can send him out in the 7th just to see, but once he gives up that hit, pull him and pocket the good start/low pitch-count premium. But no, leave him in and then he gives up a homerun and he still hasn't seen enough and keeps him out there. The starters have been good this year, so the bullpen really isn't taxed. Good managers are on top of this kind of thing.

It will work if he throws strikes with it and paints corners while the hitters flail away. . But if it’s just going into the dirt, it won’t work in the majors.

What is that?