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Fun fact: Hicks had a 2.33 ERA through his first 11 starts with the Giants in 2024. I remember the discourse about how smart SF was to take the chance at converting him to starter.

2 for his last 14. wrc+ of 58 in Pit.

If someone has to be sacrificed, it may as well be Ron. Then we can officially retire that awful Chairman of the Board nickname.

I vote in favor of your proposal!

I may have already written this in this thread, but he didn't even call pitchers in that one year of primary catching in college. So he's having to learn that on the fly. When he was talking about pitch calling/sequencing in an interview I heard, he really gave the impression that he knew next to nothing about it. Almost gives an insight into his hitting that he's up there with an empty head just hacking at whatever looks right (might be more gift than curse, TBH)

yup

The most significant development relating to the Sox playoff chances as of late is the Red Sox surge. Made it far less likely that the AL Central runner-up can back into the playoffs with ~.500 record. Right when the models would grudgingly accept the Sox are not going to lose 95 games, the Red Sox asserted themselves as another likely playoff team which means Our Sox have to actually have a good season to get in.

Ok I’m watching the replay and Colson just hit it out, and it hit the hanging catwalk like Thomas did back in the day. I’m pretty sure Thome hit a home run off his own face on the Jumbotron in right field. Konerko got his inside the park homer here. I think Dye might have hit the catwalk too. The Sox have a lot of quirky home runs in this park lol

Damn it Ron I am not a fan of taking Hicks away from the role he has been great in and switching it up on him but hopefully it works.

He still mash lefties?

Kinda like my s%*# for your s%*# type of deal

this too

I think the idea is to limit Junior to 1 look at Schultz.

Yes

we are starting hicks? is noah the bulk guy?

That's if this is true. Also they're not always right. All that said. If it happens I won't lose any sleep over the trade. All the best prospects would still be intact.

B. Smith only concentrated on catching in his last year of college, where he caught 44 games (if memory serves). I think he's got a couple years of starting in the minors before he's regarded as an accomplished catcher.

Would not be surprised if Tommy John is in Skenes near future.

Joe Rogan Experience?

I'm fine with filling the bullpen with in house pitching. McDougall ,Hagan Smith etc .

Very strange. Comparable salaries but Larnach has another year of control while Abreu is an impending free agent. Crane fucked up.