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So we’re looking at something like this now to start the season? Free Agent Sean Burke Grant Taylor Davis Martin Castillo / Kay* Maybe a bullpen like this? CL: Free Agent SU: Hagen Smith* SU: Jordan Hicks MR: Free Agent* MR: Huscar Brazoban MR: Bryan Hudson* LR: David Sandlin LR: Kay* / Castillo They really need to bring Newcomb back as part of their bullpen plan if they are only adding one FA starter.

Attach your resume as well.

Bednar would too. I’m interested to see what Getz’s philosophy is with that.

You could ask why start him as well. You'll still need a closer. The answer is that we can find a closer. And the Sox didn't use him as the closer anyway; he was a closer.

Yes. I'd definitely target one of the other options.

"If he needs to"...

Which ties in perfectly to what is being talked about not just for the Railyards, but things like the high line and the extended riverwalk.

It also seems weird to eliminate your closer as an option when you are trying to compete to try to turn him into a starter leaving your pen with no closer at all.

Won’t Morejon cost a pick?

Haven't seen an update on the big plans for The 78 site in a bit (or maybe I just forgot what it was planned to be).

Why in the world do you trade your closer when you are trying to compete?

You think they will make a run at Bednar, Morejon, or Iglesias now? Feels like they have to.

I've been saying for a year on the podcast that Grant Taylor would be given the chance to start. Was always going to happen.

Exactly what I said a few weeks ago. He's on the Grant Taylor plan. I just thought Taylor might be the closer for another year.

If you want to compete as a real playoff team, Sean Burke can't be your #1 or #2. I would hope we aren't getting high on our own supply with our own guys here, but look at the dudes at the front of the rotations of the teams that made it. We can always aim for backdooring our way in again and praying we get irrationally hot, but that's not very realistic.

Seems fairly obvious that Hagen is 2026 Taylor and will move into that highest leverage spot / closer on a night by night basis. Getz also said bullpen is low priority, thank god, another big difference from Hahn, who would blow his limited budget on fungible, volatile relievers seemingly every offseason.

Also interested in seeing what the plans are for Schultz (starting?) and Sandlin. Sandlin was inconsistent but he had some great starts; there might be something there. Schultz, to me, pitched better than his ERA and WAR (certainly bwar, but fwar too). And Cannon - they may not protect him but I hope they do. He pitched well (after a bouncy first inning) in pretty much his only major league appearance. I'd like to see them try him in short relief. Might be able to up the mph.

It shouldn’t be an albatross. Our payroll is still miniscule and this isn’t a bit arb year either. They should go out and spend (wisely) regardless.

Seems like the late deadline prices really jumped

Yep. But the prices I've seen are are so high that they based not only on the certainty that he has figured something out, but that he's also better than his best year. The price is higher than we got for Crochet. Now if it were, say, a price that we charged the Padres for Cease, then it's worth a long look. But if he has figured it out, sign him in 2 years.

Yeah you definitely need to get one of these guys. Instead of adding 2 SP now go out and add one and use the money not being used for another SP towards a closer.

Makes sense. Start him or trade him.

I was hoping it would be for a 2nd. The Vikings were truly desperate. There really weren't many good options for them. It's hard to bring a QB in mid-season and have them understand the system. Kirk already knows it and he's way better than Daniel Jones.

Disagree that a #1 and #2 are needed this off-season. One guy near the top to go along with Burke is fine to start the season. There are plenty of guys who can compete for the middle and back end of the rotation and some have upside. Adding a Peralta or King caliber pitcher is enough to head into the season with, in my opinion. See what you have and add at the deadline if you're in the hunt and need another TOR arm. Having said that, if they DID add two top guys, I'd be ecstatic. Just don't think it's a total necessity.