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Is this a fact? When I suggested acquiring Shaw, I was told he wasn’t necessarily available via trade and the Sox would have to pay too much in talent to acquire him.

As far as I know, Shaw got permission from his team to miss a game to attend a memorial service, and he also discussed it with some of his teammates. Regarding Kelenic, I don’t think he’s a completely awful teammate but I did see more incidents that could potentially associate him with that status than with Shaw. I am too lazy to find links for everything so here is what Google AI spit out…

Love when the photo of the signee is of him in basketball shorts and a t-shirt. (I have no idea who this guy is and for all I know he could turn out great)

Who even the Cubs have been trying to get rid of since he got there.

Why though? You already have a guy who HAS that, and instead would bet on a dude who has never had it? Mead is 24 and with over 500 MLB PAs and over 1700 MiLB ones. Lenyn is one year older.

That‘s in game power. Lenyn maximizes his slightly above average raw power about as good as anyone. Mead has similar or maybe better raw power, but hasn’t been able to translate to in game. Whether he can with more reps is a TBD.

True, but I would also be surprised if ~50 or so at bats in ST will dictate his entire future with the team. I think it will be how well he works with Sox hitting coaches this ST or if he is deemed disagreeable or uncoachable.

I love how you of all people continue to s%*# on Kelenic cuz of a comment he made and bring up "good culture in the clubhouse" yet continue to praise Matt Shaw.

Been on this train for a minute now.

He has 5 HRs in about a seasons worth of MLB ABs. Lenyn just put up 22 in almost the same amount of PAs that it took Mead to hit 5. The most he even hit an MiLB season was 15.

agreed

He’s a much easier hold in my mind if you’re willing to do that.

I really wish they would just hand an OF mitt to Sosa and just play him in LF

That I’m not sure of, but will admit it seems a little odd a face value. That being said, how often are guys signed to minor league deals assured major league spots?

Nobody has to like each other, but all things being equal, a calm clubhouse is better than a distracted clubhouse. Those late 70s Yankees teams went to the world series 4 years out of 6 and won 2. Makes you wonder what they could have achieved if Billy Martin wasn't a drunk and could manage the personalities better.

Similar raw power / bat speed. You’d be gambling on Mead improving his ability to square up more consistently with support from Fuller. Based on his minor league profile, that seems theoretically feasible to me. Obviously I have no idea what the Sox think, but my guess is they have some plan to right the ship with Mead. But if I can’t get anything for Sosa, I’d certainly keep him over Curtis.

Kelenic speaking on culture is like Mussolini speaking on liberal democracy.

There has definitely been a thing internally for him for a while now. They are also putting him out front of a lot of stuff for a dude who isn't in their plans.

I don’t think Kelenic’s new comments or apparent ego are a reason he makes the team. However, this is a total Sox move. Former top prospect with control left at a position where the Sox are lacking once Benintendi is gone and Robert is traded. I think they will give him every opportunity to make the team. I don’t think he’s in a much different boat than Pereira other than being slightly older. Imagine a dirt-cheap outfield of Kelenic, Pereira, and Montgomery for several years if they all magically perform? I think Getz is probably fantasizing about it right now.

Well, for one, when's the last time a team had a Zoom call with a NRI?

While I think there is some truth in his statement, baseball history shows plenty of teams that couldn't stand one another but won because they had great talent. The Oakland A's won three straight World Series titles despite instances like players literally fighting in the clubhouse before a playoff game and then you had the Yankee teams of the late 1970's aka The Bronx Zoo. If I have to choose between character or talent, I'll take talent every time.

Yeah. As of right now, it feels like it’s “his job to lose.”

I agree with him

Why do you think that?