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Such shady BS talk. Both Kenny and Hahn used this same ambiguous verbal diarrhea with the media for years when discussing the payroll.

Nick Pivetta seems more like the kind of buy low starter the Sox would court...very solid 2025, but all kinds of question marks attached, like a Brandon Woodruff. "The reason his free agency was surprising is that he had a club option on a team-friendly deal that could have been picked up, but the Friars chose to decline it. For any team that signs Pivetta — and the Padres can very well be that team this winter — it is worth noting that he missed nearly five months of action in 2026 dealing with a flexor tendon strain in his elbow."

Jerry loves initiative… and dudes that will work for free.

There's just no way they're serious players for Skubal... "(In addition to Skubal) The Athletic's Dennis Lin (subscription required) hears the Friars also are showing interest in several Japanese stars, including right fielder Seiya Suzuki, corner infielder Teruaki Sato and starter Shota Imanaga. Reliever Yuki Matsui is the most notable Japanese-born free agent the Padres have signed under general manager A.J. Preller. However, the team has long tried to expand its reach in Japan, courting the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and Suzuki in previous free-agent cycles. mlb.com Deep pocketed new owners have to make a splash to sustain attendance/interest...likely losing King, Pivetta and Morejon, leaving only Vasquez and recovering Musgrove in rotation.

Handing the play-off team closer role to an unproven rookie is the cheapest possible move, so it would definitely check out.

McDougal is more realistic than anything to do with Cannon. As bad things got in the second half and post season they still didn't realistically consider Thorpe or Cannon all that highly.

He already has a QO, so they would have to go 3/$60 million or something like that, 2/$50-55, etc. Not happening.

Hope it works out, and he's a legit ace, he really wore down at the end of the playoffs which given how they used him was gonna happen eventually

No it does not. Closer is going to pitch about 80 innings at most. Grant, unless he gets hurt, will pitch about 140-160 as a SP, so basically 2x the amount of innings will be covered by his arm. If you have the arm and makeup to start, you are more valuable in the rotation. And, you already have a tailor made replacement in Hagen. It's not rocket science. Sox are actually doing smart, obvious things.

Just walk in and give them a firm handshake and they'll interview you!

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.