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His chase rate has improved two straight years and his BB rate was actually above league average for the first time last year. He’s made legit improvements in terms of plate discipline vs. where he was a few years ago. With a stronger lineup around him he should get better pitches to hit and be able to utilize his raw power much more efficiently. I expect him to rebound with the bat next year, but have much less confidence in his ability to stay healthy.

Huh? ”Honestly disagree. His potential stability even if for 110 games and protection is likely worth more to the younger players in this line-up than whatever you get in a trade at this point.”

Yes they did.

The JR vs. Boras thing has pretty much worked its way out, hasn't it? It's not really a concern that JR avoids Boras, he avoids the big money. And Boras is big money.

Maybe he edited his post but it does not say HE Provided lineup protection.

I mean the Sox chose to pay him $20 mil, if he was Moncada-Eloy level of immature he wouldn’t be here right now

If they got Chase Petty and the Comp pick, I'd do it. Maybe Getz is holding out for that other player. I don't think Robert has more value than the field right now. There is potential ceiling, but he's going to be injured for a chunk, he is going to sulk, he does need motivation to produce. I just don't think there will be much more value or interest at the trade deadline, regardless of what Robert does in the first 4 months.

No more coffee for you today sir! 😄

Plus, I don’t think you draft a guy wondering if you’re going to be able to extend him almost a decade later or not.

Well, Boras is never good for your homegrown players, regardless of Jerry. He rarely considers contract extensions and almost always takes his clients to free agency.

By the time this might even become an issue for the Sox, they'll likely have a new owner. The old JR won't deal with Scott Boras clients concern isn't going to be a factor for anyone drafted in 2026.

I've always held out hope for Robert to regain that prowess he had in 2023. But if you take a sober look at his B-R page, he's been available roughly 100 games in 3 of the last 4 seasons. He's put up 1.4 bWAR and 85 OPS+ in the last 2. I mean, that's a league average production when he's in the lineup. But if you're banking on packing a lineup around the guy to make him better, maybe you could just go out and find somebody who gives you what Robert does for cheaper, or develop a better CF. Jose Abreu was always a good hitter. When playing on garbage teams, he still put in his work and hit like he was supposed to. Robert should be the guy who makes Colson and Teel better, not the other way around.

You trade Robert (and cash) right now if you can get real value. Otherwise, I’m holding until the deadline and hoping for a big rebound. Acquiring a bunch of relief prospects or utility guys doesn’t do it for me.

Hill has a split contract that will pays him $450k if in the minors and $900k if in the majors (which is basically the league minimum). I’m still not convinced he’s in the majors unless we trade Robert and then he’d be part of a CF platoon most likely with Baldwin. Bleday can’t play CF anymore, so it’s really apples & oranges here. Doesn’t mean we couldn’t have signed Bleday, but he’s more of a corner OF guy at this point.

I don’t even like Bleday that much but for only $1.5 million… well, that’s peanuts. I’d rather see the Sox get back a decent CF prospect for Robert but the talk is that they are targeting pitching.

Which is why this whole dance of picking up his option was weird anyway.

Interesting that both Syracuse and Rochester, NY had NBA teams way back in the day.

Rochester Royals moved to Cincy-KC-Omaha- Sacramento Kings.

This is who he is. He's been this way for his whole career. He isn't a young pup anymore.

I was wondering with actual money out there, if they finally dropped the charade.

You have a backup defensive CF right now in Derek Hill. I don't think Hamilton's a major league option anymore. I tooted the horn for Bleday, also, but he's really not a full-season plan B in CF. The more I read about this, the more I like that the Sox stayed away from Bleday, and the less I consider him an obstacle to a Reds trade. He is, in that the Reds could mumble something about liking their roster and back away from the White Sox, but Bleday is a clear step down from Hays. And they still need a RH bat.

This exactly.

Joe Burrow trade chatter, a few Titans coaching candidates and what sources are saying around the NFL This piece hypothesizes how the Bears could lose Declan Doyle, Eric Bieniemy, Press Taylor or J.T. Barrett for an offensive coordinator position or Al Harris to be a DC. Unless Dennis Allen is considered to be cooked as a HC, I would be more concerned about losing him. Matt Nagy also mentioned as a possibility for the Tennessee HC position since he has ties to someone there.

You can give Billy Hamilton or the like a ST invite if you want a backup defensive CF.

Well, if he becomes a star, he could always change to Boras. It’s what Robert did after his breakout 2023 season.