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Would prefer to trade neither for now, but I'd rather see Quero go instead of Teel if one of them is going.

Thanks! Well I’m not a beat reporter or Jeff Passan. Just a fan. I hadn’t seen anyone in the Sox community write about Okamoto and thought people would be interested.

I'd rather have someone who can play 90% of the time (position player) than Quero, a catcher who can only play 50% of the time. His bat isn't good enough to be a DH, and I prefer Teel by quite a bit.

more bottom feeding. wake me when we acquire mlb talent.

If Tampa can't do it...

Is there a forced retired list? Like Getz could be like f*** you, you’re retiring now!

That's fine too. Just no real reason to have anyone over 30 on roster unless it's a filler bullpen pitcher at this point. And it's nice to move a CFer to corner rather than White Sox approach of moving corner guys to the middle of the infield or 1B/DH types to the outfield corners.

Quality rosterbating

Boston has found their sucker. Ronny has a lot of potential.

Don't forget the two Smiths. Opponents can't use scouting reports if they can't keep up with who's who out there...

Junk for junk. A true Getz trade.

The way Schriffen spoke about this guy you would think there were multiple Cy Young’s in his future. No big loss, probably got crap back.

They’re not trading Teel guys. Not even worth talking about

I’m getting Cam Booser PTSD but at least this guy is significantly younger.

It’s very disjointed. Her entire schtick is to tell people that she already talked about something happening. Harris is very mid. I love Grote, always have because he is just a funny guy to me, but he was thrown into the mix to save it and it’s not happening. Tough to see this show continuing through another year, I can’t imagine their numbers are good

The Harris-Rahimi show is just bad. Was driving last two days and it’s just not a good listen.

I think a seat at the kids' table would be a step up for the Sox. Our seat is out in back, near the dumpster.

No it is much better to give us this with every post.

Imai Murakami and Okamoto are all well out of their price range. We might get another bargain basement deal out of the KBO, but not if it requires a two year contract. One year with team or mutual options for 2027. Fluffy pieces about possible interest in a free agent who will receive at the very least a three year deal are not worth anyone's time either....not unless they actually get a signed contract as we learned with 2 ESPN headlines about Machado being close to signing.

This looks like a garbage trade but my guess is that the Orioles are just sick of Rodriguez’s injuries and probably think he can’t hold up at all. Our old friends at Orioles Hangout think it’s a horrible trade as well and are calling it the worst move of Elias’s tenure.

How can that be all they get for Grayson

The team with no pitching, trades pitching. Interesting

I was thinking more: play Bleday and Pereira in RF and non-tender Tauch.

Are you trying to say that Getz is a master rosterbater?

"The Crochet trade turned this organization around..." Ummm...yes, if we're the quasi Titanic, except much more low profile.

Not really shocked about Adams but no Pallette seems odd.

#98 alt captain tonight.

Absolutely nothing!

Nephew’s brother’s cousin’s former roommate

Seems fine to me. Plenty of pitchers to replace them. Pereira is intriguing. Actual power, useful glove, young. Worth a shot, not surprised Wilson and YoYo had some value.

Getzy is gonna make a bunch of little trades in a day or two and then go into hibernation and pray for that #1 pick.

Phones are reportedly already ringing off the hook at the Sox ticket offices. Get 'em while they're hot! Surely this will turn out exactly like the 2004 offseason when the Sox made a series of under the radar moves that were widely panned as they moved Magglio Lee and Valentin.

Just in case anyone was seriously thinking the Sox would be spending in free agency this offseason, Getz probably just checked off “lefty bullpen guy” and “platoon RF for Tauchman / starting CF when Robert is traded” from his offseason checklist with these two trades today.

They are going to have two all star Montgomerys.

We finally have the final pieces to the Cease trade!!!!!! Tanner Murray looks like Braden Shewmake’s brother from another mother.

"As I thought of what to write for today, our fearless leader Andrew Mearns suggested I do a deep dive on someone who I believe to be the most divisive prospect in the Yankees’ farm system: Everson Pereira. Pereira signed in 2017 as an international amateur out of Venezuela for $1.5 million and was lauded at the time for his plus athleticism, sensational bat speed which translated to in-game power, and defensive ability in center field. Unfortunately, we’ve been robbed of opportunities to scout Pereira over a full season, as he’s never played more than 110 games in a season. There have been some freak injuries mixed in with more typical, muscular ailments – especially of late. While injuries have undoubtedly robbed Pereira of vital reps, he’s now accrued just under 1,500 plate appearances in his minor-league career." https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/3/24147815/yankees-analysis-everson-pereira-prospect-top-hit-tool-scouting-whiff-power-athleticism-maddening This was written BEFORE the 2024 season btw. Pereira has slowed slightly as he has added muscle but still possesses solid speed and makes the most of it. He can steal an occasional base and covers ground in center field with his quickness and instincts. If he has to move to a corner, he has the power and solid arm strength to profile well in right field. AI profile

https://x.com/DanielAlvarezEE/status/1990921837560123688 Getz still at work, Yoendrys Gomez to the Rays now

I think you nailed it, but Murphy’s age versus Booser’s and what Getz gave up for Booser makes this move much less bad.

Unlike the Booser trade where they stupidly gave up a live arm for a bum, I don’t care about this one since I don’t think Hernandez does anything. But Murphy’s ERA this past season was purely reliever small sample size luck. K rate wasn’t good for a reliever and he had a high walk rate.

Absolutely have to keep both. The catcher position is prone to injuries, they can’t afford to trade one of these catchers, only to see the other one get hurt.

I think there is a difference between maybe a starter, and an established starter, and that's why he doesn't get moved. That's where the "selling low" idea comes in. It is shorthand for the difference.

Torres and Woodruff are relevant for draft as club would have received comp pick after 1st round pushing Sox 2nd pick backwards. As it stands only Dbacks (Gallen) will get comp pick after 1st. Then Cubs (Tucker) and Astros (Valdez) will get comp picks after 2nd round; all the rest that rejected were luxury tax payers so comp picks after the 4th?

Looking at this from an acquiring team standpoint, are you willing to pay a starting catcher price for a guy who has his level of experience and success? If teams are not, I am not sure why Getz would be willing to deal him at a price of a part timer, or unproven player.

+1 to this. Unless a Sox prospect or Sosa/Vargas both become big time sluggers (and absolutely can't learn LF) and force the issue, I don't see any point in giving up on the Teel/Quero/Lee depth.

I think he's better than how he performed. I think he did good but he's more valuable than "good".

That's my contention. Quero's played half a season in the bigs and held his own, offensively. Robo-umps take away his biggest drawback, and if a team doesn't think they can teach a first year catcher how to block better, they should sign Grandal. Quero's a top prospect who hasn't been exposed by MLB pitching. 6 years of control of what looks like a solid starter. That's not "selling low".

Why would trading Quero now be selling low?

You also have to get someone to offer you a full time starter for him. I am guessing that is what they are waiting for.

Well, to be fair, all his article says is that the Sox had scouts looking at Okamoto. I ran the article through Google Translate and he isn’t embellishing. Here’s the key excerpt below. Now does that mean the Sox will sign him, especially when the other scouts were from legit spending teams like the Yankees, Phillies, and Blue Jays? I sure wouldn’t bet my left nut on it… “On this day, representatives from several teams, including the Yankees, Phillies, Padres, Angels, Blue Jays, and White Sox, were watching from behind the backstop at Tokyo Dome.”

First mistake is reading anything published on that site, and the second is not immediately dismissing it.