SoCalChiSox

The Twins cannot realistically win the division absent winning out. We have the tie breaker. If Darvish locks them down tonight, they are done. They only have like 5 games left to play after today I think.

Not really. Unless the Twins win out, its more or less not happening for them.

At least put Crochet in so I can have something to look forward to in this game

Based on how the rotation is set up from here on out, however it looks like Cease would take a Game 3 in Round 1. They have to give Rodon Dunning's slot and push Dunning to Cease.

If he benefits from it, I dont see why they can't give him another one or two considering we have 7 games in 7 days and then the playoffs. Its not like CLE can catch us and at this point realistically MIN can't catch us either.

Very nice. How did DK look?

Quintana is coming back on a 1 year deal. Book it. Giolito R Keuchel L Dunning R Kopech or Cease R Quintana L

Mazara is finished. They will target Joc on a 1 year deal.

He is right a decent amount. Im not sure he was wrong on Woodruff given wsd seemed to have the same info

I had suggested earlier that I believed the Sox would target both Quintana and Joc on short one year deals because both players had an incentive to sign prove it deals after their 2020 seasons and also the Sox would like the flexibility of cheap one year deals plus also Jerry prolly breathing down their necks about financial "losses" so Bauer might be out (Q might cost 10m on 1 yr deal, Bauer alot more). This morning, Not Cishek, reported there was a meeting between Hahn and others and the expected targets were none other than Joc and Q. Bauer may be gone as expected

It may be tough to get far in the playoffs (or even to the 2nd round) if Moncada and Robert do not turn it around at the plate.

Damn I wanted to see more of him. Maybe tomorrow.

Savagery from young Garrett Crochet.

I expect two 1 year deals with Joc and Q. Neither will want to bind themselves to long term deals after their 2020 issues and the Sox will like the flexibility of one year deals.

What message could they possibly be sending him? Its not like he can change his mind and opt back in at this point, its too late, so I dont see what they would be trying to accomplish insofar as it relates to him. Are you suggesting that by bringing these guys up they are saying regardless of how good you look next ST, we've already moved on? Because I'm pretty sure RH isn't irrational like that.

At the time I hated the 3/50 deal, but Jose has already put together about 2.5 WAR in 60 games. His prorated AAV salary for this year is a hair over 6m. If 1 WAR is worth 7m, Jose has produced about 17.7m of value this year, so his surplus value for just this year is a little over 11m. Even if regressed to a 2 WAR player over the course of a whole year for the next two years, the Sox are still going to end up with probably at absolute worst equivalent value on the whole deal and most likely will have some surplus value.

Very good!

Huge win!

Sox is a commanding position in the division now. What is even better is this may lock the Twins into the 4-5 series against their tormentors, the Yankees. Lol Great win.

Close them out, Colome

The more I think about it, with Kopech coming back and likely with increased COVID "budget issues" JR may force the FO to get a lower priced starter rather than someone like Bauer. I can see them signing Q for a 1 year deal since coming off injuries his market may be limited and they are already familiar with him (a 1 yr prove it deal also allows Q to reestablish value and then hit the market again while also buying the Sox time to see if other young arms are ready to start by 2022). 1 Giolito 2 Keuchel 3 Dunning 4 Quintana 5 Kopech/Cease

Its not up to them. CBA expires after 2021 and union agreed to it just for 2020 only to preserve negotiating leverage.

Oh nice I didn't know that

The problem with no off days in the playoffs is if we advanced we would have to start Cease and prolly Rodon and ReyLo/Stiever in the ALDS first three which is horrific.

https://youtu.be/xg9HKJo4Wgo Sox victory song!