EloyJenkins

I like the idea of Brad Miller. One thing of note too...if covid is still affecting the attendance numbers...other teams will be dumping at the deadline. Sox can get a pitcher then as well...

Taking emotion out this response. 1. They believe in Cease. Not sure if this is Katz influenced or being cheap, but its CLEAR they think he can be a better #4 than what was on the market. That's a very fair risk. And they HAVE to go give Kopech as many innings as he can this season. He is too important for the rebuild to push aside. 2. They are going to go with Vaughn. Is it too early, yes, probably by a season. But no one really doubts his bat is gonna play. Should they have signed cruz...imo not after the encarnacion debacle. Hahn was gunshy on that one and was definitely Jerry driven. 3. They filled closer with the best closer currently in baseball. They overpaid slightly, but bullpens matter come the playoffs and they could have the best in baseball. 4. Left Handed depth or RF choice...this is where we should all be frustrated. Even though i think Eaton will be above average this season, his health history leaves the team at a deficit that can only be filled by Leury Garcia who is not versatile enough in the infield while so many solid utility guys were available. Time will tell which tactics will pay off and which magnify the "cheapness", but i think it is fair to say this team is built well enough to win the division and league even in spite of moves frustrating to keyboard warriors.

A salary cap would be impossible at this point with so much separation between the top and bottom three. MLB lacks the amazing national TV deals thst NBA and NFL have. But a floor is absolutely necessary and i hope the players union wont sign next CBA until at least 85 million floor is in place.

Fair enough. The economics of this could break baseball though. 50 mil per season for a player is just around the corner and i dont see how competitive baseball is possible for any team outside the top 4-5 markets going forward if multiple players opt for this short contract, high value structure.

Luba did well. Very well. Interesting to see if her client base increases this season. You know Boras is Fuming at a 45 mil season. 2/85 is pretty Bonkers. Hopefully Dodgers and Padres go several brutal 7 game series the next few years and Sox can beast on tired bullpens.

For sure. I was a big hater on his signing, but the follow through has been basically flawless since. I really hope young talent can blossom under these new hires.

Remember Gyroball mania...Downerball is going to the MOON!

This more or less confirms that Collins finally gets a chance. Cant blame Sox for a depth move, but if Collins sucks I honestly think they would go to Yermin before Lucroy, he is that bad now.

If its 3/90 maybe Bauer should have used Boras. That's not a good look after a cy young and Springers contract. I'm thinking it lands around 4/120 with some incentives though. Really interested if he is THAT polarizing or if Covid budgets really depressed his market that much. Just glad that yet another stud is going the the National League. The AL is so winnable the next 3-4 seasons.

I am saying the exact opposite. I am really rooting for her to become a refreshing new change and hopes she has a great career. But public twitter negotiations seems like something an 18 year old would think was cool and edgy.

Oh brother. She will get a nice payday from Bauer, but she already is at a disadvantage in the exlusive boy's club that baseball is. Using Twitter publicly just seems risky for her reputation and future client acquisitions.

using Twitter to air out negotiations on your first big client will be really WELL received with GMs and peers across the league.

how unprofessional for Luba to tweet that. Seriously, if that is how she thinks she should do business...good luck.

Loved Colome and I rarely stressed over his "adventures" like half the gameday threads...but I am calling it...he is finally gonna lose his "luck" streak this season. he will be a fine closer, but his chance at below 2.00 ERA is gone imo.

Or he thinks he can beat rodon out. I would take the bet that rodon becomes a better reliever than starter this season

Folty was so good in 2018. Hopefully he can find it again, good dude.

Bob is an idiot, Jerry is cheap, and breadcrumb signings that will flop in their face could have added up to Paxton. Sounds like a typical sox news day.

He is a better bridge to Kopech than Lopez....but eww.

I agree they should have some more depth, but their drafting philosophy didnt change until 2 years ago. Its going to take some time to get depth filled in. Teenage prospects have such a high flame out rate though...and why they get traded so often

Crochet, vaughn, madrigal, kelley, robert, thompson, vera, coespedes all say hi. They have drafted just fine the last 2-3 years and their cuban work is unmatched. They need to draft some latin teenagers...that is all. The top end is working and they have 4 top 56 prospects they DONT want to trade

yeah, the idea is that Engel should get 30-40 starts for sure if he plays like last year. I think the flexibility of Eaton being able to play against some lefties is nice though. My only worry is that TLR will want to play him everyday...because "grindy"

The division has a ton of lefties. Sox mash lefties. Eaton hits lefties decent. Joc is the worst player in baseball against lefties. I like Joc as a platoon, but people are making this sound like sox missed out on Springer. It's almost comical at this point.

I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people.

Ha. I was just about to type...should we call him Tripod? Is little Nicki Slanging a BIG singles hitting stick?

What baffles me more than anything...is otto porter jr at 27.5 mil to come off the bench. The Reinsdorf's will spend dumb money in odd spaces. Free agents wont go to the Bulls, but the Sox are desirable and free agents want in, but they wont pay them. I absolutely get the hold if they give Lynn and Gio extensions or are working on those...but if they arent the frugality is just stubbornness by an old curmudgeon.