EloyJenkins

I agree on this. I just feel like Sox need to buy another starter, So an expensive backup seems tough to execute on.

once again, McCann is gone either at trade deadline or will be a FA. Gio better get comfortable with their All-star catcher.

I disagree that McCann should be catching. Giolito needs to be a true ace and not rely on a personal catcher and build comfort with Grandal. Grandal can't be blamed for the awful movement, location and results of first go round from starters. If Giolito looks better today, it's a huge step to steadying the staff going forward. McCann won't be here next season.

Best lineup they can put out currently imo. Still think Robert needs to move up more, but for now this works. Stay healthy and let's get Mazara and Madrigal in for Friday and this starts to click.

After this double header I'm actually more optimistic than the start of the day. The relief pitching looks great. Giolito gets a chance to rebound and the most important parts are hitting - Moncada, Robert and they get Eloy, mazara and madrigal all this weekend. It's a brutal start, but the starter situation will work itself out this next week and it's either A. Going to get better and they compete... Or B. it's a disaster and we get to see a ton of Lambert, dunning and they know what they have going into 2021.

How many innings have the starters lasted per game? Keuchel with 5.1 is the most, right? Anyone else go at least 4 yet?

Guarantee 100% that Ricky will say he had a feeling that putting Nicky in the 4 hole would break him out his slump. I'm ready for a new manager tomorrow

at least the bullpen did their thing. Gotta get some clutch hits and Rodon needs to be sharp tonight.

had their opportunities today. This is one of those 50/50 type games.

Collins couldn't pinch hit for Garcia? Dafuq?

Is Mazara back this week? Do we know yet? And Madrigal is up Friday, correct? That lineup sees a huge boost if that happens just in time for the Royals.

Palka like numbers it seems.

Give credit where it's due...Detwiler looks great this season

4 bad 2 strike calls this game. And then that strike 3 call. OUCH.

nice bloop!

seeing him take 3 breaking balls is huge though. Not scoring in that inning is so 2020 though.

Nicky taking balls is a GREAT strat.

The excitement on this pitching staff this offseason was so sky high. I was one of those guys for sure. But after the Kopech Opt-Out, Reylo's Disaster start (injury) and today, what do the Sox have to quickly turn around? Gio is obviously in the Rotation out of necessity, but realistically do they have any option other than Detwiler? Or do they just go with Cease every 5 and deal with another developmental season?

He's not my pitching coach. I would like the team to make it through a first inning without giving up a homerun in even 50% of the games. Pitchers should not be this far behind hitters and that is unacceptable at this point.

can this season please get cancelled

But it's literally one of the worst teams in baseball basically, so MLB is sweeping it under the rug. Can you imagine if it was the Yankees or Dodgers? Taxi squad Marlins winning it all would be something else though...

Exactly. Defense alone warranted him as the starter. And having him spend over a week at Schaumburg was a hand slap for "did nothing in summer camp"? Good lord, why is anyone defending time manipulation? It's BS, and hopefully the next CBA ends it for good.

They have made it CLEAR they didn't want to compete this year. The second Madrigal didn't make the squad this become a "developmental" season.

Robert won rookie of the year for sure now, right?

If Marlin's miss two weeks, how can the league recover? You cant have some teams playing 60, with others playing 50-55 games due to cascading cancellations. Dang