EloyJenkins

I am so pumped. I moved here last year and LOVE going to Pirates games. they are my new backup team, so them getting Griffin/Rynders and some great pieces we all wanted, I will get to enjoy them.

teams are ALL OVER the board in round 3. shows you how weak this draft is. Only a small handful of BPA players so far

Watch this video and cry about hitters. In 2026 the Sox will have the best young rotation in baseball. Pitching and defense wins championships. A bat would have been great, but this draft is weak and their track record with lefties matters. I'm good with this. Now if Jerry dies in the next two years, a new owner only has to buy a couple outfielders and they will be set. They are set at catcher - Quero SS & 3rd base have promise in Colson, Gonzalez and Ramos Wolkow is something. DH at the least. Baldwin is a wildcard. So yeah, they are gonna have to pay up for some outfield and potentially power, but the starting staff is cost controlled until like 2030. That matters.

I am totally honest...I forgot we even have Clevinger on the roster.

in current baseball metrics...very few people hit over .300 anymore. .280 has basically become all-star level. .240 with massive power and a decent walk rate can be fine with 30% K rate. Basically Joc Pederson but maybe even more raw power. just not sure if he will be purely DH or if he can play field enough for RF or 3B, but that bat will be prototypical 3 outcome results

He is a gamer. I think he settles nicely as a #3. Its crazy to think but... Crochet / Schultz / Fedde / Thorpe / Iriarte or Eder is actually a pretty solid rotation for next two years if they didnt trade Crochet or Fedde

Who would have thought that TA7 would turn into Nick Madrigal so quickly.

Hopefully pham keeps up his solid play ans can net a decent fringe prospect at the deadline. Its one of Getz better moves honestly

I liked what I saw. mechanics look good and his demeanor on the mound was outstanding. I think his constant struggle is going to be trying to amp up 2-3 mph of fastball speed to keep his other pitches honest. I would rather him be pinpoint at 91 with it and mix in MORE changeups and cutters. At the very worst he will be a solid #4 type for many years as he should be low on the injury concerns. He won't be an ace, but with Schultz and maybe Crochet (if he stays) he wont need to be.

Lee and Quero solves Catcher the next 5 years hopefully.

We got a real one. Locked into the next couple years of the rotation for sure. Love it

Dude was still a better pickup than Maldonado. That is how bad he is and how badly Getz should be fired for thinking those 2 were serviceable options.

Exactly my thoughts. We have promising pitching in the minors, a few players that can be decent and the best free agent class in years....oh wait.

If this is truly the case. I am done. At least until Jerry dies. I can't take this anymore.

2-3 good FA position player signings can mask bad drafts. but that requires jerry to die.

this is too weak of a draft to underslot first round. get one of the top 11 sure thing pieces and then just pray beyond that they find some diamonds later.

I was so excited when they signed Colas. I really wonder if it's their system that ruined him or he just doesn't have it in him to be more than AAAA fodder. but this constant stream of has beens from other Orgs is reason enough to know that Getz is awful at his job and this team is going nowhere for years.

Let the kid play. At this point who cares about the future, they will mess that up also if Jerry still is alive

Wheeler's Wife ruined the entire dynasty.

Love getting a sweep and seeing some decent starting pitching out of a good FA pickup by Getz. Also sad because Grifol just got a leash for the whole season now unfortunately

Caught in an andrew slide...no escape from reality

Okay. That was fun

This team is so bad I think I am quitting baseball altogether. What a pathetic group of losers.

at this point hope you can string together a couple nice seasons and help the team. they are god awful enough to watch already, moving on from him completely for a whelming return would be dumb at this point. They should have done a full rebuild last off-season but I think Getz was fully overwhelmed and delusional.

Hiring competent Management when you are a cheap-ass owner..."Easier Said than Done"