Look at Ray Ray Run

Sox wanted another arm for the bullpen; imagine they'll be sending Ruiz back but down soon and Mendick will be back up but who knows

Is SSHM Caufield's brother?

You would think so, but if they were high on Mazara (who knows if they truly were) they'll keep him. If they were just taken a flyer as some think, they'll move on. If he's playing in October without breaking out of his funk I would fully expect him to be back.

Yeah, that was a great trade for both sides. One of the rare times. Cameron came up like 5 years too soon; OBP and walks hadn't quite taken off in value yet. They did as his career went on, but he never quite got the due he deserved.

Yeah, I don't agree with this totally. The Sox are clearly at the level. The Sox have 3 of the 4 best players in the AL this year according to BRef, and 5 of the top 22 according to fWAR. Sox fans just seem uncomfortable accepting how good the players are it feels like; and I get it, the Sox have never had a collection of young talent like this, and it's hard to believe. The Sox have a star at 6 positions. A STAR. Then they have Madrigal and Mazara. The Sox don't "need" a few more pieces offensively. I think the Sox should fill the Mazara hole, but it's not a glaring need on a team that has stars all over the diamond. The Sox do need another SP and maybe another BP piece, but so does every team in baseball but for maybe the Dodgers.

I actually took Menechino's comments completely differently than how many read them. A lot of people took them as a shot at Mazara. "I haven’t figured that out. He’s in between mechanics sometimes. He’s in between approach sometimes. There’s gotta be some kind of pressing going on in there. So, you know, to really pinpoint it, I can’t." To me, this is just saying he's going through some changes and he hasn't been able to sync up his approach and mechanics and now he's pressing.

Maybe Jerry wants to get Springer, and I'm all in on that.. the Sox will have plenty of money to spend. That said, I don't buy for one minute that Jerry is unhappy about anything on this team lol.

This is true; he could run good for a week and the season is pretty much over. I think Engel has earned it, but I also think they want Mazara to play through this because otherwise they think he won't find his way out. If they are working with him everyday on a mechanical adjustment to get more lift - which to me seems to be what they're doing and why he's rolling over everything oddly enough - he needs to play. They may see results in BP right now and even in the cages, but it's not transitioning to the field. They will want him to play through it to find the change in the game as well.

Mazara has played 33 games and has 107 abs with zero spring. The sox wouldn't move on from the guy if he had a bad 5 weeks in a regular season.

Sox aren't going to cut ties with a guy they liked because of 40 games in a weird season. Only way I see them cutting him loose is if he's been disrespectful or uncoachable

I like Engel but similarly to mccann, I think he's benefited big time from how they've used him. Playing him daily likely exposes him. At least his defense is there and with mazara having zero power somehow, you're not losing much offensively if at all.

I want a RF as much as anyone - I think based on my George Springer thread people know that. I just don't believe the sox will allow a weird year where they succeeded with him struggling to stop them from believing he can untap something with in a normal season. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see it.

Some likely bad news for everyone; Mazara isn't going anything. They weren't going to let a 60 game season decide whether he could figure it out or not. They'll say these were challenging circumstances and he'll be back next year. The good news is I kind of agree with that thought process - for someone trying to implement change to his swing and etc, a 60 game season with no spring was not the best way to do it. The Sox will want to see what a full season looks like in a normal structure. It's also why they haven't stopped playing him. They are trying to make changes and the changes can't hold if he doesn't play.

People really need to look up Mike Cameron's career. He is likely the most underrated player in the last 30+ years of baseball. If Robert's floor is a 50 fWAR player, he's something else. For his 12 full years of games, Cameron averaged 4.2 fWAR per SEASON. 50.6 fWAR for his career. Cameron was a monster.

I think Frank and Chuck have been great; Ozzie has gotten better and stopped talking about himself so much, but he still doesn't offer much for me.

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honestly just feels like his timing is off. he's missed meatballs lately; just underneath them. it'll come back to him; not really being beat by any particular pitch.

Didn't matter. Ball was hit way too high. Where it came down is where he would have needed to get his glove to higher up. Unless he suspended himself on the wall he wasn't getting that. Meaning you couldn't catch it.

That almost looked like a hit and run and somehow grandal took a pitch down the dick.

I would be shocked if the first series in baseball involved the top seeds and was 3 games. There will be a wildcard round of some sort.

Baseball's problem has to do with access; they're entire profit model revolves around local television deals. The season is so long, the national contracts just don't matter as much. Baseball blacks itself out on streaming platforms locally and those local blackouts which effects certain parts of the country significantly, prevents people from watching their product. They don't market their stars because they know they're a regional/local game because they're entire viewership model revolves around that concept. By choice.. and design, as cable has funded the boom of the sport and tv contracts have made teams so much money. That said, it has ostracized the younger viewer who has gone off cable and gone towards the net to view games. They can't even watch their local or regional teams, so why bother having a team to root for?

If they go to 16, they could do the following. Seed 7-8 play a 3 game series in the Wild Card Round. (No days off, higher seed has homefield) Winner plays in the next round, which is a best of 5 round. 2-7 3-6 4-5 1 Seed has a bye - they get roughly 9 days off, which might be a lot but I think it's better than playing and players will adjust. Divisional Round best of 7 1 v Lowest Seed 3 v 4 I think that benefits the 1 seed a lot, but some would argue the time off is bad.

No, I just don't spend one second of my day worrying about the decisions people make regarding their tastes and enjoyments. Loud music at a gas station is hurting literally no one, and if it offends you that's a personal problem that you should deal with.... personally. Me? I don't feel the need to force the way I view and enjoy the world onto others because it's none of my business and they're free to enjoy their life as they wish. What a concept! I understand context just fine, thanks for being concerned. Amazing that you can throw names around and personal insults but you want to tell everyone else what is right and wrong.

He made 3 errors last night - got credited with only 1 though. But please, continue telling us about his defensive prowess. Jimmy has been great in his role. As good as it gets.

Wait, playing music loudly in your own car is disrespectful? Guy, you got a stick so far up your ass you're growing leaves out of your head. Worry less about what other people are doing and what they enjoy and more about your own self.