poppysox

We tend to rush our promising players to the majors as well. Kind of overwhelming I would expect.

Eaton is a fun and scrappy player to watch when healthy. I look at his career, not a shorten season snapshot to evaluate if he will be an upgrade. Obviously, the baseball evaluators on the WS agree with me. I find optimism much more enjoyable than pessimism. Baseball is supposed to be something to lose your cares over for a few hours...not aggravate the snot out of you.

Hendriks just had some interesting comments on facing Eaton on NBC Sports a few days ago. Called him a "little gnat" that just drives you nuts with his pesty hitting. Was very up about Eaton and Madrigal as a matter of fact. I love players that can do more than hit a bomb every 5 days.

Not blind...I saw almost every game.

The RF upgrade will look phenomenal compared to what we are accustom to IMO.

The guy in my avatar is Nick Madrigal as you know. One of my favorite players because he is a throwback to the way the game was. Soxtalk is about having opinions and I have a strong opinion that Madrigal is going to be a fan favorite for years to come. I find it laughable that Madrigal makes a couple of bad defensive plays and he becomes a butcher defensively after 29 games. If you bring up his .340 batting average it is because of a small sample size.

I want to keep Madrigal if it comes down to it.

Good post...I agree with you.

The "ace upstart" with the lifetime 4.48 era. I get he has potential and we might make a trade even up for a Vaughn type. No way are we making 3 or 4 to 1 trades for a #4 rotation piece. Frankly...I would prefer Mike Leake and give up nobody.

Leake should be on that list.

I would go low 20's with lots of bonuses for innings, quality starts, etc. Bauer thinks he is better than everyone else...let him put his money where his mouth is. Keep his contract from being a disaster if he is just a little more average than he thinks.

He means trading important players from the major league roster or top prospects for a player whose equal is available in free agency for only money.

And you can get that without giving up anyone.

Why would you want to believe there is an ounce of truth in getting screwed like this?

I think not getting Q at this price means it's a sure thing that something bigger and better is brewing.

I ASSume you are correct.?

I don't...Kopech for Burnes is more than fair. Kopech has more upside and Burnes has done a little something in a shortened season.

I think this is the correct take on the Q signing. Something is going down soon I would imagine.

It certainly was an obvious fit. Probably means there is another plan that is bigger and better. We can hope.

You forgot Moncada and Roberts.

Agreed! Absolutely nut IMO.

Please...just get that starter from the FA aisle. They have lots of different people with different skills and price points to choose from. You can keep our future moving forward while having that starting pitcher we all want.

With guys like Q and Leake costing only money...why would anyone trade two important pieces of the club for Paddack?

Super utility guys get noticed when they play for a winner on the big stage. We should be attractive to anyone we want at this time.

Their "window" has slammed shut. This would be an excellent time for JR & company to step on the gas. This town is there for the taking.?