poppysox

Have to admit that wasn't pretty.

I like him for our 26th man next year.

Adam has hit a bit better since being recalled.

Gordon only wants to play for KC. Switch him out for Calhoun and the rest is fine and within the $ parameters you set. I particularly think Grandal would fit great. Need two of those starters and at least two solid RP.

Ya think. ?

Your take on Collins is the same as mine. Let him play and show us he belongs. Grandal is on my offseason get list.

He plays people out of natural position frequently.

No thanks! Girardi would be great and Visquel would be OK as well. Maddon is just as weird a Ricky.

Creative but unlikely.

With Robert, Madrigal and Kopech joining the big club next year...we will be competitive with average players filling our RF and DH positions. 2 WAR type of players improve us by leaps and bounds. The big money should be spent on pitching both starters and relievers. Pick 2 of Cole, Wheeler, Strasburg or Bumgarner. wit

It's an impossible burden and the reason I say we dodged a bullet with Machado and Harper.

In hindsight...not retaining Avi was a mistake.

No reason not to be optimistic. We have a great nucleus and the team needs are gettable over the offseason.

Calhoun looks like Babe Ruth compared to who we have been playing in RF. He's fine if the starting pitchers and DH acquired are top notch.

Fine with me if Cole is where the extra money saved gets spent.

Jerry knows that at age 83 the future is now.

These guys really sound worth exploring. Nice find.

I believe Hibbard was referring to offensive players...and his primary point is that Jose has been better "decent." You are correct that Ventura was omitted from his original recollection of our elite long term hitters.

We are about to embark on probably the best decade in Sox history. ?

Not easy to win with half a lineup.

He might keep a job but not the job.

Well said. This explains clearly why a 1 year contract with an option would be ideal.

You must be psychic to see into the future like that.

I think you are right on the money with this post.

JR doesn't whack his loyalist employees. He promotes them.