poppysox

I like Anderson as well as the next guy but "established star" is a stretch. What I am advocating is you need to move Moncada or for that matter Anderson...move them where you have a need which is right field.

Moncada has a natural instinct at third that he doesn't have for second. These posters who keep wanting to move Moncada to second where we have a potential star in Madrigal drive me nuts. If you want to move Anderson to right field I'm all for it, but leave Madrigal out of these inane suggestions.

Arbitration is not an option for Yolmer. Sox will release him much like they did Avi. Unlike Avi...they will resign him in the neighborhood of 3-4 million. Yolmer is not as bad as some here make him out to be. Just got expensive for what he is.

If Leury Garcia was available... he might be the best bet.

His life is very complicated.

Other than Jose...who are the other bad hitters with 100 rbi's?

I didn't read your post carefully. I agree with you.

Jose is batting .279...which NL pitchers are you referring to?

My guess is Yolmer gets 3-4 million from us. We gave Jay 4 million and Yolmer is at least that valuable.

When we actually have a better first baseman than Jose he will become the DH. When we have both a better first baseman and a better DH than Jose we don't need him anymore. We're not there yet. Currently Jose is an all star first baseman. For now lets worry about right field and DH.

Nova would be the best of those picks.

TOR starters cost a fortune in free agency. Positional stars cost a fortune in free agency. I was agreeing with the idea that the Sox tried to get TOR starters and positional stars with the trades that jumpstarted the rebuild. Free agency will in my opinion be used for positional strengthening like RF and two rotation starters rather than paying for TOR people like Cole.

This is a valid presumption.

Strasburg and Wheeler would more than satisfy me. Gio, Strasburg, Lopez, Cease, Kopech, Wheeler with Rodon & Dunning waiting in the wings...works for me. Might even keep Nova around if he continues to shine. Would always have a competent starter even with the inevitable lost days every staff has.

70 games would be fine by me. Spend the rest of the time at DH. Hugh upgrade to one of our two offensive weaknesses.

We are winning with half a lineup and pitching has been excellent. Get the missing pieces we've discussed this off season and next year we are playing for something beyond draft picks.

Sox will make an offer to retain him in the 4 million area. First he needs to be released. Like some people in regular jobs...he's competent but has gotten expensive for his value to the team.

Leury.

Grandal and McCann sharing catching & DH with Collins in the mix makes sense. Needs to be explored.

Putting Moncada in cleanup has changed the look of the lineup for the better. Robert and Madrigal added to the lineup make it look absolutely sleek.

I love McCann but the three catchers idea has merit. Depends on how the FO wants to deal with the DH situation. McCann would be primary catcher and both Grandal and Collins would rotate with McCann between catcher & DH.

Yeah...I know the feeling. I'm smart enough to know when watching game 160 of bad baseball...in just a few days it will be gone for months and months. It's a long winter between games.

Winning is more fun than losing for me. Getting a nice preview of what next year will look like.

Coincidences happen.

He's going to be important next year.