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  1. 2 minutes ago, Tony said:

    Of course he’s not the perfect player, he was already let go once by a team this season. He has serious warts. But given how banged up the Sox are, and given some of the big moments he’s provided…calling for him to be DFA’d is dumb.

    He’s earned a right to be a part of this despite not being as good as people want. Major League sports is cold, but it doesn’t need to be that cold.

  2. 3 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said:

    It's a long season. They're going to go through ups and downs, especially with being down 3 major bats in the lineup.

    You know what is fun to watch? Fantastic pitching. Pitching wins ballgames. Winning ulitmately is what matters. They win. Winning is fun.

    We are 2-1 since our reinforcements began showing up. We’re perfectly fine

  3. 1 minute ago, Moncada said:

    The clown show has been created by TLR.  In no world with our offense should Goodwin ever see the field over Hamilton.   Our outdield D is so bad solely from Goodwin and a rookie Vaughn (who just gave up another run bc of an error).  

    Patience, grasshoppa

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  4. 2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

    This team thinking vaughn can play some RF with Eloy back could blow the whole playoffs. He is starting to show his clumsy. They could have used a RF pickup

    We have found there is a limit to the Lawrence Holmes magic dust. The Sox have pushed it too far lol

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  5. 1 minute ago, Moncada said:

    Oh sorry.  I was off wondering how long we let Robert beat up on AAA pitching before he comes back to put an end to the clown show. 

    He should take as much time as it takes to safely return. Anything happens to him and the clown show is extended indefinitely 

  6. 23 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

    Not sure I understand what you are getting at. If Robert and Eloy stay down longer are they less prone to injury here ? Do they play with less intensity or not run as hard there as they do here ? And if that is the case how does playing with less intensity or effort prepare them to play with more effort ? They can get hurt just as easily in the minors as here but at least we could get a big HR for the Sox rather than with the Knights.

     I understand the concerns specifically related to what happened to Engel and  I had to question how Engel played when he was rehabbing with Charlotte due to him stealing 4 bases and then coming back and getting hurt again. He had gotten to the point at Charlotte where he seemed to playing at full speed and testing his leg and passed the audition so it's not just a matter of saying leave them down longer and they won't get hurt again when they come back up. Injuries happen regardless of how long you rehab .

    I also want Robert to use as much time as is needed before he comes back but relating that to injury prevention once he does come back doesn't compute. If the issue is Roberts torn muscle that injury will always be a concern in the future since we have heard many times the once a certain part of your body is injured it is more susceptible to being reinjured no matter how much one does to prevent it.

    Granted, but if they didn’t blow it with Engel at first, we may assume they were probably exercising  all due caution because they are professionals. As we have seen many times, franchises don’t hold back the horses as much as they can or should.  The deal with Eloy’s groin is most likely fait accompli because of a long period of inactivity followed by a lack of a longer ramp up. Guys get hurt a lot more as they begin the year just because. His year only just begun (as it were). Anyway, I am certainly not an expert on hip flexor tears, but he is almost certainly coming back from it way quicker than you or I would. They can do that with all the therapy devices at their disposal to a certain extent. But he could probably use a more extensive ramp up to mirror a real spring training  post injury  comeback. Engel gave me pause. It was very surprising. He almost certainly came back too quick.

  7. 4 hours ago, Harry Chappas said:

    He looking the part on both sides of the ball. 

    He *looks* like he should steal 90 bases. I don’t get it. But so does Moncada *look*. One of life’s mysteries. I will say that as long as he shows smart speed on the basepaths and good small ball game, that is another team need on top of raw hitting and fielding. Going forward the Sox need a speed injection. That’s why I am hopeful on Cespedes because where else it can come from other than Robert I do not know. 

  8. 15 minutes ago, The Grinder said:

    Me thinks many disillusioned cub fans thought Ricketts was going to buy whatever talent needed to keep winning. And that cost was never ever an issue. Turns out Tom wasnt the cash cow w unlimited spending many thought he was

    But that is a fantasy more than it ever existed anywhere. Unless a team is able to maintain in the win-loss column, 99% of the time every team starts cutting back. I would never defend a guy like Ricketts, but I can see that he is a typical owner, even a typical big market owner. The Dodgers are playing with lottery money from TV right now. But they good too.

  9. 2 hours ago, GREEDY said:

    If Kimbrel stays dominant through the playoffs I predict his value on the open market would be similar to Hendricks 4/55.  Maybe a tad less.  So on a 1/16 deal there is real value there.  

    With only maybe a dozen teams shopping at the deadline for relief help and many clubs already way over the luxury tax threshold, it seems reasonable that there should be equal to or more of a market for an elite reliever next offseason.

    I personally think it is unlikely the Sox will keep two relievers making 30 million dollars on the roster next season, I predict the Sox get a similar or better return for Kimbrel than they paid yesterday.  The biggest risk to this deal is the chance that Kimbrel struggles or gets hurt and damages his value.  

    I agree. but there will be a discussion over which closer to trade. My prediction is that ultimately we will parlay Madrigal into a solution in right field, or add to the farm system to help recoup Madrigal’s loss. But at the same time I do lean against the Madrigal deal just because it seems like running into a brick wall in the  World Series at best. But getting us there is defensible, again if we can recoup some of the loss of long term talent.

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