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Perhaps not, but perhaps anything else can happen as well given the circumstances. Tend to think he’d come up at 3rd, but it would be a good lively discussion for Hahn and co. Trades are always a possibility.

Anderson wasn’t the same kind of beast at the plate as Tatis though to put the defensive concerns completely aside for a talented youngster like that. If Anderson was the monster at the dish as Tatis to be able to overlook the defense then yeah, it doesn’t go down as an Anderson move.

Hard to say anything about it confidently. TA was committing errors at SS at a disturbing level. Could have gone in the direction of TA changing positions as much as anything else. This current version of him after he worked on his D is probably staying put though.

Unfortunately the only thing they can do is take turns closing games. No easy way put of this. The thirst for Kimbrel always seemed weird.

You would have to compare his number to other rookies historically to get a grip on the significance. Anecdotally to me most rookies struggle with it. I don’t understand why he needs to be a complete hitter in his first few hundred ABs of his career

He isn’t, but since the Sox are kind of a plodding team, what he is capable of doing with his speed on the basepaths but does not is a little frustrating. As an outfielder, he would at least put the speed to some use. At second base, his lack of power is better hidden. He occupies a position that requires power. It isn’t there to optimize the lineup. So of course he is doing well, but there will always be pressure on him at third because he is not a complete player (there).

Better base running, basestealing, and speed around the power should do it. Once Cespedes gets here will be one way. Some sacred cows may need to be slain to finish the job

He’s spent a lot of energy learning new positions in real time. He should make gains in the off-season

Funny thing is, in his career teams still try to pitch to him for the most part.

Eloy style

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pitchers still think they can get the ball up on the outer half of the plate on Eloy, and he won't hurt it, bad.

That pitch, LOL.

Lebron. He's not lazy at all, but he is a whiney primadonna with less than traditional ideas.

If that is the trainers advice then fine. But I have no idea if the Sox aren’t just using this as an an excuse, or not.

I mean, say I go along with resting Vaughn. That’s still got nothing to to with DHing Eloy. Let Garcia DH. Eloy wants LF, it’s pointless to fight him on this. I don’t know, maybe Larussa is attempting to keep his ego in check or something. Maybe he knows more about playing that game than we do. But seems rather suspect to go to guns against your best bat.

You do not consider MLB TV national television?

Maybe, but that was already a long while ago.

Well since he had his surgery that shoulder/bicep thing seems to be in the rearview mirror. His basic shoulder was sound. It was only a nerve impingement problem in the bicep. That’s the only reasonable concern, because TJ is something many pitchers have and you could not field a team if you didn’t sign TJ guys.

If the medicals are clear on both players I would pay less money for Rodon. Hell sign em both. It’s simply a matter of evaluating the stuff at that point. Carlos is a high character guy like Giolito, so all things being equal, the medicals are paramount. By real doctors, not web MDs

Some team will. Opinions are going to vary on that. He hasn’t shown any sign of having a chronic physiological problem.

Bullying culture is just now beginning to be recognized as a priority problem.

Itll be a bargain relative to what Giolito signs for