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Andrew Benintendi

Yoan finally looks fully healthy after 3 years battling COVID and injuries. I think he's gonna have a monster season. He needs to be hitting in the top 3 in the order, at least vs RHP. Luis Robert is not a top of the order guy. Doesn't have a high enough OBP to take advantage of his speed.

I get that this is most likely a joke, but he really should have been DFA before the season. I trust Banks way, way more than this guy.

Grandal

Vaughn

I wanted Deikman DFA and replaced with Banks and everybody shouted me down.

AL Central scored a total of 5 runs yesterday.

Moncada

Carrot cake is better than carrots but not as good as cake.

Zavala if he starts, otherwise Anderson.

Lineup prediction: Anderson 6 Moncada 5 Benninendi 7 Jimenez 9 Robert 8 Vaughn 3 Grandal DH Zavala 2 Andrus 4

85-77, win AL Central, 3rd seed. 6 Seattle beats 3 Sox 2-1 4 Yankees beat 5 Toronto 2-0 2 Tampa beats 6 Seattle 3-1 3 Yankees beat 1 Houston 3-2 3 Yankees beat 2 Tampa 4-2

I think Jason is an above average but not great baseball announcer. His best sport is football. He's fantastic on football games. Before FOX signed him I was really hoping he'd be Mike Tirico's replacement for ND games.

One year too late, but at least it happened.

My four would be Zavala, Alberto, Burger and I'm torn between Haseley and Hamilton for the last spot.

vs RHP I would go Moncada, Anderson, Benintendi, Eloy, Robert, Grandal, Vaughn, Colas, Andrus vs LHP, drop Moncada to 7th and leave the rest in the same order.

If only the Sox cared as much about upgrading their team as they do upgrading their food.

Is Menechino the USA hitting coach?

DeRosa rhymes with LaRussa

TA looking like he's never seen Ruiz throw a breaking ball before.

US has knocked out Venezuala's pitcher in the first inning allowing 3 runs, getting one out, with a potential 4th run at 3rd.

When your wRC+ numbers get that low, I don't think 73 or 54 or 33 really matter. Even though it's not the side that the Sox would prefer, Alberto is at least an above average hitter from one side. To put it another way, at 2B I'd take Alberto's 109 vs LHP and Andrus' 83 vs RHP over Andrus' 94 vs LHP and Leury's 71 vs RHP. Same for TA at SS

That would involve sending multiple teams across the Pacific for pool play. Probably stuck with what we've got.

They don't have to get all the way up to the cap this year. Save some back for next year. Being any better than 8-9 this year is a longshot anyway.