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Inevitable consequence of the explosion in TV money. Far, far more people watching at Noon ET than at 7pm PT.

Ghost of Menechino alive and well.

Whatever. He can play every position.

They really need a switch-hitting 2B, preferably one they could get just by taking on salary and not having to give up any real prospects in return.

Had to be a balk.

I can't imagine the Bears accepting an offer before free agency begins and a couple teams miss on their primary targets.

If the Sox don't at least advance to the ALCS, then I really don't care whether they make the playoffs or not.

Has to be one of the higher launch angles on a homer there.

Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that online education is for everybody. I think some elements of it (not having "lecture" time in every class 3-5 times/week, more individualized curriculum, etc.) need to be incorporated into physical schools. If you have the ability to have your kid at home full time and the kid is an above-average student, I highly recommend online learning though.

Robert swings at first pitch, Moncada walks. Midseason form for both.

I did high school entirely online from home. Not just once COVID hit but all four years. Between interactions and assignments combined, I averaged about 5 hours per day on school and graduated in 3 1/2 years with over a year's worth of college credit. Not saying all this to brag but to point out that traditional school is a huge waste of time and I get why kids behave so badly. We need to trash everything we know about K-12 education and start from scratch.

Better than being in Orange County right now apparently.

Wait, I thought they DFA Sousa.

There's no way they can keep him on the roster and not play him, especially given the 13 pitcher limit. Cutting him before MLB finishes their investigation would probably be a union violation.

Sheets has one quality that no other bench player is going to give you-mashing right handed pitching. As I said, unless you are trying to develop him into an every day player by giving him reps vs LHP, there's no reason to have him in AAA. There are going to be a minimum of 150 PA and possibly more for someone to play 1B/DH in place of Eloy/Vaughn and giving them to anybody other than Sheets hurts the team.

You get four bench spots. One has to be a catcher (likely Zavala) and one has to be someone who can play CF well (probably Marisnick or Hamilton). If the Sox see Sheets as a potential everyday player, then he could use a year in AAA where he gets to face left-handed pitching. If they're resigned to him being a platoon bat, then he needs to be on the roster as the DH/1B any time Eloy or Vaughn are not in the lineup. If you don't keep Sheets that leaves two more spots and you can keep both Leury and Romy. If you keep Sheets that leaves only one spot left and Leury gets it unless the Sox DFA him, which they should do because I think Romy would provide more value in that role.

No, Romy is not the 2B.

Teams can begin applying franchise and transition tags tomorrow, so it seems like a good time to transition to a new thread.

Transaction: Andrus signed, Hendriks (likely) to IL Out: Hendriks, Sheets, Rodriguez In: Banks, Andrus, Sosa SP - Cease, Kopech, Lynn, Giolito, Clevinger RP - Banks, Graveman, Bummer, Lopez, Kelly, Diekman, Lambert, Ruiz C - Grandal, Zavala IF - Moncada, Anderson, Sosa, Vaughn, Gonzalez, Andrus OF - Jimenez, Robert, Colas, Benintendi, Garcia At this point it looks like the last spot is Sosa vs Hamilton

For quite a while now, MLB/NBA/NHL revenue modes have included getting RSNs distributed to people who didn't want them by getting them bundled in cable/satellite packages. With so many options via streaming, more and more people who don't want them are finding ways to get the channels they do want without having to pay for the RSNs. We may end up with having the RSNs offered individually, but I don't think they can get the price they'd need to keep their same revenue level.