JoeC

If he shows he can close the 10 or so games he gets asked to close, and if he is ANYWHERE near as dominant as he was against Cleveland, he would command a decent return. he’s got elite “stuff.” Being a closer lets you live more off of that pure stuff than a starter.

Have fun! Nothing beats father-son (or any other parent-child) fun at the ballpark

I think they can make it. Guys like Fedde (if he performs) will be gone. Ditto for Kopech and Wilson. Good players that you keep on rebuilding teams are young and under team control. The only player who could fit that description is Crochet, and he’ll be shut down. This team is going to be right up there with the 1962 Mets and the 2003 Tigers.

I imagine with Moncada and Robert in the lineup it’s considerably better… but still.

They’re not mediocre. They’re absolutely horrendous.

I mean, maybe Maldonado is really good at handling pitchers…? Meh - either way, Lee DHing is a complete fucking head-scratcher.

I wonder what is the most number of NRI’s to start in a single regular season game….

Shaw will be back.

So when's the next Colas Call-up going to be? My guess is before 5/15.

I dunno. Sometimes you just gotta believe.

If he’s going to succeed, it’s not at this organization.

With this headline, my first thought was, "yes, Pedro. That is how batting lineups work."

I mean, when's he arb eligible, again? Could be an extra year of league minimum, at least. Jerry would appreciate that, so that makes it more likely.

Gotta try to salvage this season somehow.

I am 100% convinced it's personal in some way, shape, or form.

I mean, they're unlikely to get to 150 games COMBINED!

Tommy Pham.

Is this where we start to throw random corner infielder / DH names at the 2B position for some reason?

Look at how quickly the offense came alive. Red hot!

That would totally ruin my prediction of him pitching more games than Yoan + Eloy play.

Another long line of Sox players who were rushed to the big leagues with no plan for development.

This team will lose more than the 2003 Tigers.

Yeah, but we also got a lot of empty promises and seats at many tables for Hahn, so isn’t it a win-win?

Link: Shaw gave them a good head start, but, wily veteran he is, he’s only to 10 games to make up (14 vs. 4). Could be caught up by the end of April, realistically.

Also, I blame myself for wondering if Shaw will pitch more games than Eloy + Yoan will play (combined) this year.