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Are you saying there are no Sox players eligible? I don’t see how that’s possible

No one has ever had any sustained success after a second tommy john surgery, that I am aware of. Such a Sox move here. Obviously if he can return to form it’s a great add, but I would have rather gambled on Cueto sustaining his success. He’s exactly the sort of guy to be effective at the later stage of his career. I suspect the Sox will continue to use resources to bolster the staff in light of the fact the rotation has so many unreliable arms at this point, and go budget on the other side of the ball. Hahn probably still believes his core player acquisitions are capable of carrying an offense and that last year was an aberration.

I think this board is largely taking for granted that the Sox have slated Eloy for DH, in order to justify the loss of Abreu. My money is on Eloy in left with a Burger/Sheets platoon at DH. Abreu stated the Sox made him a “great offer,” but that he would leave it at that. If that were the case, that suggests to me two things. That Abreu simply did not want to be part of the dysfunctional Sox anymore, and that the Sox have Eloy slated for left. I don’t believe the Sox are interested in moving either Eloy or Vaughn. The offensive upside is too high. Eloy is still a young man with a favorable contract. Vaughn to me has .300/.400/.550 kind of potential, but whether that comes to fruition next year or three years from now is the question. So if they did offer Abreu a contract, they must have considered Eloy in left acceptable. My prediction is an outfield of Eloy, Robert, Colas and a budget left handed 4th OFer. Maybe someone like Robbie Grossman. Or like as mentioned a trade for someone like Outman. This is the Sox were talking about after all