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Yeah, uhhh, no. Just give it time, and not much at all.

Why, because you are sure DeJong and Lopez are better and there’s definitely a reason to play vets on one year deals in a lost season?

My comments from 1/24/2024 on Moncada, in response to him being a tradable asset at the 2024 MLB trade deadline. I’m a regular Nostradamus. ?

I just think any player can have a hot steak and look like a world beater in 17 plate appearances.

Very true. They dumped a lot of money and got a cheap young catcher who looks like he can play defense and may actually hit as well.

Oh, definitely. I’m just afraid his propensity for strikeouts will lead to long droughts that mess up his overall line.

Excitement over Lee needs to be tempered. The dude has 17 plate appearances. Of course him hitting like he currently is is much better than the alternative but it will be interesting to see how his 30% K/per 9 in the minors translates to the majors.

He’s gotta hit eventually, right? Every time he goes to AAA, he hits well.

I think he could possibly stay healthy but I just don’t see the rest of the team being good enough, along with Robert, to ever win anything in the years Robert will be here. So I agree with you. Get him healthy, hope he tears it up for a long stretch, and deal him for some team’s top prospects. But this deal better actually bring back top prospects, unlike the Cease trade.

You randomly brought up Mena’s most recent pitching performance in a thread about Robert’s injury, but I am the brain damaged one? You really need to start controlling your personal attacks. Just because the Sox are terrible and most of Getz’s acquisitions that you hyped and fluffed up are proving to be terrible, doesn’t mean you have to take your frustrations out on other posters.

That also doesn’t make Fletcher’s .231 AVG and .679 OPS look any better, nor his questionable defense.

He’s currently available.

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I do think the Sox should strongly consider trading Robert once he is healthy and performing well. Does anyone really think he will still be around by the time the rest of the team is good enough? Sell him high with years of control.

Injury-prone players get injured, frequently and at any time. That’s why they are called injury-prone. It’s why most people just laugh when Eloy gets hurt, because it happens so often, it is no longer a surprise to people. The dude had a foot contusion right at the end of Spring Training and was day-to-day. He then gets injured gingerly running to first base in less than ten games into the season. If you are betting on a guy like Eloy to stay healthy for any sort of stretch of time, you may as well throw your money into a lot fireplace. Moncada is similar — back issues, shin issues, etc. Robert is starting to get the label as well.

Too late. Jerry promoted a guy to GM that is not qualified for the job. The long wait for another good Sox team is just increasing in time.

When your three only good hitters are the most injury-prone players in the league, your $75 million dollar man is worse than replacement level, and your golden boy 1st round draft pick hits more like a weak middle infielder rather than a first baseman, and all you acquire during the offseason are washed-up vets that should’ve retired, it should be no surprise at what position the Sox are in so soon into the season.

Nonsense. Eloy and Moncada are two of the most injury-prone players in baseball, and Robert is quickly gaining the same reputation.

Fact.

There’s also the possibility that Getz will keep Crochet for his performance and cost. There’s a big difference between dealing Cease with two years of control left and Crochet this year. Cease is making $8 million this season while Crochet is making only $800K. I have no doubt that part of the reason Cease was dealt was so Reinsdorf could save $8 million in payroll this year and around $12 million next year for what Cease would sign via arbitration. Crochet is earning a paltry $800K and even if he pitches lights out for around 100 innings this seasons, he will still be very cheap next season. I’d wager that Kopech is more likely to be dealt than Crochet.

$7.5 million club option for 2025 or a $500K buyout. That one will be an easy choice.

So all of Getz’s veteran position player signings this offseason were pretty pointless. Remember the talk about how the young guys would get time to gel and prove themselves in the minors before getting rushed up this season due to the presence of Getz’s vets? Guess not. Ten games later and Sosa and Colas will already be here.

Not only did Tony know the benefits of not having his guys hustle and giving them extra rest, he also understood the rejuvenating effects of a nice nap before the start of a division game. Pedro has a lot to learn.

He hit 102 in his first inning.

It’s like watching a Madrigal who can’t find the holes.