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I’ll never understand what Getz is doing. Sure, Fletcher, DeLoach, and Robertson could all suck, but why did you acquire them to barely give them at bats over the course of two losing seasons when a guy like MAT is still getting starts?

He’s back! Andrew Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI against the Blue Jays on Friday.

What’s the Sox record since May 1st?

Sox gonna Sox.

Where is the Sox bullpen at statistically these days? It can’t be middle of the pack in the MLB now…

AAAA guy.

It’s going to be awhile, especially with Jerry having no reason to spend money until Ishbia actually takes over.

Is there any reason to keep him up at this point? This has to be destroying any confidence the guy had.

It’s called a bad GM and weak scouts hoping and praying that they can luck into a starting position player because they don’t have much left in the tank. No different than the trades for Fletcher and DeLoach. Would have probably been better off trading for lottery pick prospects than this weakass Australian.

Brother Rice beating up on Valpraiso 28-7 at the half. EDIT: 43-19 final. BR had their backups in at the end of the 3rd quarter.

And then Getz gets to play the game of the risky diminishing value asset for yet another season. I doubt it ends well.

I have to think @Y2Jimmy0 is right. The only way it would make sense to buy him out would’ve been a career-threatening injury, not a typical hammy strain. I agree that the decision on the option has already been made.

I won’t speak for others but I said that while it is important, it isn’t the most important thing, especially for a team that is expected to be bad anyways. Afterall, what would a team without any veteran leadership do — set a record in losses and then follow that season up with another season on pace for 100+ losses? Oh dear, that would be tragic. 🤣

Betting on the Sox to make a decision when it comes to adding $20 million in payroll would definitely be a Greg house type gamble. But unless Getz is a complete and utter imbecile, I don’t understand why else he would be making these comments about Robert. He said it right after the deadline, and he is now saying it again after Robert’s latest injury. Getz must know that Jerry already gave the okay to pick up his option.

Yep. He’s a nice platoon/part-time guy on a good team. A rebuilding team like the Sox should be giving those at bats to a young OF. Problem is, Getz hasn’t acquired any outfielders worth giving those at bats to yet, outside of a not ready yet Montgomery.

I don’t think so. Over $6 million for sure, but he was so damn awful with the Sox that his insane hot streak with the Brewers hasn’t even brought his overall numbers back up to his career norms yet. And now his bat is cold.

Unfortunately, Tauchman misses too many games due to injury to be there everyday to fulfill that role.

I don’t understand why he said this then, right after the injury announcement — “We’re committed to Luis.” How do you say that after this latest injury if you aren’t planning to bring him back via his option? If there was any doubt about it, a GM would just not say that last sentence. Unless said GM is a moron…

What a boner. He’s like two to three years too early on this new kick of his. Just like trading for veteran relievers that ended up sucking balls. Remember Getz’s first offseason priority of defense and leadership? Yeah, that worked wonders…

Wins and losses don’t matter once the win rate goes bad.

Veteran leadership isn’t meaningless, but it’s definitely less important for a bad team that is going to lose 100+ games. Where are Fletcher and DeLoach right now? Haven’t the comments about those two acquisitions been proven true by now? The only future they appear to have is with Charlotte or some other team’s minor league system. I wouldn’t be surprised that outside of Tauchman’s daughter situation, Getz realized he could fill RF very cheaply in 2026 with the extra year of control. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Sox had kept Tauchman, even without the daughter situation. Jerry likes cheap players.

Yep. A rebuilding team should not be in the business of trading prospects for two mediocre 31 and 33 year old relievers.

Booser and Gilbert — epic fail bullpen acquisitions by Getz.

Madrigal became a pretty good backup infielder, minus his injury woes. It’s isn’t the worst role in the world. Meidroth just doesn’t have enough power to be a threat.

Anyone see Schwarber’s 4 HR game? Amazing to remember that the Cubs non-tendered him.