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Thaiss is an actual major leaguer unlike Chuckie

There were a few just in the last few years. Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Eugenio Suarez and Dylan Cease

Drury has less than 3 career WAR over 867 games. I guess you may be able to steal a 3 war season in the same sense anyone put on a mlb roster might have an unforeseen breakout season.

Yeah I read that quote out of context. My mistake

The 60 day removes player from 40 man roster. The sox do have players already on 60 day list currently

That is false. An option is used when a player is demoted from the major league roster. Being placed on the IL is not a demotion

We had a 93 win division championship season in which three pitchers acquired directly from the root of Hector Santiago combined for ten and half war and still have a top 50 prospect today to show for him

Hector Santiago"s impact on the organization was massive, which we are still seeing the fruits of today. Having put up a strong 4.2 WAR over 221 innings of work with Sox, traded for Eaton, who of course in initial three year stint put up over 15 WAR Eaton then traded for Giolito, Lopez and Dunning. Dunning for Lynn Giolito and Lopez packaged for Edgar Quero and Ky Bush Lynn also packaged with Kelly for Leasure and Nastrini. So sox got directly from Santiago individual seasons of 2.7, 5.2, 4.6, 6.1,5.4, 4.3, 2.9, 5.5, a current top 50ish prospect, along with at least partially some of our current young albeit borderline pitching depth. Not too shabby for a 30th round pick from 19 years ago

When Teel is added to the roster, it would be a question of Lee vs Thais though

Hackenberg had more HR is six cactus league PA than he had all of last season

That was kind of my unspoken point. That’s why I referenced him reaching the majors with the Cubs and being added to 40 man with the Mets. It was the guy on your side of the argument claiming “ according to all reports”. Obviously the reports of the Cubs and Mets differ from whatever he has subscribed to

Not to mention Mets, having vastly superior outfield depth to the Sox, added him to 40 man roster. That would indicate there is at least a second report that says he has a chance

Well yeah sample size. Point is he made it to mlb, so claim that “all reports say he has no chance” is false. At least one report must say he has a chance else he would have never been called up

He also can play CF whereas Slater is barely adequate in LF. You can say Canario wouldn’t help the sox 3-4 years down the road, but you don’t know that. We can say for a fact Slater won’t be

He hasn’t yet what? Made it to the majors? He has .850+ OPS in 45 mlb ABs

If Canario has no shot, how is it he made it to the major leagues. There is zero chance Slater does anything to help this team sniff .500 at any point. There is a greater than zero chance Canario becomes a serviceable mlb player at some point over the next few years. If not there would be no loss compared to carrying Slater in a hundred plus loss season. Should be a no brainer Can’t believe people are actually arguing in favor of Slater here

Catchers can challenge strike calls now??

Players don’t have three options anymore?

Clevinger put up 3.2 WAR in 28 starts for the Sox, just for the record. Last I checked, that’s pretty good

A diet coke

The offseason after the Tigers lost 119 games, they acquired Ivan Rodriguez, Rondell White and Carlos Guillen. The next offseason Magglio and a bunch of quality relievers, and then Polanco early in season. Next off season, Kenny Rogers. The following season, they made it to the world series only three years after 119 losses. That kind of runs counter to argument that adding quality major leaguers to a 119+ loss team is a bad idea, imo

Perez, B. Wilson, Martin, Cannon, Thorpe Karinchak, Anderson, Booser, Berroa, Varland, Shuster, Ellard, Burke I think Wilson was promised a starting role until he’s traded, based off nothing other than I think he could have signed somewhere better for as much or more had he accepted a bullpen role. Only makes sense for Perez or him to sign with Sox if they believe they are in line for starts imo. Burke in swing role depending on Thorpe’s availability.

Lee Thais Vaughn Sosa Meidroth Baldwin Vargas Rojas Benintendi Taylor Tauchaman Slater Fletcher Is my prediction on the batter side

Quintana was one of my favorite Sox of all time. I’d hate to watch him suffer through a season with this team