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Didn't Harris hit a homer and make a big catch the other day? At least he's done something.

Eisert is really making no progress...he's actually regressing. He can barely hit 90 on his 4-seam. Cannon is a mess right now, but he can still throw mid-90s so there is something to work with. He's not the one to dump.

He should have pushed to dump Beni. I think it's just as likely that Getz just didn't want to be on the hook for that as JR just not letting him do it. Still, it's hard to understand how Getz gets so little in this trade when Toronto was the needier party. He either doesn't recognize leverage or refuses to use it. I don't anything much will be lost here...then again, look at freaking Mead with the Nats...some on here kept telling me that he had the chops to be good.

Other than Smith, the starting pitching has been good for the Sox (about the only thing that's been good). Excited to see Schultz pitch.

Doesn't look like much of a prospect, but maybe he is or will be. Still better than trading for an org guy. Would have preferred a pitching prospect. Return seems light, but that's just the way it is. When it is ptbl or cash considerations, I'm guessing it won't be much of a player.

True, but at least he's just squandering money and not real prospects who would be here in 2 years.

And had we lost, we would have lost on walks, infield hits and assorted junk. Nice to win a couple in KC.

Hicks is signed through 2027, with the Sox on hook for the entire 2027 salary ($12,500,000). Getz hoodwinked again.

Law says that Roch has "held serve" this season but hasn't taken another "step forward." Just stay well ahead of the pack. Tampa should be all over Lackey. He's athletic and they haven't had a catcher in years.

How about a bench-warmer?

What an awful trade that Hicks trade was. We have better pitchers in AAA (and on the Guardians). He's had 1 good year: 7 years ago. Naive, naive.

Gonzalez is another one they might try in the OF. His offense is probably Charlotte fools-gold, but why not?

That's terrible. Hopefully the surgery works and he's back in business next spring.

I had assumed that c. 1/3 of the bullpen roster decisions were made based on who has options; and let the out of options guys pitch, hopefully well, and then move them along.

Doesn't the leverage come when he enters the game with runners on base? Otherwise, yea, I guess having him pitch the 1st isn't really any different than pitching, say, the 7th. If they are preparing him to start, it would seem, though, that he'd build up innings v. pitching 1 inning on a regular basis.

Give the young players time and at bats, especially if they are defensively sound. Meidroth is fine. If Antonacci can also play OF without stressing himself out, then he should. Dodgers, Mets, Jays et al play players all over. Good to see young guys getting to play and fewer vets crowding them out (even better when Benintendi leaves) Our top hitters are also high K guys: Montgomery, Murakami, Teel; would be helpful to balance that; middle of pack in Ks last year; toward top in this early season.

They did it again today. Benintendi is really getting in the way. Hopefully by June or July they can just move on from him.

I know he played some OF in the WBC, but has has he played any for the Sox?

That's why this is strange- he's pitching 1 inning, 2 days in a row, which is what closers do.

What is the theory beyond using Taylor for 1 low-leverage inning? Is this a prep for a different role? Or just what they think of him?

Nah. Sox outplayed the Jays today.

Sox win. Right on!

I'll take Acuna over Vientos. We can get Vientos in July anyway, when Getz trades Murakami....

But there is a shortage on this team: Benintendi is the primary DH Sosa was our HR leader last season. They can't just dump him and keep Benintendi...

I think our drafting team of Shirley et al has gotten a huge pass through all of this. Their accomplishments: Crochet - but that was Hahnber looking for a reliever; Taylor - a reliever; perhaps a great one in time, but not yet. Burke and Canon - 5th starters at best, thusfar. Montgomery - looked good last September; not so far in 2026. And in both years Ks way too much. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone but that's not a lot of production Yea, we've got a system that he drafted ranked 10-15; but the draft positions have been high as well.