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I'll take Williams out of those 2. Helsley has just been miserable this year. Doesn't mean he will be next year, but when you're this bad, I think trade offers are likely to be tepid next July.

19th round pick from 2023...what's the rush? I take it that Connor is not high on the list and they just moved him to AAA because they needed more room at A+/AA?

Vasil should be a starter. Wish Taylor were took, but doesn't look like it. I still think Martin/Cannon/Burke could make good relievers. Stockpile the pitching Getz. Buying relievers at the deadline is bad business.

Skubal should be out of the division for 2027, right on time for the Sox to take over. Sox should be interesting in 2026, but should get really noisy in 2027.

Obviously a positive trade for the Sox. It was a fair deal when made; and so far it looks even better. It was a better balance of perceived quality/quantity than, say, the Sale trade. Sale had the high ranked prospects, but the other 2 pieces were weak. This time, the prospects weren't ranked as high (but were ascending) and the 2 secondary players were both interesting.

Thanks for putting this together. Just bolded some players we could move along from on the 40 man; and some unprotected players that I would consider protecting. I wouldn't want to push all of those bolded guys off, but I would if the alternative was risk of loss of young pitchers. I would definitely protect Peoples. And I wouldn't want to lose Zavala (I realize the chances of him being picked in Rule 5 are small). Dalquist and Kelley probably should be protected as well.

Without looking it up, I was thinking that it might be Davidson, the catcher we took back from Seattle in the Garcia trade. But I'm not sure as I just don't remember a backup catcher at all that season. And speaking of Davidson, I saw him at some point this season; he's on the broadcast crew of some team.

Well they weren't going to get a starting 3B from a contender. But the offseason is a different story. Now I wouldn't make that trade. They both are poor defenders, but I prefer Sosa's steady improvement on offense year after year. Vientos had a nice 2024, but this year it's Sosa 1.3 fWar and .5 fWar for Vientos.

Trade him for Vientos, if true that the Mets like him. Isn't Vargas our 1B? Cannon has really spit the bit this season. Maybe put him the pen (probably Burke and Martin belong there too).

Wilson really had a poor year. I count 12-15 players on the 40-man who really wouldn't be missed. I hope they bring up Palette. I think they're going to have to put him on the 40-man anyway in December.

Getz turned down offers for Civale at the deadline, only to cut him a month later. Use the trading periods, Getz.

Too young. May he rest in peace.

He really isn't. He's hit at every level and improves every year. He doesn't K like Burger. Sox got a declining prospect for Burger. Won't gut much more for Sosa. No reason to trade him now.

Nice W. Leasure certainly has the stones and stuff to close; still inconsistent, though. Need to finish 13-11 to avoid the century. That's not asking for much. Not asking for 20-4. Just a modest 13-11.

2 best pitchers are the Rule 5 picks (albeit 1 indirectly). 2 more this December, please. Vasil should be in the rotation next year, but until then, closer works.

Robert had the best stretch he's had in 2 seasons, the 6 weeks right before the deadline. Hard to see the offers getting better. Now I do think that a lot of GMs see Getz as a punching bag and consider anything less than a rip-off as a loss for them. Getz needs to up his game.

Yankees hit random solo shots. Sox hit random doubles then stranded them. One day...

Just as soon as they become successful major leaguers. So far, the slate is Crochet (and he's really a Hahn/Haber selection) and hopefully Montgomery.

Montgomery, holding my breath he sticks. Earlier this year Taylor and Schultz. Even Cannon and Burke looked like they'd be back of the rotation starters. Some of the apparent busts I guess are bullpen possibilities (Dalquist, Kelley, Palette, et al). There have been a lot of teases. Hoping it all comes together.

Well Bannister was hired by Getz, so I don't expect a change. But Katz wasn't...I wouldn't be surprised to see him go. Shirley wasn't hired by Getz either; never hear any rumblings but using 80% of the draft on Jared Kelley has kept me antsy about him.

The deterioration of Taylor is alarming. When does Shirley get some scrutiny?

5 runs allowed on 2 hits. That's just swell.

I'd like the farm and front-office prioritized re spending. I don't think that the major league payroll has been the real problem. A poor farm system for most of the last 55 years (maybe before, but 55 is all I know) has been the problem.

I agree on all counts. Re Gonzalez, he was a first round draft choice 2 years ago and he's in AAA. If that's all you knew, it would be pretty exciting. Well, Montgomery's AAA experience was, as they say, "sub-optimal." Who knows. Maybe give up some OF work.

It was not a good return for Houser, despite Houser pitching so poorly since. But they weren't going to get much anyway; but to trade him for essentially an org guy from a team that Getz has been cozy with really annoys me. They could bring Elko up. Even if Mead hits well, it's not very good because of his lack of power and really high K rate (alarmingly high for someone with so little power). It's time for Taylor to hit the bricks too. Sox aren't learning anything from him. Alexander is a placeholder; he and most of the 2nd string pen are soft tossers. The Sox have enough fodder on the 26 man roster that they really could bring up several players for a look-see in September even without expanded rosters.