GreenSox

Let's just make sure that the Sox get real quality this time. No more Samardzijas, Fraziers, Shields, etc. No more howling at the moon that average players are somehow great.

Prospects and current major leaguers: sounds like an overpay already. Please don't trade the young pitchers that are throwing well for some 30+ year old. And if he's trading for veteran relievers, he needs to give what he gets when he does the trading: Rule 5 guys and stunted prospects.

What about the .500 Tigers? This division is about to be a bear.

Not in my opinion. The Sox have enough starters. Kopech + gets into Chris Sale's price territory. That would be ridiculous.

In the Hahn and late-Williams eras, these types of trades for veterans have made the Sox decidedly worse, not better. Hopefully, they've improved with evaluation and negotiation.

Fry has been effective in 7 of his 9 outings this year. Now they're using him sparingly, so something may be amiss. And his last 5 outings have been good.

The price tag on Ray certainly shouldn't be high. He's an average starter having an awful year. Taking salary should get that done.

yes and yes. And re #4, doing these types of things is how you shorten the window.

That's kind of strange comment: "Should the team acquire a RF this winter." Okay, well, a lot of players would be blocked should the Sox acquire someone at the same position in the winter. And if Adolfo is looking good, let he be the RF; Sox history with these veteran signees isn't the best.

Yes Kopech and Dunning are ahead; I consider them prospects + as they've pitched in the majors. Still, that's your rotation, with Stiever #6 and it's a long way to #7. 6 is a minimum in a normal season.

Nice. Thank goodness Engel was out there.

The Sox are making the playoffs. You need 3 starters in the playoffs. The Sox have 3 good starters. The Sox do not need a starting pitcher. Stiever is the best fairly advanced pitching prospect we have. By the time the Sox need a starter, he should be ready. And if things go as they usually do on these types of trades, Stiever will be the better pitcher on day 1.

Cleveland just had another rookie starter debut last night: Tall skinny guy throwing nothing but darts.

Then obviously don't trade him if you get very little in return.

Who says it has to punt the season? What if they got a young starter him?

Trade him for a player who will make the team better and perhaps for longer.

Why is Delmonico even in the picture?

The Rays do fine with Engle types. Good defense helps. If he can get that OPS near .750, he can play a lot.

Trade him. Sell high. He won't be here next season. Yes it takes some guts to sell high.

These type of trades have <20% quantitative success rate; probably <5% qualitatively. Pass

Young player for young player only. No average veterans, please.

I'd say his answer was pretty direct; and I don't believe that Stone would leave himself hanging out to dry in front of his bosses.

You're generous: 8 of the 10 are below the mean, and the one that is #1 (BABIP - i.e. luck) suggests that things will get worse.

As soon as Myers gets here, he'd revert to his usual .750 OPS.

Sox haven't been swept yet; let that continue, please.