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Geeze....nice play I think Delmonico will hit...perhaps not enough to justify his modest defense though

Just trade Colome for Hoerner. He's out-hitting Madrigal by a ton in AA already.

Sox trying to make sure he get Sox trying to make sure he gets vests in that $9 million salary....

Yonder Alonso has had zero days off.

What they had been (recently) was not very good; both were sorely overpaid for their performance. If their recent performance is what Hahn wanted then it's no wonder...

I'd do the Nova for Happ part, but the Cubs don't need Nova. Montgomery is a middle reliever or a #5 starter. I'd hope the Sox can do a more creative/productive trade for Colome - but that's my heart; my head says they'll probably end up trading him for the next Madeiros.

Thanks for the offer, but, uh.....NO

Engel wasn't ready for the majors when he was brought to the majors. Maybe he never would have been, but an OBP of c .306 in hitters paradise Charlotte does not signal "major league ready."

Not only are the Sox dead last, they are nearly twice as bad as the #28 team.

Burr's not going to make it. Banuelos looked good; he might have been aided by a generous zone, but he was close. He looks like a starter to me - how successful, we'll see.

this hess must get tired quick; he was hitting the corners. 2 of the Sox outs that inning were ripped.

Until that. I like Delmonico - good batting eye.

Alonso... How about giving him a day off.

Hopefully his command looks like Q's we'll have something. Fortunate call on that last pitch.

He was available all winter, they've had him before, and didn't make a move. I suspect he's not a Cooper guy.

The Sox basically need everything to go right from this point forward, since they've squandered so much already and the future is heavily dependent on consistent quality drafting, international signings and development.

As I predicted...get him away from Cooper and his pitchers and that's what happens. I hated that trade from the outset: a young catcher improving significantly with the bat and who showed excellent plate patience for a fungible closer. The quality orgs stockpile hitters like that - Rick Hahn can't wait to get of them.

Burdi was just a ridiculous pick on several levels. Specifically, though was picked to be rushed into the 2016 bullpen....the same thinking that brought in James Shields, and rushed up Fulmer and Anderson. Ahh the resources Hahn wasted trying to save 2016, which had no chance to be saved.

Seems reasonable. I measure Astros/Cubs from when Luhnow/Theo took over. Astros had done some disbursing prior to Luhnow, though. I think the Cubs were pretty much trying to win, but just sucking anyway.

I'm a Tulane season ticket holder (the "Green" in my name) and go to about 1/2 the games and Hoese is sensational. I will caution this though. Tulane's schedule this season is unusually weak (usually play LSU twice, e.g. - not this season) and we have faced some really bad pitching. We start playing the better conference teams beginning next week, and that will provide more insight. Bad pitching or not, he can rake...but whether he can hit at FRD level, we'll see.

What is a timeline for measuring the success of a rebuild? Rebuilds are fluid. Some take 10 years. Personally I would measure it on the Astros-Cubs timeline: 3 years, and this is year 3. Astros/Cubs had some luck, and the Sox had a jumpstart. 3 years falls in between the Royals/Pirates timeline (a decade - of course they were just sucking more than rebuilding during that time) or the Brewers/Rays (2 years).

Another org minor leaguer who is doing well is Evan Marshall, Counselor at Law. He had a great spring and it's continuing through Charlotte. He's spit the bit his 2 brief turns through the majors. But it looks like it will be a steady train back and forth from Charlotte with relief pitchers. My man Mercedes continues to rake for Birmingham. If he can hit like this (big IF, I know), it's not like the Sox are stacked at DH.

Fulmer was the year before. Substitute Burdi for Fulmer for the June 2016 dog and pony show.

Right - and if you won't do it with a 4 run lead against the woeful Royals...

Nova pitching like his stats from last year suggested he should. Bullpen all messed up... Ricky needlessly pitching Colome for the third day in a row on Tuesday didn't help.