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That's just not true. No one know what he would become, but he was a player with a lot of tools and potential. The international guys knew that and warned Rick Hahn not to trade him....Preller knew talent and, in particular international talent. The point is that you never ever trade high potential for low upside. Even had Shields pitched like Shields, you are just getting an average innings-eater.

That's what they said, what I said, in '67, my first year as a fan. Never again. (almost as bad, if not worse, is what they did in the offseason that followed).

No, 2026 is not a success without a playoff berth. Good gracious we only need 84 wins.

That's. rap. Thanks for doing this all season, Doc!

Braden is very good; and I assume the complaints are about Cavnar, but she's no worse than several others in MLB. I'd like to see the Sox hire Wexleman. I think she'd be good PBP Grichuk has been a great platoon hitter...leave him at that.

Nice work by Schultz. And he also seems to have his velocity back (98MPH at times), which bodes well. His development has been reasonable: struggled some his first year up. Should be right in the rotation next year.

All of that is hard to figure. I want Houston to win the division as long as their record is worse than ours. But I will say this: if we don't win the division, I don't mind going to Houston for WC games. We can beat them.

Keep fighting, guys.

but how well have they used those resources? Is Hagen Smith really Bannister's fault? Whose fault was using 3.5 rounds of a 5 round draft for Kelley. (finally released in August). Bad development or bad pick?

That's a big problem. I'm not sure there was much talent to develop. Pitching evaluation that has been less than exemplary; and this weird insistence on goofy deliveries. And no talent signed on the international front.

No one suggests playing him because we owe him a bunch of money. Pitch him because as bad as he's been, several pitchers are now worse. Not pitching him is closer to sunk cost fallacy: if he doesn't pitch, the trade doesn't seem so bad. There's a lot of blame: Getz' terrible deadline, Venable just seems to have no feel at all. And the players.

We needed the W. And Mune sure needed that. I hope it kicks him back into form.

I doubt it. Taylor should have been a starter from the outset (beyond a couple of "get your feet wet" months); that he wasn't said there was an issue. Smith has lost his velocity; he's deceptive, but does deception carry for 6-7 innings? He practically falls off the mound after each pitch; but he did that in college and that didn't seem to dissuade anyone, so perhaps it doesn't matter. It's like 75% of the pitching program is funny delivery pitchers. Hopefully that changes. Anyway, more optimistic on Sandlin, Cannon and perhaps Thorpe than these 2.

Risky time for Thorpe; I think I'd rather Cannon. Either way, glad to see one of these guys up.

Matt Thompson (2019 #2 - Hostetler) is probably the highest draft choice of an African American since Tim A. I realize that the Latin American market is separate, but that has been a Sox clown show for far too long. It's hard to believe that race would have anything to do with player acquisition...although baseball evaluation is the least reliable anyway. But from a reputation standpoint, that this has apparently been going on this long is the worst thing. Shirley's been here through 7 drafts...time for a change anyway.

Colson - Yikes! 4 hits against this pitching staff: double yikes!

Okay - I see. Had nothing to do with his job performance as scouting director (and I agree with him on Emerson). If that harassment stuff is true - just awful. He didn't have anything to do with deadline trades....his predecessor did, however.

I think we're up 6-4 v Cleveland. So just 1 win in Cleveland gives us the tiebreaker. We look good on all tiebreakers except v. Houston.

"Ain't over 'it's over." Whew! Ol Chip gave Randal a nice call on his knock. Losing steak is over and done with...onward to the division!

I certainly don't agree with this. Sox were really a 70 win quality team last year so bumping to 85 or so is nothing extraordinary. The Tigers and Royals went from 60s/50s wins into the playoffs 2 seasons ago. No, it will be a calamity if the Sox don't make it this season. As for the future, Getz has a lot of work to do. I don't know if he's up to it, because what he's good at, working the waiver wire and scrap heap, really isn't what needs to be done. He needs to make some young player for young player trades and most of his trades have been one-sided and on the other teams' terms.

It's been clear for several starts that Kay is tired and wearing down. Richards' overall has certainly outpitched his 91MPH 4-seamer. But really he should be the last guy in the pen...if in the pen at all. Sox have better and fresher arms in Charlotte.

But why is it that the Sox consistently have a 2nd tier farm (except when it's temporarily inflated from trades?). I don't think the drafting has been particularly impressive, but I'm in the deep minority with that position. I think evaluation is really hard and mostly inaccurate ( much more so than NFL), so you really need the quantity. And the international for sure has been wanting. And Hostetler is still around.... Anyway, Getz might need the Doug Collins treatment. He's really spit the bit the last 2 months.

Come on guys. Push through and get back on track. Need some Ws.

He pitched well in his outing in Chicago, after the first inning. Since then his work in AAA has been solid. He has some skills.

Sandlin tonight. Thorpe thew well last night. While half of the starters in Chicago are throwing meatballs night after night.