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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.

Mead's lack power seems to be his best feature. He strikes out, he doesn't walk and he doesn't defend well. Did anyone ffrom the Sox actually scout this player? Another Getz trade on the other teams terms...maybe those 19th round pitchers will turn into something.

Sox played pretty well coming out of the bread. But then they blew a big lead when on the verge of sweeping the Angels. They then lost 6 in a row and 14/17. They had a horrible loss on Tuesday; will they let it linger and play like mental midgets the over the next 2 weeks again?

Vasil is the best reliever. They use him tonight in a lost cause, and don't use him last night when there was a game to be saved.

Civale is another one who needs to hit the bricks. Getz should have moved him at the deadline. That he was so tepid at the deadline, is the Getz philosophy/operations that really gives me pause about Getz.

Taylor has been terrible. He throws hard, but that's it. No angle, no command. I never quite understood why the regime that moved Crochet out of the pen would move Taylor into the pen; but I guess this is why. At this point, send him down. It's amazing how all 3 of what were though were TOR pitching prospects have really turned to squat (I guess Schultz is getting it back together). I still haven't found anything that Mead does well. Among his talents is that he strikes out a lot..a power hitter's K rate...but he has no power at all.

Is the bridge team the same Arizona team that has been playing for like the last 6 weeks?

Sox haven't had 4 since, when, 2023? Long past time for that to change.

I go back and forth on this, but I would probably pick up the option if for no other reason than it's one less thing that Getz needs to deal with; if they don't pick up the option, then he's got to find a CF because we have no internal options. And next July, the priority should be to move Tauchman (should not be difficult if he's hitting) and Benintendi (he'll have to include $, but Beni really needs to go). In fact, he might try to move those 2 in December. Of course we need young OF regardless, but you don't want to be forced/pressured into an unfavorable trade due to necessity.

Montgomery needs to get the OBP up, but he can whack it We know Charlotte is terror on pitchers, but it doesn't seem that we learn much about hitters there either - Montgomery couldn't hit a lick there, Raze that stadium or relocate the Knights.

Won a game. Right on!

Can't even beat the flailing Twins. ...who dumped their vets at the deadline like Getz should have done.

Those were veterans who had a short stop-over with the Sox. Eddy has a list in one of his posts of a bunch of players who had their best years with the Sox...many of those were stopover vets. I doubt that the Sox either made or broke those guys. But something was going on: a relatively young core rapidly deteriorating at the same time. Others (Madrigal and Vaughn) never developing. Something happened...something was going on. The consistently barren farm (you can't blame the developers without blaming the drafters) exacerbated things....they had no replacements. Vaughn always looked like a hitter...that he's finally hitting isn't a huge surprise. But the Sox really should find out what, if anything, happened. Getz had stumbled here and there but thing were getting better. Then came the deadline and his affirmative decision to essentially stand pat despite the condition of this team. It's hard to get past that.

In one game earlier this week, the Brewers didn't swing at a single 2-0 count. Let the other guy make the mistakes.

Gee, a 1-0 loss. That's something new and different. Perez pitched a nice game...that would have been meaningful a month ago. Irrelevant today.

Burke, Cannon, Martin....yes, these guys are 3s at best, probably 4s once they work everything out. And it does take some experience...we're seeing that on the position side. Sox just seem to have a longer leash on AAAA and 30 year old + talent than young players.....and that was true with the prior 2 regimes as well. I figured 1 or 2 of BCM would end up in the pen...but that's because at least 2 of Schultz, Taylor and Smith will head the rotation. Well that plan isn't going too well, for various reasons on all 3. We also have the Shirley (speaking of a guy who gets a pass) specials like Kelley and Palette, who might end up being decent relievers. There certainly is room in the pen. The top 3 guys each gave up 2 in KC on Sunday; the second teamers gave up 3 each v. the Braves on Tuesday.

Why not. It's been a while since the bullpen had a good meltdown. Of course, with Gilbert, Peguero, Alexander, you can't be surprised.

The Brewers steal a lot of bases...that's one area where the Sox are really poor, but as a rebuilder with a limited budget, they shouldn't be..they should target that area. Brewers have had scrap heap scores. The Sox really haven't, but this time it's not for lack of effort.

If we aive up 9 hits in 3 innings, we'd be down 8-0.

5 hits and 1 run through 3; and that with a solo shot. Nearly impossible to score.

Yes, I thought it certainly a possibility. Not coincidentally: Luis Robert OPS July: .990. Trade deadline passes, and OPS in August; 646.