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Doesn't the leverage come when he enters the game with runners on base? Otherwise, yea, I guess having him pitch the 1st isn't really any different than pitching, say, the 7th. If they are preparing him to start, it would seem, though, that he'd build up innings v. pitching 1 inning on a regular basis.

Give the young players time and at bats, especially if they are defensively sound. Meidroth is fine. If Antonacci can also play OF without stressing himself out, then he should. Dodgers, Mets, Jays et al play players all over. Good to see young guys getting to play and fewer vets crowding them out (even better when Benintendi leaves) Our top hitters are also high K guys: Montgomery, Murakami, Teel; would be helpful to balance that; middle of pack in Ks last year; toward top in this early season.

They did it again today. Benintendi is really getting in the way. Hopefully by June or July they can just move on from him.

I know he played some OF in the WBC, but has has he played any for the Sox?

That's why this is strange- he's pitching 1 inning, 2 days in a row, which is what closers do.

What is the theory beyond using Taylor for 1 low-leverage inning? Is this a prep for a different role? Or just what they think of him?

Nah. Sox outplayed the Jays today.

Sox win. Right on!

I'll take Acuna over Vientos. We can get Vientos in July anyway, when Getz trades Murakami....

But there is a shortage on this team: Benintendi is the primary DH Sosa was our HR leader last season. They can't just dump him and keep Benintendi...

I think our drafting team of Shirley et al has gotten a huge pass through all of this. Their accomplishments: Crochet - but that was Hahnber looking for a reliever; Taylor - a reliever; perhaps a great one in time, but not yet. Burke and Canon - 5th starters at best, thusfar. Montgomery - looked good last September; not so far in 2026. And in both years Ks way too much. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone but that's not a lot of production Yea, we've got a system that he drafted ranked 10-15; but the draft positions have been high as well.

Perhaps kind of boils down to what I think Chitownsports was saying yesterday: Getz can't scout; and apparently no one in his circle can either. Hahn couldn't either and it always annoyed me that he didn't bring in people who could (especially since Hahn knew he couldn't scout); but he had KW, who could scout, until that fell apart. I'm not convinced that Getz is actually scouting all of these acquisitions anyway. Trust As far as Paez goes, he had barely pitched above A ball..what exactly did they expect? He was a weird Rule 5 choice to being with.

Reprinted from the wrong board. At this stage in a rebuild, the bullpen should be scrap heap and our own prospects. Getz, however, has put resources into this bullpen. There some scrap-heap, but it's not via the waiver wire - he traded for most of those scrap-heap guys. He signed free agents; he traded for Hicks' fat contract. And where are the young prospects...the guys drafted 3 or 4 years ago and flamed out as starters? Well one, course, is on the Guardians...Getz chose to protect org guys over our own high draft choice who also happens to throw 98. This bullpen is a mess and it's absolutely on Getz (not that that matters). Good rebuilds take 3-4 years. This is year 3.

Sorry, wrong board. I'll move my rant.

And Mead had too many of them. I'll take the swap.

Man the pitching. Last season, the 2 Rule-5 guys were great; otherwise, the young pitching (Cannon, Burke, Taylor, Smith, Schultz) did not advance and disappointed overall. Hope 2026 is better.

William is looking sharp. His time is coming up pretty quickly. I hope we keep both Rule guys; I assume we will use Paez as one of those "players to be named" in a lingering Boston trade. If I had my druthers, they would DFA Beni and Hicks....they are clogging.

Because they didn't include money in a Robert trade. And that was quite the monetary price for a non-top 100 (what I assume is) relief prospect...and a strange way to spend a limited budget.

$17 million in salary relief and a prospect and 2 40-man slots to Boston to acquire Sandlin. He's not a top 100 guy and Boston already moved him to the pen. I don't know what the Sox plans are for him. And no $ available to send with Robert. I don't the Sox need either Newcomb or Hicks. Don't start those Hahnber habits.

He's never had so much as a 1 WAR season; his 1 above average year was 2019 when he pitched 29 games. Of all the ways to spend $12.5 million (which the Sox will owe next year). It's the kind of "small" deal that Getz keeps making: it may look okay at first glance but is really far more helpful to the other team.

Smith was consensus top 10 if not top 5...is it normal for college pitchers ranked so high to not have a 3rd pitch? MLB is a tough place to learn. But he needs one. And the Sox need some 1s and 2s. I guess the ideal would be for the Sox to rehab Fedde again, move him in June or July, and have room for the young aces (hopefully).

Gomes was pretty good in the majors too. I would say that they need to trade Lee; Neither Rule 5 guy makes the team. Alberto pitched okay. The guy from the RedSox really had no chance from the outset. I guess they might have some deal worked out (the Rays owe us). It would be unfortunate to just cut Gilbert and Eisert (perhaps he has options?). I'll never understand Mead Just cut Benitendi

Charlotte is such an abyss. Does anyone, hitter or pitcher, improve there? Maybe they do but their stats don't show it.

The Padres got a lot more than just Thorpe for 1 year of Soto And if they didn't get enough, they mitigated well by getting 2 years of Cease. And they paid a lot more for 2 months of Tanner Scott than 2 years of Cease. Getz has had the better leverage position in most of these trades; he needs use it.

The Padres sent Miami their real pitching prospect when they traded for Tanner Scott. Getz took the pass-along prospect. It's really eye-opening to compare those 2 trades.