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I would also think that a 1B/DH type needs to really rake in the minors - at least .900 OPS.

I get the Jim Mora vibes, DFA? DFA? If they won't even move him out of the 2 hole or give him a day off, how can you talk about DFA? Now maybe they are giving their last gasps of trying to dress him up and make him somewhat palatable as part of a trade. But after July 30, he's got to sit. Eloy too. He should be DFAd after July 30. Colas needs to play. Julks needs to play - heck, he had 2 hits in his last game, and he hasn't played in a week. It's ridiculous. They've got a lot of players they need to see. And where's Soroka? He's looked good lately, but hasn't pitched since Sunday. He didn't even pitch in what I assume was Pedro's idea of a bullpen game yesterday,

This is a team that has the woeful Nicky Lopez and Mendick and we’re talking about a player who has been raking as a utility guy? FFS. Play him and bat him 2nd. Let’s find out what he can really do. and DFA, Lopez, and Mendick as soon as August hits.

please tell me that the sorry state of this DSL team isn't indicative of the quality of the Sox international signings.

Bat him 2nd.

Pulled for Anderson who pitched last night and got bombed. I don't know what Anderson is doing on this team anyway; no team will want him. They have better pitchers in Charlotte such as Leasure.

What is Grifol's major malfunction?

Christian Mena had his major league debut. He now sits at -.2 WAR. For all of the preening that Arizona Twitter does about him, he hadn’t been very good in AAA either. he was always inconsistent with the Sox. I had figured that Arizona would settle hm back down in AA and let him develop

That would be ridiculous. Just go with a six man rotation and cap him at 5 innings or so. Thorpe and Cannon don’t need their arms pitched off either. he wasn’t injured as a starter. He was injured twice as a reliever.

Well if it won't require a haul, it shouldn't be hard to move him at all. If it requires a haul, it looks like Seattle or bust to me. But I'm really suspicious of any willingness to sell low, given Pedro as manager; he was griping about him last season for no real reason (not running out a ground ball, as I recall); Pedro and his stupid "clubhouse" garbage. Plus, the Sox need an influx of real talent. And only Robert and Crochet can bring that. it's worth the risk to wait out for a haul. At least wait until Seattle checks in; they should be nearing the desperation point soon.

That's true, but this is baseball, and good players, which he is, make a lot more than that. So do bad players. And really, there was no reason for the Sox to wait so long to call him up, especially with Hahnber's affectation with the bullpen. Most teams grow at least 1/2 of their pen from farmhands like him.

Tanner Banks is going to be 37 when he hits free agency. He's never had a bad year in the pros: his worst whip for any year was 1.37, most of his career as a starter. Sox waited until he was 30 to call him up. And he'll never get any sort of payday. It's a shame.

Well Pedro didn't move Lenyn to the 2 hole (can't move The Pillar down, I guess), but he moved him up to #6. It wasn't that long ago that he was one of our top MI prospects. They finally just put him in the lineup and let him play and it's paying off. I hope Katz and Cannon are watching Fedde pitch to and hit those corners all over the plate. It doesn't fell like it, but Robert's OPS is > .800. This team is a lot worse than the sum of its parts. Maybe selling off the parts will bring back a better team.

That's the thing. Crochet, Robert and Fedde are the major pieces, and they'll get some rated prospects. But you can also make progress with the 2nd and 3rd tier guys, but it's tough to manage all of that with 3 first-tier guys to trade. The Cardinals last year got Orioles 18 and 20 for a rent of Flaherty and his 1.50+ WHIP. You have to take those trades seriously. Hahn, until 2023, made that mistake multiple times with 2nd/3rd tier players for Rule 5 guys and it got the Sox nowhere.

It would be nice to see this trade market start to crack and open. Getz has a lot of guys he can move and every one is important; no giveaways or rule 5 guys (the guy we fit Texas was a rule 5 guy but we basically traded nothing for him). Trades on the Sox’ terms. But it’s a lot of work and the more time they allow themselves the better. For as much as the Orioles hug their best prospects, they also gave their #18 and #20 to the Cardinals to rent Flaherty and his 1.55 WHIP. There is value in the second and third tier.

Lenyn's OPS is above .600. Time for him to switch spots with Benintendi and his .537 OPS in the lineup. Let's see how Lenyn does with better pitches out of the 2 hole. And keep Robert leading off.

As did Reynaldo. Well maybe not shredded, but he walked a bunch.

Good more insightful question would’ve been to ask why he pinch hit for Korey Lee. Of course he would probably just start waxing poetic about Maldonado again.

Pedro is just literally stupid.

I just realized that Jac can throw 100. I had figured he was just a run-of-the-mill college reliever. They've got to draft this guy.

He also made a horrendous error last Sunday, which led to two runs and put the Phillies back in the game.

I love his swing. Smooth.

Law

They all had ace stuff, and they pitched like it for various amounts of time. Hahn turned Hector Santiago into 2 of those guys (plus a 3rd) in the 2 best trades he ever made (and he didn't make many good trades). I'd like to see Getz make some normal baseball trades (i.e. neither buying nor selling) and turn someone like Cannon into the next Eaton.

How hard does Smith throw- is he a 95+ guy? I generally disfavor pitchers in the first round, but maybe that's where the value lies in this weird/weak draft.