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They need help, but they need to get better beyond a few trades. A lot of sloppy play lately. Judging by the ESPN pitching diagrams, it looks like Schultz was really getting squeezed - not getting any calls on the corners; I don't know whether those diagrams are accurate, but if they are, better framing and/or challenging could help..

will probably win it without doing anything. Moves should be to win in playoffs

It wouldn't surprise me if the Guardians do a soft punt like they did in 2021. (just don't trade with them Getz).

I suggested this one a while back, so I'll give it another go. Hicks to Seattle for Luis Castillo. I'll amend it: Hicks + Jackson for Castillo +$ ($10-$20 mill depending on vesting clause). Hicks has been great for a month. But we don't use him in leverage; heck we use Richard in leverage. But not Hicks.

Reid Detmers is the best pitcher that seems to be available and realistic. He’s not an ace, but he’s certainly been a top 10-15 pitcher this season (Forget the overrated like Alcantra or Webb). It’s his first really good year; maybe working with renown pitching coach Mike Maddux has made a difference. I also don’t like the idea of doing business with Mozeliak. But there is still no way I’m trading Bonemer, Carlson or Fauske. I’m also hesitant in trading Wolkow, Davis or B. Smith. We didn’t get a prospect ranked as high as Bonemer or Carlson for Crochet. Who I want to trade are Thorpe and Bergolla. Sandlin or Adams or H. Smith. And then a 10-15 guy?

The Baseball Prospectus crowd had a thing about Kenny Williams. KW did make some really questionable moves (sorry but renting Garcia for a top 20 prospect plus our starting catcher was ridiculous). But then they (and Michael Lewis) went on and on about how KW got ripped off by trading the situational lefty Chad Bradford; well that trade netted the catcher who became the starting catcher traded to Seattle to rent Garcia. And then there was the Carlos Lee trade: yes, on paper, the Sox took way the worst of it. BUT it freed up money to sign Iguchi (and Lee was one of those players teams wanted to trade away once they got to know him; sort of like Naylor today). Never gave KW the credit for the good (like winning WS) BP and Law have also matured over the years. They are no longer quite as dogmatic about things. Law liked Hahn; and Getz was his source for prospect analysis when Hahn was running the ship. I like law. I think he's pretty objective these days.

This is the fifth of 5 home series against the AL East. The first 4 have all been sweeps, and we're 1-3 in those series. Time to correct that. This is also the first of our 2 out-of-division 4 game series of the season; the other will come @ Houston. We also have 1 more in-division 4 game series remaining (Detroit in September).

They don't let Fedde go through the lineup more than twice. So he and Schultz can do a tandem. Also have Sandlin in AAA, who has had some nice starts and is doing fine in AAA (although, like seemingly everyone else, walks too many). And they'll make a trade of some sort. 6 man staff (or 5 +fedde/schultz) might make some sense to keep everyone fresh.

They have to bring up Hays, right? Play him for 4 days then trade him for a rental arm.

Big win. Didn't let the bad loss (friday) linger. Offense rebounded. Bring on the Yankees!

But he's not really a high leverage pitcher with his modest K rates. Hicks and Taylor throw 99 with high K rates - that's for leverage.

Man that was really good. Probably his best outing in a year.

I guess. But tonight was just baseball 101 that he got backwards.

Preller led Getz around by the nose (and I think we got lucky with Vargas; but I don't think the Dodgers tried to get on over on him either. That was Mozeliak, who I hope Getz has put on his ban list. Hopefully Getz has learned.

What in the world was Venable doing? Hudson was really the last pitcher in the bullpen to bring in to get out of a jam with good right-handed hitters coming up. Hudson has been good this year, but he's a soft-tossing control lefty. It's really bizarre. It's also strange how he closes 2 nights ago (instead of Taylor) and then now he's the first guy in. Well Venable earns his money here, getting this gang to pull themselves up and put this game behind them. And there is a general concern about the offense. Hasn't been great recently.

Maybe that's his role. At this point, I'll take it (although too soon to give up on starting).

Another opportunity to show that there's a new sheriff in town. And we sure owe these guys some beatings (2021 playoffs come to mind).

I view him sort of like I viewed Gonzalez 2 months ago. I don't want to trade him because we don't know what we have. We might have hit another goldmine. the Gonzalez trade may or may not have been wise, but we had a good sense of what we were trading away when the trade was made. Carlson's a no trade for me. I can't pass on elite skills. Hagen Smith sort of is because his value is so low, we'd be taking the worst of it; and we have so few viable pitching prospects as it is, there is still time to work with him and fix. He's only been in the org for 2 years.

One stop shopping with the Mets: Clay Holmes Luis Torrens (Great D, can't hit. Sox would be stuck with him for another 2 years) Huascar Brazoban Thorpe (one injured pitcher deserves another) 2 prospects in the 10-15 org range 1 unranked prospect We get 3 scurvy veterans for some 2nd/3rd tier prospects (although Thorpe was supposed to be first tier).

While I would trade neither Bonemer nor Carlson this July (except perhaps for Miller, if projected as a starter going forward), I would trade Bonemer first. I would not trade Carlson. I've shifted on this. Bonemer would bring more in return. He is higher ranked, closer to the majors. He should bring a ton. We already have Bergolla (who could be traded too) and Roch close to the majors. C Carlson is an elite defender. The best of the best. It would be great to have that and we need it. I think Carlson has a higher ceiling, if they can fix his swing hitch.

. Closer is not a weak point. Diminishing marginal returns . Closers play in c. half the games 1 inning per night. How did the Mason Miller trade work out of the Padres. He has been great and they still want to trade him because his greatness hasn't translated into wins. Now if we can start him, that's different. No reason to trade Bonemer or Carlson. There are no ace starters on the market. And even those like Detmers don't have that much control - 2 more years. You can't trade those guys for a Detmers. Get the 36 year old rental from the Mets. Find the long term starting pitcher in the offseason when the prices are reasonable.

A year ago, we thought we were set at catcher. Sox had 2 good young catchers. Now one has had a significant deterioration in performance and the other has been hurt (and also has a downturn in performance). Could happen anywhere. Just hope these 2 guys get it together on defense.

What a bullpen!

Well in 2016, Hahn thought we had a window, and made trades. There was no window, but his trades caused us to rebuild. 20/21 didn't last because the team had no depth and the farm was terrible once the team got good. I remember reading "The farm system is #29, but for good reason." Well the good teams don't lost their farms when the teams get good. Anderson and Eloy get sour (and the clowns in the FO don't bring back their best pitcher) and there's no depth to help. We FINALLY have a good MLB team AND Farm. Nurture it, grow it, get it better; don't squander it. The AL will be better next year. But so will the Sox.

Looks like Sandlin did pretty well, but for the walks. Just watched the Brewers beat the Mets solely because Turang and Ortiz' infield defense. Can't wait for Carlson