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Sure. But I think if the Brewers knew how Smith would perform they would have protected him. A more accurate way to look at it would be the #1 starter and all star for the Sox would have been a #3/#4 starter and NOT an all star on about 25 other teams. To discount the success Smith had just to say how much the Sox suck is not fair to Smith.

6'8" and 200 pounds. He'll blow off the mound in a windy April game.

Yeah, Getz wasn't qualified to get the job, and he works for one of the worst owners in sports. He's done some good things with the limitations he has. I don't think anyone else hired would be doing a dramatically better job, considering there's next to no money dolled out. Someone with experience may have been better at trades for sure. But as you mentioned, Getz has surrounded himself with better people. I don't think he'll be the GM when Ishbia takes over unless he really does some magical things over the next few years.

I'll admit I don't know much about the 2026 draft class, or even Roch, but it seems he's the kind of player that could potentially make it to the major league team pretty quickly. If they do draft him, could he be on the field in 2027? I like also what I've read about the amount of money the Sox will have for draft picks. It sounds like, if they do things right, they could really change the future of the club.

If he does, John Schriffen will tell us all about it...ad nauseum.

Teel is way too valuable to trade unless the return is insane. I actually like the idea of keeping both Teel and Quero, but if they get a good enough offer for Quero, I could see trading him. Teel/Quero > Teel/Lee but Teel/Lee/Nice trade return > Teel/Quero

Let’s just complain because the guy is from the Royals and not actually look at the performance of the pitchers under his guidance. 🙄

The first episode of IT:Welcome to Derry was absolute batshit crazy. I hope it keeps up the intensity.

Task on HBO Max is some of the best TV on right now. Great characters and plenty of action and mystery. The latest two episodes were intense as hell.

This was so bad it took me a few minutes to figure out who the hell Drury was. Talk about swinging and missing. Yikes.

His performance so far, extrapolated out to about 590 plate appearances, puts him on pace for 63 HRs. Obviously, he's not going to hit 63 HRs in a season, but 35+ is realistic. Along with improving (and already good) defense, he'll be a very valuable player. Of course, it's all about health, health, health.

Yikes, I haven't been paying much attention to how he's hitting, but .200 since August 8 and .170 since August 16. We've seen this show before.

I feel that someone could start a thread about how puppies are cute and make you smile, and it would devolve into hate and name-calling and a huge fight about the state of the Sox. What has this team done to us?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If Colson ends up being the long term SS, that pushes Meidroth to 2B. But, Sosa has a better bat, so Meidroth essentially becomes a bench guy who can play SS and 2B well. Not a bad guy to have on the bench, and with Colson's health history, he'd be pretty valuable to play 3-4 times a week between the two positions.

No matter where Sosa ends up being used, keeping him far away from 1B is crucial.

I was obviously talking about in regards to the team. You read way too much into that sentence.

Yeah, he's at 1.7 WAR, and he had a pretty bad start to the year. He's on pace for about 16 HRs and 37 2Bs, with an improving glove. And again that's including his bad start. Definitely not a bench player

Honestly, I'm tired of the negativity. No one, at least no one who wasn't delusional, thought the Sox would be contenders this year after an absolutely dismal 2024 season. We were hoping for moderate improvement and a possible light at the end of the tunnel. I think what we're seeing is beyond expectations, and not just in the record. They're going to win upwards of 20 more games than last year, but that doesn't tell the whole story. They're doing this with a lot of young players that will be the future of this team. How long has it been since we've seen this? They have Quero, Teel, Meidroth, Montgomery, Sosa, Baldwin, Vargas, and now even Mead performing every day, making this team exciting to watch. Add to that veterans like Robert and Tauchman playing well and fitting in with the youth movement. And I'm not absolving Getz of anything, although he made some seemingly good moves recently. Time will tell. I think a lot of this team's success is due to the coaching staff. Venable and his guys have done a great job with a now very young team. They know they're not contending, yet you see a guy like Vargas stretch two single into doubles last night. You see Robert and Montgomery with special handshakes. You see smiles, high fives, and guys just having a lot of fun. We didn't see any s%*# like this the past few years. So, I'm fine with seeing posts about how much better the Sox are this year than last. Sure, the bar is low, but why can't we be excited about what we're seeing? I'm tired of being pissed about my favorite team. I'm tired of being negative. Those who wish to remain negative and always look at the dull side of life - go ahead. I'm done with that.

Robert seems to play better in a good environment. As the Sox have added young players from the minors, and those guys have injected life into the team, he has been playing better with a lot of effort. If the Sox pick up his option (a no brainer), and he is not traded, we could see this version of Robert for an entire season in 2026.

Colson could be one of those guys with a low-ish BA and big power numbers. If he's a perennial .240+, 35+ HR, 90+ BRI player with decent defense, I think we'd be pretty happy. As others have mentioned, his health is probably the biggest concern. One significant back injury and he's a flash in the pan.

At this point, I don't think there's a doubt the Sox will pick up the option. My guess is that they will try to trade him but still not settle for a pennies on the dollar return. Because of that, I see him being on the team next year. If that is the case, and Robert continues to play like he has recently, he could be traded at next year's deadline.

Certainly seems like Smith is the real thing. The fact that he's learning and adjusting his use of pitches is encouraging. I'm sure he is tiring, and the Sox giving him some rest looks to have helped. He should only get better moving forward.

I don't completely dislike the proposal. I realize any serious realignment would most likely put the Cubs and Sox in the same division, but I'm not a fan of that. And as far as expansion teams, I imagine one would be either Nashville or Charlotte but not both.

He looks very uncomfortable at 1B. His best defensive position is 2B, and he's bad there. Someone had mentioned giving him an OF glove and seeing what he's got, but I don't know if he'd be any good out there either.

I had everyone in my family enter the lottery. Only my wife got picked to "have a chance to buy tickets." She logged on when she was supposed to and went from queue to queue for an hour before being told it was sold out. I got an email the other day saying there were some last minute tickets available and to "CLICK HERE!" to have a chance. Clicked about a dozen times and got the same message saying to try again later. I did see the tickets were $40, which is pretty reasonable. If they keep doing this and keep the tickets fairly priced, this Bananas thing will last a long time.