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If Civale can eat some innings and be better than Chubz Wilson, it's fine. Vaughn is gone, and that's a plus. I don't see him turning it around, at least not dramatically. Elko doesn't seem to be the answer at 1B, but this move keeps him up with the club for a while at least.

Tim Elko walks it off. Vaughn would never. Meidroth on base 5 times! Burke had a nice game. There is light at the end of the tunnel for team ownership. What a day.

Sox score 8 runs without Robert in the lineup, and his replacement in CF hits a 3-run home run. Coincidence? I agree that Tauchman and Slater were good signings. Hopefully both can stay healthy now. I saw someone on X speculate that the Sox could hold on to Tauchman vs. trading him. Depending on the potential return, that may not be a bad idea. That could give the Sox another year bridge to Montgomery. Nice to see Smith have a good game. I imagine he'll have some more downs and ups, and I would expect him to be limited on innings down the road. But he's a guy you protect, especially in a lost year.

There will be teams interested in Robert for his speed and defense alone, but the return is going to pennies on the dollar compared to what the Sox could have gotten for him in the past. Even compared to what they could have received this past winter, the return will be pretty light. I don't know if he'll ever be the guy we thought he could have been, but I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up with a contender and improves quite a bit. I have to believe it's a mental thing for him.

Holy s%*#, the meltdowns over Dan Freaking Altavilla.

Meh. Actually, I believe throwing fodder and vets into the bullpen in a lost year is fine. No sense in bringing up young arms that may not be ready just to have them get obliterated. Let the Altavillas of the world take the beatings. Now, paying a schlub $1 million (after he was released from the Sox minor league camp this year) is strange.

It was one nice day at the plate. He's been way too inconsistent and injured to believe that he's going to take off and be a great trade piece. Now, if he can stay healthy and keep hitting, the Sox may be able to get a bag of good baseballs and a coupon for free nachos from a team willing to take on his contract. That would be a win.

Nothing would be better than Benintendi getting hot just in time to be traded.

I don’t know if it’s a CHSN problem or a DirecTV problem, but fix it.

Seth Rogen's The Studio on Apple TV is great. The final two episodes of the season are some of the funniest TV I've seen in a long time. The show has tons of dialogue, with constant jokes and one-liners. Quite a few guest stars and cameos. The 30 minute episodes fly by.

Sosa has quietly been a pretty solid player, especially at the plate. His defense still leaves a bit to be desired, but he'll likely get better with regular exposure at 2B. The Sox have three of the four IF positions covered for a while. First base is still up in the air. Elko is better than Vaughn but neither are going to give you a decent BA.

Holy hell Robert is so bad right now.

Palacios can hear Tauchman breathing down his neck from AAA.

One good outing does not a good signing make, however Houser did everything he needed to do last night. Any added stability to the starting pitching, and to the staff as a whole, is certainly welcome.

I know it's not likely, but if he could pitch not terribly and keep the bullpen's involvement to fewer innings, I say welcome aboard.

Blistering amount of internet traffic.

I'm surprised Slater was back before Tauchman. Hopefully he's back soon so Palacios can be jettisoned elsewhere. Baldwin should play everyday in Charlotte and allow him to get better...hopefully.

Very encouraging to see his improvement at the plate after the adjustment. This shows me that he has the talent and was willing to listen to tap into that talent. I think a guy like Vaughn doesn't have the talent, to begin with, and doesn't seem to have the will to get better. The infield looks promising for the future with Elko, Sosa, Meidroth, and Vargas. Elko could end up being a right-handed hitting Adam Dunn (low BA, 30+ bombs a year), and that would be acceptable.

As soon as Meidroth, Sosa, Baldwin, or Rojas go on the IL, Amaya will be back.

The guy has been serviceable, aside from 13 innings last season. And he's pitched well in AAA this year. Relievers are an area where I don't mind seeing vets who could hopefully eat some innings and take some pressure off the starters. We obviously want to see the younger guys of the future as starters and position players, and if this guy can eat some innings and help stabilize the bullpen, that's great.

Yeah...I tend to forget about him, but he's better than I thought. Quietly a pretty productive guy. Him at 2B, Meidroth at SS, Vargas at 3B, and Elko at 1B is a pretty good infield.

All four starters have looked good at times, some more than others. Cannon and Martin seem like steady, #3 starter types while Smith looks be a true 1-2 starter. Burke, if he can get his walks under control, could be another solid piece. The bullpen has actually looked decent with a few bright spots. There's still no bona fide closer, but a team that might win 55 games doesn't really need one. Let guys like Vasil, Booser, and Wilson continue to get better at high-leverage situations. And, damn is it nice to see some young blood in the lineup and contributing. Meidroth, Quero, Elko, Baldwin, and Vargas need to continue playing most days. There will be ups and downs, but I'd rather watch them develop over other schlubs taking up space.

Robert's base stealing has improved dramatically, although that may be in part due to the Sox having him steal more. Imagine if he could get hit like he did in 2023. His OBP is okay, considering his low BA, and he's certainly taking more walks this year. I just don't know what's wrong with his hitting.

The Sox are 3-1 since the day after a Chicago Pope was elected. Coincidence?