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105 BBs to 71 Ks in AAA. That's...pretty good.

Is the thinking that Teel could be with the MLB team in 2025?

Trying not to be too enthusiastic, but I really like it. When I first heard Teel was the headliner (and not someone like Mayer), I was a bit apprehensive. But this is a great return.

Yeah, it's actually pretty impressive.

Looks like Meidroth and Gonzalez could be MLB ready.

Teel, Montgomery, Meidroth, and Wikelman Gonzalez

Nightengale says four prospects in return. No other names yet.

Oh s%*#...

Nothing wrong with this signing, but certainly not exciting. If we can read anything into this, which I necessarily wouldn't, maybe Benintendi and/or Robert is being moved. Fletcher is probably the most likely to get more playing time via a vacated OF position, and he could play anywhere.

Good point.

Did all the GMs get drunk last night after the Soto deal? There seems to be no news of anything yet. Kind of expected things to get going earlier.

Pretty ridiculous contract, but we knew this was what it was going to take. 15 years is wild. I can't imagine Soto opting out after the fifth year. $51 million a year (for another 10 years) would be hard to top. However, I'm glad he signed already. This should allow the winter meetings to be much less of a snooze fest than last year.

When I saw this on X, I thought for sure it was satire. This is dumb and gimmicky. Which means they will probably implement it. Maybe the only way this works is to have stipulations attached like others have mentioned.

Robert's health is what makes me nervous about holding on to him. Aside from 2023, he hasn't been able to get through a season without a significant injury. But, damn, that 2023 season was nice. I think we all expect one of two things: - He gets traded for a less than great return, stays healthy, and has a monster year elsewhere - He stays put, gets hurt, has a bad year, and the Sox don't pick up his 2026 option My gut says to trade him if they can get a great return. But Getz has not proven himself to be a guy who can get max return for a player.

I think one of the "attractive" reasons for signing Abreu is to not pay Vaughn $6 million. So, if the Sox are not going to spend money, especially at first base, there are probably several options out there: Carlos Santana Joey Gallo Anthony Rizzo Josh Bell Rowdy Tellez Just to name a few. Most of these guys, including Abreu, would cost less than Vaughn. Do they provide better options offensively and/or defensively? Do they provide better peripherals than Vaughn (leadership, clubhouse presence, etc.)?

Hmmm. The Sox already do a good job of preventing runs. Oh wait, preventing runs by the OTHER team. That makes more sense.

Then another team will sign him and he'll have a two-week streak of good hitting and then the board will melt down.

The prices for the network are ridiculous. Talk about being out of touch with your fanbase. I was literally a phone call away from cancelling DirecTV and going to YouTube TV after trialing it. But I didn't because I want to hate watch the Sox next season, and there's no way I'd pay $20 a month. It sounds like many people are having luck with an antenna, but you'd need to be pretty close to the source. My daughter has an HD antenna and lives in Plainfield. I'm going to see if I can pick up the signal there.

This sucks. We all know the Sox won't sign Crochet to a long term deal, which means the best course of action is to trade him this off season to maximize the return. The problem is, even the best return probably won't be enough. They can't let him walk for nothing after the 2026 season, and the team won't be good enough over the next two seasons for Crochet to make a difference. So, I'm bracing for a trade this off season where the Sox get back a package that will at best be meh.

That could be interesting. Would the Brewers be able/willing to sign Crochet to a long deal when the time comes though?

Maybe a manager doesn't gain wins necessarily, but a good manager can prevent stupid losses. How many times did Grifol make a dumbass decision with a pitcher or the lineup that aided in a loss? We could go back and scrub the game threads and see how many times we types something about Grifol doing something stupid. Spoiler alert - many times, including those in here saying the manager doesn't matter.

This hire makes me think (hope) that they are serious about improving and getting back to being a competitive ballclub. I don't think any of us are under the illusion that it will happen overnight or even in 2025 or 2026. But this is the first step in a new and potentially exciting direction. Time will tell, of course, but the fact that they didn't hire TLR's guy or stick with Grady or grab an ex-Royal no one wanted is encouraging.

Pleasantly surprised by this news this morning. I really thought they'd end up with Nevin (who I didn't have as much disdain towards as others) or Sizemore. Hiring Grady would have been the easy route, essentially saying it doesn't matter who the manager is when the team will suck for a few years. Nevin would have been a Tony-influenced hire for sure. Venable is a solid hire and lends some hope that they will be serious about trying to build a team. Hiring a guy like this to manage a bunch of scrubs for three years wouldn't make much sense.

If Grady is indeed out, I wonder if the Sox would want to keep him on the staff in some capacity.

I don't know about an old school approach, but Bruce Chen always handed the Sox their own ass.