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I've seen others note it, and I agree, that his swing reminds me of Corey Seager. It's amazing how much power he has. I imagine he'll have his ups and downs and suffer some slumps, but as someone else mentioned, he could be the new superstar for the Sox.

Sosa is a success (so far) of giving someone a chance and letting him develop. Offensively he's becoming very effective. He still struggles defensively and should never set foot at 1B again. Hopefully he can become a serviceable 2B with continued exposure.

Been there a few times. Really nice park and not a bad day trip.

My son and I are trying to hit at least one park a year, and we went to Busch Stadium last month. Beautiful stadium right in downtown with a ballpark village around it. Great views of the city and the Arch from inside. Wide open concourses with many, many options for food, drinks, and souvenirs. And the best part was getting into the park. No massive lines you have to wait in for a long-ass time. I hope the Sox build a new stadium downtown with great views. Making it awesome on the inside with concessions, fan-friendly stuff, etc. would be great, too. But regardless of if and when they build a new stadium, they need to fix the entry into the park. No other stadium I've been to is anywhere nearly as bad as getting into The Rate.

Yeah, the back issues are a bit concerning. He'll probably blow a disc stretching today since I'm typing this, but he's been healthy since coming up. That's encouraging.

I don't know if the Sox promoted Colson because they saw enough improvement at AAA or because they figured he needed another challenge. Whatever the reasoning behind the promotion, he's been great. Confident offensively and defensively, hits the crap out of baseballs, and is hitting for a decent enough average. I really thought he was a bust, especially after seeing his only moderate improvement after the AZ stint. Time will tell through the rest of this season and into next, but he could be the answer at SS and/or 3B for a while.

I'm fine with keeping Robert, especially based on what type of packages were traded for other outfielders. I would imagine the Sox will pick up his option, and that's probably more certain if he continues to play like he has over the past month. He does seem to be re-energized and is having fun. Maybe the young guys playing well is having an effect on the clubhouse. As far as Getz's comment on spending over the winter, I think we can agree they will. The question is, how much and on what? Will it be another $20M on 5-6 trash heap veterans and schlubs? Granted, the Slater and Tauchman signings worked out, but let's not talk about the likes of Rojas. Or, will this team actually go out and get a big, or even fairly big, name free agent? The day they sign someone like Schwarber or Tucker is the day I believe they're going to be serious. They have a great young core that is exciting and has a lot of promise. Wasting that by continuing to operate like they have would be a great disservice to the fans and to the players. I suppose time will tell...

Safe to assume Mead is on the 26-man? Maybe (hopefully) a Rojas DFA.

Pretty solid return for a guy who was sitting on his couch two months ago.

Neither does Bruce based on the fact that he misspelled two names.

It might be his value in this market. The Bader and Mullins trades set the market for outfielders at the deadline. He’s more valuable than those returns, as are Bader and Mullins.

No, many say that but would be pissed with any return.

He didn’t trade Robert for trash, so I don’t think he’s been master-classed at all. This board and most Sox fans would have exploded with fury if he traded Robert for a Mullins-like return.

With what teams got for Bader and Mullins, there was probably quite a few phones hung up on both sides. There's likely no way the Sox got any decent offers for Robert.

Yeah, just keep Robert at this point. These returns for outfielders have been less than desirable.

If the return for Bader is any indication, they'd be better off just holding on to Robert. But if they hold on to him, they might as well pick up the option, especially if he shows he can continue to play like he has in July.

Their farm is going to be an empty field after today.

Maybe he is a bot. But AI actually learns, and if Nightengale were to read the comments on his posts, he would get better. He seems to somehow get worse.

Yeah, not sure what this means. Are they still hung up on Vientos, or are they using their "desire" for him to actually get someone else?

Yankees fans are not happy. Not so much about who was sent to the Sox but about Slater.

Maybe better return than it could have been. Not sure where this guy would slot in the Sox system, but maybe not as high as 18th as he is in the Yankees'.

Absolutely. Combined with having a nice year at the plate and being a great veteran presence, he's a fairly valuable asset.

It's not so much age as it is mobility, injuries, etc. I don't think 34 is old for baseball, even for a corner outfielder. Tauchman has had some injuries this year, and that could be concerning. But he's been healthy for a while (of course, since I typed that he'll blow a hamstring tying his cleats today). I'm in the camp of keeping him for next year as a bridge to Montgomery. However, if a team offers the right return, you don't hesitate to pull the trigger.

I'm slightly warming to the idea of holding on to Robert and picking up the option if they don't get the right return. Robert has been more healthy this year, and his offense has improved quite a bit lately. He's a very good defender and can run the bases well. Because of those things, though, I would be surprised if some team does not step up and offer something the Sox will accept. But I'll honestly not be terribly upset if he sticks around.

Agree. My guess is he'd want 3+ years, especially if he was going to join a team like the Sox that won't be a contender for a couple years. Unless he'd be looking to sign a shorter term deal to showcase and move on with a bigger deal in a year or two. I don't see the Sox offering more than what you suggested.