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Interesting. Wonder who he might have been asking about.

There are too many wasted roster spots on this team. If the Sox make a trade and need to make room for a better player, they need to do what they need to do. Sheets needs to go? Fine. Burger, Leury, one of the catchers? Do it. Worrying about what to do if the Sox add a good player is a waste of time. This is no time to worry about feelings or throwing away money (Leury). This team can get much better with a few moves, and if they're serious about competing for more than just the division, they need to make those moves and ship out the dead weight.

Yeah, this is dumb. On paper, one could argue that they have plenty of outfield options in Vaughn, Sheets, Engel, and Garcia to go along with actual outfielders Robert and Pollock. And 2B is covered with Harrison and Garcia. And they have five starting pitchers. But in the real world, the Sox need a real outfielder for RF, a better solution at 2B, and some bullpen help. Another starting pitcher wouldn't be a bad thing, either. So, even when healthy, the Sox do not have a truly complete roster. There are still holes.

If the price is low, I think adding Quintana is a good thing. He's having a nice year, and he'd give the Sox another arm to use as we head (hopefully) toward the playoffs. Kopech is most likely inning limited, Giolito has been iffy, and Lynn is probably still not 100%. You don't necessarily want to plan on a starting pitcher going on the IL, but if (when) one of them does, we're running out of time, and we can't have any throwaway games.

I do think there's something to him being so bad in NY because of the big national stage. I'm not saying he'd do a 180 if he came here, but I wouldn't be surprised if his hitting improved.

The bat could have hit another player and Eloy would have gone on the IL out of sympathy.

I like the idea of Happ. He fills an immediate need in the lineup and in the field. Giving up Crochet is a tough one, though. However, with the way he's been handled, he may never reach his potential with this team. If the Sox were to acquire Happ, they'd have to somehow get rid of or neutralize Tony's favorite toy in Leury.

I predict a few minor moves that will improve the team, but nothing spectacular. For example: Andrew Chafin Jose Quintana Tyler Naquin We'll hear that the Sox had discussions with Washington for Soto, but nothing serious developed from it. Maybe one surprise acquisition in Joey Gallo.

I'll say 11-8. They should do better than that, but TLR will give a few games away with ridiculous lineups and/or poor bullpen decisions.

TLR looking like a genius today.

This is an unacceptable performance by Giolito. Well, by the whole team. But Giolito needs to be better. He looks disinterested out there.

Ridiculous

Yawn

Team looks dead again. All star break killed the momentum.

I would think he may end up signing a low-end deal that gets him playing for a team through 2023. He's going to want a chance to rebuild his value. He may or may not play in 2022, but he could use 2023 as a show-me season and hope for a payday starting in 2024.

On a hot dog? No. Oddly, though, I've had sandwiches with fries on them and enjoyed them.

Ketchup on a hot dog just reminds me of being a kid. That's the only way I'd eat them. Now, it's mustard and onions. I've had a true Chicago dog a few times, and it's okay. To me, it's too much. Now I kind of want a hot dog.

Right. Technically, whoever he plays for when he becomes a free agent will have the first shot, but he's going to test free agency. Unless he ends up with the Yankees or Dodgers and they offer him an insane amount of money to extend...which could happen. If he, by some miracle, ends up with the Sox, they will not have a chance at signing him.

I think this is the key argument here. Adding Soto really improves the team for the next couple years, especially if you hold on to Vaughn. The Sox have the pieces, but how big of a package would the Sox be willing to offer?

I think that's giving up too much to also take on the salary of Corbin.

But...but...the Sox were convinced their offer was good enough for Machado! KW was so shocked he had to do an interview in sunglasses.

Trading for him and seeing him go elsewhere after 2024 is MUCH more likely than trading for him and extending him...obviously. The cost for just the 2.5 years of control will be very high. The Sox have the players to do it since it wouldn't be all prospects. One or two (good) major league players would be the cornerstone. Like Vaughn and Crochet, or Kopech and Moncada, or Leury and Zavala ?. I saw someone post why not just make a huge splash and go after Judge in the off season. Love the idea, but there's no way the Sox offer enough. Just like they'd have no hope of extending Soto. Still, 2.5 seasons of Soto would be huge for this team.

With only four episodes left, I imagine we'll see the Saul we knew from Breaking Bad from this point forward. Plus maybe some flash forwards to Gene the Cinnabon guy.

Another great episode of Better Call Saul this week.

That's possible. But, yeah, as you said, he should have been picked as part of the original pitching group.