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I truly think you are insane. You didn't disagree. You called people out who were citing a continuous pattern of terrible international dealings who were wondering , not freaking out, about our DR signings and as usual you and your amateur shrink analysis was insulting and wrong. But rather than admit it you just continue sticking to your pitiful script. You do what bullies always do you attack and keep attacking and call out those you attack as weak and overly sensitive but on other issues act like a saint and a champion of the oppressed. You are a fraud.

Kind of a sloppy game but exciting 2nd half and finish.

LoL but the few people commenting on the DR got chastised as freaking out by the our water carrying mod who knew just as much about the situation as everybody else , which was nothing. It's been more than adequate time for everyone who was signed to be announced. We still have no idea if they actually signed anyone from the DR and how much money they have left. Along with the age scandal this seems like something Fegan or Vinnie Duber should be following up on the next time they have access to Getz. If they have a $2M left why ? Aren't you trying to build a farm system Doesn't the lack of impact players ,that other teams routinely get from International signings, continuously hurt the franchise and it's ability to remain competitive by building through the farm ? I don't want to hear about Robert and Abreu. Ancient history . Where are the results for the last 40 years from other players internationally signed ?

Picking Chiefs 31-24

Does that list mean Colas didn't even get a ST invite ? NVM he'll be there he's on the 40.

Is having a dream about Lance Lynn really a win for you ? ?

Silly question. We gave our opinion of how we feel about the trades in the threads for them. No one wins or loses a trade until you see how they play throughout their careers . And even then how do you measure a win or loss in a trade ? There's no scoreboard or standings with trades. All we're doing here is rehashing the same things we said in the trade threads. Who ended up winning the Sale trade ? Immediately following the trade most of us were thrilled . Years later not so much. Most us would say Boston although final results are still not in. Trades end up having extensions to them Boston trades Sale years later. Moncada and Kopech could still be traded.

Altuve ,since the beginning when Houston signed him for 10K , has always been appreciative of the opportunity they gave him when no one else would because of his size. He hasn't forgotten his roots.

I'd be surprised. They've moved on from Toxic personalities if you hadn't noticed.

I haven't been to a lot concerts but always glad I was in the right place at the right time to see the Ramones with the Runaways opening for them at UICC back in '78. Now it's called UIC. Ptatc is a punk rocker ?

Conquistador Procol Harum live is one of my all time favorites. It's epic.

Burnin' Down the House live on the Stop Making Sense album. The Talking Heads.

For Crochet to suddenly become a closer doesn't appear to be in the cards. Crochet might abandone his desire to be a MLB start when he learns that the big money of being an effective starter is out of his reach. He'd still need better command. When you're a pitchet who can't field you're going to blow your fair share of save opportunities. He's the type of fielder who teams feel very comfortable bunting on once he walks a guy. He's never looked very graceful trying to pick up a bunted ball or dribbler and gunning it to 1st base.

And with the removal of shifts, which everyone seems to have forgotten about, good LH handed hitters should be priorities. Fletcher does seem to have a good BAA RHP. Can't hit LHP and K's a lot but OK walk rate. He isn't even close to being fast but we've heard he has great jumps, reads, routes.Maybe his strengths are good enough to be a solid strong side of a platoon guy. Remember the Sox franchise has the worst or least productive LH hitters in the history of baseball. Left handed savages are still needed but hopefully both teams benefit from this trade .

That would suck. Sox just got a comp pick and 2 players for Santos.

Future Sox podcast live now talking about the recent trades with James Fox and Ian Eskridge on YouTube.

Cutting off your nose to spite your face isn't a good look for a GM. You have to be dispassionate and practical.

https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2024/2/1/24055811/2024-seattle-mariners-farm-system-overview-tier-4-emerson-hancock-ryan-bliss-samad-taylor DeLoach is 17 and Berroa 15 in Mariners farm rankings by Lookout Landing. Article written Feb 1,2024 with decent writeups on both.

Yes the Sox definitely need more pitching but I also think you will see that addressed more too. A lot more . The Cease trade probably will prove it.

Does bag of balls ring a bell ?

I haven't seen anything in either trade thread about it but it's looking less and less likely with every trade that Whit Merrifield will be coming to the Sox.

Not quite that simple. This trade could work out well for both teams, either team or neither team. All we have right now are some good discussions from those who see it different ways.

It doesn't necessarily contradict JR when JR is full s%*# or perhaps by quickly he meant show a decent amount of progress in 2-3 years. Jerry's budget for this year is obviously low. Maybe next year without the Moncada , Cease and Eloy contracts we see a little more money and mid level deals. We won't get a read on Getz until then . But he's always going to be restricted by JR.

It's a trade to solve RF now and OF depth , future 4th OF, backup CF and another LH bat with enough hitting, pop, defense and OBP potential because the Sox were woefully short on all those things. That's a lot of things the Sox needed immediately and for the next 6 years. I don't know if you are overestimating Mena or underestimating just how little talent and money Getz has to work with now.

So what . The Sox are going to suck anyway. Do you expect Getz to be able to find power hitting prospects who are generally the highest ranked prospects in baseball for the crap thats on his 40 right now ? At the stage the Sox and the farm system are at right now you're incrementally building . Cease and Robert are the only 2 guys who can give you the high upside prospects. Apparently teams are hugging those guys for some odd reason . Oh yeah I forgot, those guys are prize possessions. You need to be a lot more patient. Rome was not built in a day. There's not a whole lot we can glean from these early deals that points to a longer term strategy except for wanting better defense. Right now he's doing what he thinks is best to make his pitching staff more valuable and tradable while giving prospects more minor league development time. He's also working under some strict financially constraints which severely limits his moves. Cheap gloves who can't hit and Bannister magic to fix short term pitching assets and trade them is pretty much the only short term plan they could come up with given financial constraints. You'll get a power hitting prospect when Cease is traded unless he gets hurt or can't at least find a strong middle ground between his 2022 and 2023 seasons.