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Why I want HR's so bad besides the total lack of them in the 1st half against poor competition is that the returning guys are going to be a bit rusty so I don't really like counting on them to be their fully realized selves. Robert only hit 1 before he was injured and his injury was more severe than Eloys. Grandal's injury is still part mystery and he could be out longer than expected. Also Eloy and Robert are RH as is Abreu Vaughn and Anderson if you are counting on them to pick up the HR pace with less than half the schedule left. Mocada's lack of power can probably be traced to shoulder problems so I'm not counting on him hitting any more than he did in the 1st half. So if Grandal is coming back later than our other injured guys and Moncada is just just not hitting them because of playing through injury than there is basically no LH power which is way I prefer the switch hitter Escobar and the LH Gallo and his GG fielding and rocket arm. If Schwarber is healthy his LH power and OBP is also welcome but the glove falls far short of Gallo. Baez and Bryant are fine but both are RH and since we are talking about versatility you also need versatility in the lineup and those 2 would make the Sox far too right handed which is not ideal when you face so many good RHP in the playoffs. I understand you wanting the versatility of Baez and Bryant but it leaves the Sox way too dependent on RH hitting. However I would not sneer at them if that's who the Sox can get the best deals on. With all else equal I would prefer Escobar and Gallo. I also agree that relief pitching should be right at the top as far as acquisitions go and expecting 2 high quality position players along with 2 relievers might be getting a little wild when we have been conditioned to not expecting much.

It should easily unless Texas isn't selling Gallo. It might be the winning package if you ask me. Do you honestly think a team offers 3 solid prospects for 1.4 years of Gallo Look at you and you thought I wanted to go all in. My original suggestion was Burger+ but even I didn't contemplate Crochet as the +. Sox had better resign Lynn or Rodon if they do that plus they have to replace Crochet in the pen . I wanted 2 relievers but that would make 3. Or get them to throw in ancient Ian Kennedy. Maybe Burger, Stievers and Burdi/Lopez/someone from DSL or ACL ? If Padres get involved doubt we could match an offer from them. But Padres could be looking to dump some salary like Myers or Hosmer but hard to imagine Texas would want any of them. But if it's strictly pitching prospects Texas wants SD can probably offer more of that commodity.

I was just thinking about the Sale trade along with the others, Eaton and Quintana. I don't remember how many years each of them had left or the amount of money left on their extended contracts. But when you compare them to what Texas might be asking for 1.4 years of Gallo I just shake my head. I don't really know if Gallo is on the market but Texas would be nuts not to trade him now. If he isn't traded I can only guess he wasn't on the market or they are going to resign him which would be a big mistake. Good luck with your rebuild Texas if you aren't going to trade in your chips and keep expecting a Sale like return for Gallo who is .4 of a season away from being a rental.

Does it really matter? If it's done we will find out when it's announced.

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WOW !! Alonso hit a HR on every swing I think in the bonus time and defends his HR Derby crown !

Agreed but Alonso's going to have to earn it. But if he rocks it like he did against Soto he'll win.

Rut roh -Alonso 16-15 Soto and Alonso still had 1:48 to go if he needed it. Mancini is going to have to be Trey magnifique to beat Alonso .

Mancini beats Story . Mancini in finals against either Alonso or Soto .

Shohei loses the shodown with Shoto in double OT ! great match up !

Thanks don't have it. Soto with a 520 footer !

Where can that be found ?

Poor Salvy . Hits the 2nd most HR's so far in the Derby but got matched up against Alonso. 35-27 .

Surprising Alonso was underrated coming into this with Ohtani and Vladdy competing and the massive power of Gallo.

Yea but i like the quicker pace. Less time watching hitter take pitches and waiting for the ball to come down before the next pitch and more HR's with the clock. Just no time to savor them.

Zoinks ! Alonso defending his title with some bombs. 25 with a minute to go . Polar Bear Power ! Salvy Perez has his work cut out for him. New record for Alsonso was it 34 ????!!

Zoinks ! Alonso defending his title with some bombs. 25 with a minute to go . Polar Bear Power ! Salvy Perez has his work cut out for him.

Yea but it still beats Chris Berman no matter what they do.

Yeah his 1st round doomed him . He got in a little groove in the 2nd part but the tying HR didn't count because time has ran out. Story beats Gallo 20-19.

Yea it's a little different and you don't get to savor the really long ones. But I think I saw Story hit one that measured 518 ft. so that's pretty amazing and now it's Gallo to try to beat Story's 20.

Exciting round with Mancini barely beating Olson 24-23 . The balls are flying out of Coors !

Losing Grandal does hurt OBP but the Sox but hurts their power even more. The Astro's and Sox are 1 and 2 in baseball in OBP so losing 1 guy isn't too bad. As of yet they haven't missed Madrigals OBP that much but they do lose a steady bat but not a run producer. The thing that concerns me most is the Sox are 14th out of the 15 AL teams in HR's barely ahead of the Royals and this is with the Sox facing the dregs of their division Tigers, Royals Twins pitching staffs and 7 games against the Orioles too. Of course injuries are to blame for some of it but so is lower than expected HR's from Moncada and the just recent loss of Grandal will hurt it even more. Also the Sox eliminated 12 HR's from the lineup when ejecting Eaton and Mercedes. They have picked up a few recently with better then expected results from Engel and Goodwin but they need better results from the guys in the lineup every day and without Grandal they need to have another regular pick it up or go outside the organization for HR's which is why Escobar should be the pick. If the Sox shock us and go for another position player I'd be happy to add Starling Marte in RF if the cost for Gallos' HR's + OBP is prohibitive.

Good good make your picks. I'm going with Gallo.

Kind of surprised there was no thread for this already. I love the All-Star Game and the festivities leading up to it. I guess the HR Derby is tonight so I turned on the MLB. app on my TV that I use to watch the Sox games and there is a program on from T Mobile leading up to the HR Derby and I just watched Hunter Pence talking to Castellanos and Tatis, Jr. on who they thought would win the HR Derby and where do they think the farthest HR will land. Also saw Peyton Manning and Big Papi roaming around the field. I am like a kid in a candy store when all the best players in baseball despite the opt outs are gathered all in one spot and looking froward to seeing the 4 Sox All-Stars perform with finger crossed . Should be an epic HR Derby in Colorado with Ohtani, Gallo and Vladdy , Jr. and the others. Trevor Story could be the favorite since he is used to the elevation but Ohtani is the #1 seed.

Arizona has played 46 games against the Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Mets, A's, Brewers. That's more than 1/2 their games against some of the best pitching in baseball. Escobar has 20 HR's on the season and he would be cheaper than Frazier. That's all you need to know.