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There's no place for Yermin as much as I like the guy. Leury makes the squad as the primary backup infielder . Does Vaughn not make OD roster ? The last few spots on the OD roster are shaping up to be quite a drama.

Vaughn seems like an obvious 1st choice but how long will it last ? New position plus non Spring Training pitching is quite a load to bear. Leury is a pretty good bet since he will make the team but he is better as a RH hitter so not ideal against RHP . Engel should get time once he is healthy . Williams is a bit of a long shot since he may not make the team and if he does might not be there when Engel comes back, but might be the best LH option who could provide some pop. Hamilton is a dynamo on the bases and a valuable fielder but the stick doesn't play . If no one grabs the bull by the horns the Sox might have to make a trade or see who was DFA'd before ST ends . Would waiver claims be considered a Non Cuban Free Agent or Trade acquisition ? If not you need another category.The answer to this question may not be answered until we pile up the stats at the end of the season.

When you consider guys like Robert and Abreu cost $118M a better allocation of resources is spending that 5 or 6M every year on the international youngsters when you have someone like Paddy doing the evaluating. Spending $6M a yr for 20 years is $120M . That's a lot of potential good players or superstars for the cost of Abreu and Robert when you have Paddy in charge. You're hurting Paddy's credibility signing these much older players who before you know it are 25 with only 2 years in the minors to shake off the rust , get acclimated to a new culture and perform at a high level. It's basically the same thing as continually drafting college guys instead of sprinkling in more HS guys or corner bats instead of middle of the field bats. Was Wilder naturally a crook or did he feel underpaid or was his hiring from the normal Sox way of rewarding the undeserving long time organization guy or without much thought attached to it ?

Those 2 players cost the Sox $118M and of course it's great we got them. The point is that Tatis and Soto would've been a combined total of less than $2.5M . For an organization that has had international funds to spend and a great talent evaluator to continually trade money away in that sector and hesitant to sign high profile 16 yr. olds is /was shortsighted at best. . We all just want to win more. Maybe if we had the success of the Cardinals organization we might not be as grumpy and most of us are afraid the success of the rebuild is caught in the middle of COVID and perhaps a CBA problem which has led to, as usual ,less spending and more Soxian ways that do not prioritize winning.

Right 23, before he gets signed which will be January , 2022. So he'll be 23.5 by April when he starts playing . I wasn't off by much. The point was much older than Soto was and Colas missing a year at least of development much like Cespedes so evaluation is more difficult, have to adjust to the culture, shake off the rust, then start climbing the minor league ladder. It's great the Sox are spending just not as excited by Cespedes and Colas as most are for those reasons. Rutherford will be 24 in May and most have already decided he's never going to be a quality MLB player, yet people talk like Cespedes or Colas could be starting for the Sox soon without ever having seen them play a single inning in the minors. Both Cespedes and Colas would have to make some serious progress in a short period of time to play in MLB within a year of 1st playing in the states.

This. Soto was also 16 when he signed and Jerry doesn't like spending on 16 yr. olds. Funny how they are going to pony up for Colas who will be 24 by the time he STARTS playing in the states. What a waste of Paddy's expertise.

It is hard to imagine Hamilton making the team. He is what he is at this point. Too bad rosters aren't bigger. He hasn't hurt his cause since he came to the Sox . He still can't steal 1st base but when he does get on he steals almost every time.He's also taken a decent amount of walks since arriving and seems like he really disrupts the pitchers when he's on 1st. He's stolen 5 bases and advanced once on a bad pickoff throw. That's already 6 times he's gotten to 2nd when he's on 1st via a walk or force out. He's also played very well in the OF. I know that doesn't help his meager OPS but it's like he turns a walk or HBP into 2 bases consistently . He might be the most valuable guy on the bases in MLB. He's gotten on base at a .429 clip so far. SSS

A lost season in the last year of the rebuild wasn't exactly his point. It was the amount of times he's been injured in a relatively small amount of games.

I'm not sure you understand the concept of spring training or doing things differently in an AB sometimes in ST.

Right I thought the calls were fine. I was just thinking maybe he specifically went up there to just see pitches. Maybe it was his way of getting in the box and just not swinging so much. Sounds silly I know but it's ST you're swinging and missing a bunch so start looking at pitches more. Everyone was worried he never take any walks and he swings and misses a bunch but he does seem to back off his aggressive tendencies when he's a little too impatient at the plate.

Nice to see Abreu hit a HR this spring.

Was that the AB he looked at every pitch ?

Strange. I called MLB TV yesterday to say my app was going off during commercials and they told me my new 4k Android Smart TV from a cheap maker wasn't on the list on manufacturers that are approved and the app could be acting up because of that. They told me to get an Amazon Fire Stick. I wasn't in any hurry to spend $50 . I tune in today and my app has a brand new look and everything works fine. Coincidence or maybe the free period ended since the season is so close but glad its working again right again for now.

Very good common sense approach and any of them could be traded.

Not to mention Keuchel's contract becomes an albatross if it vests. I thought you had to suck 1st before a contract can be considered an albatross.

That's for sure. If Hahn could have a $200M payroll , he wouldn't just sit on his hands. No GM would. They work with what they are given.

Why should there be ? Neither one is ready and frankly not close either.

3 stolen bases in the inning ,Madrigal , Hamilton and Eaton. Just one of the things I wanted to see more of under TLR.

Anyone else having trouble with the MLB app on TV. Mine's been losing the game only during commercials. Then I have to go to scores and click on the broadcast again to get the game but if i do it when commercials are still playing it will close again and will only restart during the broadcast .

Nick Williams he's already here.

He's having an outstanding spring but he's a 1st baseman. Don't need any more of those types.

He was another of my choices when the off season started.

By hugging someone ?

Give him time? You didn't hear of those thing with Eloy until he got to MLB.

Vaughn runs like he has 2 wooden legs.