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Anyone can do anything they want. It's pretty damn easy to say a player is what he always was, Doesn't take a genius to say that .

Yes it is. McCann had a heck of a 1st half and he is slumping now . I have a lot of respect for catchers. I wasn't one of those who thought he should be extended. I always knew he could revert back to being who we all thought he was but I don't discount the possibility that he might have turned a corner as a hitter. He was using the whole field very well the 1st half and his approach seemed much improved.

It might be what you think it is, it might not . Some hitters actually do become better over time especially catchers .

If anyone deserve a break its catchers. You don't know whats the truth. All you know is he wasnt good most of his career and he's slumping now. SO you fall back to playing the odds. Genius.

Disgusting take.

DeGrom might as well keep throwing high heat and sliders off the plate if he keeps getting those calls. AFter that McCann didnt have much choice but to swing.

Do guys get the rookie treatment in the NL or are these umps just so bad ? I know Moncada's approach left something to be desired last year but seems like him and Eloy get a lot of terrible calls on pitches off the plate. Just seems like we see more instant stars from rookies in the NL but all umps work in both leagues don't they ?

Some good news Vaughn , Robert and Mercedes all went deep today and the Charlotte game is still going.

I want a Mercedes !

There's just a lot to overcome. I know the money talks creedo but it's definitely hard to see the Sox going on a spending spree and even if they do who's going to beleive they make the right choices or might prefer to start throwing prospects around over the winter .

Need an ELoy HR tonight

I think its more of a wait and see for many approach. After all the quality of our FA's has been less than stellar and big FA names have been few and far between not to mention the same guys are in charge who never have signed a big ML FA. Plus JR seems to be umm che... I mean risk adverse to signing pitchers long term.

TOR starter Done but I still want one

Indeed

1 or 2 at least one should be left handed too.

Good post Caulfield. Very informative on how the smart teams use the extra team for development.

Add Robert and Madrigal too. Get rid of whoever is in their way. I look at it like this, If the Sox plan to compete next year and spend money on some free agents then that starts our competitive window in 2020. So lets say a 5 year open window to win a World Series . So if you bring up Robert and Madrigal now they mainly have to be good in that window so the service time after that shouldn't matter because the guys we brought up 1st like Giolito Lopez Moncada will be approaching FA if they are still here. Let them all start playing together now and hopefully Vaughn can jump a couple levels next year and join them in 2021 or end of 2020. Fans may flock to see those guys all together now.

Can't say I disagree. It's not like the Sox have been tearing the cover off the ball and winning. Hell bring up Robert and Madrigal too, idgaf.

That would be a shocker to call him up and have him play 3rd. Would need to be added to the 40 right? Ok i know it was sarcasm but you never know what the Sox will do.

Catcher is a grueling position. He was very consistently good the 1st half. That's baseball. Players get tired they have peaks and valleys.. He's probably got 5x more WAR than anyone expected from him this year.

Seems like one of the few teams who really value winning another World Series. I'm talking to you Yankees and Dodgers And what did the Red Sox do ? Phillies ? Twins at least did something . Braves did good.

Eh not making bad trades or no trades doesn't bother me I think the FO is inept but think of it more like it's all on Reindorf . It not coincidence that Bulls and Sox FO's operate in the same manner. Don't want to spend money on intl. prospects ,don't want to have another minor league team, don't want to spend money on upgrades, don't want to fire anyone, base acquiring a FA superstar on his loyalty to friends and family. HMM loyalty , sure sounds a lot like Reinsdorf.

He's not had a season. Injured rusty only 66 Ab's. Id buy low on him in FA and use him at 2nd or RF.

Didn't you call this one ?

Az did good . Got rid of the Greinke contract, got some prospects and replace him with Gallen.