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Is it his age and injuries that bother you about Brantley ? As a player I love the guy. Low K's ,decent OBP ,left handed , not a liability with the glove, can steal a base every now and then, decent pop,very familiar with our division. He gives quality at bats. This from MLB.com "Brantley's contact abilities are well-documented. His career 91.2 percent contact rate on swings is seventh-highest among qualified hitters in that span, and his 4.8 percent whiff rate on pitches in the zone in 2018 was the lowest, by far, among qualified hitters. " I know Harper is still the fish out there circling the bait and maybe that's why you don't like Brantley, If you had said Markakis I would have agreed,

I look at it from a different perspective. We had a roster full of 1st base/DH types. With a young pitching staff the key to our future success. we just cannot afford the luxury of a good hit bad defensive catcher. Not just bad but nearly the worst, probably the worst when you take framing. passed balls and errors into consideration. He showed no signs of progress defensively. Offensively he did improve and he still may improve more and he was our only lower K, high OBP guys. The Narvaez, Davidson, Avi moves were a defensive purge. The end of the clown show on defense. Ultimately it's a trade that can end up looking bad numbers wise if Colome sucks but I think it was more of a statement trade than anything else.It was actually 2 moves in 1 to make not just the bullpen better but the whole pitching staff.

Man I don't know Schoop is still young and he's just one year removed from a career year when he was 25, was an All Star and came in 12th in MVP voting.Out of all the guys non tendered he could be the best .

That was CRUSHED. Nice little stroll from Eloy too.

Many recognizable names being non tendered.

Hahn holding true to his quotes about going outside the organization for pitching help.

It's very possible the Sox do a 20 yr $2 billion dollar deal.

Shoeless Joe played mostly LF but did play RF once in a while. I was there I should know

Me and you are on the exact same page and I am and have been saying 2019 will be different for a long time and of course was scoffed at. I don't think it's a coincidence at all that the rebuild started when it did. When they drew it up on the big board you have to think certain things were hi-lighted such as Machado and Harper free agency and the TV contract. If they weren't then we have some pretty dumb executives running the show.

No idea. I haven't checked his defensive stats but he sure looked bad in the playoffs. Besides I don't think Grandal makes as much sense as everyone thinks. Castillo is the main catcher for 2019 and has a team option for 2020 ? We're probably looking at one of the older defensive type catcher as a backup . Look what Eric Kratz did for the Brewers in the playoffs.

Sox traded for a lot of young arms and don't want to see them hurt by lousy defensive cathers. Narvaez , Avi and Davidson , none stood out defensively.It's a trend . Don't be surprised if more defensive players are found, maybe even at 1st base with Abreu getting a lot more DH time or traded. I've always said play Harper at 1st base.

Now with Avi gone we can actually agree on something

Hahn did say if there was one thing that would be better in 2019 it would be the defense. That's why I wouldn't be surprised if Billy Hamilton joined us.

There goes the 2nd best 2 way player in the AL

Say hello to Nelson Cruz

Yes ,

If they non tender Avi thats's about what Colome makes.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

I don't think so . Narvaez was one of our decent OBP guys, Zavala isn't at all. But probably better with the glove . Pitchers like him , probably didn't like Narvaez.

Saving the big bucks for big fish and maybe others, starting pitching outfielders. Hahn did say there would be better defense if he had to pick one thing that would get better in 2019.

He was in AAA thats pretty close to ready. Although I would agree he probably needs more Ab's and his OBP was terrible.

We found him !

Could also mean maybe the Sox go after Realmuto

Doesn't necessarily mean Grandal. Can always go with Castillo and Zavala.

Give Fathom credit for finding the rumor . He mentioned it and it was discussed in another thread.