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I was too . Test him right away . I know everyone says there's no need to rush him but personally I'd like to see him challenged right away. A hot couple of weeks in Kanny or a less then stellar 2 weeks there means nothing since baseball is not really a game where talent can be judged so quickly. Give him more time in WS to see if he can handle. If the can get to AA and produce there for a month then he could be in AAA by May or June 2020.

Those who think we can make the playoffs next year Leury is a valuable piece. He is probably in the middle or near the top of his peak years judging by his stats for this year and the prior 2 years. If Robert and Madrigal play next year then Leury has to be the right fielder while we wait on another OF to develop. The less the Sox spend on FA's the better off they will be. Concentrate on getting starting pitching in FA . Kopech and Cease will need a lot of help in their 1st nearly full seasons. RF might have to wait. I'd try to get Leury acclimated to playing RF for the rest of the season if Cordell can play CF most of the time cromulently. It's time to embiggen Leury.

I don't know if he pitched at any other time in his life but he was signed as an int'l FA as a catcher and only became a pitcher in 2016 or 2017 It must e very difficult to harness that strong arm and get the ball to do what you want to. Even guys who have been pitchers all their lives have problems with that. There's some hope there.

Manfred acknowledged that Rawlings just got better at centering the pill of the ball. Slightly off center even the tiniest bit causes more drag because the ball may wobble more. A perfectly centered pill is more aerodynamic thus less wobble and less drag. Not sure if Manfred can tell Rawlings to use the old technology to make less than perfect centering of the pill. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/are-baseballs-juiced-mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-says-centering-of-the-pill-is-partially-causing-home-run-spike/

When talking about Eloy's defense I think you have to consider he was just arriving. Even the most talented guys when put into a situation where you are among the best players in the world can have difficulties adjusting. Then he came into a league where he didn't have a feel for any of the ballparks including GRate. He was just getting the feel of the terrain. I don't think he made a big improvement in a short period of time I just think he knows his way around a lot better. If I put you in a room you are familiar with in total darkness you will be able to find things because you are familiar with everything around you. I then put you in a room you have no idea where you are and you don't know if you next step can be into an abyss. Even after many years of being here, game threads are filled with over reactions and landmines that cause me to cringe and get me in the most hot water .. People say whatever they want and often it's in the heat of the moment. There is no perspective and no patience. There really isn't much patience in many sports fans. It's usually living in that moment. We can say hold on, they re young give them time, but what we usually get in response is basically, fuck that, he sucks, now fuck off with that patience bullshit. I mean you can go through game threads last year and find out just who was telling us to DFA Giolito pretty easily but all that is forgotten and those same people are reveling in his brief success. Most I am sure feel no remorse or regret and move onto the next guy they can scream about DFA'ing.

There's a channel on Roku called GadeTV if you haven't discovered it yet if you re a fan of the MLB Network . you can get it on Gade TV for free. Also US news networks like CNN and if a hockey fan the CBC . It's basically a channel that lets you have access to other channels , Many french or Caribbean Island channels

Cut the cord ( not literally) , get a smart TV and buy whatever choice of streaming TV package you want or just go totally free and Add the streaming MLB package. No sense paying cable or Direct TV satellite services any more.

Well the Earth just decided to celebrate the 4th of July with a minor earthquake here in So Cal.

Yes it is but people become creatures of habit as you well know. Silliness always takes a back seat to something people consider good luck.

Actually baseball is full of superstitions. Don't step on the foul lines, step on the foul line, don't talk to a pitcher during a start especially a no hitter/perfect game, the rally cap, broadcasters avoid saying the word no hitter or perfect game,Larry Walker wore number 33 and was obsessed with the number ., then there are hundreds of other rituals that players go through/. Wade Boggs always ate chicken on game days, Nomar Garciaparra played with his batting gloves like after every pitch as if he was obsessive compulsive. Barry Bonds kissed his cross he wore around his neck after every HR. David Ortiz did the spit on batting gloves and hand clap. When Roger Clemens played with the Yankees he touched the Babe Ruth statue before every home start. Jason Giambi would wear a golden thong under his uniform to break a slump. ( I kid you not ! ) Stan Musial ate the same breakfast in the same way. He had an egg, then two pancakes, then finished the meal with another egg. The list goes on and on.

You seem a tad bi-polar here.

Unless you can show me something that said he refuses to do it I'll just go with he prefers not to. Even Jose has to realize that age catches up with everyone and in order to stay there might have to be conditions.

I highly doubt there's any rule that says a player and team can agree to trade him and when he becomes a FA then resign him. They could probably even agree on an amount of money, draw up a contract and the commish couldn't do anything about it. Now his agent might not like the idea because if he's a free agent , maybe you do want to test the market for a little while and maybe get a better offer than the Sox would give. But if Jose really wants to come back after a deadline trade it really is in both the Sox and Jose's best interest.

Vaughn can't keep up.

Yea but he is a free agent so he can always spend a few months with a contender , maybe Texas , then come right back to the Sox as a FA like he never left. That way we get a player or 2 and Jose too.

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The Roaring 20's ! Nah maybe that's better if we were the Tigers and they get good.

Damn you're like a virgin on her honeymoon on X.

Me likey !

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You are good, I never ignore anyone. Some people are just pussy's. You explained your reverse jinxy post .

or we don't read every post

Did not age well.

WOOOOOOO Jose Jose Jose Jose , Jose Jose !!!

How many staffs in MLB actually have all their relievers under a 5.00 ERA ?