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That was pretty awesome. Can’t really think of a comparable team in Chicago that has high expectations with new players, stumbled and could never quite be healthy all year, then smoke through the playoffs. It’s like if the 3 alphas worked lol

I don’t think this is a very good comp, both BA and BB% very unlikely to be at Eaton levels, but he could end up with plus power.

There isn’t a lot. Yolbert could be a utility soon, but Romy is an interesting guy there. He hit for a lot of power and played multiple positions. Going 20/20 in Birmingham is pretty eye opening. Carlos Perez is a guy I think can be a backup catcher and just bring in a vet like Chirinos. But, in bullpen you could end up with bounce back years from Foster, Fry and Marshall. McClure and Schryver have interesting arms or profiles (McClure is super tall) but need to show more. Starting….you basically need Kopech and Crochet to convert - those are your main prospects there. Birmingham will be interesting. With Jose Rodriguez, if he continues to keep raking, being a guy many of us hope is the next position player starter. He’d only be 21 and who knows, he could explode and be ready. But mostly, if they weren’t in AAA last year not much in depth.

Just learned Carl Crawford’s son is in this class. How many games do we think KW will fly down to scout of his? 100%

What is this pro talent for pro talent trade you all have in mind? Or are we just weakening depth so we can have Brad Miller instead of burger (yay?!?!)

I wouldn’t expect anything pre cba

Get over yourself balta

this is where I feel like I'm crazy compared to what I'm reading. I'd honestly feel so much better if we had found our Logan Webb or Max Fried and lost, but I probably would be focusing on the offense. But for second year in a row our pitching entered the playoffs and could not throw strikes and implode. Now Giolito was great last year, but now we'll have an entire pitching staff co into next years playoffs thinking "not again". But to watch that pitching where we gave up 5, 9, 6 and 10 runs and think "we need to trade Eloy"..man I don't know. In the playoffs there will be games pitching will shut you down but you really should also have games where you shut their hitters down. And yet pitching is such a pain to develop but hard to exit out of. Two years ago this is why I wanted to swap out some of these guys for more established players. Really hard to cut the cord on Cease when he found such excellent swing and miss stuff, he could very well put it all together this offseason and be the best pitcher on the staff. I don't see a reason to subtract to solve log jams. Just keep adding. If all we did was add Scherzer and trade kimbrel for some good looking 25 year old A ball pitcher would people really be mad? Add Add Add, don't trade players for "balance", you won't be as smart as you think.

soxtalk offseason plans: cut off the nose to spite the face

Lance Lynn threw 157 innings this year. Kopech could throw 150 with some dodger-like IL time and nobody would say he didn't throw a full season.

well you'd be saying good bye to a few more sox for it to work. I mean Meadows is certainly better than Nomar Mazara.

He looked so much better in a recent spot start. I also wonder if he just has an easier time preparing for starting.

There are few replacements that have a better chance than him, and would be cheaper.

Sox over the last decade have shown they can easily replace a .900 OPS player at DH, yes

I really adding stuff like this just in training would help just as much as talent diversification. I know there isn't one cool trick to solve everything, but sox hitters have made adjustments before. But a lot of what they are asked is just approach and selection. I think we have some incredibly athletic hitters that could get much better vs. offspeed pitches https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/how-nasty-sliders-help-mike-yastrzemski-giants-games I'm sure TLR will get right on this.

Yeah these are my big concerns.

Yes, he is left handed. And it’s possible he has had horrible BABIP luck but … if the Rays trade him I’d bet against it.

It wouldn’t be straight up from Sox end by any means. Also I am not a big Meadows fan.

It’s gonna be Kimbrel for Meadows isn’t it

Carlos Perez is ready.

I think the org has its next second catcher, personally.

woof. Honestly, somehow, forgot about that. Nobody is going to sign a deal in november/dec unless some miraculous progress is made. What a bummer.

is the cba negotiation this offseason?

I really wish we could have signed Charlie Morton last offseason. I don't think it was possible due to his preferences. Also getting waino...woulda been nice.

hire ozney and he'll hire ozzie back to be 3b coach.