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That seems like a good idea tbh

I hope so much this is a good sign. But the anxiety you see is that the stakes come to he to be raised. And again I think it means these FAs were a huge part of their plan, and I worry what it means if they took out all the stops and missed out. like a Tracy McGrady moment.

This last part is probably true, but also it just seems like anytime you sign family it’s just a “goodwill” gesture. The idea that this is some amazing recruiting strategy seems to overshoot it. Seems kinda desperate to me.

Oh hell yeah Best Ricky suggestion since Everth Cabrera.

Because we have a player that could be a long term solution for cheaper, is already as good, and there is no reason to acquire him.

Please stop beating this very dead horse.

Um. So anyway in isolation this is a terrible trade but in isolation I will be interested if we get a comp balance pick.

This is the day I will look back on and say either “this is when I knew Hahn was the guy for the job” or “this is the day I knew the front office was going to lose the rebuild”.

These things go in peaks and valleys and boy, this is a valley.

I love WCJ but My other take was bulls should have made big trade for luka and signed capela and had a lineup of Dunn LaVine luka lauri and capela and yeah I’d be through the moon

decent take.

Poorly constructed roster.

Gladly.

So this could turn out to be true. The thing about sources like these is they are never double checked, so there's a higher likelihood of error but there absolutely are correct versions. It'd be a shame if it was true, though. I already grew a beard for him.

I don't know the deadlines for when they need to pay but I doubt it. They can sign him, maybe lose leverage in shedding the salaries.

Maybe our very own sowa could be of service.

I have never seen KC Johnson so bluntly critical of the bulls leadership:

Astros can have Brian McCann because they have Max Stassi. Castillo was bad again last year. The sox have a lot of young pitchers who could greatly benefit or maintain focus if they didn't have to deal with this. I don't care if they were a 0.0 WAR catcher if it allowed them a legitimate option to catch these players.

It doesn't mean they can't sign a good backup!

OTOH, one of the key pieces of the rebuild succeeding will require Hahn and co. to have shown marked improvement in their FA signings and pro scouting, which they were objectively the worst front office in baseball on from 2013-2016 (lol jimmy rollins). All of the marginal signings of today indicate whether the sox have revamped this dept. If they succeed, that's a good sign, but they are targeting poor choices again!

It's pretty clear at this point the sox are not a reliable source on how good Collins defense is progressing because they cannot identify catcher defense.

They just hired a new GM from the Dodgers. I don't see him aligned to last years strategy.

Weird modifier to put "Parker the player"? The athletic basically said considering the messaging it was clear the story probably implied he would be traded soon (which he is eligible on saturday).

Sox should have signed Jeff Mathis.

It's really weird. I mean, last year they made show of it with Castillos improvement and it being why they signed him. But like Flowers completely scarred them and they just keep throwing average offensive/terrible defensive catcher one after another, and trade away home grown completely acceptable catchers if that's their only goal.