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Mariners down 4-1 now, still batting in the 2nd.

oh shit, I totally would be in South Florida on vacation if that happens. Would have to find a bar, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard!

yea that actually isn't a bad comp, homeless man's version, but a similar profile.

He's def surprised me with his ability to keep his bat in the zone long enough to make contact opposite way. Things can change but he appears to have more than just pull power in his offensive game. As a LHB with contact skills, power and patience, those guys are invaluable in certain situations.

Gavin is a different and better player. Gavin takes more walks and has more contact skills. Palka might have more raw power but Gavin is a squint hard MLB RF with some more hard work which hey, as a lefty platoon guy that can start 40-50 games out there in a pinch make Gavin quite a bit more attractive on the roster. He can be an asset going forward but I'm not sure he's a everyday player.

I can't complain at 93 wins not getting HFA, the Astros just played a little better in the 2nd half.

thanks whoever posted that they'd trade Moncada for Machado. He clearly took that personally.

this was pretty accurate.

Lol this bullpen sucks donkey dick

That’s turrible

wut?

for sure. I am expecting some pretty big structural changes. We'll see.

I think there's a fairly decent argument to be made for a trade and that is part of it. 1) looking at only a 7 year commitment not 10 2) He's proven he's still a very good player which was sorta in doubt at the time he signed the deal 3) There isn't much else to spend the money on in the next half decade unless you think the Sox will make a huge splash for Semien or similar 4) You'd probably get the Padres to pickup 30 million or so if you wanted to send them back a live body. I wouldn't trade for him most likely but there's more of an argument now that the club is good then there was a few years ago with all the uncertainty about internal development and the window to compete.

I think part of the new CBA is gonna be guys like Goodwin getting a 30-40% raise on what they would have previously via arb. That said, if nothing really changes yea, he's on 2.5 per.

Goodwin is probably decent enough to try and compete for a starting gig on some non-contender looking for a flip candidate. I thank him for his contributions but there isn't really room for him at 5-6 million per on this roster going forward.

Ever player is trade-able. Always.

Manny is not a "clubhouse cancer" in this clubhouse. He'd immediately be under the wings of Jose.

Trading for Manny would signal the Sox are serious about being a top 8 payroll over this next 5 year window so I'd have zero problems with it. There's not many 5 WAR players available.

If you wouldn't do Crochet for Manny straight up as a Sox fan you're on crazy pills. I like Crochet quite a bit, but he's 50/50 at best to ever pitch more than 100 innings in a season. Kopech is a totally different animal he has potential to be a top 10 starter in baseball starting next year.

I def agree. We only needed 2-3 of them to get HFA and there were half a dozen or more there for the taking.

last time radiohead was relevant was circa 2005, so makes sense.

true, just don't want to see anybody get hurt in a fracas.

These POS Tigers hit someone it's going to be a fucking shit show trying to avoid suspensions and or injury.