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This. If he could catch at all, he would have already been on the roster.

Vera hasn't officially signed yet, but because of COVID the situation is fluid. Even other members of the Sox class are signing on separate days, including a few over the end of last week. The older Cespedes has had no real rumors, but it was an interesting tidbit about the agent switch. Maybe an incentive laced contract draws him here? Who knows. The younger Cespedes is going to AZ for a separate minor league mini camp. He is not invited to spring training at this time, so there is a near zero chance he breaks with the big club unless something drastic happens.

Speaking of extensions, should the Sox approach Crochet about an extension, and if so, what should they approach him with?

It cracks me up when people have a point of view like this, yet spend hour after hour invested in these teams. If you really feel this way, why are you letting the man continue to violate you? Man up and walk away. Quit letting Jerry Reinsdorf live in your head rent free.

Yeah I am not going to go as far as some have to stan for Law, but in the case of Tatis, he was by far the first prospect guy to be talking about Jr.

After.

September 25, 2020: Selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago White Sox. December 7, 2020: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Seattle Mariners. February 5, 2021: Selected off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Philadelphia Phillies. And then add today waived by Minnesota.

Ian Hamilton continues his Tour De MLB

These signings are still going on.

Sometimes, but we also know how willing the Sox media is to report something that the team didn't tell them to report

As of now, yes. But keep in mind these kind of deals can also include opt out dates by which if the Sox don't promote him, they have to offer to release him.

I think his leap last year three fold. #1 this is the best line up he has ever been in. #2, all of these kids he has been recruiting to the team are now here, and started making him look bad, so he took his off season to the next level and worked his tail off to get into the best shape of his life. I think he is feeding off of the energy and friendly competition within the organization. #3 with all of the hitters around him, he doens't have to press anymore. There are tons of other guys who can beat you, so he doesn't have to expand his zone to try to go out of his comfort zone.

When lived down there in the 80's that's wasn't an unusual thing. It was more of a practical decision for some. Why invest in something that happens once every decade at that cost when they had more immediate needs? It is like air conditioning in Alaska.

The whole idea behind "cancel culture" is dumb. The same people who are screaming this in response to things like being a racist and committing treason against the nation are the same ones who cancelled Colin Kaepernik and the Dixie Chicks. They had noooooo problem costing people their incomes then, so what changed? The party of "personal responsibility" and "fuck your feelings" is the party losing their minds here. Maybe they should take a hardy helping of their own advice? And please no one on Soxtalk give me the "Freedom of Speech" line or i really will lose it.

It will look a lot more like Moncada's extension who also signed later in his career.

Are you really going to try to tell me that the difference between Andrew Vaughn making $570,500 and $1,000,000 is why the Sox won't be able to sign him to an extension this year? Because that is one of the least believable things I have seen in a long time. No, this is not the reason why these extensions won't get done, and if it was, they wouldn't be talking about extensions in the first place. The two tweets do not agree with each other.