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That Colson HR was a thing of beauty. Kept waiting for it to hook foul, but the spin on it kept it dead straight.

Hell as often as he is hurt, giving him time off is a pretty damned good idea.

And a do think a lot of people mistake the Latin personality of not showing a ton of emotion, with not caring. You don't have to put on a show for the cameras to care.

My favorite part is when we start seeing who isn't in the minor league line ups of key teams.

You will have to ask the whisperers.

I mean it seems super obvious, but literally everyone shows up for this dance, so who knows. oH bUt We MiGhT rEsIgN hIm!!!?!?!

Honestly it is like 99/1 they are bluffing here, but this is what happens at the deadline with info misdirects.

Economist? I would think they would want a forensic accountant.

The one thing I will say is that the Sox finally have TV money flowing in and something like a $40 million payroll without Robert next year. Even if you add him back and say another $15 to $20 million in the usual garbage signings, that leaves us at like $75-80 million. I don't buy that they will do this, but it is POSSIBLE

That doesn't leave a lot of room for the rest of the signings does it?

This year they really did a great job with it, both with Smith and claiming Vasil.

Honestly? With as crappy as the Sox roster is, they can actually afford to take on potential rule 5 guys as it's not like we don't have roster spots we can make. If it is the best talent you get offered, take it. We don't have a real roster crunch if we are actually willing to jettison the flotsam.

lol, yeah, whoops.

We live in a weird time right now, but yeah, I could never actually look at one of my teenage daughters and then use their sex to diminish them. As broad as the English language is, and as intelligent as we are, I don't think it is a horrible thing to be better than that. My whole goal as a parent is to leave things in a better state for my kids, than what I got. This is one of those tiny little things we can easily do better.

It's probably a sugar high TBH, but if you get another GM thinking that the Sox are toxic and their team would offer a way better environment with a new start, that could help finish a deal.

I have to imagine Andrew Vaughn is actually doing more for Luis Robert's trade value than anyone outside of Luis Robert right now.

That's the problem. They have made minimal investments in the younger kids year after year down there.

When it comes to the position players they are all so young. I want to see dudes rake in Birmingham before I get excited.

I think deeper is a fair term. I think we have more major league ceilings, but a lot less all star to star type ceilings. The collapse of so many SPs and a real lack of position players is such a big problem for the rebuild.

My god those kids will swing at anything!

LIterally the people in the know who already talking about Luis Robert's work ethic.

There was even an article the other day saying he HAD to be traded on the The Athletic.

Which is why Robert wouldn't take it.

The problem is guys like Clase or Duran could be available as well. Do you bet the proven guy or the unproven guy?

No one is giving up a top guy for a completely unproven Grant Taylor. There will be more proven guys on the market.