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Roster management is quite literally the job of the GM. I don't even know what else to say. We are having a conversation about a player being lost to the waiver wire and somehow the GM isn't to blame? Uh, sure.

The idea that the Sox players are too stupid to know when to go full out or ease up is probably the most valid one you have made in a while.

But chasing those people around to argue with them is complaining about complaining to complain, and is way better. And yes you can absolutely judge him for protecting the worst catcher in baseball with another terrible minor league catcher and giving up prospects to do it when you have career minor leaguers who don't matter who you could have used in the panics.

If you think Getz isn't making moves that deserve mockery, well that explains why you arguing this is OK in the first place.

Or he is still hurt.

I think the need to oversimplify things is why you are confused.

I am clearly say Duke Ellis is raw and unready for MLB paced baseball at this stage of his career. I am not sure why this is confusing.

I don't know if it was, but auto-correct jacks more of my posts than it helps.

So all minor and college ball is equal?

You do understand that age isn't everything an experience at relative levels matters right? It isn't nearly as simple as age

He's played like 50 games at AA. Again, there is a massive difference between Winston Salem and Chicago when it comes to the skill of their opponents. Duke is effectively learning AA speed, and got thrown to the Wolves at full speed. It's like taking the NCAA champion in the 100 meters, and putting him into an Olympic heat.

Except it does happen. Guys get picked off. And it is going to happen more often to guys who aren't ready to be in the majors when they are called up.

Does CERA still exist? Anyone have those numbers?

I am just going to say this outloud, there is a real chance that Robert never got back to 100%.

The game is a bit different between AA and MLB, which is the entire point. You know the whole bigger, faster, stronger thing.

Boring would be a huge upgrade over historic disaster.

Look I would even have been OK if Chuckie was signed and brought up to replace Moldy, and we just went with a Quero for a 3rd catcher, or saw who was available on the street if one of our other guys got hurt, but Moldy is just historically bad, but apparently has nudes of Getz somehow.

I mean yeah, but that's what happens when a GM plucks a non-ready kid with like 50 games worth of experience at AA up into the majors and have him do the things that Pedro did. You aren't really putting him a position to understand what is going on.

I mean seriously, if Duke learns to hit even a minimal amount, he is a 10 year major league bench player. Yes he is raw and not ready right now, but you can't teach 80 speed. In an era where they basically made stealing 2nd base a gift, a dude like this has value if he can get into the low to mid .200s with an empty average. A soft single is basically a double in the scorebook with his speed. Besides that, yes, you absolutely do this roster dance with a career MiLB guy you don't care about losing.

We lost another young player for a 3rd string catcher who won't be here in 2025, and probably not rostered in 2024. Captain Panic strikes again.

And of all the things wrong with this team, I am the least worried about the pen. We have a ton of arms in the system. A decent number of starters will fail and bounce out into the pen, plus we have a few decent pen only guys in the pipeline too.

[insert Titanic gif here]

Robert has actually figured out how to play the wall the last couple of years. He has a highlight reel out there for HR steals.