southsider2k5

Gotta move with the times. It is one thing to argue 5 years ago that the Sox can't draft and develop high level position players. Now they are doing it. We can go back to 2018 and before for all of the evidence we want, but today changes things.

Trade is done, thread is on the main page. Trade forum is for rumors and other team's trades. When a Sox trade is done, it will be up in Pale Hose Talk forum.

THEY JUST DID.

And these additions will also add to the excitement at the park this year.

The Sox know their financial situation better than any of us. If they are willing to add this to the payroll, they know what they are doing.

I think Hernandez is that guy thru 22.

Kimbrel 100 times out of 100. If you want to talk about what Kimbrel has done in the recent past, you HAVE to talk about the Rodon injury history.

I mean, teams weren't shoving in all of their chips four months ago either. If the Sox see this as a World Series shot of a year, there was definitely some keeping up with the Joneses which needed to happen.

Again, no need to extend these guys. Let them throw 15 pitches a night, and you can use them the entire series.

I figured he would be sticking around as Future Leury in 22, but now it is all but certain he is back unless he just BOMBS.

If Nick plays 140 games...

No need to anymore.

Think of this... Playoffs. Starter goes 3 innings Sox go Crochet 4th Tepera 5h Bummer 6th Kopech 7th Kimbrel 8th Hendriks 9th That is insane.

The first Kimbrel post this morning was about how his price dropped, I thought. Must have been a meeting in the middle there.

I can't imagine this was the best offer the Cubs got. I just can't.

Marshall is probably never coming back. Bummer is fine and you are overreacting to a SSS coming back off of injury.

He sucked coming in after sitting out a half season, and no spring training with COVID.

Man in the playoffs the Sox can run a guy out there like Bummer/Kopech/Kimbrel/Crochet out there in the 5th or 6th inning, and not have to worry about the bridge work.

Also of note, this frees up the 40 man roster spot for Luis Robert.

They chose wrong.

My next question is did the Hernandez deal allow them to do this one?

We have DEFINITELY seen an over population of talent out there at 2B.

And from the sounds of it, they have been trying to trade him for a year now, FWIW.

This thing is none of those guys have superstar potential, which is the difference. Madrigal is a guy who will be good to very good for the next decade, assuming his body holds up. Heuer is a closer top. In exchange you got one of the best closer in the game for the next two years.