Jack Parkman

I think after this season, it might be worth considering trading Giolito/Lynn(assuming he stays good)/Moncada or Anderson and then spending their money in FA while simultaneously re-stocking the farm. That's what well run teams would do. They might take a small step back talent wise, but would otherwise still be good. They're probably going to lose in the ALDS/WC round anyway so what's the difference? That would be a lot of money coming off the books to spend in FA. Then again Jerry might just pocket the savings and be ok with a 2nd place team.

Where's our Liriano?

I've heard that McNeil is a Swisher/Eaton level prick. No thanks to that.

Kimbrel because IIRC they got Cotts back in the deal for Foulke.

Sheets or Burger

This is wonderful, the Packers and Chiefs have 2 late 1sts and no WRs. By the time the Bears pick at #39 there might not be any WRs worth the pick left.

The answer to the OP's question seems to be nowhere and nothing.

I can't say pnoles is a dickhead for his negativity anymore. I hope the ballpark is empty this summer.

What they're doing this winter is infinitely more frustrating than 2011-16.

Unexpected shit happens every year. Players have bad seasons, others have career years. Some progress a bit, some regress a bit. Some come out of nowhere, and others fade away to obscurity. I was trying to point out that there is a ton of variance with a lot of the Sox players because they don't have a track record yet.

That is something the Pirates would do. Mickey Mouse org.

C'mon, I'm not being that ridiculous. People are counting on players being really good that quite frankly haven't earned the faith that the fanbase is putting in them. Those guys are really talented, but I think it's foolhardy to expect them to be great. There's a decent chance they are, but there's just as much of a chance that some of them fall flat on their face.

When it becomes a pattern, is it still luck though?

It's a problem when the weak contact keeps going for base hits.

Then how come it keeps happening to Bummer?

Or maybe is it that he's not any good after teams have adjusted?

I could see a lot of guys being terrible as much as I see them being good. It's a complete coinflip. Unexpected things happen every season. There's a lot of volatility on offense that is being taken for granted. Everyone assumes they're going to rake, and I think that is a dangerous assumption.

The only offensive players I feel comfortable with are Anderson and Grandal. There's just huge variance for everyone else.

There's not a huge track record of success offensively outside of Abreu, Grandal and Anderson, and Abreu is getting older. With Robert you just have the sample from when he came back from injury, and with Jimenez there's his rookie year and a 60 game season against the shitty AL Central. Eloy's plate discipline is concerning and I seem to be the only one concerned that he's going to chase a lot of bullshit out of the zone. Doesn't mean he can't be good anyway, but I wouldn't throw anything in the zone right now against him until he proves he can lay off.

It's actually not that hard to see their offense being really shitty, if Abreu/Moncada fall off and Jimenez/Robert have contact issues, and Vaughn continues to be terrible against RHP. All of which are distinct possibilities. Then they could end up with Anderson and Grandal being the only reliable bats. I find it strange that nobody is concerned about the Sox offense.

This is what they deserve for their not even half-assed offseason.

Fastball is missing bats again

As he should.

Yep, it's nuts what happened to him. Sad to see. I wonder what will happen to him when the scouting report catches up to that.

Moncada's power may really be gone. I thought that was way out.