Jack Parkman

I think that he's likely to be a <2 WAR pitcher going forward. That being said Steamer/ZiPS has him at 2.6/2.7 next year. I think that is incredibly generous.

While I know that to be true, how else can I judge what his performance would have been over a full season?

Whyy does everyone want Keuchel? He sucks.

Keuchel had 0.8 WAR last year in 112.2 IP. If you're going to b**** about Mazara, you have to b**** about Keuchel. But yeah, spend $20M on a pitcher worth less than 1.5 fWAR over 190 innings.

I hate Keuchel. Keuchel is FA pitching Mazara.

This is a meh acquisition. I don't mind it, but meh. The issue is, after they missed on Wheeler, the only acquisitions they could make are meh ones. Go get Alex Wood now.

Marcus Semien

Even if the Sox get good, idk how they're getting out of the AL. It's full of juggernauts.

They hope he figures it out and they can flip him.

Lmao

Kenny loves him some 10D. I wonder how much of the contract they'd have to take?

Rutherford, best case, is Ryan Sweeney part deux. Worst case he washes out.

I don't think that Rutherford and Fulmer have much of a pulse. They're both 40 minutes into cardiac arrest. 5 minutes from being pronounced dead.

He's not a bad gamble as long as the cost is reasonable.

Jon Daniels runs circles around Hahn as a GM.

Ditto.

I don't disagree.

I'm with you. I like Mazara, just mortified of the return. Plus, you know that if he figures it out, he's walking in 2 years because Scott Boras.

If Moncada was playing 2B, no. If Moncada was playing 3B or RF, probably.

Counter argument: The Cubs are so entrenched that new ownership realizes it's a futile fight. Would rather be in a 1 team town than take the Cubs' scraps.

oh shut up. It doesn't matter. It was appropriate.

It's a wild thought that's semi-plausible. Probably not true, but there's an outside chance it is.

The conspiracy theorist inside says that they're actively trying to alienate the fanbase so they can skip town when Jerry passes. Jerry and the kids already have a buyer and they're going to Vegas.

LOL. I honestly don't know how we can take the Sox seriously about winning when Renteria is still employed.