JUSTgottaBELIEVE

I’m not advocating for a trade. I’m advocating for a 1 year deal with Keuchel, which he is supposedly interested in, and a multi year deal for Kimbrel. No prospect or draft pick lost in either of those transactions starting next week. Pitching is this team’s greatest need. No better way to address it than signing a mid rotation starter and a hall of fame closer.

I guess we shall see. Hopefully RH goes all in after the Sox sweep the Indians.

Now there’s a stat for you!

Hold on to Colome, sign Kimbrel and you have one of the best 8th/9th inning combos in MLB.

Think the Cubs trust Cishek as their closer for the rest of the season?

Let’s do this. 4 with Cleveland, 4 with Washington, and 3 with KC over the next 11. 7-4 puts them at 33-33.

Mariano Rivera, I mean Alex Colome, is straight nasty. Best Sox closer since Bobby Jenks.

Meanwhile, James MVP McCann has an OPS of .920 and the highest fWAR of any catcher in the AL ?

Was just typing why are they pitching to Anderson after the first pitch then he got the hit

Can’t believe they pitched to him

Remember when the initial reaction from Nationals’ fans following the Eaton trade is that they had no problem trading Giolito but were upset Rizzo traded Lopez? ?

Well, that could have two more if they promote Cease and sign Keuchel next week ?

Yes and once him and Abreu heat up at the same time in the very near future, look out. Can’t wait to see Robert here soon as well.

Almost two months now. Following the series to Tampa that ended on April 10th. June 1st is in 3 days.

After a 3-8 start to the season following series against KC, Cleveland, Seattle, and Tampa, the Sox are about to move to 23-21 over their past 44 games. I’d say they’ve turned a corner... And they’ve done this with essentially 1 good starting pitcher. Imagine if they had 1 or 2 more of those ?

I never did

He was taking a shot at the Sox organization, again. But I also agree that he should be up sooner than late April 2020. Not for the reasons Onedog mentioned but because I think Robert is ready.

By any measure, he’s absolutely been that. He’s pitched like an ace not just for the Sox crappy starting rotation but has pitched like an ace even if he were on a World Series contender.

You said: “However, Robert is a Sox prospect, so he will likely require a 1000 at bats or so in the Show to '"adjust". He probably needs to be up after the All Star break this year if the Sox are hoping to compete in 2020.” I pointed out two relatively recent Sox position player prospects that excelled in their rookie seasons. So why exactly does Robert need to be up after the All Star break this year if the Sox are hoping to compete in 2020?

Beckham and Anderson both had a higher fWAR their rookie seasons than Gleyber Torres did last year in even less games.

Now #6 in fWAR of all MLB pitchers. Remarkable, especially considering he has 1-2 less starts than most of the field.

It didn’t take Anderson or Beckham a 1000 or so bats to “adjust” to the Show as you stated above. They were extremely productive in their rookie seasons.

? Tim Anderson was very good his rookie year. So was Gordon Beckham, it was just downhill for him after that.

I love how the dude that scored the winning run is looking to give high fives and get mobbed in celebration while everyone just ignores him as they run out to mob Robert at second base. Lol

Don’t need to catch the Twins when you’re sitting just 3.5 games back of the second wild card spot. And don’t forget, if they really wanted to go for it, Collins and Robert should also provide a mid season boost. I’d say sign Kimbrel too. Filthy 8/9th inning combo of Colome and Kimbrel.