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Look at that division now. No choice but to do a rebuild or at least full "retooling."

"It's nice to hear that the Red Sox will get some catching depth in return for Murphy, but the real reward was the 40-man spot opened up by the day's many roster moves. Boston has added pitching prospects David Sandlin, Shane Drohan (that name should sound familiar) and Tyler Uberstine to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive." Basically they were going to lose Murphy anyway...so now received at least something back in return. https://bosoxinjection.com/red-sox-trade-reliever-to-white-sox-to-clear-40-man-roster-space-for-these-prospects

"For Boston, they clear out a roster spot and add some non-roster catching depth. Hernandez, 21, was an international signing out of Venezuela. He hasn’t yet climbed higher than the Single-A level. In his 1,060 minor league plate appearances, he has a 13.9% walk rate, 17.9% strikeout rate, .275/.379/.379 line and 115 wRC+. FanGraphs gave him an honorable mention on their list of top White Sox prospects back in April. He’s a long-term flier for Boston." MLB trade rumors.com

That's fine too. Just no real reason to have anyone over 30 on roster unless it's a filler bullpen pitcher at this point. And it's nice to move a CFer to corner rather than White Sox approach of moving corner guys to the middle of the infield or 1B/DH types to the outfield corners.

See Romy Gonzalez and Fajardo...

JJ Bleday should be at top of wish list if they're still going to keep playing Benintendi and Tauchman with ZERO futures with the next Sox playoff team. Out of position in CF, though. Move one of those two vets to more DH at bats if Tauchman actually returns. At least on the right side of 30... "He's decent as a depth option. 120 OPS+ despite being played essentially out of position in CF in 2024. Seems like an average defender in the corners. Last year fell to an 92 OPS+ with a drop from .279 to .251 in BABIP. Strikeouts up 7% but still a manageable 26.5%, and came with an increase of 3.1% to 4.1% in home run rate. Not a great season overall but there's positives to see. Also weirdly put up reverse splits at .870 OPS vs lefties and .650 vs righties, not sure what to make of that. Statcast doesn't like him much at all. Point is he's a solid Minor League deal, being just one season removed from a 2.1 WAR season playing out of position." A's Reddit

"The Crochet trade turned this organization around..." Ummm...yes, if we're the quasi Titanic, except much more low profile.

Except he never had a position he could cpmpetently play defense. A lot like Lenyn Sosa in that aspect.

How many times did we hear that second name repeated last year around here? At least 100-150....

Sure why not? Guess he's getting more expensive, but a curious move.

When's the last time TB traded a future All Star? Jake Cronenworth? Don't think he ever made it. Maybe once. A lot more have turned out like Jeff Keppinger.

Friends and Family.

Bring him back!!! Hopefully chair throwing days are behind him now. Getz will be the last call he takes. Or Minnesota, due to even worse weather and team's uncertain financial future.

Schiffren on it? Can we just trade him to a Slam Ball team for an announcer to be named later?

At least he's not as bad as Voldemort...yet.

Braden always had the most upside, although lower ranked than Teel due to college injury and no MiLB at bats.

But that just guarantees the one year. Must have seen clear hints of a dearth of long term offers for those Tier 1B guys not in the Top 10-15 or so. Or they really felt comfortable with their teams, like Woodruff in MIL. Imanaga betting on himself bouncing back and getting a longer term deal eventually. Maybe wanted to stay with Sexy and will attempt to recruit the three big name NPB guys coming over...Imai in particular.

Barry and Berry coming next for old time's sake. As well as Tres Garcias. Or was it cuatro?

Phones are reportedly already ringing off the hook at the Sox ticket offices. Get 'em while they're hot! Surely this will turn out exactly like the 2004 offseason when the Sox made a series of under the radar moves that were widely panned as they moved Magglio Lee and Valentin.

Much cheaper than Fairbanks lol? Tanner Murray sounds like either a pro golfer or NFL PK/punter.

If at first you don't succeed with a Red Sox lefty...try try again. Ofc we traded them lefties Sale Crochet and RHP Y.Fajardo. Fajardo was identified by multiple scouts as the best pitcher on the Red Sox FCL team in 2025.

Now confusion will reign with two Murphy's pitching for the Sox...and two Shane's as well. Both Murphy's are LHPers to boot.

"As I thought of what to write for today, our fearless leader Andrew Mearns suggested I do a deep dive on someone who I believe to be the most divisive prospect in the Yankees’ farm system: Everson Pereira. Pereira signed in 2017 as an international amateur out of Venezuela for $1.5 million and was lauded at the time for his plus athleticism, sensational bat speed which translated to in-game power, and defensive ability in center field. Unfortunately, we’ve been robbed of opportunities to scout Pereira over a full season, as he’s never played more than 110 games in a season. There have been some freak injuries mixed in with more typical, muscular ailments – especially of late. While injuries have undoubtedly robbed Pereira of vital reps, he’s now accrued just under 1,500 plate appearances in his minor-league career." https://www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/3/24147815/yankees-analysis-everson-pereira-prospect-top-hit-tool-scouting-whiff-power-athleticism-maddening This was written BEFORE the 2024 season btw. Pereira has slowed slightly as he has added muscle but still possesses solid speed and makes the most of it. He can steal an occasional base and covers ground in center field with his quickness and instincts. If he has to move to a corner, he has the power and solid arm strength to profile well in right field. AI profile

There's your new RFer or replacement for Robert...