caulfield12

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline-relievers-ranked?partnerId=zh-20210613-422626-MLB-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20210613-422626-MLB-1-A&bt_ee=hIRDhyyRLZaDuM9MgxDAaTapE%2B8%2FYSUEXizMstkgU69Gb%2FvIggcqdTXUvgJQgR%2Ba&bt_ts=1623596688786 Would add either Daniel Norris or Matthew Boyd to the list...along with Michael Fulmer. Don’t see Staumont, Barlow, Brentz or Zimmer leaving KC without serious overpays. Of course, they’d be happy to give up Holland or Wade Davis.

Starling Marte. Starlin Castro. fwiw.

Sure, because my satellite package currently includes Aguila de Veracruz games. https://calltothepen.com/2021/05/30/los-angeles-dodgers-yasiel-puig-old-tricks-mexican-league/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=puig--000yas 721 ops, only 2 homers in under 100 at bats.

He hadn’t given up a run on the season before yesterday...Naylor helped him out or things would have suddenly gotten really interesting.

We should set our sights higher than Ross Detwiler. We also have Jace Fry to add to the pen mix.

Sign Ketel Marte, how exactly?

Almost 100. Love how Sox fans come out of the woodwork when we beat up Detroit. Let’s hope you are around for every single game thread the next week, and posting so optimistically when we actually face some real competition.

I’m going to guess you’re under 30 years old, right? 35? Those who have been Sox fans since the 70’s and 80’s never allow themselves to become too overconfident like Millennials. I mean...it’s not like we don’t have a century’s plus worth of sky is falling in the history of the franchise.

Yes, the old luck excuse. Greg would love to hear that one analyzed by the sabes people, lol. As soon as Bummer and Heuer start making their own luck, things will suddenly look a lot better. Wonder how much more the asking price is on Starling Marte compared to Nelson Cruz...

Blue Jays with eight homers today, including #21 by Vladdy Jr.

Mariners will have at least a five run lead heading into the bottom of the 9th today...looking to tack on at least one more.

As soon as we go from an underdog to favorite mentality (see Goodwin quotes), that’s when the problems usually begin. See 2021 Sox bullpen, billed as potentially one of the best in baseball history coming into the year.

The Yankees are dead in the water without Severino being able to lead a second half charge...too many injuries, too tough a division to get through.

It is to any Sox fan who gets overconfident, lol...but probably only appreciated by those over 35 or 40.

Would have been nice not to have to use Hendriks yet again heading into this Hell Week.

Why do we always try to jinx ourselves, lol? Remember the same talk at different points of 2003 and 2006. If we go 4-3 or 5-2 through the next week, then we can start to look forward a bit.

We will get the best of the Rays’ rotation with Wacha spot starting today... Moncada really scuffling the last 7-10 days. Need him to be a Top 10 MLB player again. In many ways, the most important player on the team (along with TA), especially with Robert, Madrigal and Jimenez out.

He knew Vaughn would miss it...thus forcing him to take Rodon out of the game, thus saving his arm/shoulder for the second half and postseason. Would have taken too much heat if he pulled him with no hitter still in front of him.

fWAR has really taken a hit...0.3 on the season.

Yankees looking to be just one game over .500, alone in fourth in the AL East with Severino reinjured making his second minor league rehab start...this might be our best shot, JR/RH/KW. Please note. Opportunity knocking. Red Sox, Astros/A’s, Rays all have some pretty notable flaws. Tatis, Jr., just hit his second GS (19) to stop bleeding for the Padres against a very tough Mets’ rotation...

In the end, we didn’t need to push Rodon to 110-115 pitches at 98-99 mph. Blessing in disguise, probably.

Heartbreaker Haase...has bedeviled us all season. Great effort, Vaughn just lacked the top speed to get there, and the homeplate umpire as well to make some calls.

Logan Gilbert has been getting better each time out after a rough first series of starts...

31 pitches to get nine outs, basically....Buck Ro(d)gers battery, haha.

Does this qualify as clutch, though?