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Heck, even Flexen...just to cover 4-6 innings per game and he's certainly a better option to do so (especially motivated by being on a playoff contender) than Keuchel. Almost to the point where the Sox need to be concerned with covering "missing" Crochet innings the last three months and the likely loss of Fedde and/or Flexen. That leaves just Cannon, Thorpe, maybe Nastrini, Inciarte, Eder, Bush, etc. A lot of AA pitchers to push through to the big leagues without challenging them with Charlotte first. What's the latest with the Davis Martin rehab process???

See Giolito when drafted by Wash. Could be injured top #3-5 value pitcher with TJS.

All the pitching. Guardians consistent with this. Plus losing Bieber to FA.

Half Dodgers/OHTANI...half giveaway. Royals and A's would always have fan protests against "evil empire" Yankees. Now it's the Dodgers. Guessing nice weather too?

AL East much toughest.. .Nobody saw the division (Central) playing out like 2006 again.

Toronto and SD as well…

Plus it makes things tougher for the Cubs in all likelihood.

Getting back to 2 million or 2.3 million or whatever the next three years sounds very much like a pipe dream.

Meanwhile, the Guardians are almost winning at a .667 pace, sheesh. And then the ONE night the bullpen pitches well, it all goes in vain.

Technically he is/was, whatever year that was. Maybe 2019 or 20?

He’s almost Top 15 statistically in fWAR, so closer to TOR or at least a #2, compared to a 4/5. Obviously not a long track record of doing that at the major league level, but 3 months is not insignicant.

Padres looking at Pham (maybe) and Fedde/Flexen/Kopech.

Depends how they’re assessing Cole and Rodon’s most recent disastrous starts. Obviously BALT has pitching problems of their own to overcome now.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-scout-j-j-lally-helps-land-noah-schultz-george-wolkow Another Merkin puff piece…but surely better than reading about the major league train wreck.

Lux has been a big disappointment...and they're still not moving him back to SS. It's not like Rojas is a premium value player, either. And playing Vargas (another former infielder) mostly in LF, with k***/Taylor filling in everywhere as super utility guys.

FIrst Wheeler, then Bryce, it only makes sense they would take Robert away too as a larger market team that's actually been acting like one for the last five years again...and with all kinds of resources flying into the team coming off a quite successful run in recent years.

The ONLY thing that doesn't make sense is putting a premium on acquiring Robert when they already have a quite capable CFer in Rodriguez...BUT BUT BUT outfielders are a scarce resource (see attached article), wherever Luis ends up, it will improve the defense. and the Mariners are definitely at least ONE bat short at the present moment to hold off both HOU and Texas, with Scherzer now back, a return from J. Jung eventually and theoretically deGrom near the end of the season (of course, have to get there first.)

Luis Robert Jr. is a trade fit for these teams (mlb.com) Here we have ten possible matches being suggested... Some of these teams would certainly make a LOT of Sox fans upset...Phillies, Braves, Cubs, Royals, Dodgers, Cardinals, Orioles. Doesn't look like the priority for BALT is going to be Robert though, with them needing to store their powder for starting pitching. Surprised no Preller mentioned since in every trade discussion at this time of year, but limited financial resources this time around and Merrill's doing a really solid job in CF, you have Profar in LF and Tatis (when healthy again) in RF.

Dodgers’ fans?

Benintendi amazingly still at just a 561ops.

Consistent slider never developed…

https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/187788/prospects/ try #2 and Top 5-15 MiLB over a relatively long stretch #62 closer to fedde with WASH originally

We are really joking around in planning anything around the likes of Fletcher DeLoach Ortega... Colas is the one who really needs the reps, as he was once a Top 75-85 guy at least, just over a year ago. The only real potential IMPACT guy was acquired from SD in the Cease trade. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, you need to start targeting more outfielders/DH types because we can at least squint and see Montgomery, Baldwin, Jacob Gonzalez, Ramos...maybe Elko at 1B/DH...Sosa (25% chance or lower) filling in the majority of the infield. Otherwise, they would have to sign G.Torres, Adames (MIL) or HaSeong Kim, but he might be on the downswing of his career, although he's still holding a 2+ fWAR but nothing like the 6ish fWAR he recorded last year in far and away his best all-around season. Irony is the best non-SS (who came up as one) is Jurickson Profar with a 900+ OPS, but he's more of a LF than a 2B/3B and definitely not a SS any longer. That might have been the best bargain/discount signing of the entire offseason, after he went into the tank with the rest of the Rockies last year, playing on a lousy team far out of the playoff hunt. MANY MANY, we could even say numerous, NAMES...ALERT ALERT ALERT !!! tl/dr

Until it all goes 2021 Rodon on them in the second half...

Looks like 23-24 Royals same or similar path falling apart as Minny surges up the standings w/ Lewis back again. Talk about walking wounded with Buxton/Correa too.