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He just gets up there and hacks away. With RISP he’s first-pitch hacking damn near every time. He looks like a very immature hitter with his approach. That average is slowly walking down toward .200 and his OPS working its way down to sub-.750. Might be time for him to pretend he’s not here to swing out of his shoes every AB.

I think not getting the AS break is hitting them both a bit. Day off at home will do them some good. The most encouraging thing about the recent play in the road is you can still see them lose focus a bit from time to time, but they’re snapping back quickly. Flying, hotels, shitty visitor clubhouses, not sleeping in your own bed….road trips are mentally draining. Losing focus on the road is inevitable for any team in any sport…it’s getting into the habit of refocusing that shows maturity.

That’s what Len suggested when Taylor entered the game.

Struck out the side throwing 5 balls to 3 hitters.

I don’t hate slowly bringing him along to become an 8th inning guy. Keep him hungry and fighting for something.

Taylor, Huddy, Newcy?

Only 83 pitches. Leave him in after control issues? I pull him. Duran with a hit and Cauley with the dong earlier.

DJ and Len were saying he's intentionally lowering his velocity to improve his control. He doesn't have the extension necessary to make a 94mph heater feel like 97-98.....a 94mph heater isn't difficult to hit. Not to mention, the velocity difference between his fb and offspeed become less, leading to far less swing and miss. If he can't K batters, he's not going to be successful in MLB. He needs to work on his control when throwing as hard as he's capable of throwing in a starting role.

Should’ve gotten into a rundown to see if the run could score, but don’t mind bailing out Chase there. Chase, Sammy, Mune, Vargas is a great way to run the 9th if we need to score.

Almost like players play better on winning teams or when there’s something to play for.

You knew he was different when, in like his first few games in the bigs, he got into it with the HP umpire. Schriffen said he read “you don’t talk to me like that” from Sam’s lips. That’s a guy who doesn’t get intimidated lol

He’s a catcher so he’s built differently, but Achilles tears are one of those injuries that you know it’s bad just from the player’s reaction….it appears to be one of the most painful injuries you can suffer. Teel tried to get up after the play and tried putting weight on it. He was definitely in pain but it didn’t look like “holy s%*# that hurt I’m screaming in pain” kinda deals. Maybe a strain, if we’re lucky.

How has he never averaged over a k per inning?

There’s got to be someone in the system better than Perez. He’s up here for no other reason than to be a RH bat, but he can’t hit!

This is a sign Getz is playing the long game and wants to build this farm up to be a powerhouse and build a sustainable MLB pipeline. Gonzo has nowhere to play so why not deal him for a stud college starting pitcher close to MLB-ready? Could be an overpay but we can’t see their draft board. That said, if Getz considered Gonzo trade bait and used him to snag a comp pick rather than improving the 2026 roster, I expect the deadline to be fairly quiet for the Sox. You don’t trade a top trade chip away for a comp pick if you plan on pushing in some major chips on this season.