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This was my response but with the following added: if we can get a stud rotation piece and fill RF / DH needs via free agency… I’m willing to entertain trading Vaughn. I’m also a huge Vaughn supporter.

Yea… wow what an amazing stat. Insane!

Edited for truth.

Gif of the year. Along with the perviously declared post of the year… we can now close this board @Chisoxfn.

Post of the year.

Truth

I’m not sure about Means but have always loved what I see in his starts. This his next step will be limiting homers and once that happens he’d be looking at elite stuff. Great guy to dream on.

Yea I’d hope he has way more value but at least Pablo Lopez has decent advanced metrics and seems to be trending in the right direction.

Yep, the talk around here certainly smells of turkey.

The Bee’s Knees. Too bad the best things in life rarely actually happen.

I’m just pissed off there’s still no “blowing kisses” icon I can use to blow up @greg775’s inbox with. ?

Have fun browsing through your notifications for hours on end. ?

I think we’ll end up with our next rotation piece via trade once again this off-season.

Ah cool - thanks for the initial insight and clearing it up here

That’s much higher than I expected for Tepera

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His profile has one post and it’s a quote from Edward Snowden. ?

Damn it… that’s going to be a flipping steal.

Shush… people don’t have to explain their reasoning on Soxtalk. It is the way.

Yea… his last 4 seasons average at a 141 ERA+, he strikes out about 9 per 9 innings, and gives up about 1 homer over the same span. Considering our current starting 5 is Giolito, Lynn, Cease, Dallas, and Kopech with Lopez first on the depth chart… why on earth would Hahn even consider a starting pitcher who began his professional career on our team that’s preformed 40% better than his peers over the past 4 years, according to one metric. What other ideas do you have… since this one clearly is awful. ?

Escobar and Bassit are totally different players as they where when we traded them. If you look at the potential value of Semien and Escobar while also weighing both salary as well as timeframe, I think it’s a good argument to have against Marcus. As for Conforto, he’s other a pillow deal and he’s also worth taking a multi year gamble on. If we bring in bigger most substantial pieces, great! If something like what I outlined ends up being our off-season, I’ll be happy with that as well.

Escobar Conforto Bassit / Alacantra Two Bullpen Arms … Sounds good to me…

Good write up that can provide some comparative insight into the potential value of Escobar. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/free-agent-faceoff-kris-bryant-vs-kyle-seager-vs-eduardo-escobar.html

I’ve been cooling on Simien too - he’s only had 2 years over 100 OPS+