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Slider/fastball/slider/fastball. Not predictable at all.

Murakami not hitting but still walking a ton. Feel like that’s a pretty good sign.

Nah, they’ll just be waiting for him to fail so they can jump all over him again. Look at this place when the Sox are winning a game. Lot of frequent posters who are silent.

Inning really turned around on that 2 strike fastball called to a guy clearly sitting fastball. Quero needs to help his pitcher better than that.

You guys are brutal on a pitcher with first MLB start jitters. Just relax. He’ll be alright.

I don’t know why you would call a fastball on a guy who was that early on the offspeed. He was obviously sitting fastball.

Now I'm not even sure if his defense will carry him to 2+ WAR. That's brutal output over 300+ plate appearances for a guy who only has a couple good months at the plate in his career. He's only 24 so he could still improve, but "last in pretty much every hitting category in MLB" is not where you want to have to improve from.

Sosa must be really, really bad in the OF then. If the Blue Jays put him out there and he at least looks competent I'll join the mob so reserve a pitchfork for me. Until then I'll reserve judgement, because I don't think Sosa can play LF.

The trade is whatever. Lotto ticket that'll probably never make it out of A ball. Let's see if the Sox player development can do something with him. Not a fan of these kinds of trades but you're not getting much for a guy who is a terrible defender and with one season as a league average hitter with little plate discipline. I'd be SHOCKED if the Blue Jays turn him into a competent outfielder. Just not going to happen with his defensive profile. This also opens the door for Antonacci.

Well, the pitching has been pretty good!

I like everything up to Acuna. From him on down it's pretty 🤢. Hays and Pereira coming back will hopefully make it a bit better, but the outfield is still rough.

As a Northern Italian I approve

Easy

Yea that was an easy overturn

Hey that's a little more than 1 run per game!

Yeah, even if he's a complete idiot jerkface Sosa should be DHing. They need offense so bad right now. 11 runs given up in 3 games is a winnable series. Hopefully the bats warm up once they get Hays, Teel and Pereira back, and start bringing up some guys from the minors.

Great time for a Colson walkoff

I've seen "Taylor Ward doubles" a hell of a lot more this series than I expected or wanted to.

I still hold out hope for Drew Thorpe

Just can't beat a team when they score 10 runs in 3 games

I remember people really wanted Coby Mayo in a Cease trade. Glad that didn't happen. O's should've dumped him when they had the chance.

I mean they probably won't, but they should.

Might as well give him a shot as the backup SS/2B/DH. Not like Acuna or Murray are roster locks.

If he's not hitting by like mid May I think they have to cut him.

Losing Baldwin, Hays and Teel hurts. Maybe Pereira too? I'd at least be more hopeful trying him out there than some of these stiffs. I'm not too concerned about the roster chaff they have though. I doubt most of them will still be here once they get Hays, Teel (and maybe Pereira) back. Antonacci and Bergolla will very likely be up this year too.