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Yep. If they bring these guys up in July just to throw a bone to the fans, they'll regret it in a couple years when the rebuild is still going. And the next CBA may get them to free agency after 5 years instead of 6. Kopech at 23 and Jimenez at 22 next May 1st...the Sox shouldn't feel bad keeping them down all season.

Steve McCatty is the Charlotte pitching coach.

Covey pitched on Tuesday. He’ll probably face the O’s on Monday.

Kopech- 84 pitches in 6 innings is great for him.

Dunning gives up a quick three spot. Rose made an error at third to start the inning,

Looks like some rain could come through during the game, but think they’ll start on time and get the game in. Sunday could be a long day at the park, but they’ll get it in.

Word. The front office got the ok to blow it up and start from scratch- and that takes years. We’re all in a position now to find out if the “critical mass” of moves will prove to create a winning window from 2021-2025...and maybe 2020 if we’re fortunate. But if after 2020 it looks really bad still, then everyone has to go. We just have to have faith it works because that’s the reality of the situation.

It’s lodged. Can’t complain.

Shields looks like an effective junkballer sometimes. Wish he could do this more often.

They fixed it.

E3. Gimme a break.

Hamels scratched. Fister going tonight. Somehow, I think the Sox win 3 out of 4. They're just due for baseball to happen.

The bottom 8 teams this year are 117-223 (.344). Rounding up, that’s like 56-106 for 162 games. Last year on May 20, the bottom 8 teams were 136-204 (.400). Those 8 teams played .463-ball after May 20. The eventual bottom 8 teams for 2017 played .411 ball after May 20. What does this all mean? The bad teams are worse this year, and the Sox are clearly getting a top-3 pick next year.

They’ll win more than 45 more games. It wouldn’t be too much to ask for 4-4 at home vs Tex and Bal.

Rangers series...Yoan batting righty a lot. Hamels-Shields Fister-Fulmer Moore-Giolito Minor-Lopez

54-108 would still surprise me, even if they traded Abreu and Yolmer in July.

The Sox don’t have to feel bad keeping Jimenez and Kopech down all year and waiting until 7>6 next year. Kopech is clearly still a work-in-progress and he’s still just 22. Eloy is 21 in AA. Let him dominate all year in the minors. There’s no rush with him.

Hope the rain comes after the Sox bat in the 5th. Leury pitching is only so entertaining.

Hope not. I just wish the clean players go to war with the dirty players for the next CBA. If you have nothing to hide, make it almost as tough as the gambling rule.

Strike 1: One year suspended, and option to void contract Strike 2: Banned from baseball, no different than gambling That would probably get players more careful about what they’re taking.

It’s kinda terrible the first thought is whether he gets an honor at a museum. But Cano and Braun are in a different category than Bonds and Clemens considering the testing policy and when it started. Post-2003, if you’ve done the time, you’re out.

The quick Tuesday night/Wednesday afternoon series in Pittsburgh could be, uh...wet.

Cano broken hand. Streak of 150+ games is ovah.