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I definitely thought that was dropping with this outfield configuration.

Lance has been terrible against lefties this year.

Oakland has only lost twice since the ASB. This series might not be a walk in the park.

Can we please not suck in the first inning for once?

He's also been terrible in July. But Joc has a great track record in October.

Don't worry Jason Kinander has you covered.

Naquin isn't exactly a big trade chip. That's why I wanted him. He'd come cheap and address a huge weakness on the team.

No top 30 prospects from their system.

Gamel's plate discipline would be nice to have. I'm not sure how good he is defensively, but his numbers don't look too good.

There goes our most realistic option.

Davis Martin, come on down!

If you're talking about Story, then no. He did get the QO, so they got a comp pick for him.

It makes no sense for them to keep Bard. He's not getting a QO so they aren't getting draft picks out of it.

Are you trying to say that Giolito has the autoimmune disease Lupus?

And they ended up with Simmons.

I never said it was a good idea, but just an idea that Hahn might think would work.

Play him at 2B?

I don't think any Sox fans would. I like Happ, but with what Colas has done since his AA promotion, he's probably off the table unless the trade is for Reynolds. Happ is a nice player, but I don't think he moves the needle enough to warrant trading Colas.

Gallo is gonna piss people off simply because he's gonna remind Sox fans of Adam Dunn. Pollock may be bad this year. He's got a 80 wRC+ and -0.2 WAR. But his WPA is actually positive and among players with 250+ PA he has the 2nd highest clutch rating in all of baseball this year. Gallo seems like a strike out waiting to happen whenever you need him to come up with a big hit.

They called Sosa up from AA. So it's possible. Colas already played a little bit in the NPB back in 2019. He's 23. AA might be too easy for him.

Doesn't look like they gave up a whole lot.

Fuck the Twins. I don't like Cleveland but I can respect them. I hate the Twins and I don't respect them.

We've managed to run into a triple play on a fly ball and get picked off third base on a walk. Two things I've never seen before in my 20+ years watching baseball.