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Why not both though? Unless you think we can get Tanaka on a 1/$15M, I’m not sure there is a starter that warrants Cruz money on a one year deal. I guess Paxton would fall into that bucket too, but I think the generally uncertainty with him makes a Cruz signing more defensible. Which three DH prospects are you referring to? Vaughn, Collins, & Mercedes? I think Collins is the favorite to win the backup catcher spot even if they bring another catcher on a minor league deal, so he wouldn’t be going to waste. I think giving Vaughn a year of development time is defensible if you’re adding a Cruz caliber DH. And while Mercedes would be fun to see get a shot, the organization doesn’t seem overly eager to. I’m not going to complain about Cruz on a one year deal and in fact I’d be pumped.

He had me at Cruz

Who the fuck is this Leo character?

Bucket - Give us something here! This Cruz stuff have legs in your opinion?

So now that the GOAT insider is reporting this, what do we do think possible terms will be? $14M seems about right to me in this market.

Exactly

I also don’t get how we was wrong about any of the Machado stuff. He legit reported the exact offer.

Would definitely be an old school KW slealth mode special

This is probably true but I’ll hold out hope Jerry will do the right thing if it’s only a few more million

Hopefully that’s the case!

Archer is interesting, but I think he’s far riskier than Richards.

Could be as simply as they don’t want commit dollars to a pitcher beyond this year. Rising payroll plus a desire to extend Lynn might not leave a ton of money for unnecessary pieces.

Don’t make me choose!

I don’t think anyone is giving Cruz more than one year.

Those are good questions. Could be what fathom is suggesting and they plan on dealing Vaughn++ for Burnes. Or perhaps Jerry is a little more optimistic about potential fan attendance and is willing to spend a little more to fit Cruz into equation. Even way, he’d be a massive addition for the 2021 season.

It makes total sense unless it prevents us from adding a starter mid tier starter. Giving Vaughn a year in the minors isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Yeah, I’m 100% all for Cruz! I get the argument for signing someone like La Stella who offers more versatility, but Cruz isn’t your average DH, he’s a legit game-changer. I can’t believe aren’t getting more hyped over this!

Oh wait, he’s legit suggesting we’re signing Cruz?

In what world are Lopez & Cease interchangeable?

It’s possible he’s our only guy on the list at that point.

Not sure what you mean by this, but Kyle Lewis is on the top 10 for CFs

Nelson Cruz + Garrett Richards = AL Champions

I don’t know what it is, but I’m just not a big Marco Gonzalez fan.

Agree!

I’m guessing the Sox didn’t have much interest in Quintana and have others (Richards likely being one of them) ahead of him. I really wouldn’t sweat, the Sox aren’t stupid to not add another starter. I’d be much more worried about them not adding another bat.