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And he’s ripping platooning despite our offense being one of the best in baseball against LHP because of platooning…

We’re facing a righty and Colson basically plays everyday…

Yeah, Romo has been very bad offensively since about mid May. He is a rookie and I still like him as a 3rd catcher, but Quero has been picking up a little bit of steam and has passed Romo at this point in my mind.

Agree, this positional group has a chance to be very good as the season progresses. And that’s actually a great idea on Seiya.

I’m not complaining about..this is super exciting news. Just explaining the concern that myself and some others have regarding the timing.

Yes…poor wording there, but I think that’s what it’s going to come to at some point. Once Murakami, Teel, & Pereira are all back (cross fingers), who are the two guys who get DFA’d or optioned? Acuna feels like the one slam dunk IMO. Lineup: 1B: M. Murakami (L) 2B: C. Meidroth (R) SS: C. Montgomery (L) 3B: M. Vargas (R) LF: S. Antonacci (L) CF: T. Peters (L) RF: B. Montgomery (S) DH: A. Benintendi (L) CA: K. Teel (L) Bench options: IF: Gonzalez (L) OF: Pereira (R) OF: Grichuk (R) OF: Hill (R) UT: Acuna (R)

Ground ball rate has ballooned up in AAA and is a legit concern

I don’t think he’ll be here very long. Think he’s a bridge for Hagen.

Grichuk can’t or at least should not be playing CF. Hill is a great defense CF. He put up 8 DRS and 5 OAA over 330 innings in CF last year. I think having two RH outfield bats is very important given the rest of the roster construction and I three works if you plan to use one at DH against LHP. I also think Acuna will eventually get demoted once more guys come back.

Lineup I’d like to see tonight: S. Antonacci, LF (L) M. Vargas, 3B (R) A. Benintendi, DH (L) C. Montgomery, SS (L) J. Gonzalez, 1B (L) B. Montgomery, (S) C. Meidroth, (R) T. Peters, CF (L) E. Quero, CA (S)

Hays is technically playable against RHP whereas Grichuk is a platoon only guy. But with Antonacci, Peters, & Braden your starting OF against RHP, Hays’ ability to be league average against them is far less important.

He has a 119 wRC+ against LHP this year and a 116 wRC+ for his career. He should be Peters’ CF platoon partner as he’s the perfect complement. He also has role player value as a defensive substitute and pinch runner. Don’t see why we are eager to rid of him.

There are very few guys at AAA with much value. Regardless, the nine guys I picked all should have some value, you aren’t selling low on them (assuming Bergolla is healthy), and aren’t critical for our near-term future. Adams is the one possible exception, but given the 40 man congestion he might be a guy the Sox look to sell. As for who is the best of the guys mentioned, I think Davis is probably the most valuable chip given his ceiling. Bergolla is a top 10 guy by many publications, but he’s much more floor than upside. Shelton had some real helium after his torrid start in W-S, but his AA debut so far has probably cooled things down a bit. To me, those are probably the three guys I expect to have the most trade value come the deadline, but a lot could change between now and then.

Because this positional group is legit and you need to augment it some with a few pitching additions. Build some momentum and try to sneak your way into the playoffs. The goodwill from doing so will pay off immensely come this offseason. There is certainly a way to buy without crippling your long term plans.

Kudos @ron883 for being all over this. Dude is on fire right now with his predictions.

Fully agree

Honestly, I wouldn’t be shocked if we don’t see Hayes until the very end of the season. I liked the signing as a placeholder given the price, but at this point you can’t rely on him and just move forward like he’s not part of the plan.

I think the Sox just feel they need another power threat somewhere in the lineup with this tough stretch of games coming up. Even if Braden struggles with chasing or ground-balls, hitting a couple mistakes over the fence probably makes him more valuable than Rikuu.

Not looking good for Hays, but optioning Rikuu is definitely the right move. Intending to see Joe Rock get the call. I wonder if this will be a one & down who gives some innings and then gets sent down for a more permanent option. I feel Hagen Smith can’t be too far off if they are being this aggressive with Braden.

Big game tonight. Need to change the momentum and win game 1 of this series. It also sounds like Braden is on his way to Chicago which makes this offense that much more fun. Really hope he’s in the lineup tonight because I’m planning on going now. Let’s fucking go!!

Feels too early to me, but I’ll trust the Sox for now. Got to think Rikuu is going to be sent down.

Excellent. Not let’s get some news Shane Smith and the TJS guys who had setbacks.

Still no word on Pereira? Given he didn’t play Sunday and with a day off for Charlotte on Monday, I assumed either he was getting the call up or he had some sort of setback. Let’s pray for the former obviously.

We have to resign Murakami at all costs. Given our lack of long-term payroll commitments, I could see Jerry finally agreeing to a large contact, especially when you consider the value Muni brings in from the Japanese market. The only real concern I have is that ridiculous Vlad Guerrero contract being used as a comp. No way Jerry ever approaches anything like that and hopefully that’s not what Murakami is expecting.

Which is why I’d go the rental route.