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Dunning put up a 3.99 FIP in his first seven starts coming off TJS and without his best stuff. I get he faced some shit lineups, but that’s immensely impressive for a rookie and he 100% earned a rotation spot for next year.

This is just dumb. If the Sox were to add Lynn it’s because he’s a high end pitcher, not because he played for La Russa.

I wouldn’t do it. Six years of Dunning > one year of Lynn.

100% agree. I’m not worried in the slightest and a random beef Twitter account doesn’t change that. Now, I’d be slightly more concerned if Portillo’s tweeted this lol.

Where would you rank Sugano against the remaining free agent pitchers? Obviously he’s behind Bauer, but is it possible he’s in the mix for the next best pitcher?

Just sign James Paxton if that’s the route you want to go. Unless Rodon is willing to accept a reduced deal and take a shot at relieving (which is unlikely) he should be good as gone.

We made a very significant offer to Tanaka and tried to sign Ohtani despite the odds being stacked against us. Will be interesting if they have any interested in any of these guys.

The Cubs traded Eloy the year after winning the World Series, so not sure how much basking Theo was really doing about that move

Conforto + Wong is significantly more expensive and the former is only under control for one more year. I’m ok with moving Madrigal in the right deal, but that’s definitely not for one year of a RF upgrade. And in all honesty, there is zero reason to trade for a RF unless it’s absorbing a contract from a team looking to move payroll like say the Diamondbacks with Cole Kalhoun.

Looks like we won’t hear anything with Springer until after the 12/2 non-tender deadline.

I’m honestly not joking, so much more bad comes from it than good.

Just to be clear, this originated from the following tweet and is almost certainly 100% bullshit. It’s truly sad there are people out there willing to waste their limited time on this planet pretending to be an insider via a fake burner account. It’s beyond fucking pathetic and whoever you are should be embarrassed.

Social media has truly ruined this country.

Or the Padres with the Clevinger trade to a lesser extent. We need to add a #2 or #3 starter, but we also have to smart about it because pitching is volatile. Giving up a Kopech or a Vaughn is a big deal and should be avoided unless it’s for a perfect piece. Not sure Snell qualifies as that as much as I like him.

He was throwing over 100 MPH in camp this year.

You know who else leaked a coach...WSD ?

I don’t always agree with Harold, but Lynn plus a two year extension would be a decent outcome for us. I still wouldn’t give up a better headliner than Stiever though, so it may be tough to get something done.

No way Cohen is trading deGrom

The Burger thing?

I think it really comes down to two things. First & foremost, are these guys at all legit? Obviously the thought of someone spilling all the plans of the front office is exciting to those of us addicted to offseason rumors. It’s fun to believe some of these guys are real and at least it generates some good discussion. Second, everyone loves a good mystery. Knowing who they are doesn’t do us any “good”, but it would be interesting to know why they are using burner accounts and not just their own identities like James does. Are they actually leaking info that would expose a source if it came from their personal account? Are they just some loser looking for attention by making shit up and hoping stuff sticks? This circles back to the first item, as one of them being WSD for example would suggest there may be merit to their tweets, whereas a random SoxTalk user would suggest straight trolling. Honestly, with not much else going on, I personally find it fun tj discuss, but obviously to each their own.

Sounds like someone is trying to hide something here ?

Would be the perfect way to celebrate Blackout Wednesday!

There’s that 90 MPH changeup!

Just to be clear, the opening asks for players are sometimes ridiculous. It was reported one time that the opening ask for Sale from the Red Sox at the trade deadline prior to us moving him was something so ridiculous (can’t recall the specific players) that there was a zero chance of a trade happening. Obviously we came back with more realistic demands that offseason, but throwing insane stuff out may happen as part of the process. It doesn’t mean that’s the “real” price though and Stone should not be acting like it is.

I actually really enjoy Stone’s analysis on our broadcasts, but he comes off as this completely insecure b**** on Twitter and acts like a total dick anytime anyone challenges him. It’s really a bad look for him.