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Here was the other reply for clarification

He just replied to two different people saying both won’t happen. It will be one or the other

What is 5 mil going to get you? If you are that cash strapped with only 110 mil pay role, the team has more issues than who is playing backup catcher

Not saying his success is directly tied to McCann but if they have confidence in one another why fix what isn’t broken?

I personally do not want to see McCann go, I think him serving as Gios personal catcher is worth it.

If this ends up happening it’s exciting for the simple fact that you can pencil him into the DH spot and is a legitimate threat to go deep at any point. The first true DH we have had with power like that since the Adam Dunn experiment with no huge commitment to him moving forward.

Does that take AZ out of the castellanos sweepstakes?

It’d be nice to get him locker up but I doubt it with his father just passing away.

This. I complained all damn season about not getting Machado but if you can get EE and add one of Castellanos, Puig or Ozuna it makes not getting Machado a blessing in disguise with what they have accomplished this offseason.

https://twitter.com/mlbbrucelevine/status/1209486968553426944?s=21

With who? The Whitesox? I’m not following. Obviously the Whitesox would know if they are in the running for Encarnacion, I don’t know how this has any benefit to signing NC any quicker

So what benefit would it do for Boras?

Garcia can’t do that? Just saying you have Mazara and then a combo of Leury and Engel essentially with the same role on the team. Get rid of engel sign castellanos and have Leury be your OF super sub on defense.

Engel is nothing more than an AAAA outfielder. No reason he should be platooning on a contending team. I’d rather let Mazara take his lumps and see if he can turn his splits around versus going with him as your other option. I would re-explore Joc talks before going into the season with him getting any significant playing time

NL teams as well....Cubs, Diamondbacks, Cards have all been rumored to be interested in him

I’ve heard this from a few different people. The potential his bat brings to the table would make this offense just so damn good. Not a knock on EE but man he could be something special in our lineup for a few years vs 1 season of EE

In my opinion if you add one more bat you are better than the Twins. The Sox have turned over half the lineup and bolstered the rotation with 2 starters (3 when Kopech comes back) while Minnesota has lost a starter. You can not compare this current sox team to last years. I expect a big jump with our additions.

This. Get the player now, worry about the excess later. Pitching is always needed down the line even with our potential 7 man rotation issue at the end of this upcoming season. If you have a surplus of something worry about that down the line.

Correction: no room for Mazara

He was 30 just 5 minutes ago

I think we are all forgetting how the team likes to have flexibility with the lineup. Castellanos brings that, he can serve as your typical full time DH play or when Ricky gets the hair to play both catchers at the same time you can move him to the OF without having Leury or Engle having to play that much. You wouldn’t have a gaping hole in your lineup with a bench player day in and day out

This. If you get Castellanos you almost make the lineups that Ricky can run out there fool proof to where he can’t possibly Jack it up, although somehow I’m sure he could find a way

Mazara would end up still playing a lot of RF would be my guess with Castellanos playing DH and moving to RF when Grandal is DH