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Mackenzie Gore's ERA in A+ ball last year was 5.40...so...?

Absolute wild card scenario: We trade Adam Engel to the Padres to clear room.

No! Keep Micker if there's no trade.

Lol a Guardians fan proposed Pilkington for Adolfo on reddit. That could either be disastrous or amazing.

Pollock has an .800 career OPS against RHP. Last year it was .902, Conforto's was .792. So against RHP they could have: Anderson Robert Moncada (S) Abreu Grandal (S) Eloy Pollock (Mashes Righties) Sheets Leury (S) A balanced lineup!

The fun thing is that this grade was predetermined.

Even if he did, subtract Velazquez and Harrison ($8M) for him and you're adding $10M to payroll for possibly the AL's top staff, bump Keuchel to the bullpen in VV's place, Romy takes Harrison's place and Leury is your starting 2B. And now you add Cueto as depth. How is that not better in every single way???

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I mean, dear Lord we've had like at least a dozen or so of those dating back to Sale — hell, ReyLo used to top put at 101 mph in his Nationals days. Let me see him do it as a starter long term before making declarations.

Well, lordy.

Lol, according to baseball trade values (which, again, grain of salt), Hosmer + Paddack + Gore still doesn't equal Keuchel's current value.

HOS-MER ??? HOS-MER ???

I think the White Sox were also much more invested in Sale's long term health than the Red Sox.

Old friend replacing and old friend!

Jerry would never, but I would say just eat Hosmer's contract and cut him. You're basically doing $30M for two starters + Sheets for two starters under team control.

How much cash do you need included to accept it?

According to Baseball Trade Values (100% accurate at all times), Keuchel for Hosmer, Paddack and Gore is a major overpay for the Sox. That contract is toooooooxic.

But would that require taking one of the nightmare contracts

The Feathered Serpent!

Despite being named Opening Day starter, does anyone think the Sox could pry Freeland from the Rockies? I have no idea what that team is doing at any given time, so like, maybe?

Yup. They already had that.

Depends if his performance is leaving others frustrated or not.

Depends if his performance is leaving others frustrated or not.