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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) There's already two problems with your plan. Heyward's going to get around $150 million over 6-7 years. It won't be from the Sox. Micah's main plus attribute is speed, and he's had hamstring issues for two consecutive years...along with the defense, those are two major red flags. If he's not a 30-50 stolen base guy, and he's not Billy Hamilton in cf, he won't last long unless he can hit like Ray Durham. Any talk of rebuilding has to be centered around trading Quintana and/or Sale to be taken seriously. If we really want to be taken seriously then we need to open the bank a bit for a quality player, Heyward is the type of talent/age combo I could see them paying. You're probably right though, but a lesser player in the same mold would be fine. Maybe a trade for Carlos Gonzalez could be worked on in the offseason. And while the excitement of 80 whatever stolen bases Micah had has certainly hampered, I think he profiles as a .300/.360/.420 type of guy in the majors and batting out of the 2 hole would give us another on base threat behind Eaton and in front of Abreu/Melky. I'm a big fan of the rotating DH because it would allow us to minimize the time he would spend on the field, his weakest area. The same logic could apply to Melky.

I don't think a full rebuild will ever happen, and I think we are about halfway ready to compete now based on the pitching. What we need to be a winning ballclub (imo)- - A new RF. This is a free agency need, I think Heyward fits the bill perfectly with the age/defense combination and his bat plays pretty well. Removing Avi's horrible defense and popless bat is a massive boost to the team. - Micah Johnson at 2nd base. Even with Carlos Sanchez recent hot streak with the bat, I can't forget the amount of time he spent batting under .200 this season and don't think he will ever hit well enough to warrant the starting role. While his defense is stellar I truly believe Micah's offensive profile is something this team desperately needs. - Dump LaRoche and get away from this player profile at DH. A high slugging lefty bat worked when Jim Thome was here - but that was Jim Thome. Adam Dunn and LaRoche have been cancers on offense and payroll. Rotate players through DH and find a strong defensive sub (Carlos Sanchez/Trayce Thompson?) to cover infield/outfield to hide liabilities on defense (Melky, Eaton, Micah) - A 3rd baseman that plays at least league average D and can put up close to a .750-.800 OPS. This is probably the hardest piece to find nowadays. - To continue drafting quality starting pitching. While it seems silly to say I don't have faith in paid professionals producing position players, we haven't had a good one in awhile. I think the key to us getting quality players is to continue pumping out high quality pitching and then eventually deal it off for young, cost controlled players.

They probably thought the best thing for Thompson's development would be to take away his AB's and have him specifically watch Avisuck with the clear instructions to never play the game like him.

Missed this game, what was up with Sale? Did he look like Boston with good stuff just not great control? I hope they give him a little rest and give EJ his next start or something.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) You're ok with that number...now 2nd part...what's the highest you'd go if you were Rick Hahn? Years and total dollars. 7/150

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:53 PM) After I saw him swing about an hour late on the FB I couldn't believe it either. Thats our boy Tflow calling that game

This game just cemented my hatred for Avisuck

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:39 PM) Even though he got the double, he needs the two-day LaRoche time off minimum. You'd think at some point the Sox season would play a different tune. Instead it's the same song. Everytime they get near .500 they play some of the worst baseball you've ever seen. It's just bizarre. Last week during the road trip they were murdering teams and looked like picks to click in the playoffs. Now they look like the bungling buffoons they've resembled many times this season. Our bad players are really bad at the whole game so even if we start sniffing .500 some one is bound to f*** it up

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) The thing is....it's just laziness on McEwing's part and/or lack of scouting. If Kiermaier didn't play for the Rays, he'd be in the Gold Glove conversation. He can really do it all defensively. The Rays' announcing team was simply incredulous he was being sent there. The Rays broadcasters honestly seemed offended that they sent him. Were baffled that they could even think about it with Kiermaier out there and even if it wasn't a guy with an incredible arm the ball was just hit in an area where you don't send a guy with no outs

Guys lets not let McEwing let us forget that Avisuck is the reason we lost edit: McEwing is just the reason we didn't tie

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) And the thing is, there was a play last week where the Sox got away with it, but the send by McEwing was equally stupid. I think he tried to hold Eaton last week and Eaton literally blew him off and ran right to home

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:24 PM) There were posters here who wanted Thompson in just for defensive reasons. He could've went 0 for this game and still had the defensive value. Avi lost the game with his defense

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:18 PM) This is starting to feel like the norm with Robertson. What is Baddison Reed doing? AAA lol

Fire McEwing, Robin, DFA Avi

Sanchez will probably get an infield hit and we will see flowers with the game on the line

Anyone hear the fans telling Avi he sucks over the broadcast LMFAO

GoGo Avisuck!

god f***ing dammit

Alexei making sure Avi can't hit into a DP after LaRoche K's

Alexei will get on, LaRoche K and Avisuck DP

s*** I didn't realize who was up

This mahtook guy was hitting like .180 coming in too i think

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 07:21 PM) OT: But Hawk and Stone mentioned Correa and I had no idea how much he was raking. Jesus. Dude's got like 15 HR or something. Monster

Let Evan Longoria give them the lead and then walk Asdrubal f***ing Cabrera watch this kid hit a 3 run HR

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 07:13 PM) Are you kidding? This year the guys we've had on the DL are Bonifacio, Shuck, and Albers. Our record of health this year is ridiculously good. We've basically lost 0 of our key contributors for more than a couple games at a time. Compare that to the Cardinals where they've lost their #1 starter and their top offensive contributor has been on the DL twice - where would we be with that? Not specifically to injuries -- just in general. We've gotten lucky with pitchers but nothing else it seems. Any FA we sign to come here just comes here to die (Melky's resurgence not included), guys getting key hits against us and us seeming to fail late, bullpen's blowing leads. Just look at Jose Quintana and his no decisions as a story of this team for the past 6-7 years