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A sub .200 hitter with a 30% K-rate is the last thing the Sox need in LF. Lee's value is his defense behind the plate - moving him off that makes him completely worthless.

Oh totally. Lee has very little if any trade value.

I think this signals they aren't planning on carrying Teel, Quero, and Lee on the major league roster. Romo is a very good fielder and gives them some catching depth if they lose Lee when they eventually try to sneak him through waivers. Not a bad move by any means, especially if they can get him to hit.

What an atrocious savant page too. Outside of the elite GB% it's A LOT of blue... and even that seems like a huge outlier compared to the rest of his career.

Viciedo actually had a very successful career overseas. But I wouldn't even worry over Eloy's career. He made a lot of money for doing a whole lot of nothing in the majors.

Yep, Cabrera reportedly had a strain/partial tear of his UCL at the end of the season.

I honestly wouldn't have hated it as a MiLB deal. Charlotte needs a 1B. Hell, he probably would have hit 40 bombs out of Truist.

Honestly seems like something shady was going on and they are getting in front of it. Not only did they fire their scouting director, but they also fired the assistant to him. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't gotten more attention.

Not surprising at all. His profile didn't look all that great for success in the MLB.

He also doesn't hit the ball particularly hard. It'll be interesting to see how his bat (and power) translates while also trying to play secondary positions. I originally was more on him than Mune, but I honestly think his career will end up being closer to Yoshida's.

Verdugo is also a guy who has run himself out of multiple organizations. There's a reason he continues to beg for a job from teams. Immaturity, lack of hustle, and poor work ethic is not something this team really needs right now after they finally shed most of the Hahn era guys.

Seems headed that direction. He doesn't miss a lot of bats. If you wouldn't sign Sugano, you wouldn't want Takahashi.

I've never considered him to have direct connections with the FO. I've always figured he has connections with the money side of things or the internal budget. He's legit.

He doesn't know any more than we do.

It's still early in the day. We very likely will hear something in one direction or another from US media personalities. Same thing happened with Murakami - it went Japanese source first before Merk/Feinsand picked it up.