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You can't help but wonder if he hadn't gotten hurt if he'd be in the Sox starting lineup right now. Hurry back and start raking again Eloy.

This is really the only reason to do it 1 for 1. With Arenado openly saying he is sick of losing, I can't see him agreeing to any sort of extension. If the Sox have any intent to pursue him after 2019, they better have a somewhat competitive-looking team by then.

I put him on my top 30 mid-season prospect list. I'd like to see how he does in Charlotte, but the numbers have been promising.

I was gonna say the same thing, haha

I think the leash on him is much, much longer. Sox need to have a legit long man with the rotation and all these blowout games. As bad as he's been, he saved the pen last night.

That's his signing bonus. I was making a joke that the pitcher was a little jealous.

Collins having a nice game so far too. 1-1, 2 BB, 1 RBI.

Sounds like Madrigal gave that pitcher 6,411,400 reasons to hit him, hahaha

This has to be some type of response to Garcia reinjuring his hammy. There are 4 active OF'ers in Charlotte not including Jimenez and Cordell. Seems like overkill to grab a 29 yr. old as depth.

Between Hamilton, Burr, Ruiz, Johnson, and adding in Burdi - the Sox have a nice slew of arms to build a pen with. I'd even throw Vieira into that mix too.

He really needs to be given a shot in the rotation. If Covey implodes again Tuesday, swap them.

Palka should be out there every day. Delmonico will be back soon and he's going to lose more playing time if not sent down.

At least Moncada is 2/4 with no K's. Can't remember the last time we've seen that from him.

McCullers has very good stuff, so are we really surprised this team is struggling?

Heath Phillips. I thought he was the next Mark Buehrle. Even got him to sign a baseball for me and told him as such... ?

Fisher might be out of the organization. Hasn’t been that impressive with the bat. That was his only plus tool and it’s not there.

I think if anything, it would help take the pressure off of him to be the future fixture of the franchise. It can't be easy having those expectations on you at 23 while trying to learn and adjust to MLB pitching. Anderson is doing considerably well compared to last year and his whole approach has changed this year with him going out and having fun and being loose.

I don't fully agree with that statement. Players may be the ones directly responsible for the on-field results, but managers need to know how to bring the best out in their players. There's a lot behind the scenes we never see. They do more than just write in the lineup card before each start. Some individuals are more skilled at getting the best out of their players than others. If managing was so easy, every former player would be lining up to do it. Same goes for hitting and pitching coaches.

Didn't MLB just ban any dealings with the Independent Mexican leagues? I would think corruption would be very much a concern too.

Definitely does. Just gotta keep reminding ourselves this one could have been worse.

So that injury was never fully healed to begin with? What crap news. Kid needs to learn the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint.

I'll give him credit for 2012, but he was extremely mediocre the next 4 years. That makes me question whether or not he was just lucky his first year.

Ventura was very much deserved. Guy had no business managing a MLB club.

Ouch. This is absolutely brutal. Wonder if they'll add Gomez to the roster?

Absolutely. He's battled through it. That's still a positive. Doesn't have his best stuff but he's keeping the game in reach. Looks like Eloy is finally adjusting. Nice to see the BA keep creeping its way up.