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22 games at first isn’t exactly what I would call a large sample size.

I actually think the Sox are better with Eloy and Vaughn than Eloy or Vaughn and Abreu.

I think Gallo goes back to Texas. Conforto gonna want a prove-it deal with an opt out. You can cross the Sox off because Jerry won’t give that to a player. Beintendi is going to have a decent market, and I doubt the Sox overpay despite their love fest for him. Pederson just fits the bill, plus past history and is a perfect platoon partner with Pollock. But I think he’s even priced himself out of the Sox budget.

Could be an interesting left-handed possibility. He has good stats in the NPB.

Crick is officially a FA

I don't see how he stands a chance to beat Verlander.

I believe Mookie made that comment in regards to them signing Judge to play RF.

Gallo is mighty risky with Yoan and Grandal also in the lineup. You’d be essentially banking on bounce backs from all three, and we really have no idea how much the shift will impact their balls in play. There isn’t anything from stopping a team from putting an OF’er where the 2B used to be. It’s a loophole.

No-brainer. Gotta get him back into form and he’ll be worth $12.5 and then some.

I’d expect a multi year with an opt out after next season. Something like Rodon got with the Giants.

Tony would demand people buy HIM lunch.

Wouldn’t that be something if managing caused him to basically be a drunk in the dugout. Would certainly explain his decisions.

Then they have to trade Vaughn. It makes zero sense to have both on this roster. Utilize his value to fill another hole.

They got .256/.317/.370 with 7 HR's and 27 RBI's out of Harrison through 119 games. If they can't get that level of production our of some combo of Mendick/Sosa/Gonzalez - I'd be shocked. Especially if they are going to use a more analytical approach, realistically they should be able to match that production with those guys out of the bottom of the order.

Very true. The team would essentially need to be in love with Vaughn.

I wonder if they will try to unload payroll WITH Vaughn. Free up some money to allocate elsewhere. I’d hate it, but would you put it past them? I wouldn’t.

Sign me up. I want it raining baseballs in the bleachers come June/July!

It's quite possible someone had special interest over one company over the other. That's how all politicians do business - lots of back scratching.

As much as I would have loved to see the Comiskey name come back, knowing JR got screwed out of a better deal has made me smirk. Screw him.

Interesting re: Anderson. I guess I never really looked at the possibility of him being moved. I wonder if they would actually have the balls to move him AND cut ties with Abreu in the same offseason.

Well, that's depressing. We need to plan a party and dance in the streets once JR becomes worm food.

I can get behind Grifol. Like the Montoyo hire too. Going to be optimistic on this until he proves me otherwise, but I love the analytical approach and HR talk so far.

You're right. In fact the Sox should expand the search including those who exclusively speak Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, or French and see how well that works out for them. It's on the players after all to figure it out.

Why does me saying he wasn't the sole reason the won insinuate that I feel he played no part? Maybe I'd like to simply acknowledge the career-year performances of the players on the team? It takes more than any one player or manager for a team to win. Most average-to-good managers don't affect their teams performances all that much - but bad mangers can. Hence Tony last year. Ozzie wasn't exactly Grade-A manager material towards the end of his Sox stint. Getting traded as a manager in the middle of the season is astoundingly shocking. There isn't anything wrong with admitting that he wore out his welcome and when things got bad he only made it worse with his antics. I will forever be grateful for 2005, but I in no way shape or form want to see him back managing the Sox. He may have been what that team needed in 2005, that that was a different game back then. This team doesn't need another out-of-touch old school baseball mind that can't even understand the basics of exit velocity.

Let's not act like Ozzie was the sole reason that team won. C'mon.