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That's not what I meant... I meant the lost season due to him tearing up his shoulder in ST "getting reps" at 1B.

> has flashbacks to Toby Hall / shudders

shit just got real. I had no idea of all the info being posted in this thread. Thanks, Soxtalk!

? RIP.

I had no idea. Is that based on metrics?

True. But during the World Series, Grandal was benched in favor of their backup because he couldn't catch. Grandal is an OBP machine and has really good power. But he is streaky as hell and seriously cannot catch the damn baseball.

I bought a Pirates hat because of ol Cutch. He's one of my favorite players. I categorically refuse to wear a Phillies hat.

At first I thought it was a whole lot of money for someone who is aging and slowing down, then I saw the OPS.

I really hope this is true.

It would be pretty sad if they only major announcement for the Sox from the Winter Meetings is re-signing Avi Garcia. ?

Maybe he overheard Kenny and Jerry at the airport baggage pickup talking to Scott Boras

yea but at some point the players just gotta play the damn game. We have a coaching staff. It's Abreu's job to hit, not coach.

If the Mariners are trading anyone with 3+ years of service time, why not ask for Mike Leake? A sinkerballer coming off of a "meh" year who could use a change of scenery.

In the grand scheme of things, 2.4m for Davidson is peanuts. He's getting a contract offer today.

My thoughts exactly. The Yankees have the cheddar to absorb any impact a big FA getting injured might produce. But I recall the sons mentioning after ol George passed that the team wouldn't be throwing money at a bunch of free agent pitchers anymore after Jaret Wright and a few others blew up in their faces.

Maybe he can use Luis Robert's five tools to fix that broken oven.

KETO. It fixes literally everything.

dude runs the bases after a dinger like he just stole your girlfriend

I wasn't arguing. We're all just a bunch of meatheads on a message board that want our favorite team to stop playing like shit. Moncada needs to stop leaving it up to the umpire, staring at strike 3... Also - Eaton was super fun player to watch when he was with the Sox. I just wish that Engel could hit his damn weight. He is also fun to watch play defense. Clayton Kershaw has rougly the same offensive stats as Engel. That's pretty damn sad.

Baez hit 159 in his first season as a Cub. What's your point? That Moncada is going to win the MVP after 5 seasons?

I think that these comps are pretty unfair. Yes, he strikes out a lot. And it's incredibly frustrating as a fan, to watch your once "top prospect in all of baseball" that in order to acquire, you had to say goodbye to the best pitcher your team has had in your generation. BUT...... Just keep in mind that he's still incredibly young. He made his major league debut at 21 years old. He had roughly 1200 pro plate appearances in the minors. Gallo made his MLB debut at 24, with 2000 PAs in the minors. Gallo is also a one-dimensional player. Yoan is not. Have you watched Gallo play defense? He's terrible. We're talking Mackowiak in CF bad. Chris Taylor is a utility player who had one "lightning in a bottle" season and now Dodgers fans expect MVP numbers from a guy who in reality shouldn't be getting more than 300 or 400 PAs a season. You could use the Yoan/Gallo comp as a cautionary tale surrounding Jimenez as well and why he is still in AAA. After all, Jimenez is also 21 (like Moncada was when he was called up) and also only has roughly 1200 PAs to his credit. However, Jimenez's MiLB numbers are leagues better than Moncada's, though. Maybe he sucks and won't amount to anything other than a pedestrian 2B that shows flashes. I dunno. But comparing him to Joey Gallo and Chris Taylor is pretty unfair.

With the Padres paying most of his salary, I think there will be a couple teams making a claim on him. Even so, if no one claims him and he clears waivers, the Sox can then trade him with anyone, ie: negotiate paying off some salary for a better return perhaps. Most of those 2nd and 3rd tier veteran guys move around end of August usually anyways.

Shields seems more like a waiver claim deal to me.

Super Duper. I was hoping to see him Friday when I will be in town for the game.

Sure he's made some loud outs... but he's had some really s***ty at-bats. Staring at a called third strike right down the middle doesn't account for the wOBA.