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I've lost faith in Burdi, unfortunately. I think we see Tyler Johnson before him.

I checked the new futuresox site and wasn't able to find any. Manager to find them on the old page, but not updated. They were my favorite part of the futuresox site. Have these been discontinued?

Ricky doesn't. Abreu is a respected veteran who must play every day in the 3rd spot, because that's how it goes for veterans. They have earned it with production from previous years.

Jesus, nevermind. Bust.

I almost feel bad for the Royals now. This is brutal to watch

Vaughn might be the best hitter on the team right now. The only reason he isn't up is because we have Abreu and Encarnacion.

Ricky hates Danny Mendick.

Ugh. As happy as I am about Yermin coming up, losing Tim really hurts... Mendick and Leury at SS now /puke

Nonsense. The top of the order is reserved for veterans, not a rookie. Leury should be leading off.

He's in the soxtalk graveyard at least

Yep, that marty

LOL

Marty would be rolling in his grave reading HollywoodTim's posts. Amateur hour.

I'm rooting for the Royals this game. May the Royals win and bmags be cursed for the foreseeable future.

It's very sad, actually.

This is what I'm saying. Tim could be elite in the corner OF. He keeps failing at shortstop. We can't have a butcher at SS if we want to compete.

Not looking forward to Gio starting. I wonder if Dane Dunning gets a shot to start.

I think trading Vaughn would be asinine. I don't think you'd get fair value for a 1st base prospect in a trade. Vaughn is described as a generational type hitter. No way I'm trading him. They also won't trade Abreu because he is a mainstay in this organization. Vaughn and Abreu are the 1st base/DH tandem after this year. I really doubt either are traded.

Does Ricky hate Mendick? The guy has hit when given the opportunity and can at SS, but never gets a shot.

Ugh.

Made my post before seeing this. Spot on. Ricky is a gut manager.

It reminds me of Colbert's roast of George W at the 2006 correspondent's dinner. Ricky doesn't get his ideas from his head, he gets them from his gut.

So will we be trading Vaughn or Abreu?

Tim's defense has been very suspect at SS. At some point, he may need to be moved to the OF. He has the tools to be an elite outfielder, especially in the corners (with Robert already being the CFer, obviously). He wouldn't need to hit like a beast to be valuable out there. It would be similar to Alex Gordon moving to the corner OF and being elite out there. It is safe to say that Tim is a better hitter than Heyward, and likely a lesser defensive corner OFer than Heyward. Heyward still contributed to a WS team. Could he be our Alex Gordon or Jason Heyward? Elite in the corner OF, with a passable and possibly above average bat out there. Having Tim and Luis patrolling the OF would be exciting. The Sox would need to find a new SS if that happened, of course. A certain Francisco Lindor is a FA after 2021...

Wise guy, eh? You'd be next on the list if I was manager, Caulfield. Abreu (left), ron883 (middle), caulfield (right)