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Gotcha. Yah he'll def be traded before Teel arrives. Was referring to the Lees imminent return. Thaiss is controllable thru 27 too.

Lee, Quero and Thaiss is 3 catchers.

He'll return to the Sox when his rehab stint is over, I'm sure.

In the next few days?

Sox gonna have to carry 3 catchers. Thaiss is a legit big leaguer.

Good thing we didn't DFA Vargas

I mean, who really cares? They obviously didn't like what they saw. Maybe they didn't like his worth ethic. I'd rather them cut bait quick than hold too long. It is a little weird considering chances of Det not taking him back for $50k seem remote even if he can clear waivers (prob won't), so the claim and DFA to outright route was always unlikely to work.

He actually cleared waivers and rejected his outright to AAA Charlotte, then signed an milb deal with the Brewers, if we're being technical.

The blonde one that's in her early 30s that has been in there for a few seasons is their physical therapist. Went to college with her, nice gal and very cool job.

I am fine with Vargas sitting today, but this was a little bit of my concern with Elko. If you're married to playing AV most everyday, and the Sox sure seem to be, that means that one of Vargas, Sosa or Rojas have to sit. And the first two need all the ABs they can get and Rojas might be our 2nd best player.

Out of options.

I'd rather them shuffle the backend of the roster than not. This is one thing Getz seems much more willing to do than Hahn. You're not going to find franchise savers on the waiver wire, but you can find useful pieces if you try. You can't if you just sit on your hands.

Per Sox Twitter.

I mean, they'll IL Meidroth if he's hurt enough to be out a bit and will DFA someone else (likely Maton or Palacios) if not. They're not going to "phantom IL" Meidroth.

Glad Elko got the call, he's earned it. I'll be rooting for the guy, but I have low expectations. 30% K rates in the minor leagues do not translate well to the big leagues, especially for a DH type. I suspect most of the those clamoring for him the past month will be complaining about his inability to make contact in no time.

Why would you phantom IL one of your few interesting young players? He's either legitimately dinged up and is expected to be unavailable for a week, or it'll be someone else.

Gotta be Palacios if Meidroth isn't going back to the IL.

When will we get the free Corey Julks thread drop?

What makes AV an entitled prima Donna? Literally strikes me as the opposite. Simply due to that Osik dudes tweet? AV has hit in 6 of 7 games and reached base in 12 straight. Still hitting the ball hard. Maybe just maybe things are turning a bit.

Tavares is pretty uninteresting to me. Low OBP. Ks 3x more than he walks. Is he an improvement on Palacios? Yah, sure. But I don't really see the need to pay the guy $5M or whatever he is owed to be bad.

Meh. Soxtalk is one small % of Sox fans. Plenty out there seem to think he's the savior without looking any further. Fwiw - I think Elko has earned a shot. I just don't think he'll be any good when gets it.

Right!? Sox fans crack me up. I've been as hard on Colson as anyone, but "s%*# or get off the pot" time is at least two years away. Dude just turned 23. And the rest of the fanbase is ready to anointp Tim Elko, who is the same age as AV, the savior of the franchise.

Plays like this for another 6-8 weeks and he's definitely returning a top 100 prospect or two. Big if tho, one streaky dude!

That deal was definitely a player short with Kopech being involved. But it's obvious no one was going to give up a ton for Erick Fedde, a back end rotation guy having a really nice first half. Vargas was clearly the most interesting offensive piece they were offered in return. If Vargas can even be a just a meh starter putting up 6-8 WAR over his Sox tenure, the deal was a win for the Sox. Still a very big if. But you also have two very decent premium position prospects as well, which we all know the Sox need in spades. "Fallout disaster" seems to be reach.

Huh? He is currently on pace for 2 fWAR, which is what I said. Almost all do that has come in this small sample of him being really good, yes. No one is denying that. He could forget how to bat again tomorrow. But he's hitting and outside of a blunder today, he's been excellent in the field which wasn't really expected. It's a positive development - enjoy it for a millisecond man. It's ok.