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Hahn settled on Kenyan Middleton.

We're back.....for now.

I missed that move. Like his arm.

Yup. I am expecting a very big season from Lucas, tbh.

I’d much rather they spend that money on another OF than a third catcher that is not a good catcher.

Lucas doesn’t have much of leg to stand on this year. He should go out there and pitch extremely well and earn a monster payday on his next contract.

Nice post. Sox are going to be really good if Robert, Eloy and TA each play 130+ games. Add in even just modest bouncebacks from Moncada and Yaz, and even better. Lot of ifs though.

Man, Sox were like a week away from squeezing another year out of Reylo, eh? That said, considering how awful he was in the minors after his demotion, its a borderline miracle he's turned into what he has out of the pen.

Not sure I totally agree, but I understand the sentiment. No one wants to improve in the OF more than I, but I don't think Gavin will kill you out there occasionally against the RHP with him replaced in the later in innings. But like I said, I get it. I'd certainly prefer they sign Duvall and put Gavin in AAA.

As it sits right now, Jake Marisnick. And that's alright.

Not exciting, but its reality. He'll be fine against RHP for a few weeks.

Sheets is very likely our starting RF for the first 3-5 weeks of the season. I don't see the Sox adding a catcher on an MLB deal unless they can turn Seby into something very useful on the trade market.

Alfaro is a legitimately awful catcher. Let's stop with the legitimately awful catchers.

He loves bringing him up any chance he gets. McGuire is awful and is irrelevant to any discussion at this point.

Let’s maybe give Pedro a chance first.

Makes less than zero sense. So likely BS.

I'd rather they give other guys chances than keep trying what isn't working like they did with Harrison. They should have pulled the plug on that in like May.

Lol, jinx.

From a free agency perspective, does a Rougned Odor or Yolmer Sanchez interest you? Its rough out there. Honestly, Harrison probably is the best option. I'd rather just roll with the kids, or try to get someone like Wendle from MIA.

They wouldn't. But that's not really the deal that was being discussed.

Yes, I think TA will be better than Chisholm the next 2 years. This proposed trade just shifts the hole in the infield from 2B to SS. Doesn't make any sense to me. I'd love to acquire Jazz, but for it to make sense, you'd need it to be for prospects, not TA or AV....in my opinion.

I've been making this point continuously on here all offseason. I don't know why I find myself defending Leury - I actually don't like him at all - but folks are acting like his $5.5M AAV (literally like 2.5% of the payroll) actually meaningfully changes things. If Leury has an average season for him in 2023 and 2024, he quite literally will be worth his contract. Furthermore, the Sox are paying Leury regardless. Cutting him solves nothing, especially when there aren't any better options in the org. Cutting him and then signing another utility player (say Jonathan Villar) just makes the dollar problem worse, and you probably aren't getting a better player. If Leury continues his awful play into 2023 - then ya, give him the Keuchel treatment. But there is no good reason to cut him right now. It was an awful deal, likely led by TLR. But it is what it is, and its not really the difference between anything.

If you're going to trade TA, you should trade him for a prospect haul and tear it all down, which obviously isn't the plan after signing Benintendi. Flipping TA+ for Jazz makes this team worse.

Woof what’s the point if you’re moving TA

The Marlins aren't trading Jazz Chisholm without the deal being headlined by a top 50 prospect. If the Sox could get him for spare parts and without including Montgomery/Colas, he'd be on the Sox, or another team by now.