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lol, between Vinny and DVS, Sox have lost the two most readily available Sox content beats. Bad news

Very good and 100% correct move

Not for Carela. They just optioned him to AA. He won't open up a spot.; have to be on MLB IL.

Honestly, fine with me. I'd be playing Colas and Fletcher every day if it were up to me.

JR is 89. The man isn't living to 104.

lol can't wait for the reactions on this one.

And as I've stated here many times for all these signings, I'd rather just play the fringe young guys. If you're not going to see what you have with those types coming off a 121 loss season, while almost certainly staring at another well into triple digit loss total, may as well try to find out who can help you in the future. None of these garbage heap vet signings will help the Sox in the future, and even if they play amazing, you're getting trash in return. It's a terrible strategy.

I absolutely loathe the Sox offseason. It makes no fucking sense.

I guess the logic might be that at $950k he might actually clear waivers. I hope so, but he definitely wouldn't have been my choice to cut, especially for another soft tossing lefty. Feels like Wilson was a good first half away from being a trade asset, with next to no risk if it didn't work out.

You'll never see me complain about minor league deals, but FFS, play the fringe young controllable talent at the big league level.

I want nothing to do with Amaya. Rojas isn't a SS. Colson shouldn't sniff the big leagues until he earns it, but no earlier than mid May. Early season Sosa, Baldwin and Meidroth can make it work until Colson takes over.

Yikes. Do not like cutting bait on Wilson.

The prospect they got for Banks is actually very interesting.

Always been a fan

Which is completely worthless to the Sox. Dude was on the team last year, and they lost the most games in the baseball history. Sox would win more games with Crochet in 2025, but they'd still be a terrible 110+ loss team. Sitting on that asset while it depreciates (and has significant risk of injury) is outrageously stupid. I don't care if Crochet wins the CY in 2025; in fact, I hope he does. It doesn't change anything.

Not following the logic here. There is no scenario where 6 years of service is better than 7 years of service minus two weeks. The remote chance of a draft pick may change the calculus ever so slightly, but not enough for a team in the Sox position IMO. Colson was terrible last year in a hitter's paradise; doubt that something will click enough in 1 offseason for him to take the big leagues by storm. Also, if Colson comes up and is Alex Rodriguez (whether that is in April or May), there is plenty of reasons he could see the end of that control is a Sox uniform. Are you suggesting the Sox wouldn't be relevant by 2028/9 and would be looking to deal him anyway? And if that is your position, why in the world would would you trade 15 some games of a rookie for 162 of a prime player? It makes no sense.

Idk for sure, to be honest. I would assume since he signed a 1 year mlb deal, the Sox owe him his mlb salary (which is basically league min) even if he is optioned, or DFA (and not claimed).

You should always plays the service time game with anyone other than fringe guys, IMO. Will never change my position on that.

I think it is possible. To be fair to AV, he was dealt a tough hand. No minor league development due to covid. Getting thrown into a position he hadn't played since little league at the big league level. Dealing with failure he'd never dealt with at the big league level. Everything that has transpired with the Sox since mid-22. Couldn't be easy. I do think he has more in there. He's probably never going to reach his draft day projections, and his lack of athleticism and defensive ability really makes him a bat only player, but I do think he's a big leaguer. He's definitely a guy that had the Sox non-tendered him, I wouldn't be shocked at to have seen him go elsewhere and turn into .280/.335/.440 type hitter. Could still happen after 2026 too, I suppose. Would sure be nice to see him have a really nice first half and move him with a 1.5 seasons of control.

I believe this is correct. By avoiding arb, you're signing them to a guaranteed contract. Same would go for Penn Murfee, who may didn't have penciled into the pen, and close to the chopping block. Though his deal would be a much cheaper one to swallow.

I am all for pointing and laughing at the O's. I got a lot of joy out of watching them go 0-5 in the past 2 postseasons. And they still don't have the pitching to compete in the playoffs. But let's also take a step back and realize how good of a position player foundation they have. They may not have a top tier farm anymore, but when you have Gunnar Henderson, and Jackson Holliday, and Jordan Westberg, and Adley Rutschman, and Cody Mayo, and Heston Kjerstad, and Colton Cowser - do you really need an elite farm system? That team is going to be good for a long time.

I get why most are done with AV. But its not like Sox have any other great options between 1B/DH after Vargas. May as well give him one more shot to turn into a tradeable asset. $5.85M is nothing in baseball terms. If he sucks again, you simply non-tender for 2026 and move along.

That's pretty cheap. Please turn into a real trade asset this year.

Murfee or Ellard is my guess. I don't think they cut Colas just yet (maybe that is just a hope).