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I think they want Beltran.

Hopefully as bench coach.

I'd love this is the Sox turned around actually signed one of the legit FA SS. But they won't. Struggle to see why Dbacks make this deal tho.

I don’t think “getting into better shape” is Yoan’s issue.

Vinnie Duber is a great listen and likable dude, but he’s but he’s just guessing.

I don't get this logic at all. In order to get a pitcher with the upside of Gio, you're paying way more than $1/10-11M. It continues to make zero sense. Not to mention it just creates 2 holes in the rotation instead of 1. If the Sox trade Gio, I have little doubt they'll regret it in short order.

Are these the same people that told you that Hahn is butthurt because the Cubs are laughing at the Sox about Eloy? Grandal is immoveable. He's due $18.25M He's a DFA, or salary dump for a couple million at best, which at that point, you may as well try to make use of him in a part time role since you're paying him anyway. You can always cut him in June, and Seby and Perez are at least serviceable options. Sox need more players with the profile (not attitude) of Moncada, not less. Getting rid of our 1 true plus defender and a guy that provides lineup balance when he has negative value makes no sense. Sox are stuck with Moncada for 2023. TA should in no way, shape, or form be grouped with those 2. He has legitimate value, despite his shortcomings, and I believe the Sox could do quite well if they traded him. But that feels like a move that in most scenarios, makes the 2023 team worse, not better. Hard for me to wrap my head around Hahn taking that dive considering circumstances; feels to me he is pot committed to making something out of this core the next 2 seasons.

This. Sox need most of these guys to be really good if they're going to be good. IF you want to project the same production we got from those guys in 2023 as we got in 2022, legitimately nothing else they do to this team will matter. So if that is your baseline projection, of course this team is going to suck. This isn't rocket science.

Washington would be a great bench coach alongside someone like Beltran. Now would Wash leave ATL to come to Chicago for a lateral move? Prob not.

Lol, there is an enormous difference between maintaining their 2022 payroll in their self-proclaimed championship window, and signing a Judge to a half a billon dollar contract.

Orrr, Sox could just spend ~$200M like they did in 2022, sign Nimmo and a decent 5th SP, and keep Hendriks. A lot of $ comes off the books after 2023 anyway.

I don't see how this team is better without Liam Hendriks, unless the Sox know he's never going to be healthy.

Pollock.

I'd probably keep Mendick around for $1M unless we bring in an established 2B.

This is the route, Will it be taken? Who knows. But definitely should be Plan A.

Woof

Probably. Sox aren’t measurably improving from the Yaz, Seby, Perez situation. Just have to hope Yaz can get his bottom half right and be useful part time catcher next year. I think it’s possible. Supposedly his right knee was just awful all season. I don’t think we’ll get pre-22 Yaz back, but if he can get that OBP up around .330 and run into a few, he’ll be useful. You're paying him $18.25M regardless, and he isn't returning anything and Sox would have to eat most of his contract to move him. May as well just see what you get in April and May before making a decision.

Why would Bennetti leave if Sox allow him to continue to double dip? It’s not like any other sports he calls are daily during the summer.

The org should probably just fold, tbh. Take their ball and go home. The mighty Guardians are far too much to handle.

I am not even sure it id trade three seasons of Cease for Ohtani. Cease is probably the better pitcher right now and you get him for 3 years as opposed to 1 year of Ohtani at $30M. The proposed offer would have been accepted so fast by LAAAAA.

Lol, if Jose hasn’t been the leader of this team who is?

This is really what it comes down to. We need improvement from TA, Robert and Moncada. And big improvement. I mean, we got 2 RBI from Robert in the second half. He was essentially worthless and he’s got 6-8 WAR upside. Those guys bouncing back, coupled with getting AV out of the OF and signing someone like Nimmo or even Conforto, and contributions from Colas….this team can eat up that 13 games win difference from 21 to 22 in a hurry.

Just sign Nimmo. The rest is primarily hogwash, even if some of it may be true. But yeah, sign Nimmo.

He’s also supposed to be the leader of this team and while it’s not completely his fault by any means, this team was a rudderless ship. That coupled with the drop in power and sketchy defense at times gets a B- from me.