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You’re also assuming that no one improves on this scenario. The Sox are fucked if TA, Yoan, Robert and Eloy don’t play more games and are better than they were in 22. I think we all can agree on that.

His biggest role was answering the phone from one of the other most worthless members of the coaching staff - the guy who makes the replay review decisions. Talk about a trio of worthlessness - replay guys to Duncan to TLR.

I didn't peg you for a big model guy.

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I believe Tapia is an awful defender.

Sheets has next to no value. He's far more valuable to the Sox as an Eloy injury replacement in AAA / 1 month fill in for until Colas arrives than anything he is fetching on the trade market.

Yuppp, but its change. Just not great change.

We are going to have to live with this FO until 1 of three things happen: 1) Jerry dies. 2) Jerry sells the team. 3) KW stays to his word and retires whenever this contract is up. Nothing is happening until one of those 3 happens.

Yeah, I do too but not exactly things I can do a nightly basis. I have next to no interest in football. I like college hoops, but doesn't return for another month. Lots of boring weeknights without baseball at my place. I got my first kid on the way though, that'll change things in a hurry lol.

Glad the season is OVAH. It was brutal. But I already struggling to find things to do with my evenings. Its a looooooong 6 months waiting for my passion to return.

Texas, Toronto and Philly all have interim managers as well.

My grades: A: Cease A-: Cueto B+: Andrus, Lopez B: Lynn, Lambert B-: Zavala, Hendriks, Abreu, Martin, Banks, Mendick C+: Eloy, Kopech, Vaughn, Cairo (as interim) C : TA, Graveman, Sheets, Romy C-: Robert, Harrison, Ruiz, Foster, Bummer, Velazquez, Burger D : Giolito, Moncada, Pollock F: Leury, Kuechel, Kelly, Diekman, Engel, Grandal, Sousa F-: LARUSSA

Those are some generous grades IMO

This media member is an absolute idiot if he believes that. The cubs got absolutely scorched in that deal even if Eloy decides he’s done with baseball and retires this offseason. There is no way they’re flaunting that deal and no way Hahn is furious about it.

Twins don’t need a 1b. Both Arraez and Kirilloff need to play there.

What happened?

Try AAA.

Leury still can't get off the bench. Lol. Makes me think there actually maybe is a chance the org moves on from him. He has 1 PA since September 11th lol.

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Why? Why not just stash Sheets and Burget in AAA until they're needed? This roster is loaded with injury prone guys. Having slightly better than replacement level players who won't get embarrassed offensively at the big league level is pretty nice to have. Neither Burger nor Sheets are returning anything all that interesting, so just keep them for depth. Them both having options is a huge feather in the Sox cap, IMO. That all said, penciling either of them as even role players on the big league level would be a huge mistake, just like it was this season.

I think if we trade AV, targeting Jazz is ideal. Even if it takes trading one of Sosa/JRod/Ramos in the deal.

I like this plan, and not too dissimilar from mine. I was on the Conforto train hard for 22, so I can't completely nix it now ---- I think he's a solid back up plan. But after watching that charade of an OF defense in 22, I just really feel like they need to target a better OF. If Conforto costs $12M, just choke up the extra $6-8M for Nimmo who is a much better defender. Alot of $ comes off the books after 2023. I am willing to let 2B for fully internal to make the dollars balance. I also think that Wong is a solid name to target, but I don't think he's a very good defender. Love he bats left handed and would take him 100/100 times over Harrison, but I do think if we're going to bring in a 2B, we should target one that both fields his position AND bats left handed.

I don't think it would be smart to sign a guy who has never played 2B before to play 2B everyday, but may as well put him out there for shits and gigs today.

For a team dearth of power, trading the one guy with very real power, while also far from his peak value, seems like questionable decision making at best.

Elvis 2B, AV 3B, Sheets 1B, Perez C, Engel CF, Romy LF, Leury SS, Harrison DH, Payton RF That probably about as goofy as it could get while resting all the regulars.