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I listened to the CHGO podcast they put out last night on TLR. I've started listening to that lately and its pretty solid. Duber is always interesting to listen to as he is fairly articulate, and is also in the clubhouse and has a better feel for those things than those without that exposure. I was surprised - though maybe I shouldn't be - to hear his take that he does think this is legitimately Tony stepping away for his health, and not something the Sox were encouraging. IE: the Sox may not have gone in a different direction had this heart issue not popped up. We'll likely never know one way or the other, but fuckina, if the Sox were actually going to let TLR come back if his doctors cleared him its just so frustrating.

Right, which is just another reason why resigning Abreu makes very little sense.

Johnny has earned himself a nice little payday for 2023. I could see him getting $8-10M. I'd probably look for younger options. We could use a lefty, too.

Problem with the retain Abreu, sign Nimmo and trade AV scenario is once you add a stopgap 5th SP, you're adding probably at least $38-45M to payroll with Nimmo ~$18-20M, Abreu ~$12-15m, SP $8-12M. That means Sox would be operating with payroll around $210-215m, which is $20M higher than this season. I find that unlikely.

Just sign Nimmo. That's the easy answer. Then you have the option to resign Abreu, or trade AV. I'd let Abreu walk and give 1B to AV, personally. But if you could do something like AV + Yolbert + Dalquist (may need to part with 1 of Sosa/Ramos/Jrod instead of Yolbert realistically) for Jazz, I could be swayed back to that direction if you don't overpay Abreu. Anderson SS, Nimmo RF, Robert CF, Eloy DH, Abreu 1B, Moncada 3B, Colas LF, Yaz C, Jazz 2B is pretty sexy, if you ask me. That lineup balance makes me pretty excited.

FWIW, Pollock's natural position is definitely not RF. Its probably CF, but he's a much better (and more comfortable) LF than RF.

No one would be worse than Tony. Honestly. I'd prefer a 4th grade girls softball team coach.

Leury has 18 PA since Cairo took over. Glued to the bench. Leury averaged 70 PA a month in May-July.

I’d rather have seen Tony publicly humiliated and fired into the sun. But I guess this will have to do. Sox immediately become more viable next season with this clown out of the way, but lots of work to do. Ready to start seeing that progress tomorrow.

Id prefer someone that is under 60, ideally under 50. We don’t need to run it back with an old man.

Leury has always seemed like a good guy. He has a great attitude. I think what Tony did to him was unfair, but obviously giving him 3/$15.5m was crazy. I think he’ll be fine as the 26th man on the roster next 2 seasons.

Because his value is as low as it’s ever been and he has the ability to be a top of the rotation starter? I don’t see how this is hard to understand.

Any chance he gets.

I think this year shows that some seasons it’s worthy of expansion. Other seasons will prove that it’s not. I don’t like it, but the teams in the playoffs this season will all deserve to be there.

No one in the NL knows how to hit I thought? Shouldn’t be an issue in your book!

This. Sox really need to do a better job building a rotation in Charlotte. Just a pitiful job this year. Absolutely insane Hahn kept claiming and retaining just awful relievers on the 40 man and never brought in SP. Just terrible.

Looks like Matt Zaleski is in the dugout tonight. Good for him.

Perez is up. Seby on IL.

I'd like to see Carlos Perez get at least 3 starts rest of the way. I know his 1 game was really rough, but hopefully just nerves. We're gonna need him some next season, so would be nice to get his feet wet.

Great "analysis"!

Yeah, I don't think you're right here at all, but time will tell.

The history you're suggesting is a wildly limited sample size. Ignoring half the league based on some stupid thought that any NL player will fail in Chicago is well....stupid.

I actually don't hate the trade TA idea. It just depends on what the offers look like. TA should have a good bit of value, he's not a good SS, and I am speculating here, but the whole ASG announcement thing and clear lack of leadership in clubhouse this season makes me think he may not be favorite in the clubhouse. If you can get a nice return for him, I'd be open to it...he only has 2 years of control. That being said, my price to move TA would be very high, I am not just moving him to the highest bidder. You also need to find a SS now in that scenarioideally one that can field their position. We all know the Sox won't be in the running for the high end FAs. Also, your avoid all NL players take continues to be just an awful one.

Opt out of Anderson? My lord, what a terrible take.