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If you actually have OFs on the roster that are better fits to play the OF (Nimmo and Colas) and competent management, sure they can.

I mean, this organization is also not in a position to continue to punt OF defense, athleticism and lineup balance. Look where that gets us!!! Nimmo is a way better roster fit than Jose. We have a guy who is already a comparable hitter to Jose than plays his position and is a decade+ younger. Let’s not let emotions get in the way here.

You apparently, since you logged into a Sox message board and entered a winner thread.

A streak. It starts with 2.

Except AV is a good bet to be close to as good as Abreu and you don’t have to ruin his value by sticking him in The OF, and he costs 1/30 as much as Abreu will. It also opens DH for Eloy and frees ~$15M AAV to sign a real OF that helps other team needs. Look, I love Jose Abreu. Build him a statue. I don’t think the org will let him walk. But they absolutely should.

He should play somewhere in IF damn near everyday rest of way.

The calls for Lance being cooked may have been a tad premature

It starts with 2. Cy Cueto vs. Mustached Mengden

Hopefully soon so we don’t have to worry about him returning anymore. I hope Tony is alright, but this is the most excited I’ve been about the Sox in a while. Tony was awful in every way imaginable and this clubs future is much brighter without him around.

And then sign another SP for more that is probably not any better? You trade Gio, you have to replace him.

Including this year? If so, Conforto is high AF if he rejected that.

I literally just said what I'd do in the post you quoted..... I'd let Abreu walk. All three don't work on the same roster. Its abundandly clear at this point. Trading Eloy for a dime on the dollar just to watch him hit 40 homers elsewhere next year? Yeah, i'll pass.

Yeah, see I am not giving Eloy away. He's worth more to the Sox than anyone else. What I am doing with him is making him the everyday DH and making it such that Gavin Sheets isn't penciled in as an everyday player so when Eloy only play 100 games, we have a built in replacement. Giving up on Eloy makes 0 sense. Just let the dude who is actually a FA and is the root cause of the awful team defense exit the picture before his production actually catches up to his age.

Rosters expand by 2. Its not going to be some large number of newcomers tomorrow. Foster will be 1. Bummer will be back next week. Yoan should be back next week. I hope they give Mark Payton the 2nd spot, but its highly likely to go to someone on the 40 man because god forbid we lose the services of Yoan Ayabar or Anderson Severino. So I am expecting Haseley until Yoan is back.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/08/31/tony-la-russa-white-sox-manager-out-health-heart-tests/7952912001/ For what its worth, Boob's article says it was a heart issue flagged yesterday from a recent visit to the cardiologist and further tests today indicated that he needed additional testing and headed home to AZ to get that done.

Sure. Again, I’m not here to debate that AJP is best option. He’s not. I just think his fire would be a welcome change from the current regime that has zero and has left us with a boring lifeless club. I am not familiar enough with how the guys on this club likes or respects Pierzynski to comment on that. But what I do know is what they’re doing currently is not working.

He’s the opposite of Ventura. I respect the opinion tho. I’d prefer a legit managerial hire like they should have done with Hinch 2 years ago. But if it’s gotta be a former player because that’s the way the Sox do business, I like AJPs fire for this club. Ventura was a bump on a log.

If the Sox go in some amazing run to finish the season that starts after a 2-9 stretch immediately before TLRs “health problems”, there is simply no way he’s coming back.

We tend to generally be on the same page on things. If you keep Abreu, what do you do with Eloy and AV?

Now that TLR is out of the way, can we root for a 15 game win streak now? ?

There is no fucking way man.

Hope Tony is alright, but also hope his days of any affiliation with this organization are over. Its for the best for all parties.

Managing an MLB team shouldn't really be that hard. I just want someone younger and with fire. I'd prefer they do a legit search as well, but if AJP wanted the job, I think he'd be a fantastic fit. He's not a Sox lifer by any stretch and the dude is fiery as AF. I'd bet my bottom dollar these dudes would play hard for him; the nonchalant no hustle days would be gone immediately. What I don't want is some over the hill old goat. We need a younger voice that is in tune with the current game.

IDK, maybe a little bit? Don't see how Renteria is relevant at this point. Again, don't really see any good reason they Sox would hand Cairo the job short of the people just basically thinking they'll make the dumbest decision possible. I get it, but I think Jirschele or even Pierzynski are more likely than Cairo if we actually do get a new manager. That all said, while Cairo would be a poor hire, I'd prefer him 10000000000000000x to TLR.

Why would they give Cairo the job permanently? He's a tony guy, has no ties to the organization, isn't a JR buddy and certainly wouldn't be Hahn's choice. I think its fair to have concerns about the Sox not doing their full due diligence on a new manager (if we get one), but I highly doubt they just had the job to Cairo if TLR "steps down" or is "promoted".