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Well it'd be nice if any of the dopes that cover this team actually try to get some fucking information on what is going on. I am not holding my breath, though. Like why is Merkin telling people that Robert is in the clubhouse, and then just crickets. Its annoying AF.

Sort of sad to see the O's subtract.

Yanks gonna have quite a 40 man crunch....

No roster move today, so clearly he's in Chicago for more testing. No bueno.

Color me....unsurprised. Hopefully we actually get the Monday update we were promised.

Sox fans love to get worked up about worthless mentions of the Sox tied to elite talent.

What in the world is dreamy about a 33 YO SP with an ERA and FIP just below 5 since the start of 2021? Not sure why the Sox would want Hendricks. Outside of Crochet, what you listed off for the Sox is pretty close to worthless and probably isn't getting you anything from the Cubs you listed outside of perhaps Givens and Robertson.

He's only due, what, like $3M ROS?

Engel isn't an impending FA fwiw.

Yeah idk. Seems stupid to let your best player be the one you fuck with to save Seby Zavala or Reese McGuire's roster spot. Really hoping I am wrong and Luis is activated today. The tealeaves just don't add up.

Mazara is also playing for them against RHP.

Shrug. Hope not. Sox obviously need Robert playing or its all for naught anyway.

It is going to be fascinating to see if they a) win a world series in the next few years; and b) see how awful and expensive that club is when the run ends.

If that is the case, why bother sending him to AAA at all? Send the dude on a plane by himself to Nashville to DH Friday night, and then call it good? Obviously he "got sick" on Saturday, but the decision making doesn't make much sense if they activate him today. But obviously that is what I am hoping for because the other alternative isn't a good one.

Their roster is such a strange collections of players.

I would be shocked if Robert is in Chicago to get activated.

It’d be great to have one of those 6-8 week stretches where everything TA hits finds the OF grass.

I just don't get this huge opposition to Gallo by some. He's a far better option in RF against RHP than Gavin Sheets, and that is the bar to clear. And he shouldn't cost much to acquire. What's the harm? Cutting into Pollock's playing time against RHP in which he's produced an 65 wRC+ this season?

According to Hahn's latest statement, the hope is he'll be back in September. But he definitely caveated that it is no guarantee.

Yeah, I mean I'd be cool with Quintana type if he's cheap just so we can skip/control Kopech's innings a bit down the stretch. He's currently on pace for ~140 IP in the regular season, which is probably a little high. But yeah, not a huge priority IMO.

Definitely. I already grabbed him to stream in fantasy tonight. 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 K incoming.

Well it sounds like a handful of teams are interested, so you're going to have to give up something. A low level pitching prospect rated between 20-30 in a bottom 5 farm system in the game that is widely considered pretty terrible after the top 15 or so isn't very much. But yeah, I mean I'd acquire him for less if possible.

I cannot for the life of me believe the that the FO is still buying into whatever the fuck it is Menechino is preaching. Its impossible that they're as dumb as they look at times. For whatever reason they're clearly going to let Frank keep his job thru this season, but he's on the first plane out of Chicago thereafter. No way he's not fired, so I cannot imagine Hahn and KW give two fucks about his opinion.

Right. I'd rather bet on that than giving up the pieces to acquire Montas/Mahle, unless it comes cheaper than we all expect.

My guesses: Gallo, Givens and Matt Moore. Best guesses at returns: Joey Gallo +$1M for Kohl Simas Givens for Jason Bilous + Seby Zavala Matt Moore for Luis Mieses