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Very nice! Pleasantly surprised by this one!

Most Sox fans on Twitter (really any fan base) have no fucking clue what they’re talking about.

The Twins are very unlikely to trade Buxton and/or Berrios. Need to be absolutely blown away. Take that on pretty strong word.

Good to have Aaron back. Strange with with ReyLo at this point but I root for the guy. Not like Foster has been good.

You suggested moving him to 2N literally like 3 days ago.

Gotcha. Didn’t look there. Feel free to delete.

For sure. It’s not August yet.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/white-sox-acquire-deivy-grullon.html

For cash. Per MLbTR. Surprised there want a thread yet. Definitely not a big move but the man will likely replace Zavala on the 26 man.

Kopechs innings have already been limited. He needs to throw 80-100 innings this season to be a full fledged starter the Sox need him to be in 22. He needs to be starting games regularly in August and September.

This is brought up every thread. The answer is still no.

Still doesn't make any sense for a spot start. He can start Wednesday, and then again on Monday on regular rest. I would think the Sox would prefer him on regular rest than 9 days of rest.

That makes sense. Dude was always posting the foodies.

Hmmm. Why didn’t Carlos pitch on Tue then? Lame

Except Escobar has been measurably better than Story this year. And is actually a 2B. You also have the reality that Story has never been that great of a hitter outside of Colorado. That said, I probably agree. Story is definitely a more exciting name, even tho the production may not be worth the extra acquisition cost.

I don't think Story would cost THAT much. Maybe a Burger/Sheets type + some low level back-end top 30 flyer. They just need something better than the comp pick. There won't be much competition for Story (outside maybe the Yanks) as the teams in contention are pretty well covered in the MI. I also don't love the fit, but I'd certainly support a Sheets + insert prospect rated between 20-30 in the system type deal. Thing is, you might be able to get Escobar for just the "insert prospect rated between 20-30 in the system". Is Story THAT much of an upgrade on Escobar, really? Then again, does Sheets really have a role on this club moving forward sans some doomsday injury scenario like we've seen this year. Sheets (and Burger) do still have 2 more option years after this, so Sox could certainly milk that if they chose.

Agreed. At this point, I think I'd be good with Escobar and a reliever or two. Keep your eye out if a RF presents itself for a good price, but I really don't want to trade Crochet.

I hope Reylo figures it out someday. Seems like a good guy. Likely won’t be with Sox tho.

Jerry is ordering an expensive bottle of wine tonight! He just saved $300k!

Lamber was removed after 1 inning yesterday fwiw.

Even if he’s being DFAd, doesn’t mean he needs to be scratched. He can pitch in AAA even if there an an impending DFA no?

I would have a problem with it, but got to give to get. The Sox lineup is mostly set for the foreseeable future. I'd MUCH rather see them open the pocketbook for RF than shorten the window by trading away a key piece like Crochet. Anderson SS, Moncada 3B, Abreu 1B, Eloy DH, Robert CF, Conforto RF, Grandal C, Vaughn LF, Madrigal 2B is the stuff dreams are made of. My god almighty.

They will be. I am confident of that. Hahn has said as a much a million times.

I disagree, but its a fair take. Springer would have been nice, but he wasn't a perfect fit by any means. Conforto will also require significantly less financial commitment at htis point. This lineup needs balance. Not go get all Lillian, but we need a LH bat that isn't allergic to the walk in RF. This team remains very right handed heavy and free swinging outside of 2 players. Gallo would work too, but I personally would balk at what it would require. I don't even know if a Crochet + Burger + Thompson/Dalquist/Kelley gets it done. Its very possible we don't have the bullets to get Gallo without subtracting more than Crochet from the MLB team. I personally don't even want to move Crochet for him. Also, I am not penciling Cespedes or Colas into anything. Neither are that highly regarded around the league. If one of them turns into an everyday regular in the OF, great. But I don't think anyone should be counting on that.

lol. Conforto has a very solid track record as a 3.5-4 WAR player. Lifetime wRC+ and OPS+ of 125 in the league. He's a very good player, he bats LH, good OBP. He's a great fit for this club. I don't know exactly what is going on with him this season, but before the 2021 season he was looking at $100M+ deal. His price tag has certainly gone down in 21 due to his performance to date, but he's by far the best FA fit for the Sox in RF. If he returns to what he has always done, he is going to make a team very very very happy and create a ton of value. Who would you suggest is a better FA option?