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I'd trade Collins a NY minute at this point. Dude doesn't even play. If someone actually wanted him, you trade his ass immediately. Even next year when McCann is gone, Grandal should be catching damn near every day like he has every season until this one. Collins has no real role on this club moving forward other than just depth. Now, I wouldn't just give him away. I am talking about another club that actually values him in a trade.

I didn't say Kopech didn't have value. I said its at its lowest since his early Boston days, to which I still believe. Dude hasn't thrown a competitive pitch in 2 years.

Delmonico was already optioned for Lopez.

Trading Kopech at his literal lowest value since his early Boston days, after we just recouped a full year of service time, seems like......a really stupid decision.

Hard pass.

I'll eat crow. I wanted this guy nowhere near the MLB roster. He's been quite impressive. I actually wish Ricky would use him more! Ride the hot hand while you can...

Let's start with these two against the really bad Pirates. 8-4 would be solid, but if we can get these 2 against the Pirates, I would hope to do better than 6-4 in the next 10. Ideally gotta get 2 of 3 from Minnesota, too.

Insanity. Cease alone has far more FV than Lynn. Nor would I trade Cease alone for Lynn. Nor does trading Cease for Lynn really do much to solidify our rotation as we just robbed peter to pay paul.

That too, but I certainly wouldn't say that is the biggest weakness. There will still be some tension for the last couple spots the last weekend of the season, I would guess. It just in general makes the regular season pointless. In baseball any team can with a 3 game series. To work all season to win your division, and then have to play some upstart 8 seed in a 3 game series is just terrible structure. I've always felt that the first round should be 7 games pre-covid season rules. IF you're going to do any sort of playoff expansion, it should be 3 division winners and 3 wild card. Top 2 records of the division winners get byes. Division winner #3 vs WC #3, WC #1 vs. WC #2 in a 5 game series. Division winner #1 gets to pick their opponent in the next round. Only real negative to that is that the best two teams in each league have to sit around for a week, which is tough in baseball. I think you'd also have to try to go to a more balanced schedule if you did this.

Its just such a shitty situation for the top seeds. In a 162 game season, you go 110-52 and then lose 2 of game2 to a team that went 79-83 in the 1/8 seed game and POOF - season over. Dumb. It works for this season. But it will be a travesty if this structure continues after 2020.

He is making $4.5M in 2020 though. Are you ready to pay him $6.5-7.5M via arb? I doubt the Sox are. Maybe they non-tender him and get him to sign a cheap deal later in the offseason as insurance when he realizes there isn't a robust market for his services. I would be good with that - but I doubt Rodon will agree to pay cut before arbitration.

Id probably try to give him until Friday. We will likely have Madrigal back tonight and Danny can cover 3B against the woeful Pirates for 2 days.

He literally got claimed by the first team that had a chance.

Madrigal should be back at some point this week.

Its just frustrating to see people continue to disregard half the game. Plus, the Reds just signed the dude and are trying to win. They aren't going to trade him.

Mhmmm. I was not ready to throw in the towel on Rodon this past offseason, but I am now fairly certain his days as a Sox are over after 2020. If we get a little bit of use out of him in the pen later on this season, great. But he's a definite non-tender following 2020 at this point.

I think Dunning is technically eligible to return on Saturdya the 29th. I'd probably try to avoid Reynaldo vs. Minnesota and shift Cease to Friday. Still would be pitching on normal 4 day rest. PIT: Giolito and Keuchel KC: Cease (Friday), ReyLo (Sat), Dunning (Sun) MN: Giolito, Keuchel, Cease

A couple ticks behind Lopez, was the quote.

No. He's throwing in Schaumburg.

I bet Dunning is recalled for Saturday or Sunday start against KC. PIT: Giolito and Keuchel KC: ReyLo, Cease and Dunning MN: Giolito, Keuchel, ReyLo

Was there ever any update on lambert when he was shifted to 45 day IL? Do we know anything other than "forearm strain"? Surgery necessary?

By my count, that means 56 total guys (28 on active roster, and 28 on 10 day IL or in Schaumburg). Did not include 45 day DL guys - guessing they don't count in the 60.

Fegan tweeted that Bryan Mitchell and Adalbert Mejia released. Kodi Medeiros, Danny Dipico and Zach Remillard added to Schaumburg.

Not confirmed. Mazara has said he had strep.

I'd be fine with it if they can find a way to get him in the everyday lineup. Just not really sure how you do that unless you get cute in RF.