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Has EE been back to the US since his fathers funeral?

Definitely Leury at the moment. I do think they’ll sign someone who can cover SS. Brad Miller maybe?

I think he'll get 130 starts at catcher now that EE is in the fold. McCann is not going to start against every LHP.

Huh? Grandal's career splits are fairly even. Grandal has a career .362 OBP against LHP. McCann is going to get some starts against LHP which he hits well, but they definitely aren't going to sit our prized new catcher against all LHP as you just suggested.

I would, but it would need to be insanely team friendly. Something like the Kingery deal. 6 years $23M with three team options. 2020: $750k 2021: $1.25M 2022: $2M 2023: $4M 2024: $6M 2025: $8M 2026 team option: $10M ($1M buyout) 2027 team option: $11M ($1M buyout) 2028 team option: $12M ($1M buyout) I would do that.

Its a bit of a hot take, I admit that. But Micker has as much as upside as anyone. Just a few years ago Micker was #2 behind Eloy and ahead of Gleyber Torres and Rafael Devers as the top international prospects in the 2013 class. Injuries have killed him. But Adolfo has the body type you can dream on, and if he can stay healthy, I like his chances of dominating the minors this year and getting back to being a top end prospect. He just turned 23, so it has to happen quick for sure. I believe with his injuries the Sox got another option year so I think he still has 2020 and 2021 to figure it out before they have to make a real decision on him. Like I said, I have high hopes if he can stay healthy.

MLB. He's already a top 10 prospect in the system.

I have high hopes for Micker this season. I think he'll be a top 30 type prospect a year form now IF (and a big if) he can stay healthy in 2020.

Will he though? With EE in the fold, Grandal is going to catch 130+ games. Abreu and EE cover 1B and DH and will play most days. Eloy will get some time at DH. Abreu, EE and Eloy all murder LHP, which makes it even tougher to get McCann at bats against LHP. There really isn't an avenue for him to get a "significant amount of playing time" barring an injury to Grandal. And none of this even considers Collins, who I would imagine is going to start in AAA, but if an injury to EE or Abreu occurred, I feel like Collins would take a lot of those at bats before McCann would. I am all for keeping McCann around because he's cheap, he's good insurance and I don't think he has much if any trade value. But he's not going to play much if Grandal, EE and Abreu are healthy.

McCann is just a year removed from getting non-tendered from one of the worst teams in the game. I am sure he's disappointed he's not going to the starting catcher (I mean, who wouldn't be?), but I don't think he's going to be a clubhouse problem. Doesn't seem like that type of guy. Its a bummer of a situation from for him personally, but he doesn't strike me as the type of guy that is going to make it an issue.

I won't be mad if the Sox sign Pence, but I struggle to see how he really adds much over Leury. I'd much rather get a guy who can play 2B and the OF.

Sure, but its our concern in finding a fit that actually makes sense. I don't think the Mets are giving up anything interesting for 1 year of McCann to be Ramos backup.

Rangers make some sense, but for who? Brett Martin is kind of interesting but not sure we need another lefty.

Sox aren't getting anything worthwhile for McCann IMO. If they were, he'd be gone already. He provides value on this team - I wouldn't trade him unless we are getting a legit pen piece back. I mean, he'd be a time share in both of those places too.

Pence has not been a positive contributor on the defensive side of the ball since 2009.

They non tendered him.

You should change your screen name to TL;DR.

He’ll be in Chicago by late April. It’s like 15 games. They can make do in the meantime.

Crazy thing is, if Robert plays 150+ games, he probably doesn’t need to hit much better than .250/.310/.420 to be a 3.5 win player.

Yah Holt makes a lot of sense. Is a LHB but does have pretty even platoon splits.

Buxton now has three years of control left after they left him in the minors 2 years ago after his injury. Would have been a FA after 2021 with Sano. Now its after 2022.

I'd be fine with Gennett or Dietrich as a cheap stop gap 2B fill in, then bench piece. Neither has signed yet. But both hit lefty so neither would be a good platoonmate for Mazara down the line. Sox could use someone that can cover 3B for a couple weeks. We really don't have anyone on the roster to cover 3B. I guess Leury could do it, but I don't think that'd be very pretty. Honestly, I kind of think the Sox resign Yolmer at this point on like a 1 year $3M deal.

I have no problem with Collins starting in AAA. But I actually think the Sox stand pat in the OF right now. Leury will be Mazara's platoon mate. Mendick can cover 2B for the couple games Leury has to play RF against LHP early in the season. I think the Sox more likely to add a cheap 1 year 2B. I suppose it would be ideal if that guy could also play RF and end up being Mazara's platoon mate once Madrigal arrives, but the only FA that really fits that description at this point is Zobrist.

I would imagine he can dunk with ease.

Really only like $950k, if we're being specific.