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Having too much pitching is never a bad thing. A 6 man rotation may not be an awful idea either with Kopech and Cease on innings limits and Rodon getting mixed back in at some point. But yah, I am moreso referring to 1 SP from the top 4-5 available options, and then an Alex Wood type that could be moved to the pen or just traded in June/July.

Kopech is going to have a limited number of innings in his arm next year. Whether he starts in the bigs from OD and is shut down in August, or they keep kid gloves on, slowly work up his pitch count and innings in AAA and then bring him to the bigs in June, you're likely getting close to the same amount of (polished) big league innings. Sure, perhaps you get slightly less overall innings since he'd pitch 30-40 innings in AAA in the 2nd scenario, but its definitely worth getting a year back. And I don't know that 30-40 rusty Kopech innings are really going to make that much of a difference in the Sox overall record, especially if they do the right thing and sign 2 legitimate SP this offseason.

One thing to note about Abreu. There seems to be quite a bit of talk about the Sox being interested in JD Martinez. Just off the top of my head, I believe Olney, Steve Phillips and ARod have all mentioned that just within the past few days. I obviously an OK adding JD Martinez to the mix, but it would need to be strictly as a DH with maybe a few games a month in RF. That pretty much relegates Abreu to 1B fulltime, and with Vaughn arriving no later than 2021, I don't really know that Abreu fits for more than 1 more season if JD were brought on board. But, please, for the love of God Sox, don't sign Martinez to be the everyday RF.

Abreu has had a great post ASB. So much so that the 2 year $20M deal we all hoped he’d sign may be getting pretty far fetched.

I mean, to be fair, the pain has certainly not been short term. I don't think the Sox should really be intentionally losing games at this point. I do think finishing with a somewhat respectable record could potentially help with free agents who are picking between several teams and value being on a contender. I had no problem with Covey pitching last night. In terms of options on the active roster, I'd prefer him over Detwiler or Santiago who 100% have no future with the White Sox. Covey is like 99% chance he has no future, but still.

Anderson out of the lineup today. Really don't get that with him so close to the qualifying threshold. Let the kid play.

Could easily give Bernando Flores some starts this month. He needs to be added to the 40 man before the Rule 5 draft in December. But yah, I am not losing much sleep over Covey starting over Detwiler or Santiago. In fact, I'd prefer Covey over those two.

Calhoun is fine assuming they resign Abreu, sign someone like Grandal to C/DH/1B and sign some SP and bullpen help. If Abreu and Calhoun are the two biggest AAV adds, add me to the group of people doubting this FO can make this thing work.

The Sox aren't going 14-8.

I don't see much of a chance in Leury being gone. I actually think both Yolmer and Leury will be around, just bench pieces once Robert and Madrigal arrive.

Lol and then that shit works, just reinforcing Ricky's bullshit.

let the kid swing the fucking bat

Just stinging the ball all over the field. Brighter days ahead.

Mhmmmm. Not that they're flush with option, but this way signing a butcher in RF just because he has a good to decent bat is not a good plan. Did Goins badly misplay one?

Badly misplay one?

Fair enough. Skepticism is warranted.

Lol, wat? Your "...but Hahn said otherwise" comment pretty clearly states you felt he should have said something else. I am welcome to stick up for the guy if I want. Hahn's record on the field is putrid as a GM, but he is the guy that has built what appears to be one of the best young cores in baseball. I am willing to be patient and allow the man a little more time to put finishing touches on the roster. It was pretty obvious to me that 2019 was a year too early. This season didn't change anything for me, other than being 1 year closer to primetime. If this offseason goes awry, I will lose said patience.

Of course he did. He's never going to say "yah, we signed Jon Jay just so Manny had another buddy in the clubhouse". To expect him to essentially shit on someone he just signed is silly.

I honestly think the Sox believe they have a better chance to retain Yermin in the organization by not adding him to the 40 man. No one is going to take a 27 year old 270 pound DH in the Rule 5 draft. And if they do, there is a decent chance the Sox get him back anyway. 40 man spots are valuable, and while there is a colossal fuckton of garbage on the 40 man currently, a lot needs to be added this offseason, and I expect several major league signings. The Sox are also very likely to add a catcher on a major league deal to backup McCann (hopefully Grandal to create the 3-headed monster), so Collins can DH and play 1B regularly. They aren't going to carry 5 catchers on the 40 man, even though I use catcher loosely with Yermin. All that said, I definitely would have called him up. He earned it.

PASS. The Sox really need a RF that isn't awful defensively. Ideally, he also hits left handed. If he doesn't hit left handed, Sox are going to need to find a lefty masher at 1B or DH, and frankly, there aren't any on the FA market.

Gotta feel for Palka. Just so overmatched. Too bad Yermin can’t play RF. Stick Mendick out there tomorrow.

LOL Sometimes you're just not worth even responding to.

Dude, relax. Plenty of teams have been very good and won championships with 1 below average corner OF.

Because he's 22, can improve, and he provides much more value as a LF than a DH. You can always make him a DH or 1B later in his career if needed. He needs to play LF most of the time for a few seasons. The Sox have struggled to find a good DH (I know, I know...) but its much easier to find a good stick at DH (where they are relatively cheap) than in the OF.

Yolmer has been pretty good lately. So good that he just may have saved his Sox career. I don't particularly want Yolmer around next season, but he's on pace for 1.5 fWAR. I kinda of doubt he gets non-tendered. Hopefully they can get him to agree to just a slight raise on his 2019 salary, because I feel like that money can be better allocated.