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Sure. It just kind of crazy how much the Sox could transform their team next season spending less than they would have spent on Machado. Give me Cole, Grandal, Gennett, Wood and Abreu over Machado everyday. I think those suggested deals are pretty realistic too. Cole may be $10-12M light, but I don't think is crazy to think $28M AAV over 6 years would get it done. Wood should be looking for a pillow deal after missing most of this season. Gennett is a little harder to pinpoint, but 3/$36M seems fair. Bump it to 3/$40M I wouldn't argue.

My (fantasy) offseason plan: Sign Gerrit Cole (6 years, $168M) Sign Yasmani Grandal (3 years, $60M) Re-sign Jose Abreu (2 years, $18M) Sign Scotter Gennett (3 years, $36M) Sign Alex Wood (1 year, $10M) Adds: $292M in spending, ~$80M to 2020 payroll, which would still be below league average at around $115-$120M Opening Day: Lineup: Leury Garcia CF, Yoan Moncada 3B, Jose Abreu 1B, Eloy Jimenez LF, Yasmani Grandal C, Scotter Gennett 2B, Zack Collins DH, Tim Anderson SS, Someone (Tilson, Cordell, Basabe, RF Rotation: Cole, Giolito, Cease, Wood, Lopez Bullpen: Colome, Herrera, Hamilton, Bummer, Burr, Frare, Fry, one of Covey/Ruiz/Vieria/Marshall/etc. Bench: McCann, Sanchez, Tilson/Cordell/Basabe/Engel Mid-Season: Lineup: Luis Robert CF, Yoan Moncada 3B, Andrew Vaughn 1B (if ready, if not keep Collins around), Eloy Jimenez LF, Jose Abreu DH, Yasmani Grandal C, Scotter Gennett RF, Tim Anderson SS, Nick Madrigal 2B Rotation: Cole, Giolito, Kopech, Cease, Wood (or Lopez) Bullpen: Same Bench: McCann, Sanchez, Leury, Collins (back to AAA, or 7 man pen) Pipedream? For sure. But I'd go to fucking battle with that team.

I'd prefer not to pay big bucks for JD Martinez 33-36+ age seasons. Obviously depends on the deal, but I just don't really see him as a fit. If we're going after a bat in should be a LH hitter, and preferably someone who can play RF for a season or two.

Yawn, another Ron Abreu thread. There is zero chance the Sox give Abreu the QO. In fact, I'd probably offer him 2 years $18M right now, which may be under the QO value this year.

Rockies could be a team that would be interested. Wolters has been pretty good though.

Twins? Twins have the best catching platoon in the league so far. Garver and Castro have combined for 3.0 fWAR.

I would probably eventually take just the back-end top 100 guy, depending on who he is. I would not trade Madrigal and Bush for McCann, but we're not 2 games behind the twins and were in the midst of a rebuild so its hard for me to really say that. A team that is desperate for a catching upgrade and the midst of the race and perhaps at the backend of a contention window may consider it.

I think its pretty simple. You put a big price on him and someone pays it, or you just keep him for next season.

Giolito has stated many times that McCann has been huge for him. I definitely think its fair to contribute some of Gio's resurgence to McCann.

High value. Backend top 100 type guy (an OF that is ready would be nice) + low level lottery ticket with upside. If you can't get that, you keep him. Or maybe a former nice prospect that is blocked. Someone like Ramiel Tapia from Colorado + low level lottery ticket with upside.

Trading McCann is most certainly not dumb. He's been good, but if someone wants to pay for what he's been this year (one of the best 5 catchers in the league), you trade him every single time.

Despaigne looks like he could do some nail biting. His pinky nail in that video was like 3 inches long. That is way more gross than nail biting!

Ya not penciling him into the rotation for 2020. Just saying he’s entertaining. Most relievery looking SP I have watched in some time.

I kinda like Despaigne. He’s entertaining.

I think he’ll be fine. He’s been quite good in AAA this season.

Unlikely.

I will bet you any dollar amount you'd like, Lip.

It'd be nice to get Vaughn in the fold here ASAP.

I agree Jay serves no purpose, but they're going to run him out there for a few weeks, and he'll likely be on another team by the end of July. I am pretty sure we know Tilson and Cordell aren't future everyday OF. I'd probably prefer to just keep playing those guys over Jay, but I am not going to lose any sleep over it. Leury is most definitely not the leadoff hitter of the future and I am not claiming him to be. I just think he's the most logical option on the roster. To be clear, I wouldn't be outraged if the Sox flipped Anderson and Leury in the order, I just don't really have an issue with it.

I don't think we'll see Robert until late May, but yah he'll be the CF when he arrives. I have Leury in RF for next season right now once Robert comes up. The OF bats I was interested in in FA next offseason make far less sense for the Sox now that the 1B/DH situation is very crowded with Vaughn in the fold. Ozuna would have been fine in RF for a season then shifting to DH, but that may be tough if the Sox actually want to keep Abreu around.

Timmy has a career OBP of .294. Sure he's doing much better this year, but he has still only taken 7 walks all season. You want you lead off hitter to get on base a lot and make the pitcher throw as many pitches as possible. He has gotten on base at a nice clip this year due to his very strong BABIP, but really the only "lead-off" characteristic he has is speed and stolen bases. Timmy will be a very good bottom of the order hitter for this team in the future, and I have no problem batting him there now. I do suspect Jay will lead off when he arrives and Leury will move down.

Meh. Tim Anderson is very clearly not a leadoff hitter IMO. I have zero issue with Leury batting leadoff.

Big fan of the Scotter Gennett idea, just not sure how short term / stop gap he'd be.

Leury will be a FA following 2020. I agree he'd be great in a super utility role, but unless the Sox go balls deep in FA this offseason, he's pretty much guaranteed to be used as an everyday OF next season.

Ricky with two solid lineups in a row. Not much to complain about here. If alonso plays, the 6 spot is probably best otherwise the bottom of the order is very lefty heavy.