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Came to bigs as a 3B.

Yuck. Thaiss is controllable. I would have rather have just carried 3 catchers for now. I'm sure this was the best offer, but it wasn't a good one.

Angels already picked him up. i think there is a decent Colas produces a few seasons of being average big leaguer. I think Sox should have given him much more of a chance.

Fair enough. Games are pretty easily accessible via sites like steameast. I pay The $150 or whatever it is for MLB TV each year just for the convenience, but I could definitely understand not wanting to pay that.

Looks like maybe sending Colson to AZ wasn't the worst thing in the world.

Ya, those 29 year old outfielders with zero track record of MLB success and currently sporting a -0.6 fWAR are going to be in major demand at the deadline.

No longer watching games? Hate to hear that.

I personally enjoy the coaching staff guests.

Charlotte's position player roster is hilarious to look at. 11 players with at bats for the White Sox + Teel and Montgomery. Only one is on rehab (Lee, and for now). Wild times.

I totally understand your position. I am sure cost is a factor, but the reality of the situation is that Vaughns contract is a sunk cost. Keep him on the team, option him, DFA him… The money is still being spent. I think this has more to do with the ability for AV to create some semblance of value so that he can be moved within the next two months. If you DFA him, not only are you not getting any return, but you're eating the money for sure. As I said, I would have personally optioned Vaughn, but I also don't think Elko is a major league hitter long term m, so I'm not super concerned about it in the short term. Elko will be back later in the season.

Right? Tauchman and Beni are an enormous upgrade on what we've been playing in the OF. Are they part of the future? Of course not. But neither is Josh Palacios or Corey Julks.

Korey Lee will be up any day as well. His rehab clock ends on Tuesday and AAA doesn't play on Mondays. My guess is Elko down, Palacios DFA today. What they decide to do with the catchers will be more interesting.

I think Sox really like Thaiss. But yah, you have to trade him or Lee next couple months.

I mean, he hasn't been good. I would have optioned AV, but don't feel this is worth too much hand wringing. You def can't carry 3 catchers and 2 1B so if you're not optioning Elko, it was going to be Quero when Lees rehab is up in a few days anyway.

In a scenario where you could turn Martin into a top 100 position player prospect + another supporting piece or two, you absolutely should trade him. I don't really care that much about control of a 28 year pitcher that could easily turn into a pumpkin at anytime. &nbsp I guess didn't realize Martin was not on the MLB roster when he got hurt. Otherwise he'd have way more service time.

No one should be surprised that he can't hit major league pitching outside of running into a few homers. Which honestly makes him way more interesting than a few guy they still roster.

Awful lot of fanfare on this

Where did he report this?

There is no room for Teel right now.

Lee will be back any day now. So Sox will be rocking three catchers in no time.

Dudes rejecting assignments to Charlotte are nuts. The easiest path back to the big leagues is definitely staying in the Sox org.

Not clear but I would assume so.

Sounds like they actually sent international bonus pool $, which is way worse than JR's cash imo.

Got a couple roster moves coming for Capra and Castro. Amaya DFA and Eisert optioned? Not really sure what else it could be. Assume they'll keep Palacios until Tauchman returns.

Gotcha. Yah he'll def be traded before Teel arrives. Was referring to the Lees imminent return. Thaiss is controllable thru 27 too.