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They'll let him learn in the bigs in 2019.

I am fairly certain that we won't see Eloy in September if we haven't seen him before then. It's becoming increasingly obvious (to me) that we won't see Eloy until May 2019. Which I love. If we do see him at all 2018, may as well get him up here ASAP.

Rodon doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that isn't going to bet on himself. I see almost no scenario that he agrees to an extension 3.5 years away from free agency unless the Sox really pay up.

They had already removed Beck from the roster once. Clearly he isn't in their future plans (obviously Volstad isn't either).

I think you're going to be disappointed on Eloy.

This. The Sox control Nate through 2021 for AAV of $2.75M. They aren't trading him away for nothing.

I've missed Avi's hustle.

Expect to get dealt: Soria and Avilan Perhaps, but would need to be good offer: Abreu, Yolmer and Jones Who would want em?: Shields, Santiago, Cedeno I doubt anyone else gets moved. I'd trade Bruce Rondon for sure, but I don't think he necessarily fits into any of those categories. He is controllable through 2020, so I wouldn't just give him away, but also can't expect THAT much in return. He's probably worth more to hold onto than move at this point.

This isn't a bash on Yolmer - he is a great infielder. But it's quite likely that his future on this team is a utility player. It would be beneficial if he could play the OF when that time comes. I don't think the Sox plan on him being the longterm 3B and 2B and SS are covered. I am not suggesting Yolmer play OF everyday. But plugging him in there now and then gets his feet wet in meaningless games, and it also allows the Sox to get Davidson and Palka in the lineup everyday.

This is a bad take.

I wish Ricky was more flexible with positions. Try guys in different spots. Why not? Yolmer in the OF is the obvious one. As someone else suggested above, throw Davidson out there. He can't be worse than Palka. I'd love to see some more positional flexibility.

Any word on if Heuer went underslot?

Meh. Don't really get the kid gloves approach with fringey SP prospect that likely ends up in the pen and will be 26 soon. I'm fine with them waiting until a rotation spot opens whether that is due to injury or Shields getting moved/released/demoted to pen, but he should be next in line.

I mean.....Robertson and Kahnle were a tad more than "fungible relievers" when they were dealt.

Stephens time should be like....now. He isn't that young. Rotation spots are going to be harder to come by next season when we already have Rodon, Kopech, Lopez and Gio locked into the rotation with Dunning, Fulmer and Covey right there and some fringe guys and guys a bit further away also in line. I think its best to get Stephens some starts now to see what we have. If it were up to me, I'd roll with a Rodon, Lopez, Giolito, Covey and Stephens rotation the rest of this season once we can dump Shields.

Not really, no. But that wasn't the comment I was responding to.

Shields is still an MLB pitcher. Probably not on a contending team, but there is a long list of guys starting games in the MLB that are worse than James Shields (dollars put aside).

Twins needs pitching and their window is now. Sano, Buxton and Rosario all FA after 2021. Their price would be astronomical. Not sure 2 top 25 prospects and a couple interesting throw ins get in done.

More than you want to give up. I'd imagine he'll be on FG top 50 trade values.

Yoan hits the ball hard.

The silence is concerning.

This is pretty cool. Good for the Sox for doing that.

Strange. Bummer has been just fine. I'd rather see Bummer up here than Beck or Volstad.

Put Yolmer in the OF and Davidson at 3B if need be.

I want Palka in the lineup.