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Just looking at the rebuild period, I don't think that we would be having this conversation if it weren't for Jake Burger and his injuries. I think Madrigal is going to turn out to be a good player. I know there's a good amount of people here who are down on him but we have to remember that he played competitive baseball from February to October and suffered a wrist injury during that stretch as well. This upcoming draft is extremely important to the Sox, they need to land a star with his pick.

Fangraphs always post links to job postings from every club and scouting/analytics service on their site because their readers are usually the type of people who are qualified/interested in these kind of jobs. Delete your account

Terrible f***** take. He’s a first round pick and a highly regarded relief prospect. He’s recovering from a major injury and everyone responds to injuries differently. Cutting Burdi would be such a terribly stupid thing to do. He still has a ton of promise and TJS is not a death sentence.

Ibanez, Bannister, Baldelli (if he isn’t hired), and Josh Paul for me.

Avi Garcia for Jon Gray, who says no?

I just saw Halloween and it was a frustrating experience. I thought the movie was good as a whole but there’s some really bad moments and choices made that stop it from being great. There’s a scene where one of the characters looks directly at the camera and gives their entire backstory. Towards the end of the film, there’s a reveal about one of the characters that’s really cool but it’s almost immediately brushed aside. And there’s a lot of forced comedy. Jamie Lee Curtis is fantastic and it’s a shame that the movie didn’t focus on her more. The movies cuts to a lot of side stuff, a lot of which doesn’t amount to anything in the end. The actress who played the granddaughter was pretty good. I really wish the entire movie had the same amount of tension and atmosphere as the last 20 minutes, which was phenomenal. Ill hold off on spoilerly stuff.

3 years and $45M ($15M AAV) 2019: $25M 2020: $10M 2021: $10M

I’m of the opinion that the Sox should move Collins off of C and move him to 1B to get the bat in the ML lineup as soon as possible. I also believe that with that move, his bat will get better. Maybe have him as the backup catcher, so he can work on his craft at ML level.

He can play CF too.

I meant to post this here...

Quick scouting report on CJ Abrams from Perfect Game

You should be picking BPA with every pick

I’m not a fan of the idea of using the third overall pick in the draft to select a DH. I think the Sox system really lacks athletes and could use more up the middle talent, even after signing Robert and drafting Madrigal and Walker with their first two picks this past season.

I’m reading Morrissey’s autobiography right now and I’m fully convinced that all I want in the world is a Smiths reunion. Still probably the strangest band break up ever. I read some of Johnny Marr’s autobiography and I’m of the thought that Morrissey was in love with Johnny Marr, which caused the band to split. Just very weird.

It’s like Tim Anderson didn’t take huge strides this year.

I was all for trading for Yelich as long as the cost centered along pitching prospects not named Kopech but what would’ve arguably set the Sox and their timeline back. I applaud the Sox for sticking to their guns and not trying to cheat this process, to painful now but the reward will be worth it.

I'd leave Moncada at 2B, I think any and all talk of him moving off the position is very premature. Development takes time, I expect him to take the next step with the glove next year.

God is good

Lets lose this game

I don’t get this type of thinking... The goal should be to get the highest draft pick possible, so that the Sox can get the best possible players during the draft. The same people who are rooting for the Sox to win these truly meaningless games are the same people who are going to be mad that the Sox for missing out on (Insert Player Here). And there’s a big difference between having the third worst record and the fifth worst record. That affects how much money you have to spend on amateur players in the draft and on J2. And to suggest that the number of losses is indicative of the progress of the rebuild in absolutely insane. What’s so hard to understand about this process?

The news about Kopech took a lot out of me as a fan and really sent me into a baseball depression, so I haven’t been following the team as much since then.

With young arms, I can’t see them not keeping that extra bullpen arm.

This should help the tank, dare I say... its back on? Tim Anderson is the most irreplaceable position player on the team in my opinion. He's on pace for a 3+ WAR season and he's a threat to have a 25/25 season at short stop. That's really valuable.

Picked up Interpol’s new record, Marauder, on (cream) LP, today at the Reckless on Milwaukee. I’m a huge fan of Interpol, I’ve seen them live a bunch so I was really anticipating this record. On first listen, I really like how raw and aggressive this album is. It was recorded live and straight to analog tape. Their music has been stuck in a mid tempo space for a decade now, so it’s nice hearing some more energetic stuff. I do miss the keyboards though. The best tracks are If You Really Love Nothing, The Rover, Flight of Fancy and It Really Matters.

With the cash they saved from his suspension, probably around $4M, I’d buy him out and go after someone else.