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Joe Burrow should win MVP. He’s been unreal, Cincy would be winless without him.

Schultz and Smith are probably both with the big league club this year. Schultz for sure.

I don't know where else to put this but Brian Anderson is a terrible analyst. I like McGuffey but Anderson ruins their podcast for me

I think Vargas is in for 20 plus homers this year, they should give him a single position and just let him play there everyday

I get the logic of this move but I wish they didn’t make it, I know the player they sent is a true lottery ticket but they need all the ones they can get

Damn but I respect the choice. I’m sure he’ll be back down the line in some capacity

Could also be where his agency is based

Wanted the Sox to sign him back to be their closer. Good deal for the Nats

I like this move but I want them to sign a more proven starter this offseason.

Does CHSN have a Sox reporter?

If a team who’s designed to lose 100+ games and is focus on securing the top pick in the draft can have a good offseason, the Sox are having a good offseason.

That seems to be the MO of Getz and this rebuild, he’s doing the classic up the middle approach

Enter Ryan Fuller

The Sox should prioritize bats, but they are so far away from contention that I don’t get trading for specific positions. They need all the talent they can get, especially now.

The taxes in Canada are going to tank that contract. That’s probably why they can’t sign any big time players

I agree

I hope Robert plays his ass off this first half

Did Teel play the OF at UV as well

This signing would make more sense to me if they had an OF prospect waiting in the wings, maybe they’ll acquire one in a deal for Crochet, but that guy doesn’t exist right now for them. I’m sure Fuller signed off on this but there is a pattern with a lot of hitters Getz has either signed, traded for or drafted, he likes guys that get on base. Tauchman fits that profile, they can play him against righties so he’ll be the strong side of a platoon with Slater. Maybe he’ll be a good guy to have around the young hitters because he’s someone who has professional at bats.

I wish the staff was bigger

They needs bats, I’m expecting this to look totally different going into the season

When the Cubs hired Counsell, he kept the staff that was in place for the most part. And lots of GMs hire the pitching and hitting coaches themselves. This isn’t a big deal

Yeah the bullpen was awful but I guess that was by design, rebuilding teams rarely invest into their bullpens. I am expecting it to be better this coming season, they have lots of intriguing bullpen pieces in the system. And while we’re talking about the bullpen, I hope Getz doesn’t invest so heavily in their bullpen. In 2022, the Sox have a $203M payroll, $33M of that was spent on the bullpen. That’s 16% of their payroll. In 2024 the Dodgers spent about 10% of their budget on the bullpen. Couldn’t agree more

I don’t get why people have it out for Katz, by all accounts he’s pretty good at his job and there’s an established working relationship with Bannister from their time in San Francisco. The Sox lost 121 games last year but the pitching was the only thing that was reliable all season. *********** I’m not upset for the Sox keeping the 2.0 coaching staff around, there was a clear difference with the team once Grifol and his lieutenants were given the boot but I was hoping for some new blood to join them. And for some new roles to be created on the staff.

If I’m trading Crochet,I wouldn’t want anyone over the age of 23 coming back to me in any deal.