Jose Abreu

I'm really surprised that it was even 50/50 on the last question. I would've guessed 0 saying yes.

Thank you. I have been far from thrilled with the Sox offseason, but I feel as though the Lynn conversations are often disingenuous. He is far from the same pitcher he was prior to 2019, and that's a good thing.

None of what he says means anything anyway, because he made the same exact comments after his first DUI

Not that it matters anymore, but this was one of Sanders' most discussed issues, so there was definitely at least one candidate talking about it

It's pretty much what you assumed at the end there, but the entire logic behind it is just an extension of trickle-down/Reaganomics, which we know doesn't work

Exactly, I think we have room to take on that risk. I also think 2020 was Rosenthal's first truly healthy year in awhile. I know you're right but I'm gonna pretend they have an actual plan for my own sanity

Yeah, I don't get why the Robertson contract gets lumped in with LaRoche, Samardzija type acquisitions. Sure, we ended up trading him, but over the course of the contract, he pitched exactly as expected, if not better. Did the one game against the Royals just absolutely destroy fan perception?

Have been advocating for Yates or Trevor Rosenthal. Problem is, given how (relatively) cheap those guys are compared to Hendriks, I'm not sure what else the team is gonna be spending on. Wondering if Hahn is regretting his "stay tuned" comment

Good for him. He's a great fit for that roster

And thankfully, Moncada is still #10. I was worried TLR would take it (he still doesn't have a number)

Elected officials are actively trying to overturn the results of a certified election, and that's somehow the same thing as progressives saying we should rethink the electoral college? I hope that's not your point and I'm just misinterpreting, because I know you know better than to argue that

I believe he has been told that some pitchers prefer throwing to McCann, but this assertion that the entire pitching staff is having all-out brawls in the clubhouse over not having to throw to Grandal just reads as some weird McCann fan-fiction

I know it and I'm in my early 20s, so you should be alright Got it. It seemed to me like you were coming at it from a perspective of believing the owners much more than this post implies, but this is a fair take IMO. Thanks for reading it

Huge news dump of upcoming Disney+ releases, but most notably (IMO), Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are officially returning for an Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Very excited about that one

Would be curious to know what you think about this article https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-the-braves-can-tell-us-about-mlb-financial-losses-in-2020/

No worries. Just not really sure where that leaves you, if you'd agree that Grandal is better offensively and McCann is the one who commits the interference errors. My opinion is that McCann calls better games, and is slightly better when it comes to avoiding bonehead errors like dropping pop-ups and whatnot (I say slightly because of the catcher's interferences and because he'll drop one every now and then himself, just not as frequently as Grandal). But I think Grandal is better offensively and is a better framer, which is why I think he's superior overall

It's really bizarre. McCann certainly does some things better than Grandal, I don't think anyone would deny that. But claiming that "the data" shows he's better offensively, or that he doesn't register any catchers interference errors, is either just straight up lying for no reason or a complete inability to look at even the most basic of numbers

A quick look at Baseball-Reference shows that McCann had 3 catchers interferences during the regular season and Grandal had 0. Every single argument you're making is either completely backwards or just your own opinion

All the "facts" and "data points" you keep suggesting are literally just your opinions. Since 2019, McCann has slashed .276/.334/.474 (.808 OPS) and Grandal has been at .242/.373/.457 (.830 OPS). I don't care if you think McCann is better, but at least admit that it's all based on your own opinions and the eye test rather than some objective data set

I actually have looked into this: when Tim Anderson is catching, Giolito has a 0.00 ERA. I think we’ve found our solution.

Opening day and that start against the Cardinals where he couldn’t throw a strike in the first inning to save his life. I’m still really mad at Grandal for telling Giolito that he wasn’t allowed to throw strikes that inning.

Sarris isn't a big Vaughn fan, and he cited his draft year minor league stats as the reason. I know he's connected, but obviously a 4 year deal for a DH locks Vaughn out of the long-term plans, and I feel like he's more willing than any writer to do that since he doesn't like Vaughn

Nope, just checked

So Nightengale says the Sox preferred Brantley but couldn't afford him, and Stark is saying we're still in on Brantley. As weird as this sounds, I think I trust Nightengale here

This is my biggest issue. You're basically guaranteeing large stretches of Engel/Garcia as your starting RF