Jose Abreu

In other news, here's a snapchat I just received from Yoan Moncada!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 30, 2016 -> 10:52 PM) Ok, this is the ONE instance where I'd say you need to package Robertson with Sale to convince Dombrowski. Please let it be so. I agree, I should've been more specific but that would be for Sale AND Robertson/Duke or some reliever of that nature. Take the reliever out and I wouldn't accept anything less for Sale than Moncada, Benintendi, Devers, Kopech, and Vazquez. Shaw and Rodriguez were players I threw in for Robertson or the reliever in the deal.

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jul 30, 2016 -> 10:51 PM) Off the top of my head, that actually may not be enough, when you add up the current & surplus value. At the same time, Boston might not need a ~2 WAR SP for the rest of this season to compete. I think it's impossible to get a "fair" package for Sale, you're right. However, I do think that a calculated risk such as the package I just outlined has the potential to be a fair return for Sale, and it could be better than keeping him on a mediocre team with no direction.

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jul 30, 2016 -> 10:42 PM) Ok. Go ahead & add up his current & surplus value, then come up with: 1. A package that will be fair value, & 2. A team able to make such an offer, & 3. A GM with enough cajones to thoroughly gut their org for 'one guy.' I can see Dombrowski getting worried and offering Moncada, Benintendi, Kopech, Devers, Vazquez, Rodriguez, and Shaw.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 30, 2016 -> 03:53 PM) In all probability, I think it's a given he uses the word considering. "In all probability" is a token Hahn phrase, too. I expect him to drop that 4-6 times as well.

Vazquez is indeed a wonderful pitch framer but I feel like Soxtalk will hate him for his hitting

A guy with about 900 followers tweeted and quickly deleted that Moncada and Bradley were traded for Quintana... but probably deleted because he was fooled by a fake tweet.

Moncada wasn't pulled, he played the entire game. Check the box score

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) I just read that user's other tweets and he seems like he's just stirring things up. Nice realistic broken English on the snap though. Yeah the snap photoshop job wasn't that great lmao

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) Supposedly he was pulled from game and seen hugging teams. Twiw Yeah, he was... if you count leaving after the 9th inning being pulled.

cabrera

anderson

abreu

I think Duke goes as well

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 12:48 PM) The Sox FO is more delusional than I thought if they honestly think that Shields is gonna bring back a top 5 prospect plus 2 other prospects. Never gonna happen. Have you seen what guys like Cashner have been getting? It's entirely plausible.

Heyman: NYY would decline Giolito for Miller

QUOTE (GoGoSox2k2 @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 12:57 PM) where did Heyman say that? I think it was Morosi you meant Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 21m21 minutes ago Sources who have spoken with #Nats believe they would trade Lucas Giolito to #Yankees for Andrew Miller, straight up. Got the Jons mixed up. But, Heyman did say that NYY would decline Giolito for Miller...

Giolito for Robertson and Duke??

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 12:36 PM) only thing I can think of is there has been some concern about his strikeout totals this year. His K/9 rate has dropped from a career high 11.8 to 8.6 this season. If the scouts wanted to see more strikeouts, they didn't get it last night. He's purposely pitching to contact this year

How about Sale, Melky, Frazier, and Robertson for Odor, Profar, Gallo, Tate, Brinson, Mazara, Ortiz, Mendez, Guzman, and Tavares?

Heyman: Nats would trade Giolito for Andrew Miller straight up. And Jerry wants to buy...

Heyman: Nats would trade Giolito for Andrew Miller straight up.

So glad we acquired Shields before the SP market crashed.

Also, Sale's value is even more incredible. Skill and team control aside, just look at what Cashner and Pomeranz type pitchers are getting. Oh my.

That Rangers package is not very enticing to me to be honest... I know we're talking about prospects but all the fan-proposed Boston deals seem like a surer thing to me than guys like Gallo, Profar, etc.