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Sorry, I am not giving up Robert ...................................

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I agree. Last night's broadcast seemed to indicate he would be back in LF. Not sure who their source was whether FO or coaching staff.

Maybe it is me, but Vaughn has really been solid w the bat recently. I hate to see him move out of LF. When a young player is on a roll, don't upset their routine even if it is positional. Eloy can DH for a while to adjust to MLB pitching and I think AV at this point is at least equal( or plus) defensively to Eloy.

Agree with your thought process. I would add that if TLR pulled Kopech his choices were Liam start the 8th or take a chance w Crochet but he has to face 3 batters. I would have gone w Liam starting 8th to avoid Kopech batting but it appears they didn't trust Crochet.

Way too far away to make predictions. Rosters will be bolstered this week with trades and players will return from injuries like Robert, Eloy, Sale etc in the coming weeks. But players will also suffer season ending injuries over the next 2 months w/o the benefit of trades to replace them.

I would think only Jerry will evaluate the manager. Just my guess, but Jerry will keep LTR based on the team's success since I don't see this team collapsing down the stretch. Regardless of playoff performance, Jerry will want Tony if he wants to return.

I think Tampa, Boston and to a lesser degree NY and Toronto will beat up on each other over the next few months. Cruz and Sale will be solid additions so Sox do need to upgrade and we need Eloy and Robert to be major contributors. Hopefully Sox and Houston will have the easier path than Boston/Tampa to best record .

Should not be hitting back to back. Too much chance they can run into each other on the base paths................

Yermin had a $570,000 contract for 2021. With family obligations, I don't think it would be wise to just walk away unless he has an alternative to provide for his family.

I think Cease and Keuchel are pretty even. Both have struggled in July.

There is also the concern of who he could injure. Moncada and Anderson need to up their Personal Injury Protection. Maybe batting helmets for 3B, SS , and CF

Agree with fringe moves. As the Sox continue to win, Hahn will be less likely to make any major moves. I think 1-2 fill-in positional pieces and 1 bullpen piece may be it. Now if some team gets desperate and gives us a discount on a must-take or is very high on one of our players that Hahn isn't then maybe that changes things.

Agree but some of that has been because Leury has also been healthy which most of our players struggle to achieve.

But in Spring Training there are 20+ pitchers in camp all getting advice. At this point of the season, he may get more personalized help.

I agree that the AL Central is very weak, which hopefully does not weaken our edge come playoff time. . But I like our chances, once we get somewhat healthy , against Tampa or Boston. Tampa has good pitching and spotty offense and Boston has good offense and spotty pitching. I feel we have good pitching and we will have good hitting come playoff time. Houston may be the biggest problem but the rosters will have a good number of changes before the end of September.

Strange our first 2 batters in the game get hits and then none since then.

I saw an interview w him on draft night and he said he was advised by coaches that his future was in baseball so that is where he concentrated. .

I disagree. The Sox have done a great job this season patching together an outfield and won w them. But they really have 3 outfield positions and 1 MLB outfielder in Robert. Now we have Eloy but is he long term LF? Vaughn? Eaton in RF? Engel a starter or 4th OF. Is there a prospect in the organization that looks to be a pretty sure bet? I hope either at the trade deadline or next winter the Sox determine who is playing LF and RF next year and if it is still questionable go out and get someone.

Agree but I was talking about strictly offense. Vaughn, Madrigal, Eloy and Robert do not address RF and C long term.

Offensively, I think we are in good shape in the infield for the future. My concern is we really need a corner outfielder and a catcher down the road. The Sox have done a good job of covering LF and RF this season but they need to find a long term solution via FA. Is Vaughn the heir apparent in LF or IB? Will Collins ever emerge as a starting catcher as Grandal has some mileage on him.

Agree w that approach. Could even pair Rodon and Kopech for 3-4 innings, for a while, when Kopech returns.

Of course the team would be better off if we had a better manager. The team would also be worse if we had a worse manager. I did not like the hire from Day 1 but given the injuries and the extent of time lost, it is amazing how this team has performed. This is really 1/2 MLB and 1/2 AAAA positional player roster. Added to that is none of Anderson, Moncada, Abreu and Grandal have not had All-Star performances so far to help offset the injuries. Basically we have had a miracle stretch by Mercedes and the rest of the roster performing good enough in stretches to carry the offense. The pitching for the most past has been very good.

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