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Not defending the signing but this is Rick Hahn we're talking about. I don't know how you can decide what the top 3 worst decisions are. Among my favorites: Trade Marcus Semien and Chris Bassitt for Jeff Samardzija, Trade anything for James Shields let alone Tatis Jr., draft Nicky Madrigal 1-4, trade anything for Craig Kimbrel, trade Kimbrel for the smoking ruins of AJ Pollock, giving up anything for Yonder Alonso thereby cutting the payroll of a division rival so they could reacquire Carlos Santana because you were on the Manny Machado friends and family plan, and signing Yasmani Grandal.

So what was the thought there? Touki is going to give you length regardless. Kopech was at 94 pitches to start the inning. Was he just getting him to his pitch count? Is this a spring training game? Someone tell Grifol these are the ones that count.

Why is Kopech still in this game?

Eloy is starting to look better. I predict he'll get hot for their meaningless second half.

Kopech should exit this game and skip a turn. They need to manage his innings better as he ramps up to full workload after so many injuries.

That was a professional at bat by Andrus, in that he was paid for it.

My fault for thinking they may be able to turn a lead off double into a run.

I will be happy to see the end of the Grandal era.

Touki better start loosening up.

ACL game is ugly. McLaughlin 1.1 8H 8R 8ER 3bb 2K. I do not believe he is going to ever see A ball again.

Moniak's stats are insane. Coming into tonight 3bb 31K in 96ab. He has 32 hits in 65 non-K at-bats, almost a .500 BABIP. I hear regression rumbling down the tracks.

Benintendi's ball 100 mph off the bat. Maybe his hand is starting to heal.

Cannon out after 4.2IP 5ER. Probably deserved a better fate. Hunter Dollander came in with 2 outs and let both inherited baserunners score. The issue for Cannon against a line up as patient as this one is that he lacks a put away pitch.

Watching the difference between the Sox and Orioles at Hi-A is depressing. Every Oriole, even the np ones, gives a solid ab. They never get themselves out. Cannon hasn't been bad, but they've battled and got some key bloops, lead 3-0. Jackson Holliday hammered a double in his 2nd ab. It's really the only hard hit ball of the night for either team.

Also made a great diving catch.

Cannon has the start for W-S, featuring a lot of off-speed. Struck out Jackson Holliday in a 1, 2, 3 first.

Burke singles in his first A+ ab, keeps the on-base streak going.

Excited to see Elko and Burke in Dash unis tonight. Good for Tatum to go to AA post pre-tacked ball era. Adler is an interesting arm if he can continue to throw a reasonable number of strikes.

Glad TA is hitting 2nd again. The last thing you'd want is someone on base distracting Robert while he was trying to hit.

To introduce the entirely new front office team?

Charlotte, Birmingham, and Kannapolis are all off tonight.

DSL Sox lost 17-5. They gave up a 10-spot. 1-4 2b for Nunez. 2IP scoreless for Ysalla.

12 under. Can we please stop pretending this team is a contender?

Most Sox loss of all time.

Those strike outs are both starters.