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The Sox have so little pitching in the minors. McClure was okay, didn't have much luck tonight. Otherwise, it's just a gasoline brigade of no-name innings eaters there to protect the few arms we have who didn't get to their innings limits last year. It's amazing we were able to find 2 pitchers to actually trade. Decent night for some of the prospects -- Ramos and Rodriguez have two hits each to add to the 2 hits by Sosa and Cespedes. Alex Destino is ultra hot right now. Too bad he's a 25 year-old in A ball.

Also playing the Cubs. Their line up has undergone a transformation as well.

One of the most pathetic road trips in my memory. Naturally I had the week off, so I could watch all of it.

Oh, then this may be a very bad acquisition.

How the hell is that a strike?

Is that game over with this line up?

Why would we move our starting 2nd baseman to RF?

Funny that they gave up a bona fide pitching prospect to get AV's defensive replacement at 2b.

You have to release him BECAUSE he just had surgery. You can't DFA him. He would have to on the 60 day IL and get MLB salary/service time.

Take that, people who thought playing Burger there was a stretch.

I would be interested in what Future Sox guys say about Pilkington. His velocity is up, he’s had some success in a pitcher’s park in Birmingham. I would put him in the 15-20 range with McClure and Bilious. My fear is that Steiver and Lambert do not look like useful depth for the rotation. Pilkington was one of a handful of guys who could give you that next year. Off-season, Sox may want to trade upper level power prospects for upper level pitching depth.

Sox pitching depth seriously thin, so he might have been their 6th or 7th best starter next year. Probably worth the risk, but not because he’s excess

Ha ha. This is waaaay more than it cost to get Escobar.

That turned out to be a pretty good trade. For Oakland.

88 is not his number in Charlotte. Jimenez didn't wear 74 there. Last year, Moncada didn't wear 10 either. They all have numbers left over from when they played there. Charlotte gives them those numbers.

Or is it Fernando Tatis Jr.? One trade like that in your entire career ought to be plenty.

Seriously, are we consider trading 6 years of Jake Burger for 2 months of Trevor Story? That would be insane. I get the glut of rh hitters, but more talent is more better. Giving guys away is how you abbreviate your window. For me, Burger + Lambert > what Yankees gave up for Gallo.

Wow, this keeps getting less and less. Considering there’s an extra year, this is not a haul for Gallo.

Goodwin gotta hit for Hamilton, right?

This is why you don’t take Vaughn out for defense.

TLR let’s Mendick hit and pinch hits for Eloy?????????????

Well, I was wrong

Ugh, Mendick and Zavala

Wow. Unwatchable.

Two more hits for Mieses. Has something clicked for him?