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I actually think the first time was the charm. Pretty good to turn Hector into Eaton into Giolito. Remember when Hector made the All Star team ahead of Quintana? He’s had a weird career.

In another thread I suggested Gregory Polanco

I want the Sox to make an offer for Gregory Polanco. In the doghouse with the Pirates. He is sort of their Avi Garcia, teases them with potential.

Man, I cannot recall the Sox ever getting 2 doubles and 2 triples and none of them scored.

Don't look now but Adam Engel has 8 homers and an .827 OPS at Charlotte. Which does not bode well for John Jay and his .611.

I think he’s going to get full time at bats, just not 50% of the reps behind the plate.

Umm,that would put McCann on the bench for like 70% of the games. I like Collins and hope he does well, but he's not going to be the #1 catcher. I predict he takes both Castillo and Alonso's at bats as back-up catcher/DH.

Why the heck rush him? You've got an off day 2 games, then another off day. He could've been given another week and missed 3 games.

Compare this to the Yankees yesterday. They don't have anybody good, so they go to an opener, who starts the game off on a good note. he Sox treat a game started by Giolito or Chris Sale exactly like they treat a game started by Manny Banuelos or Despaigne or whoever. They expect them to go 6 to 7 regardless of how many they give up. Completely inflexible thinking that will keep them from being a championship club unless they have overwhelming talent. The Yankees have won every game they've used the opener. I'm not sure the Sox have ever triedit. Ricky values his ability to use 4 guys in the 8th too much to experiment.

I have never seen this many cheap hits in my life.

Castillo not running hard cost them a run.

I think that's who they're going to use to get a Trevor Bauer type. We don't have what they need.

Possible reclamation, but it would be a huge risk: Chris Archer. Pirates insist everyone throw their sinker, but his is getting killed. If you don’t give up much of value but eat his salary, I could see getting him to throw 4 seam, lots of sliders, and the change and maybe he bounces back. Obviously, they’re never getting close to what they gave up to get him. Yet another cautionary tale, do not trade with Tampa.

Man, they are swinging at fricking everything. Sure strike 3 was bad, but Yolmer swung at 2 pitches over his head.

1 guy worked a count, 1 guy has a hit, coincidence?

I think he junked it. Now it's slider/change. I don't think Castillo calls as good a game as McCann.

Another friend of Manny that I will be happy to say goodbye to.

2 walks already for Hansen, both on 3-2 pitches plus a hit that was a medium pop Gonzalez lost in the sun.

Yeah, I didn’t see until after the post went up. Doesn’t make a heck of a lot of sense to me, but a lot of what Ricky does doesn’t make sense to me.

If he doesn’t play tonight, I doubt he’ll play tomorrow with the off day Monday. Don’t want him hurt for the Cubs either.

I would look to acquire bulk young pitching like the Eaton deal. We have had a lot of injuries and after Cease, the cupboard is almost completely bare of even back of the rotation possibilities. I would be willing to package minor league position players to do it. Sadly, not a lot of guys are having appealing years.

Sure. But I would also point out that he’s 27.

Cordell is a very good defensive right fielder, who thus far has shown neither the ability to manage the strike zone nor the ability to crush mistakes ala Palka. The sound the ball makes coming off his bat sounds like a wet kitchen sponge being hit with a roll of Christmas wrap. Very similar to Adam Engel, imho.

Fry never looked like Bummer. Sure, if you get the equivalent of Gleybar Torres for him, sure. If you get a prospect in the area of Tilson, Cordell, Medeiros, etc., then no way.

Maybe both. I am of the opinion that Hansen’s problem is repeating his delivery rather than an inability to stay focused, but both seemed to have worked for Lucas, so...