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Ump squeezing Cannon. They're bad enough without also getting the calls going against them.

Quero tried to stretch a single into a double (he is very slow) and may have jammed his right leg. Stayed down for a sec, but left under his own power. Worth keeping an eye on.

W-S up 9-2. Another big game for Kath. I wonder if he's turning a corner.

Quero looks like he's ready. He should be their starting catcher next year, so they may want to give him some mlb exposure.

Man, Sox Latin signings have not done well.

Sanchez is being promoted. Catastrophic year in AA for Burke. Hopefully, he hits in his return to AA. It’s an uphill climb for him to get to the majors now.

Do not sleep on Taylor. His stuff is absolutely filthy.

Batista is a smallish rightie acquired for bonus pool space from the Dodgers. Very quick arm. Has been very good during 1 calendar year over 2 seasons at Kanny. Legit prospect.

Demote Wilson?

They kept Lambert and Foster on the 40 man through the offseason last year while cycling through other arms, some of whom turned out to be useful. It will be interesting to see if Lambert survives another offseason.

Quero 3-4. He is getting very close to being ready.

HR Ramos.

The good news in this is now there is an explanation for Thorpe’s severe drop off in his lat 2 starts. His arm was hurting.

They weren’t gonna score, so it doesn’t matter, but what the heck is wrong with Wilson? He’s been a gas can for like 2 months. They sent him to Charlotte, where he got lit up and then he returned no better. Meanwhile, Coffey has been lights out. Cousin could get a chance. AHT has been solid. They have room on the 40 man now and it’s gonna be a ghost town after this season. Why not try someone else? Also, Berroa? Seriously? Every single reliever in their system has been better than him this year. At least try to win the occasional game.

Berroa is not part of the Cease trade. Iriarte has been up and down this year, but pretty good in his last two starts.

Yes.

Thorpe is a nice player, but he is not the key player in their rebuild. Schultz, Smith, and Taylor all have way higher upsides and should all get an audition by early 2026. It will be interesting whether this is a cut and dried thing or if Thorpe rests and rehabs to try to avoid surgery. If he had surgery now, he’d be ready by Opening Day 2026. If he goes like Davis Martin, God only knows what a return might look like. I feel bad for the player, but he’s not irreplaceable.

First Kopech, then Crochet, now Thorpe. Sox love TJS obliterating early years of control. They need to sacrifice a goat or something to change the luck.

Karma for Cards not giving up anything in the trade.

Berroa will come in handy in case they need someone walked or a wild pitch.

Uh oh. Who would you give rotation slot to for the rest of the year? Personally, I would say Mason Adams, but Bush needs to be added at the end of the year and Eder and Iriarte are already on the roster. Please not Nastrini.

5-15 about the right age to live to see the next SoxFest.

In the Sox defense, maybe no one there knows enough about baseball to give a clinic.

I can see where the Sox talked themselves into Vargas. They were asking for a top 50 prospect, Vargas had been that. Keaschall is not that highly regarded and he’s a 2b. If you don’t think the bloom is off the rise with Vargas, maybe you talk yourself into him. I never liked the player when he was a top 50 prospect, so as a failed ex-prospect with no defensive position, I really don’t like him. But I am just a fan. Hopefully Sox scouts are way smarter than me. I have never seen Keaschall play. Maybe his numbers are a product of the Texas League.

I thought this thread was to predict something more glorious: when they can Pedro. Have no idea, or interest really, in when they win again.