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I don’t blame Crochet. He has had to fight tooth and nail to get on a 5 day schedule, which he says is better for his body. Why not use whatever leverage you can to make sure no one sticks you back in the bullpen? If they have to trade him in the offseason or at next year’s TDL, so be it. They’ll still end up with a Cease-like package and we’ll still get to watch one of the very few actual good players in a Sox uni.

I disagree. Arozarena is a defensively challenged left fielder who got off to a rough start in a down offensive environment. In return, the Rays get 2 up arrow young players. Smith is a 2023 high school pick who has had real success in A ball. That is a valuable piece. Probably not enough for Robert, but a good haul for the Rays.

How do they not fire Pedro? I get he isn’t THE problem, but how can they deny that he is A problem? On talent, this is not the worst team of all time.

For me, he’s a 1b. Maybe an occasional catcher. Kinda giving Michael Busch vibes. Not sure that headlines for anyone but Fedde.

Anyone. Literally. Anyone.

They clearly like Smith better on talent. Let's see if they were right. Lately, they rarely are.

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Hmmm, I do not care for either of those players.

Burke gave up 3 runs in .2 without a hit. 5bb + 1HBP. I just don't think he's ever going to be a consistent enough strike thrower to make it in mlb. I hope I'm wrong. Seems like a good dude.

I would be underwhelmed. Cho seems like Sammy Zavala without the walks.

Not sure he's a middle infielder. Nacho is currently playing 3b. Can really hit, though.

Thanks. Good overview. I do not want Saggesse or Prieto. The Sox could have had them last deadline. Chase Davis has really struggled in A ball, but he's been hotter lately. I mean, as a buy-low? Would be disappointing, but there is upside. I'd rather trade with someone else.

@hi8is thank you for that beautiful story. And pictures! My mom and dad were both diehard Sox fans before I was born. Even when we lived in Michigan, we'd take the Borman or the South Shore and go to a bunch of games. I remember seeing Chet Lemon headed to the press box after the game as a small child. (I also had a lit cigarette and a chicken bucket thrown at me as a ten year-old. Can't beat fun at the old ballgame.) My brother and I drove up to Milwaukee for Frank Thomas/Alex Fernandez's first game. When things were toughest between me and my dad during adolescence, we could always talk about the Sox. There have been a lot of horrendous Sox teams, the last few years being some of the worst, but I'm grateful to be a fan. And I've met so many great fellow Sox fans, especially on this board. You guys help make it fun, even when it really isn't. Thanks.

Burrowes HR. Kanny leads game 2 6-0.

Thorpe looks good. Wonder what we’ll get for him in 3 years.

They'd have to pay more for me to play for the Sox too.

Two walks, a bloop single, an error on Montgomery, and a sac fly. Knights now trail 8-0. Eder to AAA is not working out so far.

Fedde could get you a B-level prospect at the deadline next year. If that's all you're getting offered, why not take a year of innings the Sox are gonna need? Yeah, if they think $20 mil is too much for Robert, we're all suddenly Pirates fans. But reading between the lines of Bob's columns, it seems the Sox really want to get all money off the books.

Woof. Reminds me of going over slot to sign Sheets. Clearly NIL money is driving up prices. I can see why Shirley was frustrated.

The Sox have tons of 2nd and 3rd tier prospects. If that's all they're getting (and you may be right), I'd rather just keep Fedde and Crochet. I think Robert may be gone for less than we hope because Jerry wants to jettison the contract.

Smith-Shawver going for the Stripers. He has 3K, including Montgomery. He continues to struggle against velocity.

Eder completely falls apart after that. Original hit is eventually ruled an error, but he gives up 6R 5ER in 1 inning. A lot of hard contact. The defense was absolutely putrid. Difo at 3rd and Remillard at first both looked awful.

W-S and Kanny both win their first games. Eder on the bump for Charlotte. First hitter reaches on what was a clear error, but given a hit cuz home cooking. A strikeout then a blooper that Remilliard did not do a good job with for a cheap double. As a prospect, it's like Eder borrowed Aaron Bummer's lucky rabbit's foot.

Here's my prediction for Kanny's line up the last month. Part of this is that I'm predicting Nishida finally goes to W-S. 1. *Antonacci, 2b 2. # McClain lf/dh 3. Miller-Green, 1b/dh 4. *Ronny Hernandez, c 5. Saucke, rfdh/1b? 6. Wolkow, cf-rf/dh 7. Arxy Hernandez, 3b 8. Burrowes/Sanchez, ss 9. *Archer, cf. I think McCants will get a lof of time in cf and around the diamond. Aguero goes back for fake games in AZ. Dinesen and Bethancourt are release candidates. Nishida and possibly Asigen go up to W-S. Bonemer and Mogollon could get taxi squad looks.

Counterpoint: Isn’t it better to have guys take their lumps now when these games are basically exhibition games for the Sox? The adjustment to mlb pitching has never been harder. A lot of really good prospects really struggle for their first half a season. Both Jacksons, Holliday and Churio, have both gotten their asses kicked at times. I would rather see Baldwin, Quero, Montgomery, maybe even Ramos take their lumps with an offseason to work on stuff than get thrown out in 2025 so the Sox are guaranteed to lose another 120 games. Also, I will point out it was one game.