Bob Sacamano

And go ahead and continue to give yourself all the pats on the back you want. Doesn’t mean he was ever a realistic target for our Sox. Dodgers OF at the end of 2022 was him and Betts. That’s it lol they were counting on him.

Us waiting at the computer for Cali to tell us who he suggested the Sox trade away for Outman last offseason. Easy to say "trade for this guy" when you're not the one actually trying to line up a trade that works for both teams.

Didn't someone near the trade deadline last year report that talking to teams' scouts, the thought was "get some of those guys out of Chicago?" haha

Yeah, we might have to just sign both Montas and Severino (I originally thought maybe you use 1 rotation spot on one of these guys, not both) at high AAV 1 year deals. Might be looking at a rotation of: Montas, Severino, Kopech, Soroka, Touki to start next year (also, depending on what we get for Cease, that 5th spot could be an MLB ready SP from Dodgers).

Nah, didn't really prove people wrong. The ability was there. We just didn't have anyone of interest that the Dodgers would have wanted. They were slashing payroll (with the uncertainty of how the Bauer situation was going to shake out). He was a guy they wanted to count on. They weren't just going to hand him over for garbage prospects/players because you wanted him. If the Dodgers traded him, it would have been in a package for a proven, good MLB player. Sox didn't have much of that to trade in their competitive window. This is the part you continue to overlook for some reason.

Sure you don't, Stone Pony.

You're Steve Stone, confirmed.

Insider or not, I think it's hard for anyone to say for sure.

We can only hope

I agree

Already a thread

Giolito to Braves confirmed.

3 years of control at this point is probably the turn off for some people.

Yeah they shouldn't be using this trade to fill holes on the MLB roster. If the best package they receive involves an MLB ready player then so be it.

Because TA was awful and worthless.

Yeah I kinda don’t want to use one of our last chips for another catcher.

Just as thin as they were at the beginning of last offseason.

I wouldn’t want him to be the centerpiece but I’d take him. I feel like the Dodgers are thin in the OF though.

Cease controlled for 2 years with an estimated salary of $8.3M (per Spotrac) should command a nice return.

Phillies close to re-signing Nola. Edit: for 7 years 170-175 range. Cease definitely has value.

Yeah, need at least one arm back in a deal.

How many teams can do that deal.

Just insert the Debbie Downer gif every time he replies.

Sell high always on relievers.

What do you at SS? Play Nickly Lopez and then one of Popeye/Lenyn plays 2B or do you get a regular SS like DeJong and play Nicky at 2B, moving into a platoon with each other when Colson comes up?