Bob Sacamano

Oh yeah I forgot about Cain.

Yelich in CF with Braun in LF?

Everyone seems to have a reason they don't want to play here lol

All they ever show is interest. Show some money!

All they ever show is interest. Show some money!

They never ever really have shitty contracts.

If you're willing to dish out the kind of money it would take for an extension, you might as well wait another off-season and keep the key pieces.

So first you say we have to win a trade for Betts (who has one year of control) but also say we should trade Vaughn? Wtf?

So we shouldn't want them to get better and pay for better talent and instead, be satisfied that Jerry is saving money?

Because Hahn has basically come out and said Kopech will start in the minors. I'm talking about as of right now with the current roster, those guys are your 4 and 5. Edit: in another thread, someone painted a scenario of adding no more pitching and adding another bat or two.

Yep. They can not open the year with Covey and Fulmer both in the rotation.

I don't disagree. But it just doesn't feel like they will add anyone significant (especially through free agency obviously).

They have to bring someone in. Saw a graphic on Twitter the other day that showed if they truly intend on starting Kopech in Charlotte, the Opening Day rotation is Giolito, Lopez, Cease, Covey, Fulmer. If they're not getting Ryu or trading for anyone significant, it might be a "development year and sign 2 potential bounce-back type arms and hope to catch lightning in a bottle in a trash division" type of year, which at this point, it may very well be (I don't want them giving up anything significant yet).

They'll sign 2 SP I'm sure, even if one isn't a front of the rotation 1 or 2 type. As of now (assuming Kopech starts in minors), you're looking at a 4 and 5 of Covey and Fulmer. Give me 2 of Wood, Walker and Teheran if we have to over those 2 lol

Agreed. Just not sure who that could be.

They're not going to pay $5 mill for a backup if they're trying to cut salary.

Not much I would think. His salary is a bit high for a backup but the payroll is low and it's only for a year.

Welp, that's enough Soxtalk for me for today.

Few days too late to make this statement.

Doesn't have to be a straight platoon behind the plate. But I agree that he isn't really a fit.

I agree but I think someone will give him more. Maybe do something the Braves did and go with a 3-year deal, opt-out after 1 year? He at least plugs a spot for a year, we don't give up a draft pick, and we're not potentially tied down long-term.

Wait, is this true? My free MLBTV subscription will actually have value?

Two things that do not go together lol

Yep.

Home field probably reminds him of the Tokyo Dome.