Bob Sacamano

Up to this post, there weren't any.

The Sox don't even pay these types of guys in free agency. No way would they trade young guys to be able to pay that contract.

He'll enter free agency at the age of 27. That seems light.

Basically holding down a rotation spot until Kopech comes up. Holding down a roster spot until Rodon is ready. (Assuming of course no injuries or other reasons we may need him).

If we had a dollar for every time someone said the Sox were going to sign or trade for someone over a certain period of time/on a given date over the past couple of years, we would all be rich.

There's our 3B addition! Now shift Moncada to 2B.

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.