Sleepy Harold

Sure thing!

You should check out Collins' AAA line last year pre and post his call up. After he was sent back down, he made some adjustments and tore up the IL in almost the same sample size. It doesn't mean that it will fully translate to the majors, but he did seem to turn the corner. pre callup: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/zack-collins/19181/game-log?type=-2&gds=2019-04-04&gde=2019-06-16&season=&position=C/DH post: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/zack-collins/19181/game-log?type=-2&gds=2019-07-17&gde=2019-09-02&season=&position=C/DH

If Yermin gets DH ABs sure. If people think Collins isn't a good catcher, just wait until Yermin is behind the plate.

Trades happen. Typically you don't move your big ticket FA acquisition and largest guaranteed contract (to date) 1 year into his deal to extend a catcher that isn't as good. The way you're treated by the organization does matter to players when they're choosing a new home.

Nothing would make big free agents want to come here less than trading Grandal a year into his deal.

Nothing really new in here other than Heyman connecting the Sox to Hinch. TLR also mentioned here as well.

Perfect. Although this is hardly an update, it's still funny.

This times a billion.

I'm nowhere on record saying that they will sign him. The Sox should sign him, but we're all too familiar with the team's history in free agency. I'd just prefer to read about Trevor Bauer news in a Trevor Bauer thread, which doesn't seem like an outlandish request.

Thanks for the update JR.

STOP ? TALKING ? ABOUT ? NOMAR ? MAZARA ? IN ? THE ? TREVOR ? BAUER ? UPDATE ? THREAD ?. Factoring in the eye test, he's still below average. Let's move on, yes?

Keep checking this thread for Bauer updates and all I'm getting is hearty helpings of Mazara. No thank you.

Kluber has a club option of 18M for 2021. I would think that the Rangers won't exercise his option at that rate, which would put him on the market. That's why I said if his medical checks out I'd be interested. Based on his resume and the likelihood that he could be had for a reasonable amount and (most likely) a short term commitment, it could be a nice fit.

Missing most of the last two years is concerning, but if his medicals checked out I'd be interested in Kluber as the second pitcher added to the staff. He has playoff experience, regular season track record, and could be another valuable asset for the young arms to learn from. He'll turn 35 in April so he's no spring chicken, but maybe a 1 year deal with a team option could fly for him?

Cora and Sandy could be in the mix as well.

In one particular Sox Machine Off-season play , they had a trade of Rodon + PTBNL for Hader. Some people spend too much time playing The Show.

I would like to believe that the team would prefer stability in the manager role in their contention window rather than more turnover and 3 different voices in 3 seasons? Doesn't seem like an optimal situation to put the players in.

If you say enough stuff you're bound to be right every now and then. I'm still waiting for Codi Heuer to be traded...

Zaleski has been credited by numerous Sox prospects to really helping them improve when they were working together. Some of those guys were pitching for the Sox this season. He knows a good deal about what they have and who they have coming up behind them, so it wouldn't be a ridiculous option.

And let's be honest, it's much easier to send the manager packing rather than getting rid of your entire starting lineup.

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True, he's the only one that we know of now, and I expect others to be interviewed. I just think it's an overreaction to TLR right now.

They did, under unique circumstances. For the Sox to only interview one candidate would be weird IMO.

What job would only interview one candidate for a position? It's just weird.

I don't care about him interviewing or even going first, but treating their hiring process as if they aren't interviewing one other candidate is ridiculous. We've heard rumblings of Hinch, but that can't get going until after the WS. Other potential candidates have teams still playing right now, so obviously they can't be interviewed either. Like, I can't wrapy head around the whole concept of it being a one and done situation, because I 100% believe that it won't be and that TLR isn't their guy.