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I'll have some at the Opener tomorrow on my hot dog.

Great hitting but realistically, Detroit pitching was pretty awful . They hung a lot of pitches. Hope the hitting is contagious and it continues tomorrow at the Opener,.

AJ Hinch is having a bad series. Dude has made some terrible decisions in just two games, including letting a weak left handed pitcher face Vaughn in that situation. And leaving Casey Mize in to face Grandal. LOL. . 408 feet. 104.1 mph exit velocity Love the bat drop Maybe Hinch isn't much of a manager without help from cheaters. Love the HRs. don't stop now boys.

Hahn doubling down on Kimbrel for 16 Mil is even more maddening when considering what Rodon could have meant to our rotation.

Opinions from fans about baseball rank up there with genocide? Give me a fukin break bud.

I can't believe I am saying this after one game but I think I would rather have Leury at 2B than Harrison. Leury has a gun for an arm and that helps turn double plays. Maybe not unthinkable to explore possibilities by starting Burger at 2B for a few games with Leury at 3B until Yoan comes back. I was really impressed with Burger's composure at 3B as he handled the routine plays easily.

Eloy or Vaughn would have had that ball. Pollock was too nonchalant given the situation. You have to look that ball into your glove and put the game away.

I liked AJ Hinch decision allowing a lefty to face Vaughn with the game on the line. He grooved him.

Vaughn has to stop diving. Burger looks so good at the plate. Maybe he takes the Vaughers RH DH spot when Moncada comes back.

Stone on Eloy : "He's gotta stop diving in LF" LOL. Stoney picking right up where he left off last season. Meanwhile Eloy 1- Tigers 0.

Burger can hit but, IMO, he doe not have the footwork nd balance to play third on a regular basis. Having said that, that I think Jake will be fine for a few weeks until Yoan returns. Great opportunity for Burger though and it is exciting to see him get it. I hope Moncada returns soon though because we need his D and his LH bat.

Austin Meadows goes 2/4 with a HR. Eloy and Robert also homer and Sox win 6-4.

I would have been OK with Cody Bellinger, instead of AJP for probably less than 10+5. Frankly, if the just got a team to take over Kimbrel's 16 Mil salary that would have been a positive outcome. . Consider if AJP spends 50+ games on the DL the Sox can still buy him out for another 5Mil. That's 15Mill for an POFer on a team that has a boatload of them. Frankly at the end of the day ptatc was right about the priorities being misplaced. Maybe Vaughn's lawn dart dive sealed the deal with Hahn. Never forget some posters here lwere all in on the original trade for Kimbrel. Terrible trades can weigh down a team with older or under-performing players and bloated contracts .Rule #1 - Don;t trade young #1prospect for an old Closer in decline. Rule #2. Don't make stupid trades with the Cubs.

LaRussa was right about the Sox having guys who could play RF , at least at what they call serviceable standards. Like Tony or not, he was probably right. Meanwhile, Hahn, with a boatload of outfield types on board, cashes in his 16 MIl. Kimbrel chip to get another one. Realistically, there is no "window" to win "multiple championships" when you don't have a deep and solid starting staff. There are some talented pitchers like Kopech and even ReyLo, but they are not guys who can be counted on to start all year. Keuchel has looked lost after umpires startled checking for foreign substances. Another problem with a weak rotation is the potential burn-out of bullpen arms who have to cover more innings than expected.

So much so that Vaughn, Sheets and Burger might get buried under it.

Do you think the Dodgers considered Bellinger untouchable? LaD have Mookie in RF. Bellingers had a down year and a slow ST and there here have been rumors about the Dodgers possibly wanting to trade Bellinger for over a year. Thus deal worked out financially for the Dodgers who took about as much off the books as they are putting back. Hahn probably felt he had to make a move before the season started figuring that Kimbrel could destroy his value with a couple of weak performances or an arm injury. There is some irony in disposing Kimbrel with a similar logic than that used to acquire him - a similar hope than an aging player has enough juice left to put the WSox over the top. That is the same strategy used to acquire James Shields. The final piece to a puzzle is often elusive.

I am skeptical about Pollock's durability as an everyday outfielder in his age 34 season. My guess is that Cody Bellinger will prove to have been a better choice over time. I also don't like the price tag for a guy who looks like a one year stop gap in RF. Additionally, if Pollock remains healthy, he will be taking a lot of at-bats away from Vaughn. I understand though that if Pollock remains healthy and hits like a b1tch, the trade works.

ST batting average doesn't earn a spot on the roster nor do ST HRs...but I have been a fan of Romy and Seby so I enjoyed seeing their blasts. And Remiillard's as well.

Cespy hit his 3rd HR of ST in the B game yesterday. I'm OK with lack of contact to some extent if he can play D and continues hitting HRs.

A short while back I posted about Vaughn's tendency to dive for a lot of balls that he could not get to by staying on his feet. The point was and is, that Vaughn can play in the OF, if required, but like Eloy, he has to be told to play more conservatively and let balls that are out of reach drop in for a hit. At around 5'11" and 225 lb. he doesn't get too much air time and the resulting collision with the turf is always pretty violent. He is out there for his bat, not for his speed and athleticism. As far as his injury, I don't think it is a hip pointer based on my own experience with that injury. AV looked like he was doing the twist when he stood up trying to get things back into whack. He also grabbed toward the front of his hip, rather than the side . Even if it is just a hip pointer, those can be pretty painful for a week or two.Very sharp pain, like someone is sticking a needle in your hip when you bend in a certain way.

Cody Bellinger has had a rough Spring at the plate for the Dodgers and they need a Closer.

that post didn't age well.

Several WSox players sustained injuries during the course of the last few seasons - Engel,, Grandal,TA, Abreu,Robert, Moncada and Eloy and Vaughn. Fear of injury is not going to win games. You put the best players on the field. Eloy is better than Vaughn, by a lot.. So is Abreu. And Sheets hits RH pitchers better than Vaughn. Vaughn has a chance to start in RF because the Sox did not fill that hole via trade or FA. One would think that opportunity would be enough for Vaughn enthusiasts to stop whining about Eloy, who is arguably one of the most important players on this team. Give it a f-ing break.

Instead of parroting old Steve Stone, go to a few games, watch the players in front of you, and form your own opinions.

I could see starting the season at least with Vaughn in RF, Sheets DH and Burger at 3B with Moncada moving to 2B. Burger lacks the footwork and range for 2B.