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interesting guy pitching for kanny today. Sam Long, 23 yrs. old reclamation project. Didn't pitch last year I'm assuming because of injury. Pitched well in 2017. This is one thing the Sox have done well at in the past. Pick some guy off the scrap heap and revive his career.

He'll have to do a comb over.

It just dawned on me who Vaughn reminds me of. Steve Garvey with more patience. Garvey was an outstanding hitter who only looked really good because of dodger stadium robbing him or 5-10 homers a year. His only flaw was a lack of patience. He was also a real good 1st baseman, even at only 5'10".

If Vaughn is good quickly, The line up might be: 1 Madrigal 6 Anderson 2 Robert 7 Burger/Collins 3 Jimenez 8 McCann/Collins 4 Vaughn 9 Leury/Gonzalez 5 Moncada Sox might score 1000 runs a year for a long time.

Yes there is.

The Sox should offer Kimbrel 25 million for the last 100 games. Tack on a 3 year option 15-20 million per. After that tell whoever he is traded to, they'll pick up this years salary and the new team can decide on the option. Kimbrel for free for 2 months is worth a better prospect than having to pay him.

Solid defense at 2b,ss and cf. real good bench piece on a good team. Can pinch hit and pinch run. Replace a hit first type in late innings with a lead. i'd bet a lot of teams would want him. I think he's only 28, so will be productive for a while yet.

No he is not. He's a youngish stiff. Engel is a middle aged stiff.

Just checked the Twins roster. Will they hold up better than The South Side Hitmen? They will return to the norm some what, but can the Twins front office supplement the roster as needed? It's just my opinion but the difference between these 2 teams is defensive. The Sox had a CF who could play and a solid 3B,1B and catcher. The Twinkies seem to be a little deeper than that in the field. The SS Hitmen did hit for almost 3/4ths of the year, and the Twins will probably suffer the same fate. These guys are not the 1927 Yankees. Never the less, minnesotans are in for a fun summer.

Maybe it's too early to tell about Tilson, but it sure looks like he's a MLB player. With Leury and McCann around also, the Sox could actually end up with a real bench. If we can get Palka or Collins to play a passable 1B, we might be ready to go in 2020.

DJ is just fine . EF is very hard to follow.

I used to call into sports radio shows every time some one would call to whine about ron santo not being in the hall. Both were great players with HOF numbers seasonally speaking. Their career numbers are a little less HOF like. Santo had Type 1 diabetes and flamed out early. Minoso got a late start due to racism. He would be in the Hall if he hadn't missed 5 seasons due to the color ban. I hate to say this, but Reinsdorf really screwed up using his influence getting Bainesy in and not the much more deserving Minoso.

5-2. wild card bound! This is some excellent WS cool aid.

In 3-4 weeks this roster will change quite a bit. The tough part is waiting. Collins is back from concussion protocol. Cease is coming ready or not. Eloy will be back tomorrow and(dare I say it?) Palka and Mendick are coming. Just waiting for Alonso and Castillo to be DFA'd.

Don't look now , but Gavin Sheets is pushing .250

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Where's Palka? Damn, I'm on fire today!

I'm not so sure about that. .800 OPS last year in first year in majors. He also improved as the year went on. As a properly used lefty bat, he could be quite useful for a few years. He'd need a manager smart enough to use him in the right amount.

Seems like his command is getting back to normal. Hansen outings are rounding into shape as well. It's still possible the Sox will have the best pitching in the league in 2021. Add Dunning, Cease and Kopech to these 2 guys and pray for a little good health.

Season ending injury last season. He'll be moved up very shortly. Probably be joined by Steivers and Varnell.

Eloy should go back to LF. Tilson and Garcia split CF, late inning defense etc.

Is it possible we win all 3 trades? Yes it is. If so, the anti Hahn crowd will be sad and happy all at once. P.S. Don't forget the Luis Robert signing!

1.098 OPS at charlotte. Bring him back. 35 AB's is too small a sample to bury a guy. He should DH against RHP's. Abreu at 1B. With Tilson and Garcia around there isn't really a need for Delmonico. 3 weeks to the draft. Bring up Cease as well. If things get rolling, then take a chance on Kuechel after it doesn't cost us a pick. Twins went from worst to first. Maybe we can too.

Either way Lucas is done. Is he really going to be this good now? His 2017 late season call up went extremely well also.

LuGon 3 hits.