13 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Zavala is the lesser prospect and a bit older, so you could probably gamble a few weeks with him in the major league mix and not worry too much about any long-term consequences.  I wouldn’t do anything that could possibly disrupt Collins’ development as he is potentially too important to the rebuild.

Yeah I don't know what I think about the idea of Collins being called up other than the fact it is plausible given the current circumstances. I'll be happy to see him live and wouldn't be surprised if he was good from the get-go and wouldn't be surprised if it went very badly.

Any free agents? Brantly came to mind but apparently hes also on the DL in the minors.

Swihart?

They probably want a RH bat

MLBTR speculated Dustin Garneau as a quick fix as he was dfa'd by Oakland yesterday.

Castillo up. Hear somebody...boooo...cheeeeater

5 minutes ago, Jake said:

Yeah I don't know what I think about the idea of Collins being called up other than the fact it is plausible given the current circumstances. I'll be happy to see him live and wouldn't be surprised if he was good from the get-go and wouldn't be surprised if it went very badly.

I don't think they'd call Collins up right now unless there were no other options. Alfredo Gonzalez or Brett Austin will get the call first.

3 minutes ago, flavum said:

Swihart?

He requested a trade. That could work

Supposedly Boston’s asking price for,Swihart is ridiculously high.

3 minutes ago, Dam8610 said:

I don't think they'd call Collins up right now unless there were no other options. Alfredo Gonzalez or Brett Austin will get the call first.

Yeah, zero chance of Collins.

1 minute ago, Dick Allen said:

Supposedly Boston’s asking price for,Swihart is ridiculously high.

As unbelievable as it sounds, that's what I saw earlier.

34 minutes ago, LittleHurt05 said:

If those rules were in.place, Eloy Jimenez would still be a Cub.

True

But if you need a steroid to treat a sickness or an physical ailment (I believe that was case for Quintana) then there should be a process for guys to take what they need to get healthy.

4 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

As unbelievable as it sounds, that's what I saw earlier.

Because they don't trust Vasquez or Leon, either...want to keep him as a fall-back option if the offense goes south.

It's not obvious to me that Swihart is any better than the no-name AAA reserves we have.

Kurt Suzuki? Aren’t the Braves carrying 3 now? Just anyone...ugh fucking Castillo

8 minutes ago, flavum said:

Kurt Suzuki? Aren’t the Braves carrying 3 now? Just anyone...ugh fucking Castillo

He is having a good year and is the primary catcher on a division leading team.  Somehow I doubt he will be traded.

Just now, turnin' two said:

He is having a good year and is the primary catcher on a division leading team.  Somehow I doubt he will be traded.

Yeah, I was thinking he was their 3rd for some reason.

Phegley bouncing back and forth from AAA. 

It’s not like the Sox are finding out tonight though. I’m sure they’ll get somebody fast.

Will he be suspended before tomorrow’s game or after? If before, it is an afternoon game, they need someone quick.

Is he suspended with pay?

Do we know how recent the test he failed was given?

Geo Soto?

2 minutes ago, greg775 said:

Is he suspended with pay?

Unlikely...

On the plus side. He will be super cheap

40 minutes ago, Dam8610 said:

I don't think they'd call Collins up right now unless there were no other options. Alfredo Gonzalez or Brett Austin will get the call first.

Agreed. Let Collins continue to do what he’s doing. 

18 minutes ago, flavum said:

It’s not like the Sox are finding out tonight though. I’m sure they’ll get somebody fast.

That said, they haven't had much time knowing that their AAA catcher and one of their AA catchers are hurt.