1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Grandal has 7 years of proven ball.. McCann has 70 games.

And with this mindset you’re paying for past production...

Nasty pitch!

1 minute ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

They absolutely should spend for another starting pitcher this winter (tier 2 type like Keuchel). I just hope Grandal’s money doesn’t restrict them from doing that.

Stroman maybe. Unless he is looking to take a one-year deal at a pitcher friendly park.

Great recovery

Insurance runs plz

18 minutes ago, Richie said:

Definitely in the 9th - Engel should be in there. 

I mean, even if just for protecting his body. Shit... the guy walks a very thin tightrope every time he goes towards a wall. Whether it be in foul territory or the left field wall. 

That one was pretty controlled by eloy though. He saw he wouldn't get to the ball and then just laid casually into that net for fun, that was not really a dangerous situation. He was just hangin out a little

Eloy dribbler past 1st!

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by SouthWallace

1 minute ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

They absolutely should spend for another starting pitcher this winter (tier 2 type like Keuchel). I just hope Grandal’s money doesn’t restrict them from doing that.

Depends what their assessment of the Kopech situation is both, mentally and physically.

Gio, Keuchel, Cease, Kopech, Lopez/Dunning/Rodon should be enough to at least start the season.

2022 is when they would probably add, but then you have Crochet/Kelley starting to move into the picture as well.

Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

And with this mindset you’re paying for past production...

this is ridiculous. This team needed a good framer. The sox got the best. This team needed a Lefty with OBP. They got the best available on the market. The team wanted a proven talent. They got it, and at market price. Grandal has looked fine and once he goes on a hot streak I can't wait to see all the crow posts. 

1 minute ago, soxfan2014 said:

Stroman maybe. Unless he is looking to take a one-year deal at a pitcher friendly park.

Fine by me. Would be a big upgrade to the rotation. 

2 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

They absolutely should spend for another starting pitcher this winter (tier 2 type like Keuchel). I just hope Grandal’s money doesn’t restrict them from doing that.

Bauer or bust lol

Just now, caulfield12 said:

Depends what their assessment of the Kopech situation is both, mentally and physically.

Gio, Keuchel, Cease, Kopech, Lopez/Dunning/Rodon should be enough to at least start the season.

2022 is when they would probably add, but then you have Crochet/Kelley starting to move into the picture as well.

Assuming you’ll get two quality starters out of Kopech, Lopez, Dunning, and Rodon is a big assumption at this point. Also, you can never have enough pitching. Would be nice to be 6/7 deep for once and if they really are that deep they can always move depth for a RF or whatever else is needed.

1 minute ago, JoshPR said:

Bauer or bust lol

Now that would be fantastic

Nice start, Engel should steal here 

Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Now that would be fantastic

$30 million dollars for a year fantastic?

AE in for Eloy

Nice eloy

Stroman/Bauer/Gausman/Ray/Paxton/Garrett Richards

T.Walker/A.Wood/Quintana/Tanaka/Odorizzi

 

There's 11.

Tier 1.  Tier 2.   Don't see Tanaka leaving NY, and a pitcher with diminishing stuff heading into the backside of his career doesn't seem a wise pitcher to overpay for.

Ray strikes out a ton, but usually only goes 4-6 innings and always leads to early bullpen games.   Throws way too many pitches.   Better for fantasy than a real team, IMO.

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by caulfield12

Just now, hi8is said:

$30 million dollars for a year fantastic?

Isn’t he only signing one year deals? If so, sign me up!

Love the ENGEL goggles.

RR listening about pulling EE late in games for PR/defensive.

Abreu seems to be swinging at everything right now

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Stroman/Bauer/Gausman/Ray/Paxton/Garrett Richards

T.Walker/A.Wood/Quintana/Tanaka/Odorizzi

 

There's 11.

Tier 1.  Tier 2.   Don't see Tanaka leaving NY, and a pitcher with diminishing stuff heading into the backside of his career doesn't seem a wise pitcher to overpay for.

 

What’s up with your mancrush on Gausman. He isn’t good. And Richards is definitely not in tier 1 either ?

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Stroman/Bauer/Gausman/Ray/Paxton/Garrett Richards

T.Walker/A.Wood/Quintana/Tanaka/Odorizzi

 

There's 11.

Tier 1.  Tier 2.   Don't see Tanaka leaving NY, and a pitcher with diminishing stuff heading into the backside of his career doesn't seem a wise pitcher to overpay for.

 

Out of those I would consider ray, paxton, Bauer. Stroman blah

Just now, GermanSoxFan said:

What’s up with your mancrush on Gausman. He isn’t good. And Richards is definitely not in tier 1 either ?

Gausman must have pitched well against Padres

Just now, JoshPR said:

Out of those I would consider ray, paxton, Bauer. Stroman blah

Gausman in recent days has been upper 90's and looks like a poor man's Wheeler or another version of Lucas Giolito...put him on a winning team, without any pressure?