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Of course the Phillies et al are interested in Taylor:  they think they can get this top-of-the rotation talent for the price of a reliever.  Trading him for Crawford (much less Robert and him for Crawford) under-values him.   
The Sox may see him as a reliever, but he certainly shouldn't price him as one.  That would be clowning. 

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18 hours ago, fathom said:

Robert and Taylor to Phillies makes way too much sense 

Grant Taylor would be the headliner and the  Sox need every good prospect.  You don't trade them away just to get rid of Robert when they have 4 other relievers to trade away. 

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2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

This just feels like sit until we get this done.

Yeah that's how I see it too, cause yesterday Venable said he was available. 

IMO among realistic targets, NYM would be a better fit than PHI.

Just get me Gilbert plus a 12-18 prospect like fathom said earlier.

 

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14 minutes ago, fathom said:

So if they get Vientos for Robert, I assume infield set up becomes Vargas 1B, Chase 2B, Colson SS, Vientos 3B

Feels like you’d have to swap Vientos and Vargas.  Personally, I think Vientos is a great fit for us.  Would prefer one of their non Benge OF prospects.

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32 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I like Vientos. Great project for Fuller to take on. Sox need power. 

How do you fit him and Vargas into lineup everyday over the next 4+ seasons? Especially with the Sox seemingly giving up on Vargas at 3B. They feel like extremely similar players.

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22 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Vientos for 2 months of injury prone, terrible season Robert, seems like a really good outcome. Despite being another DH/1B, it seems kinda like a no brainer

Beyond Benintendi, we've kind of cleared out all our 1B/DH's, haven't we? I don't consider Noda or Elko to be viable major leaguers, at this point. 

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23 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Vientos for 2 months of injury prone, terrible season Robert, seems like a really good outcome. Despite being another DH/1B, it seems kinda like a no brainer

Is it?  Is Vientos even good?  He’s a one tool, slow, RH hitting 1B / DH who is hitting worse than Robert right now.  His success last year was driven by a 92 percentile barrel rate, which has fallen off a cliff.  Can he get back to that elite level?  To me, his 2024 season feels like a total outlier.  Maybe there is some underlying issue that can be corrected, but I am not excited about acquiring a project 1B / DH type who has four years of control left and will further limit our flexibility in the infield.

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19 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Is it?  Is Vientos even good?  He’s a one tool, slow, RH hitting 1B / DH who is hitting worse than Robert right now.  His success last year was driven by a 92 percentile barrel rate, which has fallen off a cliff.  Can he get back to that elite level?  To me, his 2024 season feels like a total outlier.  Maybe there is some underlying issue that can be corrected, but I am not excited about acquiring a project 1B / DH type who has four years of control left and will further limit our flexibility in the infield.

And has like 4 years of control. I’d much prefer a LHH OF with some flaws like Clifford 

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