caulfield12 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/triston-casas-suffers-significant-knee-injury.html Drury? Dalbec back to Boston? Need to start clearing out this roster and making room for the next generation of players.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 "One speculative possibility would be to turn to Rafael Devers, who hasn’t played a single defensive inning all season. Devers has never played a professional inning at first base. He’s obviously familiar with the infield, but Cora made clear at the beginning of the season that the Sox viewed him as a full-time designated hitter for the time being. It seems they want Devers focused exclusively on maintaining an offensive rhythm as the DH rather than getting occasional defensive work after being pushed off third base by the Alex Bregman signing. That may need to change at some point. Keeping Devers as a full-time DH would essentially block any path to playing time for Masataka Yoshida whenever he’s able to return from a shoulder injury. Yoshida could theoretically play some left field, but that’d require pushing Jarren Duran to center and would only be an option until top outfield prospect Roman Anthony comes up from Triple-A. There’d be more flexibility if the Red Sox were comfortable using Devers at first base." mlbtraderumors.com Seems like Walker Buehler is also dealing with some type of shoulder injury...they need to get Giolito back to 100% or K.Crawford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Bosox now have two aces from the White Sox with Gio back from the dead. Let's make a deal. I don't see Vaughn as a future major leaguer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 10 minutes ago, pcq said: Bosox now have two aces from the White Sox with Gio back from the dead. Let's make a deal. I don't see Vaughn as a future major leaguer. In the short term, it might be more Romy Gonzalez. That's funny, too. Although Giolito was hardly an ace in his last 1 1/2 seasons with the Chi Sox. He got us back Quero at least...quite the steal when you consider how badly he bombed the last two months of 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 They have the perfect opportunity to move Devers to 1B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 30 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/triston-casas-suffers-significant-knee-injury.html Drury? Dalbec back to Boston? Need to start clearing out this roster and making room for the next generation of players.. I saw that .My first thought was Casas body weight was too much for his knee to handle as he lunged for the base. He just buckled. I also saw Semien doubled up by running on a flyball out forgetting there was 2 outs. I know people make mistakes but there are scoreboards all over the field and you have the other team holding up fingers indicating outs and a 1st base coach whose primary function is tell you how many outs there are and remind you about the pitcher's pick off move. Edited May 3 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 15 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: I saw that .My first thought was Casas body weight was too much for his knee to handle as he lunged for the base. He just buckled. I also saw Semien doubled up by running on a flyball out forgetting there was 2 outs. I know people make mistakes but there are scoreboards all over the field and you have the other team holding up fingers indicating outs and a 1st base coach whose primary function is tell you how many outs there are and remind you about the pitcher's pick off move. I guess for as much as an infielder whisperer that Ron Washington is, he can't increase ballplayer IQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 “Dump Vaughn on _____” YES 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Nobody is trading for Vaughn. Romy's probably a better option at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 They are gonna trade for Elko and he’ll be a hall of famer playing until 46 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Theoretically, Boston could use some righty pop, unfortunately. I don’t think Vaughn has any. I bet they shift Devers and find a way to give at bats to Mayer or Anthony or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Timmy U said: Theoretically, Boston could use some righty pop, unfortunately. I don’t think Vaughn has any. I bet they shift Devers and find a way to give at bats to Mayer or Anthony or both. Anthony seems next in line. Yoshida odd man out. Mayer blocked for now by Story Campbell D.Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 2 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: “Dump Vaughn on _____” YES A couple rolls of quarters should do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article/5-unlucky-players-expected-to-breakout-92467 FWIW, the batted ball metrics seem to indicate Vaughn has been unlucky so far. Does that mean he’s worth holding onto to see if he breaks out of it? Or is it a “sell now before even his batted ball stats start to decline?” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 29 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Anthony seems next in line. Yoshida odd man out. Mayer blocked for now by Story Campbell D.Hamilton. Campbell is not a good defender. If Mayer keeps swinging it the way he has been, Boston is gonna find a way. He has been en fuego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 My guess is that Sunday, May 25, or Thursday's off day on May 29 are both great preset deadlines for the Sox to evaluate what they have in Vaughn, their RF solutions, Sosa/Vargas, Colson at AAA, their collection of catchers, the pitching rotation, etc. That gives them a nice chance to see if Fletcher and Elko's hot couple of weeks are real, and whether whatever changes they've made are sustainable at a higher level. Same goes or C. Monty, whether he moves towards the parent club, or gets a 6 month lease in Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Timmy U said: Campbell is not a good defender. If Mayer keeps swinging it the way he has been, Boston is gonna find a way. He has been en fuego. He's also the leading AL RoY contender. Once these three youngsters are in the lineup...Boston won't just pull them when they're hitting well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 43 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: He's also the leading AL RoY contender. Once these three youngsters are in the lineup...Boston won't just pull them when they're hitting well. Not pulling him. Looking for best line up fits. He has already played 3 games in center. May move him around to create room for Mayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, WestEddy said: My guess is that Sunday, May 25, or Thursday's off day on May 29 are both great preset deadlines for the Sox to evaluate what they have in Vaughn, their RF solutions, Sosa/Vargas, Colson at AAA, their collection of catchers, the pitching rotation, etc. That gives them a nice chance to see if Fletcher and Elko's hot couple of weeks are real, and whether whatever changes they've made are sustainable at a higher level. Same goes or C. Monty, whether he moves towards the parent club, or gets a 6 month lease in Charlotte. Northern what happens Colson won't be brought directly to Chicago...it would never Charlotte or Birmingham first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 16 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Northern what happens Colson won't be brought directly to Chicago...it would never Charlotte or Birmingham first. I'm talking about the week around Memorial Day, making evaluations about whether C. Monty would be moving towards Chicago, or they decide he needs the full year in Charlotte to cement his changes. Nobody is suggesting Monty will try a new swing, then go straight to the bigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 20 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I'm talking about the week around Memorial Day, making evaluations about whether C. Monty would be moving towards Chicago, or they decide he needs the full year in Charlotte to cement his changes. Nobody is suggesting Monty will try a new swing, then go straight to the bigs. What does moving towards Chicago but not mean then? Just say he's still a viable prospect or likely broken with the Sox until a change of scenery trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 9 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: What does moving towards Chicago but not mean then? Just say he's still a viable prospect or likely broken with the Sox until a change of scenery trade. I'll say what I wrote, and be done with it. You could just say you don't really know how to read, and leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 6 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I'll say what I wrote, and be done with it. You could just say you don't really know how to read, and leave it at that. Lol. That was deliberately written in a vague/opaque way to cover any possible eventuality. You can't fix your swing in AZ without competing against AA/AAA caliber pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 26 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Lol. That was deliberately written in a vague/opaque way to cover any possible eventuality. You can't fix your swing in AZ without competing against AA/AAA caliber pitching. Okay, back to ignore you go. Your misinterpretation trolling's too inane to even try to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 19 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Lol. That was deliberately written in a vague/opaque way to cover any possible eventuality. You can't fix your swing in AZ without competing against AA/AAA caliber pitching. Truly baffled by this exchange. Seems clear to me that "moving towards Chicago" is shorthand, as it generally is in baseball discussions. for making necessary progress to reach the majors. A swing-happy prospect getting their K% down is movement towards Chicago. A rehabbing pitcher hitting their targets for getting stretched out is moving towards Chicago. Colson heating up in AAA after potential swing fixes would be moving towards Chicago. No one said anything about him coming straight from AZ (or being traded??) and honestly it feels like you have to work hard to try and interpret it that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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