Could you get Watson (2nd round prep) and their comp pick?

2 minutes ago, Reyno45 said:

If the Sox are willing to eat half or more of his salary and want pitching then get David Stearns back on the phone 

The Mets should be able to put together a prospect package to rival this with position players.  If the Reds package is accurate, it is very Frozen in that it is totally Fixer Uppers.

If they trade Robert, who the heck is their entire OF? Suddenly they’re counting on Baldwin to anchor an incredibly poor group. Do you really want to Hill and Pereira every day?

3 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

If they trade Robert, who the heck is their entire OF? Suddenly they’re counting on Baldwin to anchor an incredibly poor group. Do you really want to Hill and Pereira every day?

Kyle Tucker. 

5 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

If they trade Robert, who the heck is their entire OF? Suddenly they’re counting on Baldwin to anchor an incredibly poor group. Do you really want to Hill and Pereira every day?

Yeah I see no reason to trade him with these returns.

Hold onto him so he can maybe play 100 games and wait for his bat to get hot with the weather?

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Hold onto him so he can maybe play 100 games and wait for his bat to get hot with the weather?

Feel like we’ve tried that like 3 times already. 

Just now, PaleAleSox said:

Feel like we’ve tried that like 3 times already. 

Exactly. Time to move on

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4 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Hold onto him so he can maybe play 100 games and wait for his bat to get hot with the weather?

Sure. You'd get the same type of return at the deadline anyways. He's not even close to blocking anyone yet you're trading him for the sake of trading him. Any protection and stabilization he can offer to the younger players is worth more than these names.

28 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

The Mets should be able to put together a prospect package to rival this with position players.  If the Reds package is accurate, it is very Frozen in that it is totally Fixer Uppers.

They want pitching. I honestly don’t know if Jerry will eat $$ for Cohen 

Not a single one of those pitchers seems very interesting to me at all. Why would we give the Reds $10M and a real live MLB player for even all three?

Let me check my notes… if Sox trade Robert the next man up is Derek Hill. No thanks.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/reds-among-teams-showing-interest-in-luis-robert-jr.html

1 minute ago, thxfrthmmrs said:

Let me check my notes… if Sox trade Robert the next man up is Derek Hill. No thanks.

That’s who is starting when Robert goes on the IL. It’s not “if” but “when.”

2 minutes ago, Jake said:

Not a single one of those pitchers seems very interesting to me at all. Why would we give the Reds $10M and a real live MLB player for even all three?

IDK why the Sox would want even more guys coming back from TJS. Maybe Bannister sees an easy fix for Petty or something. Trading an outfielder when you already have the weakest outfield group in mlb seems insane.  Braden Montgomery has to be thrilled, though.

 

They gave up a draft pick for Gavin Lux. Not crazy to think we can get one for Robert.

4 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

IDK why the Sox would want even more guys coming back from TJS. Maybe Bannister sees an easy fix for Petty or something. Trading an outfielder when you already have the weakest outfield group in mlb seems insane.  Braden Montgomery has to be thrilled, though.

 

We arent winning 70 games so who cares.

 

Braden doesn’t care

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Could the Reds be really concerned with Lowders injury issues last year?

3 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

That’s who is starting when Robert goes on the IL. It’s not “if” but “when.”

I’d rather suffer through 60 games of Derek Hill starting at CF than 160.

If the Sox think any of these guys are worth it, and can get a comp pick in the deal, then do it. Otherwise don’t trade him for players you don’t think will have any impact just to get rid of him. 

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26 minutes ago, thxfrthmmrs said:

Let me check my notes… if Sox trade Robert the next man up is Derek Hill. No thanks.

It’s not about 2026

35 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

They want pitching. I honestly don’t know if Jerry will eat $$ for Cohen 

That tells me what the Sox think of the current pitching situation as they are still thin in position players overall, but especially in the OF.

4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

That tells me what the Sox think of the current pitching situation as they are still thin in position players overall, but especially in the OF.

They don’t have anywhere near enough pitching to compete if they kept Robert. None of this is about 2026. 

31 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

We arent winning 70 games so who cares.

 

Braden doesn’t care

I disagree. I think he cares whether he plays in mlb or not, but I’m weird that way.

50 minutes ago, thxfrthmmrs said:

Let me check my notes… if Sox trade Robert the next man up is Derek Hill. No thanks.

Trade Robert…sign Bellinger to 1 year deal to flip.