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My sense is if Colome stays put it will be because the market for him is tepid.

Completely agree on priorities. My only caveat being preference for LH hitter. Another approach might be to identify ideal candidates (those who would make a real impact for the rest of 2019 and beyond) and figure out who, in addition to Colome, we might have to part with. Houston has a couple who come to mind in Alvarez and Tucker. Nats have Robles. Sure none of these guys would come cheap, if available at all but...if we can identify the next Yelich and/or Bellinger and plug him alongside Robert and Eloy....might be worth a package of ????

yep.

I think we will have to go at least 4 years for somewhere in the $35-45M range, which, by todays standards, would be a bargain.

That McCann has been awesome is well known to everyone and not lost on the front office (who deftly identified and attracted him to Sox in the first place). For all we know, Hahn could be negotiating or have already come to a framework for a long term deal with him. Its not like the front office doesn't understand what they have in McCann and what his market is today vs. the future.

What does Yermin Mercedes need to do to get some attention.

I like 'em all. Anderson's injury exposes us at SS and I'd really like to see us target either the Mets or Brewers and try to pry away one of their young SS's. It might take a tad more than Colome but I'd love to see Turang in our system.

Don't know. Has he ever played CF? It doesn't always hold that because a player is good at a MI position he can transition to CF. See Dee Gordon. Also, would think Lou Bob is CF of future.

Improvements at the plate plus a very team friendly contract probably means he is our SS going forward. That said, I can't see us being a WS threat with so many mental and physical mistakes at such a crucial position. Not counting the minor league help plus Vaughn, the only positional keepers who I am super comfortable with are Moncada and McCann. Even Eloy needs to work some things out.

Could we have found our RF in Anderson?

Everyone is tradeable...just a matter of returns. I doubt Hahn will accept anything but a premium return but I expect Colome to be traded. I don't think it will be the end of the world as Herrera seems to be rounding into form.

Agree completely. Rockies have some interesting young talent.

Send Colome to Colorado for Sam Hilliard...big LH RF'r w/20 HRs in AAA

No way Houston answers the phone.

At risk of anarchy, I like the idea of selling high on Giolito, but not for this return. I'd probe Houston about Yordan Alvarez, Forrest Whitely and Seth Beer .

He's been mentioned before but Ian Happ, now in Iowa for Cubs might be worth dealing for. Lots of swing and miss (30%) but SH with some pop who can play multiple positions. Shouldn't cost too much in trade.

Having a reasonably young catcher performing like an All-Star on a cheap deal takes the cake and the only reason to trade him is if you believe he is going to regress in a big way. We would be hard pressed to replace his production even with Grandal (who admittedly has done it longer) at $20m+/yr. I don't understand why we wouldn't extend him. No way would I trade him.

Might not have to be Bummer but depending on return expectations, Colome not enough to command a premium. Guys I would entertain adding, if not Bummer, include Abreu, Lopez, Sanchez and/or minor league assets. A team like Milwaukee might part with Coey Ray (change of scenery candidate) and Turang for the right package. Also, Red Sox might be willing to barter.

Colome alone will not bring a 'needle mover'. Colome plus Bummer gets an interesting return.

Hit in first at bat. Batting 1000

Red Sox or Brewers

Post mortem on day 1 for me is bittersweet. Once Adley was picked, Vaughn was the obvious choice and we all know the pros and cons. What would have made it a better day for me was if there was any way we could have floated Espino to 45 even if doing so meant passing on Vaughn in favor of a serious underslot pick. I think I would have preferred Bishop/Bledey and Espino to Vaughn and Thompson, who is just a confusing pick. Of course we would have had to believe Espino was willing.

Agreed, its a trivial argument but making the case he is 'in the discussion for top 5'...did not trigger the discussion and wouldn't have warranted a rebuttal from me, nor was it what you said. You proclaimed Thomas to be one of the three best RH hitters of all-time and on that one, even when you later add the modifier 'peaks', cannot go unchecked.

What triggered the discussion was you saying he was one of the three best RH hitters ever.

If you want to use OPS as a proxy, here is the career list (1st 4 are all LH). Of course OPS might not be the best metric if it doesn't support Hank Aaron among the best, if not the best RH hitter ever, or do I understand you to say Frank was a better hitter than Aaron? 5. Jimmie Foxx+ (20) 1.0376 R 6. Hank Greenberg+ (13) 1.0169 R 7. Rogers Hornsby+ (23) 1.0103 R 8. Manny Ramirez (19) .9960 R 9. Mike Trout (9, 27) .9936 R 10. Mark McGwire (16) .9823 R 11. Mickey Mantle+ (18) .9773 B 12. Joe DiMaggio+ (13) .9771 R 13. Stan Musial+ (22) .9757 L 14. Frank Thomas+ (19) .9740