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Kopech is the true definition of a "thrower"

And with having a past TJ behind him, you already know that structure of that elbow. A 4 year commitment and eliminating the 2 arbitration years is not tall timber to climb, even for Jerry. You can probably get him for 4 years $70 million (10, 15, 20, 25) right now. Crochet loses 2 years of free agency, but gains security and also gets to try free agency when he's just turning 30. Should still be able to cash again if sustains success.

I think this is the most SP depth we've had in a long time coming up through the system. I still wish we can stop the Crochet trade nonesense and invest in him to anchor this future rotation.

Yep, but it's easy to get away with it that at AA. Reason for his very good K-Rate at the minor league level.

Off Topic. The Tigers are 6 under after today. What happened to the "great" AJ Hinch hire that was suppose catapult the Tigers into this eras Yankees? Or at least, that's what Sox fans told me when they skipped him for LaRussa. You're only as good as your players and as good as the health of your team. Period.

I agree, just wish he showed more pitch efficiency so far in his early career. He doesn't have the profile to go into long counts, not at the big league level at least.

Brebbia is human gasoline for a dumpster fire

Just shoot me

Just 3+ years left on that Benintendi deal. Teams that want to be great would have cut him lose by now.

Right, since the scouting an development for this team has such an awesome track record. You can't blame anyone for being pessimistic at this point.

Well, at least signing 1B and DHs is Reinsdorf's lone niche

Well, to be fair, "the dishing" started by Score against this guy before he even called his first game. They were up in arms about the hire because their boy Benetti had gotten canned and also because their prior reject host Connor McKnight was passed up for the job in favor of John. Why would would I (John) go on their airwaves knowing they don't like him from day 1?

Ha, I don't think many fans are losing any sleep with this team and quite frankly most in my friend group who are diehard fans have had enough and just wish for Reinsdorf to go away somehow, even if it means relocating. He's not selling, he's not dying, so the only other alternative is his relocation to Nashville (or wherever). Maybe 5 years after we get the Cleveland Browns mulligan from MLB and get a 2nd team by expansion.

This is headed to Oakland A's / Montreal Expos territory. I'm at the point in wishing for this sooner than later when it comes to having to put up with an owner that just doesn't die or sell the team. What happens after Reinsdorf moves the team? Then I can move on with my life in finding either another team to pull for or just stop watching baseball altogether and do other more important things with my life.

Please get Bauer now.

Hiring Getz didn't really change or start anything new. Reinsdorf dead or selling is the only way this page gets turned.

Titanic deck chairs

Outside of a very limited handful of starting pitchers, Jerry is 100% right on this one. ML starting pitchers are becoming like NFL running backs. Use them heavily for 4-6 years and then discard.

Velocity don't lie. This was a ticking time bomb.

It's early, I know. But man, looking at this potential roster leaves me asking myself, will we break 100 HRs as a team this year? I understand the focus in "catching the ball", and in fact it's a great mask to use when trying to be cheap about constructing a roster. But baseball is about hitting HRs, and lots of them. It's hard to win without them.

Time to tarp the entire upper deck. I want to reach that level of Oakland As embarrassment.

Corpse Ball Field

This is probably our weakest 6-7-8-9 going into a season in a very long time, However, this 6-7-8-9 is sort of the level we'd been playing with the last 3-4 years with all the injuries.

And sadly these constant long term deal flops for the Sox is the reason Reinsdorf feels validated in not continue trying. And these are for miniscule contracts compared to the rest of the league.

Was thinking the exact same