Rey21

I would 10000% be okay with Cease being the centerpiece for Conforto, I understand his ceiling is high but if you’re signing Stroman/Bauer Cease becomes easily expendable and really shouldn’t even be up for debate in the front office.

And then you lock him up long term, Conforto is a top 10 Right Fielder in baseball, has pop and can play a good right field, I’m all in on Conforto unfortunately because the Sox couldn’t nab Harper, Betts, Yelich - feel like Conforto would the most ideal option

Cease+Adolfo+Stiever for Michael Conforto OR Cease+James Beard for Brandon Nimmo Sign Stroman + Keone Kela Sign Tommy La Stella Re-Sign Colome If Jerry is all in and open then go sign Michael Brantley too Decline Mazara’s option C - Grandal/Collins/Mercedes 1B - Abreu/Vaughn 2B - Madrigal/La Stella SS - TA/Mendick 3B - Moncada LF - Eloy/Brantley CF - Robert/Engel RF - Conforto/Nimmo DH - Brantley/Vaughn SP Giolito/Stroman/Kuechel/Dunning/Kopech

TRADE Cease, Collins, Kelley, Mendick for Michael Conforto Sign Stroman & Kevin Gausman Sign Yimi Garcia OR Keone Kela Sign Tommy La Stella Re-sign Leury, McCann, & Colome THEY HAVE THE MONEY

While if this were the beginning of the year I’d wholeheartedly agree with you but he’s been rock solid, I’d bring him back and maybe add Hendricks too.. There’s some names - Hendricks, Kela, Shane Greene Under the radar - Yimi Garcia

Conforto is my #1 target Bauer Stroman Keone Kela Shane Green Colome Yimi Garcia DeGrom & Kris Bryant cuz why the hell not

If the Indians/Francona were to part ways the Sox better kick Renteria to the curb

It’s hard to beat teams over .500 when your two best players (Robert & Moncada) are contributing nothing offensively, your “leader” Tim Anderson has looked like his 2018 form in his last 4 games, Abreu and Eloy getting eaten by breaking balls, an automatic out in RF and DH. The Sox really aren’t a contender they just are bum beaters and very inconsistent against teams that you have to beat come playoff time.