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Months ago I was a play Burger at third, and Moncada at second originalist. This drew much opposition, but I am still riding that horse. More similar thinking seems to have been growing, at least with the Burger at third part

Terming Eloy in the outfield a success just because he made it without being hurt sort of misses the point that the failure was in planning to play him in the outfield

TLR has all his best hitters at the top of the order today. Noted for posterity

The legendary big early lead. I have heard of this…

Robert is still on his feet. That’s the only real positive change from last year’s team that limped into vacation. That pitching staff was lightning in a bottle. I hope so, but we have been watching baseball teams long enough to know what we’re looking at.

Although I grant you that JR had an relapse by hiring Tony. Hopefully he stops meddling with the baseball decisions

Fumny thing is, JR let these guys try this new thpe build despite being up there in age. Said he did it for the fans and the long term. There were a few years of losing invested to get to this team. That will make weak -willed people question what they are doing. I’m sorry this didn’t work yet, but please don’t go back to acquiring the Todd Fraziers and Adam LaRoaches and surrounding them with cheap pluggers. As bad as this is to watch, building upside teams with prospects is way more fun than grinding with teams of the past. Hahn and Kenny Williams seem like this is not who they really are though. They tried it like a second marriage to different type of woman that is totally incompatible. They all gots ta go. And JR has to stay worried about the long term future. Stay patient. But get these guys outa here, they can’t take the final steps Under all this pressure to win quick. They will make bad decisions.

I known that is a joke. But I don’t care anymore

The Twins are irrelevant.

Weird. Is there such a thing as having a groin cramp? Groins don’t just completely go away in a couple days

The pitching isn’t the big problem. It would be just like the Sox to double down on the Kimbrel move a year after it blew up in their face.

They signed Harrison, and they got Leury. They will sink or swim with them no matter how bad that is. Who knows, maybe they are looking at Yolbert. That’s going to be the extent of improving SB

We have Erick Hernandez. We’re good ?

Pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered. The bullpen tunnel vision has been a dysfunctional dynamic for this FO

13 hits. They just don’t get around the bases enough. Remains to be seen if this is a feature not a bug.

Optimism is fine. He didn’t look like he will be 100 100 in 3 weeks though. These things can linger

Adam Engel's lesson of coming back too soon seems ignored. Groins always need extra time

Would have been pretty easy had the Sox not tried to be cute at second base with Harrison. Trevor Story was there for the taking. He would slide right on over, and Yolbert would be a nice gap filler. Hopefully the Sox don't pay with losing the season, but cann't say they wouldn't deserve to

Imho, they should take a hard look at the roster, and make a cold assessment about the talent on the team. If you’re assessment tells you this group comes up short, you don’t have the luxury of underpowered, yet wise “veterans”. You bring up your best people in the organization and let it ride. Some of the best, most loose teams have been groups of kids that don’t know any better. These guys are tauiite. /Austin Powers

Aside from Burger, the other guys are only supporting actors. But you need a production first. Harrison and Mendick can go find other things to do while this team retools.

I don’t see why not. The roster has been talked about as possibly disengaged, from Kuechel, to Ricky, to Stoney (Moncada), to Ozzie. It certainly can’t break what’s already broken, and you cross bridges when you come to them.

Just in general, I have often wondered if the Sox would ever break up the Cubans ?

Is that a fact?

The international signings (outside of the massive Cuban contracts) is historically the biggest failure. And then they go ahead and trade Tatis for what they really love. But they dont draft well either. Although we thought they were on a bit of a nice first round run there with Rodon, Crochet, Vaughn and Madrigal

Yeah. And the Sox are the perfect franchise that should copy the Rays model.