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Yes all my comments have been factual. Thanks for acknowledging that

I’ll take the under on that one

Remind the folks at home what the Lusitania is.

Yes the thing I stated I knew about it is the thing I knew about it. Well done

Yeah but why Marisnick in particular instead of Reyes or Hamilton

Depends on the makeup of the entire bench. I’d go with a bench that includes Burger or Sheets, Alberto and either Reyes, Marisnick or Hamilton over any including Leury, for example

Upon further review, i didn’t realize four of those homers came in 17 ABs at rookie ball.

If you say so. Eight home runs along with a solid walk rate in 138 at bats doesn’t seem terrible to me

***495 ABs

Romy hit 32 HR and stole 29 bases over his last 480 some at bats in the minors. It’s not like he’s some schlub came out of nowhere

Why? How do you figure there is no one better to fill that role? Leury may have literally been the worst player in mlb last year

I like how the twothreads about the best sox news in months were closed

Judging by first at bat of first appearance of spring training? That’s quality analysis there, boys

Anyone else suspect the Sox had that response written up from the very beginning

Incorrect. According to MLB statement, there are no disciplinary actions and investigation is closed. (I meant to quote “mlb is having him evaluated for abuse and drugs” claim but edit doesn’t work on my phone)

MLB statement: “The comprehensive investigation included interviews of more than 15 individuals, in addition to Mr. Clevinger and the complainant, as well as a review of available documents, such as thousands of electronic communication records," a statement from MLB read. "The Office of the Commissioner has closed this investigation and, barring the receipt of any new information or evidence, the Office of the Commissioner will not be imposing discipline on Mr. Clevinger in connection with these allegations."

He sure seems to like Benintendi in that 3rd spot

I really don’t get how any actual Sox fan can hate on Abreu. None I know in real life do nor do the fans of other teams. Fans of other teams I know all seem to think it was a massive f*** up letting him go actually.

If you can plug in a guy like Billy who can make catches that are going for extra bases 90+% of the time, I’ll take that over having a marginally better but still below average bat. Honestly, I was on the fence but I just sold myself on Billy in the time since I started posting on this thread. What’s more valuable a guy who might put up a .675 OPS or the guy who can gut the competition by literally taking runs off the board?

Yeah but those guys aren’t going to play 162 games. I’d rather have top defense to plug in when they are out of the lineup. Frankly after ‘22 I never want to see sub par defense in the OF ever again. I pretty much got a lifetime’s worth in one season. The marginally better offense you might get from a fourth OFer isn’t worth it imo. I’d rather have someone like Duvall, but seeing as we don’t have anyone like that I’d do go with the top defensive player available

I really wish mlb would expand the bench so there were more room for guys like Hamilton or for that matter Sheets. With four bench spots, there’s little room for any kind of specialists like you’d see back in the days of ten man pitching staffs. How would you fit a Jerry Hairston on a roster today? Having a bat like that on the bench was invaluable. It’d be nice to have a bat like Sheets but he simply isn’t versatile enough with the short benches.

Considering Colas cost himself a year waiting to sign with the Sox, I think you have to give him the job if he is deemed ready. Between that and covid, this is a guy who under different circumstances may have been in the majors a year or two ago. He made it, albeit briefly, all the way to the major NPB league at, what, nineteen? This guy is a major league player already most likely. Sox ought to break from the norm and stop dicking around. Send a message to the team they are looking to win from day one.

I like that idea but I doubt Billy is quite ready to retire. Seems to me he is the type that would rather play at AAA and wait for the inevitable call up than retire.