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I don’t even think we know yet if that will even matter in the long run. He is far from a sure thing.

Who would have ever guessed it?!? Amazing, shocking, roster shattering… said no one here but one single poster. 🤣

That’s a good player to WE.

The record has already been set, haha. Too late. Once again, may as well see what younger guys can do at this point. And it doesn’t have to be Colas. There will probably be more interesting DFA’s to play than Slater. Remember that both Victor Robles and Joey Bart were early season DFA’s last year. Unfortunately, Getz passed on both guys. Apparently, our outfield talent was just too good last year and Getz still had faith in Oldy Moldy. 🤣

I never said Colas will translate to the majors but I don’t see the point in wasting at bats on vets. The Sox have a garbage lineup and are playing 34 year old vets in their outfield that won’t be here next season. At some point, you should just see what you have with younger players. Afterall, what did Slater do to deserve being a platoon starter in the outfield from the minute he was signed? I don’t care about his numbers from 2+ years ago. He’s not the same guy now. He’s older and bad. The tiny chance of a younger player panning out in the majors is worth more to the Sox than wasting at bats on a guy like Slater.

But the problem will likely still be the same — not being able to score runs. And that’s while hoping the Sox have two starters that can match Crochet’s performance and Fedde’s first half.

That’s because you are being logical. Getz is illogical. By the time Colas gets a chance, if he ever does, he’ll already be aged out of any value or usefulness for the future.

“We have the best baseball experience in the MLB, as long as you don’t look at the field.”

You were right…

I will say this — if you looked at Vargas last season, he looked more like a CF than a 3B. Dude was a stick.

Haha, this dude is totally trolling his team for a potentially very stupid decision.

100% accurate. The irony with Mayo is that it’s not like he missed out on making the Sox roster. Crying about not making a roster that already has Jordan Westburg at 3B is a bit ridiculous. MLB players have quite the egos.

Madrigal had a .386 OBP in the minors. Not saying Meidroth is like Madrigal in any way, but the small guy slap attack definitely works in the minors but fails miserably in the majors.

Alex Verdugo has received zero offers from MLB teams this offseason

Is this a pulled hammy or an accidental Hershey squirt? It’s not definitive.

Holliday and Basallo both had pretty good springs, but that probably doesn’t mean much either way, just like it probably doesn’t for Vargas and Sosa. Ultimately, do you really think Vargas and Sosa are going to have better MLB careers than guys like Holliday, Mayo, and Basallo, regardless of your concocted anecdotes?

Exactly, and look who the Sox have starting at 3B anyways — a guy who wears his glove on his head for the most part.

Vargas’s best position is likely DH as well.

I agree with you that it isn’t going to happen, but it IS a “bold prediction”.

You are hyping up 37 ST plate appearances each for Vargas and Sosa. You did this last year as well and we all saw what happened. Regardless, not one team in baseball is trading a Coby Mayo for a Colson Montgomery, Sosa, or Vargas, because of a tiny sample size of ST plate appearances. The larger sample size of actual meaningful MLB plate appearances tells a more reliable story. Miguel Vargas (age 25) — .586 OPS in 591 career MLB PA Lenny Sosa (age 25) — .604 OPS in 578 career MLB PA Coby Mayo (age 23) — .293 OPS in 46 career MLB PA I know which player I would pick out of those three in a split second, and I wouldn’t need to ask Ryan Fuller. He’d take Mayo too. But if Fuller is truly the solution, why didn’t Mayo have more success in his small sample size in the majors last season?

I call BS on this. The guy hit .293 with a .964 OPS and 25 homers last year in the minors. Meanwhile, we are hoping one of our top position prospects that hit .214/.710 last year can save our lineup, and that’s only IF his back issues ever fully clear up. Or that a guy with no position or glove will actually start to hit in the majors after 591 garbage plate appearances in the majors. Ripping on Mayo but having hope for guys like Vargas and Colson is the peak of hypocrisy. Afterall, if the Orioles are that unwell off with Mayo, what does that say about the Sox with players like Vargas and Colson?

Is that Luis Robert running to first base?

Thankfully the Sox apparently haven’t hit rock bottom yet, even with 121 record losses last year! There’s always a deeper grave for the Sox to aspire for! 🤣

Boom. This would be an opposite side of the spectrum when looking at Burke’s background in the minors. Hopefully he magically figures it out but walks will likely always be an issue for him.