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Josue De Paula (#63 in top 100) is an outfielder. RF is his likely spot. They also have C/1B Dalton Rushing (#48 in top 100) as well. Both would be an awesome return for Fedde but that’s more than likely asking for too much.

I wasn’t talking about pitching prospects. The Sox seem to be pretty good at drafting them. I won’t argue that. Anderson was drafted awhile ago (2013) and is currently out of baseball, perhaps for good, so I didn’t even consider him. Also, you had already mentioned Montgomery and he is no longer a surefire stud prospect and expected above average major leaguer with a .700 OPS in AAA this year.

The Sox couldn’t even get their top position player draft picks right over the years but would’ve nailed competitive balance picks, had they had them?

The Orioles have nailed more draft picks than just their high first rounders. Even 1B Ryan Mountcastle is a productive player in their lineup and he was drafted 36th overall, not 3rd overall like our 1B bust Andrew Vaughn. So that’s three starters (Henderson, Westburg, and Mountcastle) in the Orioles lineup that weren’t top 5 overall draft picks. Meanwhile, I’m pretty sure that the only 2nd round draft pick currently on the Sox roster is crappy Gavin Sheets. Yes, obviously high first round draft picks have helped them but the Orioles have also drafted far better than the Sox over the years with other picks than the four 1st rounders you specifically mentioned. The Sox have drafted terribly in the top 5, as well as in the low teens. 2016: Zack Collins (#10) 2017: Jake Burger (#11) 2018: Nick Madrigal (#4) 2019: Andrew Vaughn (#3) That’s three first rounders that are no longer even with the team and one that is on his way out. Poor drafting (and development) is the far bigger problem for the Sox than not getting enough top 5 picks.

Bring back Abreu and Anderson. Who wants to wait for young exciting players to develop? I’d rather watch vets that should be retired play .490 ball!

Saw this, and wouldn’t put it past the Sox. ?

I call BS. It also helps when your team can draft studs with later picks as well, unlike the Sox. Meanwhile, we have Gavin Sheets. ? Gunnar Henderson — Draft: 2019, Baltimore Orioles, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 42 Jordan Westburg — Draft: 2020, Baltimore Orioles, Round: CB-A, Overall Pick: 30

I also don’t understand this strategy that is oftentimes thrown out to the media to broadcast, like to a Bob Nightengale. Wouldn’t it be better to just say we are open for offers on anyone, and listen to the offer, propose a counteroffer, etc., rather than scare teams off completely with the “blown away” talk?

I’ll go with 10 to 15 and be pleasantly surprised if he brings back higher.

I wish the Orioles would be willing to give up what people think Crochet’s value is.

Yeah, the second part too. I missed that big part.

Years of losing just like the Sox, but also drafting the right guys over those losing years unlike the Sox.

If this is true, a trade won’t be happening… “Feisand: Samuel Basallo, Coby Mayo and Heston Kjerstad are the names I hear most when talking to people around the league. Two of them would likely have to be included in a Garrett Crochet deal…”

Eh, I’m not so sure. Probably a better return than the people who think he will only return a PTBNL. He has failed as both a starter and a reliever. The team that acquires him will likely be in love with his stuff and think they can get more innings out of him like his immaculate one. But that is all potential. I think teams will want to pay the price for his past and current performance, not for what he could possibly do.

Kopech’s K rate is nice as well. It’s a shame his ERA and WHIP suck as we are about to trade him. The immaculate inning was nice cuz it shows teams that he can still get the job done as a dominant force, but his entire body of work this season is going to hurt the return on him unfortunately. Thorpe has been better than expected. He may never be a true ace but if his K rate increases, he is going to be a very good starter that can be dominant at times.

So both pitchers are under control for the same period of time (through next season), Fedde has better numbers, and Fedde is on a 2/$15 million deal while Eflin is on a 2/$29 million deal plus he gets $1 million for being traded. Eflin is making exactly twice as much as Fedde. You are so far off here it isn’t even funny. The money on their respective deals is a much bigger deal than you are presuming it to be. The difference is the salary for another good player for next year. Fedde has more trade value than Eflin.

Yep. .727 career OPS first basemen aren’t worth much.

I think you are correct and it’s all spin. Jason Dominguez is the guy they don’t want to give up. Younger and better.

I can’t imagine any teams trading anything of value for these two busters. First basemen without any power and not really any other redeeming qualities. We don’t even want them and we are fans of the worst team in baseball. Why would contending teams want them?

Never will happen, ever.

Yeah, the acquiring team takes on all of the money. ?

And that’s $13 million for an injury-prone player that couldn’t even stay healthy for the majority of his most important season ever, his contract year. Other teams realize this, just as frustrated Sox fans do.

But it’s not just $8 million. Moncada is also owed a $5 million dollar buyout so it’s more like $13 million.

Assuming they are traded, if the Sox don’t get a nice return for Robert, Crochet, and Fedde, it will be Getz’s fault. I don’t expect much from any of the Sox other “tradable” assets.