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I think they would target a guy like Fedde over Crochet due to the prospect price and I think some combination of Norby/Beavers/lesser prospects would be enough. I don’t even consider Crochet an option for Baltimore because they won’t want to pay his price. You thinking/hoping the Orioles give up their top prospects for Crochet or Fedde isn’t going to will it into existence. We have already seen this song and dance with Elias.

If the Sox had all of the same positional talent, we would be horrified at the thought of trading them away. It isn’t happening. The Orioles have a couple older guys that they can eventually move away from in Mullins and Santander to free up lineup spots.

And this is what the Orioles and many other teams would do. They will find a place for both guys.

Exactly. But now people are trying to make sense of this stupid move to defend Getz. I remember posters saying that everyone will have to factor in what Wilson returns at this trade deadline in a final assessment of the Cease trade. Finally, how often do teams option a 29 year old to the minors to gain an extra year of control, after the player has had 2+ good seasons in the majors? It’s not like he’s been terrible this year. This is a wasted season. Getz is choosing to allow two DFA candidates in Kuhl and Anderson to get MLB innings over Wilson. Just give Wilson the next 3+ weeks to improve his stats in the majors and then decide whether or not you want to trade him. If his stats get worse, then your decision is easy.

Yeah, why let Wilson pitch and see if he can turn himself into a good trade candidate when you have stud relievers like Justin Anderson and Chad Kuhl that need innings?

Is Holliday’s stock really down because of 34 bad at bats at age 20? The guy currently has a .926 OPS at AAA. I’m not buying that 34 bad at bats at age 20 have now made him no longer untouchable. The #2 overall prospect in the MLB is still pretty “untouchable” these days.

Is it too late to refund them? Send them both back to KC.

JR loves fans like you, especially with his “shoot for second place” strategy.

What have you been watching this season? These players DO in fact make basic mistakes like clowns and buffoons, or little leaguers, that major leaguers should not be making.

Sure, the Sox can shop him all they want but there will be no takers.

Eh, for years of control and salary sure. But it has yet to be seen if Thorpe will be better than Cease.

Don’t forget Sheets and Julks. If DeJong isn’t hitting homers, he’ll be down around a .700 OPS soon as well just like those guys, but he obviously still has more value than those guys cuz he can play SS. Saddest regression has been Lee.

If he’s not an untouchable pitching prospect, he’s gotta be damn close.

I would need Crawford as well.

People keep saying this, yet it hasn’t happened. Grifol will be the fall guy for JR and Getz at the end of the season. They have kept him employed for this long, so why would they fire him now instead of waiting?

He’s a decent fourth outfielder and is cheap so he should be moved, but he isn’t returning much with a .705 OPS.

So has that been Kopech’s problem the entire season? Spikes? He is 2-8 with a 5.45 ERA and 5 blown saves.

Pretty sure Chuck Garfien is in love with Jake Burger.

I don’t think it mattered if anyone wanted him to or not. It almost seemed inevitable the way that inning was going and the fact that the Sox intentionally walked the previous batter to face Burger.

Bad spikes for the entire season.

I’ve never seen more hilarious excuses for Getz and terrible Sox players.

The best part was that the Sox intentionally walked the batter before Burger to face him.

He was all jacked up about Pham catching it and then he realized he dropped it. Was just hilarious how he announced it from all excited to dejected in a matter of seconds.