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Evan Marshall hasn't given up a run in 3 appearances. Why can't he take an inning rather than wheeling out the guy who was terrible last night and basically all season?

Yes. He need 550. And he's well on his way to doing just that. They never sit him. Voila, Rick Hahn has his first-baseman for next season. They either are playing him to get his stats up to flip him, or this is the laziest front office in the history of mankind.

The Sox will be paying Alonso next season about what Abreu will earn in the open market.

If McCann really is a good defender and framer, then that ought to stick. If they can get him for the "Good defensive catcher" longterm price, it's worth looking into. If he wants "good hitting/defensive/framing" catcher price, then no. As for the trades, it's not a matter of switching out Narvaez for McCann. That's not what happened. Narvaez was traded for Colome. And as good a season as Colome's having, I'd still take 4 years of Narvaez and his .855 OPS and 5 homers over 2 years of Colome in a heartbeat. Narvez as a DH and/or teach him first would provide a serious upgrade over Alonso (whom they seem hell-bent on ensuring he earns his option).

Still, the Sox are getting a lot more out of the Grade B and C position prospects than they are the Grade B and C pitching prospects. At least so far.

With a 0-0 game in the 3rd inning, with one of the worst staffs in baseball, we bunt a runner to 3rd with no outs? Is Rickey just stone stupid?

KW is the top talent evaluator in the org. Hahn and Haber can't evaluate talent (the root of Hahn's problem) - Hostetler holds Hahn's proxy and is next in line. It appears that, for the last few seasons, KW has stayed out of it - or at least has let Hostetler make the call.

He can have Castillo's spot.

Well you need a GM who can take advantage of those opportunities when they are there. The Sox simply don't have that. Hahn, despite being the GM of a rebuilding team, spent all winter looking for veterans. He doesn't know the young talent in the league, he doesn't keep his "ear to the ground." Heck the Rays rebuilt on the fly with a few trades over 2 seasons.

Minaya's on this team again? They hadn't seen enough? My goodness. This FO is hopeless.

Can you really blame an owner for not investing $350 million on the advice of the person who suggested these investments?

Hoese hit another one tonight....but it won't be in the stat sheets because the umps inexplicably called a ball hit off the scoreboard a double. As an aside, it would have tied the game.

The problem is drafting college relievers in the first place. That's as low a ceiling you can get.

And not one real prospect to bring up. Fulmer has neither stuff nor control. I suspect for him to amount to anything, they'll have to completely break down his delivery, work with him for at least a year in Az and see how it goes. Of course they should have done that 3 years ago instead of rushing him into the 2016 roster.

I just look at the Sox v. the Padres. Started the rebuilds at the same time; both had made failed "go for it moves" a couple of seasons before. The difference is that Preller mitigated his losses; Hahn didn't. That put Preller close to an even start with Hahn despite Hahn having so much ammo to trade. Then of course, he schooled Hahn in the Tatis trade; it's not surprising as Preller spent years in the weeds scouting talent, while Hahn sat in an office. And beyond Tatis, the difference is striking. The dismal record, the failed 2013-2016 effort; the scorched earth disaster in June 2016.....and being so far behind the Padres. Devotion to lifers, hiring buddies, failure to modernize the front office with analytics. When is enough enough?

Absolutely not.

Delmonico can hit. Beyond that, I don't know.

For that kind of money, he could have made an effort to find someone better. Hahn didn't even try.

I think that's the plan...at least have him for next year with the option automatically kicking in. Wouldn't want Hahn to have to make an effort to find a good a first baseman.

Did they really bunt Moncada?

He's been hitting....hard to believe, but he has.

Not really.

Ruiz easily. Marshall did his job -pitched an inning in 10 pitches. Should have gone back out for another...instead we got Fulmer.

What's inexcusable is that they ARE this close to the Orioles. This is a "perpetual rebuild" if things don't change. Hahn has either failed to build the infrastructure or has refused to, not wanting to bother since he has a lifetime contract.

The Sox aren't the Rays; they aren't the Yankees. They aren't the Padres or Phillies or Twins. They are a heck of a lot closer to the Orioles than to any of those teams. Today is not an anomaly. It's what they are. And it's inexcusable.