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Guerra pitched great for the Sox in the minors, but he barely pitched when called up (and he didn't pitch well in his 4 innings of work). Cooper wasn't interested so off he went. We'll see how he does with the Brewers.

I think the only chance is for one of those Navarro/Eldred type trades (although why the Brewers threw a shortstop into the deal, I have no idea). I don't think it's just a matter of the contract....I suspect there is some fear that you cut him and someone picks him up and he figures things out. Sox are hardly the only contender with a lousy 5th starter situation. And, of course, he's Cooper's guy, and Cooper is KW's guy.

Delmonico's hitting. Not sure how much of a prospect he is, but I'd like to see him try AAA.

The risk to the clubhouse is nowhere near worth whatever benefit AJ would bring. And as said above, he was jettisoned quickly after Ventura took over.

Nice to see my man Jake Rogers in the top 100. Best defensive college catcher I've seen in ages. Catches everything and you can't run on him. Very athletic. While his offense this year has been a lot better than depicted in the write-up, he has a goofy leg kick that will hold him back offensively unless he can be coached out of it.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 30, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 29, 2016 -> 04:05 PM) * I am not worried at all about Anderson now that we know what the basis of that "mysterious disappearance" was. He'll be fine, the biggest concern for me has always been his defense and from what I understand that continues to improve. In the end, I don't think he's going to be in the Sox org much longer. Other teams have things the Sox are going to want very badly, and Anderson is a chip the Sox can cash in for something very, very useful. Well it better be a lot more than "useful," even if of the very, very variety. For a quality young OF with years of control, sure. But that's not the way Kenny Williams operates.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 29, 2016 -> 09:21 PM) Is Robin reverting back to his "normal" ways?..inquiring minds want to know. You've got a solid bullpen...use them. I don't know that it's a reversion...the starters have been so good, they didn't need to be pulled. But yes, this is the way Cooper/Ventura manage. tough start for Rodon. He still doesn't have his control. More time in AAA last year (when the ML team was going nowhere) might have helped because he didn't have his control in AAA either. And it's not like Cooper has been doing much "fixing" in the last several years.

The pitching steps back a little bit, and the dugout braintrust reveals their true selves. And as Cooper/Ventura have done for 3 seasons, a starter stays in until he pitches the Sox out of the game, as long as the pitch count doesn't get too excessive.

Avi's starting to produce a little bit. On the other hand, Rollins needs to take a seat for a few days and certainly belongs nowhere near the 2 hole.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 28, 2016 -> 09:59 PM) Dude is done. Our guys at AAA would have to try and be worse. Tell that to Don Cooper. He's the reason Danks is intractable. He's the reason Noesi was here for a year, and EJ is/was not.

The Sox have several options at AAA they can try for 5th starter. I realize that Danks is cooper's guy, but enough is enough. Sox owe him nothing. The problem with trading for some starter, aside from the fact that most 4th/5th starters blow, is that they are of no use in the playoffs. Your top 3 pitch. I realize that's getting ahead of myself some, but the idea is to win in the playoffs as well. The Sox have put a lot of resources into young starting pitching so that they can grow their own for most key spots.

Do they still have the Saturday afternoon show with Cooper?

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 07:21 PM) Would you say they are similar types of players? Mitchell was a college player who was still high-school raw. He was spending half his time playing football. That was the problem with that pick.

Aside from the fact and reality that these trades for sluggers rarely work, and usually are terrible, there is also this reality with the Sox roster. We lose 2 starters, 2 catchers and our CF after this year. We lose our 2B and 3B after next year. And those won't be easy to fill. It will only be harder if you waste scarce pieces on another 1/2 or 1.5 year player.

Petricka and Putnam have the stones to close. Jones certainly has the stuff to close; but he really hasn't done it. Also, what are the plans for Sanchez?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 04:57 PM) Frazier's clearly better, Rollins/Saladino a slight upgrade over Alexei last year, Lawrie's been better than expected (although still perhaps a notch below Sanchez, still much better than Micah, who pulled down overall positional numbers), Abreu's been mostly a non-issue (Sands has gotten more attention)....then we can argue pitch framing and Flowers vs. the veterans we have now, but at least both those guys tend to be stronger leaders, which is what we've been lacking in that clubhouse (of course, it's harder to be a leader if you're not playing well or hurt). I haven't seen a drop of in our pitching due to the loss of Flowers' pitch-framing; and I was tired of looking at him, so I'm good with the change. Yes, the big improvement is Eaton>>>>>>>>Avi and Jackson>>>>> Eaton

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 04:56 PM) With a first pick at #10, it is much harder to pull off a underslot signing that adds something meaningful to use later. Last year the #10 pick was a $3.2 million slot. What can you realistically save there without a pretty big overdraft? That is much easier in the top few slots to do, where you have a lot more slot value to worth with. IMO the only way this really would work is if there was an injured SP falling, who was willing to sign underslot, or was such a value at your slot price that he was worth the chance. It would be difficult, and you're probably right. Best to just draft best player available. But,please, no reaches

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 04:44 PM) The Stros should bounce back, but if they don't Rasmus is the guy i'm looking at. I kind of wanted him this offseason before he took the QO. Well right now they essentially have 3 or 4 #5 starters in the rotation, so it won't be easy. I see Devenski, a pitcher in KW's ill-advised trade for Brett Myers, is entering their rotation. He could help. Reddick would probably be a good platoon hitter for the Sox, although I see little reason to believe that the As won't be in the West race...no one looks better than 85-88 wins in that division. Hard to trust Rasmus. Anyway, those type of trades usually don't help. But when something repeatedly fails, it's best to keep doing it.

I have no player preferences, just parameters. 1)No relievers in the first 10 rounds; that is clown drafting. Starters can be turned into relievers if secondaries don't develop. 2) No reaches paid full slot. 3)with 3 picks in the first 50 or so, do try to use one of those under-slot, to get another top talent to pay over-slot.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 01:33 PM) Make Atlanta an offer they couldnt refuse for Freddie Freeman Why would the Sox want to do that? 120 mill encumbrance for a 20ish HR guy. Just get Markakis for salary relief. Astros, after several years of hard work evaluating, drafting, and developing, are moving backwards, abetted by seriously dinging their farm system for "elite" level talent like Carlos Gomez (and others).

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:06 PM) 8-4 Angels. Royals showing some cracks. They may finally have lost the ability to cover their mediocre rotation. Adding a meatball pitcher like Soria as a key piece to their pen made it even more problematic.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 09:20 PM) Sox play the Royals 10 games from May 20 to June 12. Yep We'll have to look them in the face and beat them down. Go Avi! Just get over .700 OPS.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) AJ will be available in another month. Mark He's the last thing this team needs.

Gonzalez basically sucked, but he actually threw some good pitches and got some key outs - could have been worse. I'd give him another chance

4 pitches sounds like they'd give him every chance to start.