hogan873

That’s…a crappy return for Cleveland.

This board would have hated the Sox paying him $9 million.

We often see these beefy pitchers able to stay healthy...by healthy I mean not getting hurt and missing time. So, that could bode well, at least.

My guess is Vargas sticks at 3B, unless the Sox move him to the OF, and Meidroth is the 2B. That means someone will need to slot in at SS. With the guys they are adding, hopefully someone pans out.

Easy guy to root for. I hope he can stay healthy. He's going to get paid soon.

Yep, put the scrappy bastard out there and see what he can do.

105 BBs to 71 Ks in AAA. That's...pretty good.

Is the thinking that Teel could be with the MLB team in 2025?

Trying not to be too enthusiastic, but I really like it. When I first heard Teel was the headliner (and not someone like Mayer), I was a bit apprehensive. But this is a great return.

Yeah, it's actually pretty impressive.

Looks like Meidroth and Gonzalez could be MLB ready.

Teel, Montgomery, Meidroth, and Wikelman Gonzalez

Nightengale says four prospects in return. No other names yet.

Oh s%*#...

Nothing wrong with this signing, but certainly not exciting. If we can read anything into this, which I necessarily wouldn't, maybe Benintendi and/or Robert is being moved. Fletcher is probably the most likely to get more playing time via a vacated OF position, and he could play anywhere.

Good point.

Did all the GMs get drunk last night after the Soto deal? There seems to be no news of anything yet. Kind of expected things to get going earlier.

Pretty ridiculous contract, but we knew this was what it was going to take. 15 years is wild. I can't imagine Soto opting out after the fifth year. $51 million a year (for another 10 years) would be hard to top. However, I'm glad he signed already. This should allow the winter meetings to be much less of a snooze fest than last year.

When I saw this on X, I thought for sure it was satire. This is dumb and gimmicky. Which means they will probably implement it. Maybe the only way this works is to have stipulations attached like others have mentioned.

Robert's health is what makes me nervous about holding on to him. Aside from 2023, he hasn't been able to get through a season without a significant injury. But, damn, that 2023 season was nice. I think we all expect one of two things: - He gets traded for a less than great return, stays healthy, and has a monster year elsewhere - He stays put, gets hurt, has a bad year, and the Sox don't pick up his 2026 option My gut says to trade him if they can get a great return. But Getz has not proven himself to be a guy who can get max return for a player.

I think one of the "attractive" reasons for signing Abreu is to not pay Vaughn $6 million. So, if the Sox are not going to spend money, especially at first base, there are probably several options out there: Carlos Santana Joey Gallo Anthony Rizzo Josh Bell Rowdy Tellez Just to name a few. Most of these guys, including Abreu, would cost less than Vaughn. Do they provide better options offensively and/or defensively? Do they provide better peripherals than Vaughn (leadership, clubhouse presence, etc.)?

Hmmm. The Sox already do a good job of preventing runs. Oh wait, preventing runs by the OTHER team. That makes more sense.

Then another team will sign him and he'll have a two-week streak of good hitting and then the board will melt down.

The prices for the network are ridiculous. Talk about being out of touch with your fanbase. I was literally a phone call away from cancelling DirecTV and going to YouTube TV after trialing it. But I didn't because I want to hate watch the Sox next season, and there's no way I'd pay $20 a month. It sounds like many people are having luck with an antenna, but you'd need to be pretty close to the source. My daughter has an HD antenna and lives in Plainfield. I'm going to see if I can pick up the signal there.

This sucks. We all know the Sox won't sign Crochet to a long term deal, which means the best course of action is to trade him this off season to maximize the return. The problem is, even the best return probably won't be enough. They can't let him walk for nothing after the 2026 season, and the team won't be good enough over the next two seasons for Crochet to make a difference. So, I'm bracing for a trade this off season where the Sox get back a package that will at best be meh.