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I hope he plays Saturday. Against my better judgment, I’ll be at the game.

He looked good in spring training, and I really thought he was going to have a nice year, provided he stayed healthy. But, man, he looks terrible so far. Maybe it's partially the weather, but I don't see much in the way of effort at the plate. He's not doing himself any favors if he's looking to get paid after this season.

His at-bat in the 9th yesterday was the laziest, shittiest approach I've seen from just about anyone.

Fitting for a stellar career.

I'm fine with Narvaez being called up for now. Depending on how long Lee is out, we could see Teel/Quero sooner rather than later. My guess is Thaiss gets most of the starts with Narvaez going against LH pitchers.

This team is a joke. f***’s sake.

Shane Smith woke up this morning asking the same question.

The Crochet trade was only the second major trade Getz made, and the Cease trade is shaping up to be an absolute disaster...unless Thorpe has a Henry Rowengartner like recovery. Right now, the Crochet trade looks to be potentially fair. Meidroth and Teel could be making an impact with the big league club this year, and honestly Meidroth should be starting at SS everyday for the Sox right now. Montgomery could be the best part of the trade, but it'll be a few years before we know for sure. My point is that Getz does not have much of a track record with big trades. His overall track record, at least with player acquisition, is not great. But at least two of Meidroth, Teel, and Montgomery being impactful players for the Sox improves his track record.

I had a feeling the Sox would bring him back. We'll most likely see him up with the Sox soon.

The purported Red Sox one is...horrendous. These certainly have to be fake.

My guess is these are not real. Just a lazy use of the Bulls jersey. This looks more like a giveaway, which would actually be kind of cool.

I was more just watching the game and not listening. Did he say this and then say something about deferring to Stone about being an expert in pitching? I know this guy is a boob, but what a stupid-ass comment. Why try to pick a fight with one of the better accounts for all things pitching?

Seems like a good deal for Crochet, and a good deal for Boston if he stays healthy. There's obviously an injury risk, but he's a damn good pitcher when healthy. Good for him. On paper, the trade looked good for the Sox, so this might actually end up being a win/win. That is, until Teel and/or Montgomery are budding superstars and traded for prospects in a few years.

When the majority of the players in your lineup are platoon guys (at best), it's hard to fault the manager setting the lineup based on handedness. Still, Slater should be playing over Jankowski or Taylor.

The Sox have earned being the laughingstock of the league, and there were a lot of social media posts about the tarp incident. Most were clickbait and/or uninformed posts, and many poked fun at the grounds crew. And I'd be willing to bet most, if not all, authors of the posts never handled an infield tarp in dry conditions, let along during a sever storm with high winds, heavy rain, and fucking hail. Yeah, the Sox deserve mocking, but Roger Bossard and his crew do not.

These bats probably wouldn't be as big a deal if it weren't the Yankees primarily using them. I'm surprised more players/teams aren't using them. During yesterday's game, Steve and John talked a bit about the bats, and they said some players don't care for them. If other teams are really bent out of shape about the Yankees hitting a s%*# ton of home runs while using the bats, maybe they should try using the bats, too. Or maybe, the Brewers just got their asses handed to them by a team flush with power hitters, and now they're pissed. If the bats are legal and will continue to be so, it will be interesting to see if a) the Yankees continue using them a lot, and b) if any other teams start using them.

Yeah, they'll be bad, and there will be losing streaks, but I agree about the offense. We saw at the end of last season what a healthy Benintendi can do. Sosa and Vargas have looked much better, at least through the spring. Robert, if healthy, will do Robert things. Tauchman and Slater should supply some power. And we should see some of the younger guys come up throughout the season.

Venable looks pretty smart having Burke be the opening day starter. I think it was an even riskier move than with Crochet last year. But it paid off. Sure, the Angels are not a great team, but Burke looked good, confident, and fairly sharp. The bullpen looked decent. Murfee may be a great signing, and Booser could be a trade candidate at the deadline. The offense was surprising. Benintendi's hand looks healthy, Slater made a good first impression, Vargas continued his hot start, and Sosa looked great. I know it's only the first game against a meh team, but after last season, we'll take every damn good thing we can get.

Fletcher and Eder DFA'd.

For god's sake. I last looked at this thread yesterday evening, and there's still a damn argument about a guy that has nothing to do with who the thread is about. I can't wait for the season to start later today, and we can argue about how badly the team will suck. Back to the subject at hand: I imagine some team will claim Canario when he is waived later today. Not sure it will be the Sox, but there's really no reason not to.

He only struck out 9 times in *checks notes* 10 at-bats this spring.

You can get tickets for "as little as" $40 (including fees) on SeatGeek. That's reasonable, but compared to $9 for Monday's game...

Dan Altavilla was released.

It looks like Benintendi and Slater should be good to go after their injuries, so maybe just one of Jankowski/Taylor makes the team. The middle infield is seemingly the most up in the air. Amaya, Gray, Ramos, or Maton should make the team along with Vargas (3B), Vaughn (1B), and Sosa (2B/SS). The catcher's spot is set. My guess: Jankowski, Amaya, and Ramos (until Rojas returns)

According to Merkin, Meidroth will be starting in Charlotte. Kind of a surprise.