JUSTgottaBELIEVE

I’m sure if they offered $16M or $17M he would.

Sounds like he’s open to that

We’re going to find out in a couple weeks what this team is made of. June 13 - 30 is easily the most difficult stretch of their schedule this season. Sure would be nice to not only have Colome still but also have Cease and Keuchel for that stretch to give themselves a fighting chance of staying afloat.

And they’ve already shown they can hang with Houston albeit a somewhat depleted Houston team. That September schedule looks really soft, especially if the Indians go into a complete tail spin and start tearing down their big league roster in another 8 weeks.

The entire AL after the top 4 teams is mediocre or bad. If one team goes on a run, they become the favorite for the second wild card spot. If the Astros beat the A’s tonight, the Sox are 1 GB of the second wild card spot and 6 different teams are within a couple games of that spot.

It seems crazy but it’s actually not that far fetched. Sox were ready to spend $31M on Machado this season. That money didn’t go towards any other signings after Machado signed with the Padres. Simply reallocate that same money to sign Keuchel and Kimbrel. A July/August promotion of Robert isn’t that far fetched either if they are in the race.

Sox have two months to figure this out. One way or another it will work itself out. If they are 5-10 games over.500 in late July there’s no way in hell you trade him.

Alonso is a stud. So clutch in all the big moments.

If uptick in power last year and the start to this season holds then he’d be an ok DH but I was looking at his career 761 OPS and thinking that’d be pretty light for a DH. Hopefully the Sox can get more than that from Jimenez, Collins, or whoever else ends up at DH next season.

He wouldn’t be a 120 wRC+ DH though without significant improvement.

We are on the precipice of some fun times. Cease promo, Vaughn selection, Keuchel/Kimbrel signing, Robert promo, 2019 playoffs ?

If you are going to do that, you sign Kimbrel first, then trade Colome.

Yep. No reason to rush this one when he’s under team control again next year, a year in which the Sox may have plans to compete.

Why is Hoerner some type of untouchable prospect? I don’t get it.

24-21 since April 11th

24-21 since April 11th...

289 BA, 353 OBP, 728 OPS, 23 SBs in 71 A+ games. Combine that with outstanding defense and I’m not sure why so many Sox fans are so down on him.

Promote Cease and Robert, sign Keuchel and Kimbrel and then make a run at this thing.

Heady work by Yolmer!

Yolmer has been really hot lately. Watch him end up with his typical 1.5-2 fWAR season ha

Good lord, Bummer is nasty this year

I’m too lazy to update it right now but two months into the season and this is still looking very nice.

Sweep em and don’t look back for another 5 years ?

Meanwhile...the Twins are getting their asses handed to them in Tampa. What a lovely night thus far.

I don’t think offense will be an issue for this team moving forward. Pitching is the only thing holding them back but hopefully the emergence of Giolito and strong performances in the future from Kopech and Cease alleviates a few of those concerns.