JUSTgottaBELIEVE

Refreshing to see all the negative posters go away even for just a little while. Winning is fun, fun is winning!

Yep. I’m a big TA fan. I know he’s not a big OBP guy but I don’t care. He’s a dynamic player with loads of potential and really fun to watch. It’s starting to click and if it does look out. We could have ourselves an all star shortstop in a couple years.

I’ve defended him of late because I continue to see many posters on this site down on him. Kid has had a very good season and is only improving. real potential to be a consistent 3-5 WAR guy. That’s huge for this club.

Speed kills!!!

He could be better

Hard to tell which team is the 83 win team and which one is the 51 win team

Carlos just humming along. PuttIng his team in a position to win yet again.

Boy, Yoan really likes those high leverage situations. Great news for when the team is contending in a couple years.

And suddenly Carlos is in line for the win ?

Boom! Stud!

Yo yo going to come up big here

He’s performed much better since the trade though. Sox get no credit for that?

Have a feeling this perception is about to change next season when Eloy is posting rookie of the year numbers and TA/Moncada are a solid middle infield combo

Offensively. His defense leaves a lot to be desired...

Against a starting pitcher that was a preseason top 100 prospect and has had some success already at the MLB level. There’s no stopping Eloy, kid is going to be a monster in the middle of the Sox lineup for years.

Perfect ?

21-18 ? Big test for the kids this week against the class of the AL East. I’d be happy with 3 wins.

Says the guy that wanted to trade Kopech and Moncada for Torres

He’s a beast. That’s not knocking him out of the game.

Here’s the thing. Every one is so fixated on landing a stud 3b. Honestly, I just want the Sox to land a stud or two regardless of position. I see no need to force a Machado signing if a guy like Harper, Grandal, or Goldy next winter presents better value. This lineup has so many holes right now and, outside of Eloy, the position player talent is pretty barren in AA and AAA. They need help wherever they can get it. If they end up with a surplus at a particular position, I’m sure they will have a need at another position to where they can then trade from their depth. Sign a guy like Harper, for example, and then you’re in a position to package a few of your top outfield prospects for a stud 3b if needed.

I like Machado but tend to think he’s overrated. I have a feeling that he’s going to be a disappointment to whatever team signs him. If he’s the upper 700s OPS guy with above average defense that’s nice and all but not worth $350M imo. I’d rather grab a guy like Rendon next winter for half the cost and years with similar or better production and allocate the saved dollars to fill holes elsewhere within the roster.

Any concern about Machado’s second half numbers? They are in line with his numbers from last season. Question is, with a Machado signing are you getting first half 2018 Machado or 2017/second half 2018 Machado moving forward? The first one is worth $35M AAV. The second one is not.

I said it a week ago in the “16-16 since July 10” thread, the worst of the rebuild is certainly behind us. Let the fun begin ?

Oh yea and Gio was great again. 8 Of last 11 are quality starts. That’s a third of a season worth of starts. This rotation is really starting to come together. A terrific development heading into the offseason.

20-18