JUSTgottaBELIEVE

You are probably right but if I am a contending team looking for a reliever I would actually prefer Soria over Britton for the next 3 months. Far less injury risk, slightly lower salary, and he's actually outperformed Britton the last two years. Britton has had some controls issues the last two seasons walking ~5 batters per 9 innings pitched. He's not the same guy he was in his dominant 2016 season.

Two of the best hitters in minor league baseball. The future is bright...

Mets also received INT money which is always hard to value. Plus, Mets didn’t eat any money. I would hope the Sox do with Soria to increase the quality of the return.

https://mobile.twitter.com/barstoolwsd/status/1020448502659379201

Oh, just swap out Shields with Rodon and all set ?

Awesome moment for the kid http://m.milb.com/video/2279172783/?vref=redirector

Kopech following the same arc as last season. Hopefully an equally strong finish to this season. Start him in AAA next year and call him up in late April after gaining the extra year of control.

That’s gotta hurt...Fellow first round 1b Pratto and White haven’t exactly torn it up this year either, particularly in the power number categories...

Yea, I wonder how that guy feels about #7 overall pick last year Pavin Smith’s results this year...

Is @greg775the real slim shady?

Guess who’s back? Back again

The WS just started their rebuild 18 months ago. Every one of the trades you reference above was made 2.5+ years ago. Give it time. I bet Moncada ends up with a much better career than any of the guys the Astros gave up in those 4 trades.

But he’s not near 40%, he’s just under 35% for his career. Someone mentioned Judge but Kris Bryant is another example of a guy that struck out >30% in his first 500 plate appearances. Like Judge, he’s not just a perennial all star, he’s a perennial MVP. Also worth noting Bryant was 23 during his rookie year and Judge was 25. Moncada just turned 23. Far too early to write this kid off. He still has perennial all star ability.

Yea, Gio has definitely been working deeper into games in more recent outings. Shields hasn't been a problem at all this year. He's worked at least 5 innings every start this year.

I mentioned this in yesterday's game thread. I don't see it as a coincidence that the Sox are 12-13 since demoting Fulmer (11-29 before then). Replacing just that one guy in the rotation with someone pitching like an ace has a domino effect on the rest of the staff and team. Fulmer's 8+ ERA was atrocious but equally damaging was the fact that he averaged less than 4 innings per start this year. That puts a ton of stress on the bullpen covering for a guy like that every fifth game especially when they are usually doing the same, to a lesser degree, for Giolito starts.

Helps when you replace a guy that can barely go 5 innings without giving up 5+ runs with a guy pitching like a legit ace so yea I don’t find it to be a coincidence. Also helps minimize bullpen exposure, which has also performed very well the last 4 weeks, again probably not a coincidence. This is the reason why adding a solid vet to this staff over the winter is so important. Further stabilize the rotation until we know what we have with all the prospects and to provide additional depth.

12-13 in 25 games since Fulmer demotion. That ain’t half bad

Amazing how competitive this team has looked since Fulmer was demoted and the starting rotation started to settle in.

Not impressed by either pitcher. Mize has no control today and Singer has been laying in 91-93 mph meatballs that would be crushed by better hitters. Also, is India having trouble throwing to 1b? Yips? Let a routine throw sail on him. Bailed out of an error by a very nice play by the first basemen and the announcers made a comment about India’s throws to first being an adventure of late. Took me about 30 minutes of watching that game to feel even more confident in the Madrigal selection.

https://mobile.twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1005408274278207488?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet That’s a nasty two seamer and, if he can locate that pitch consistently, he’s going to be a very successful big league pitcher.

lol

So we’ll ask again, is Dylan Covey our Jake Arrieta of this rebuild?

What if Covey turned into our Jake Arrieta? That would be both hilarious and remarkable at the same time.

Well yes and the fact that Machado is a better all around player than JD. People can trash Manny's defense at SS all they want but even a below average defender at a premium position is much more valuable than a horrendous defender at a non-premium position. Plus Manny has the ability to play SS and 3B whereas JD was barely passable as an OF only (but really he's a DH).

Seems there will be plenty of interest. I think you will surprised by the return. I can GUARANTEE he brings back considerably more than JD Martinez did last year (unless he's injured). https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/manny-machado-baltimore-orioles-trade-market-rumors-cubs-indians-red-sox-dodgers-mlb