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It's just not very likely, and I even if it is I don't think GarPax will take any chances.

This sounds like what we've been hoping to happen since like 2005.

I saw that article but I'm just going off the gut reaction and the quotes from the ESPN draft stream. Man I hope you're right. I dread a return to a 3-5 seed and a first/second round exit.

Maybe you're right. I think it's just more disappointment that the Bulls ended up at 7 in a top 5 draft (after MPJ got hurt).

I hope I'm wrong but I would much rather not spend a lotto pick on a "compliment". Seems like the Bulls are putting themselves right back in NBA hell.

He won't have an Abreu season by the end of the year. That's a pretty soft consequence.

I'm not comfortable saying a player with a 1.5 WAR average should be valued at 2-3 WAR based on a third of his age 29 season where he's seriously outperformed his career averages and is a prime candidate for regression.

He's been worth less than 1 fWAR per year in his career. Minnesota won that trade for sure but I'm not overly sad about losing a decent bench player.

I know he went to SF in '93 but imagine the '93 and '94 Sox with Bonds... he had an OPS+ of 206 and was worth 10 WAR in '93.

It's interesting the split on Singer - after watching his last start I wouldn't be surprised if he slips. He was 89-92 with his fastball and had trouble putting hitters away with 2 strikes. He left quite a few balls over the plate and got hit harder than his final line would indicate.

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For those who didn't look: in 71 games Beckham hit .411/.519/.804

Part of me wants to take a shot because of his history but he has been BAD for 200+ innings now and I don't know if there's anything left there. Plus he only wants to start and seems to have a bad attitude.

I don't mind it in general but Wacha has a hard time throwing strikes and you're close to getting him out of there so I'd much rather he take.

You can pretty much post this every day and you'd be right.

Exactly. What actually happened is Covey was unable to throw a strike and gave up 3 runs he shouldn't have. Glad we're in agreement and you finally saw reason.

No, I'll blame the guy throwing the ball.

Yeah the walk on 4 pitches then going to 3-0 on Gordon is the fault of the fielders. Sometimes fielders make mistakes and you need to pitch over them. Covey can't do that.

Covey let Covey down by not throwing strikes

When the Sox are getting smoked again and Moncada is 0-3 with 3 strikeouts again just remember how he's looked tonight. That's what we're (hopefully) getting when he figures it all out.

Fulmer is setting down a pretty good lineup with just his fastball.

This is my favorite opening day.

Nothing on where Cease is starting? Assume A+?

Tie game on a monster shot by Gurriel. Kershaw in the postseason man.

Astros making the Red Sox look like they don't belong in the postseason so far. Red Sox have a pretty weak pitching staff so this isn't too surprising, though.