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Cease already gave up 2 in the first.

Reminds me of when the Sox tried to lure Machado by signing all of his buddies.

Lynn throws exactly 65 pitches to get through 5.

The uniform isn't doing him any favors

So much for this...

TA has earned playing time with how he's played. Plus McNeil has been trash. Lynn might throw a 5 inning complete game today.

Jason is at his best when he's teaching stuff to boomers.

Is it just me or does Cedric Mullins look like he bulked up a lot?

He played 3 tech in Minnesota didn't he? He's really a NT, but his ability to run stuff plays at the 3 too.

Damn why not a Lance Lynn jersey Joe?

TA opposite field triple.

Lynn gives up a leadoff homer on a cutter right down the middle. He seemed amped up in the top half. The long time between innings probably took off a lot of adrenaline.

The offense finally woke up.

Britain beats Colombia, which means the US controls its own destiny.

Assuming Brown gets $25 million a year, they should still have around $5 million left in space. They can also cut Whitehair's $14 million cap hit too, but that might be after the draft in June.

I wonder if it comes down to how they viewed the free agent tackles. McGlinchey and Taylor are decent players, but they aren't elite. Edmunds is an elite linebacker, especially in coverage. Both of them got more money than Edmunds and there are still other options at tackle in FA and the draft.

I hope they have a plan for the defensive line. They've thrown 1/3 of their cap space at linebacker. The LB room is the best part of the defense now, but there are huge holes on the defensive line. If your line can't get pressure or stop runs, it really doesn't matter how good the rest of your defense is. They still have 40 million of cap space and more if they cut Whitehair. Hopefully they spend it on someone like Jones and an edge rusher. Then go and pick an OT at 9.

Or maybe they have their mind set on Paris Johnson.

At least he has a history with Jimmy G.

Eloy rifles an RBI single

Eloy does look slimmer from last year.

Yonder wants you to not look at his stat line from 2019.

I feel like the new shift changes don't help lefties who go up the middle as much as lefties that are strictly pull hitters. They can still put a SS right next to 2nd base. They just can't put the 2B in the outfield.

Yeah I'd be fine with Gonzalez or Witherspoon if they're still there at 9. The secondary is probably the best part of the defense right now, but it's still not very good. Adding a top-end CB could help a lot. You could probably move Gordon to slot corner where he might not get as exposed as he did last year on the outside.

I think if Yoan were back to at least 2021 form, he should be hitting 2nd. That allows you to hit Benintendi 5th to split the righties.