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I agree. Hopefully it's by another team.

They just could have easily DFA'd him - no one would have claimed him. It makes zero sense to keep him rostered at this point. It isn't like he is some magical arm that hits triple digits.

I don't understand how Jesse Scholtens continues to survive the chopping block after TJ.

Really everything that could go wrong has gone wrong with everyone involved. Cease ended up looking great the 1st half. Thorpe gets hurt (and suffers a setback). Wilson becomes unflippable at the deadline. Zavala struggles mightily. Iriarte lost his 'stuff'. There still plenty of opportunity that some of the returns works out, but I don't think any of them are going to end up the impact-level of players we may have been expecting.

Never really been a fan of this guy. Once the league cracked down on sticky stuff he was pretty terrible.

It's probably to create some competition. I wouldn't think anything of it. I honestly really, really hope the Sox don't jump the gun on Montgomery's service time clock. Keep the kid down until he is actually ready.

I doubt it. AJ wasn't even invited. You can tell like in classic Sox fashion they dropped the ball again, or put forth minimal effort on this event. It's Soxfest in name-only.

I don't think they have $3M to trade.

Charlotte needs arms too.

They could alternate between C/DH, with Narvaez providing the occasional spell when one needs a break. I'd be a little surprised if Quero sees action at 1B at this point.

This certainly is the most logical the plan, with the expectation that Montgomery takes over SS for the long term once they ensure an extra year of control.

I wouldn't hate this. There plenty of innings to go around, and reunited with Bannister could make him a nice flippable candidate at the deadline.

Like a lot of the guys they've brought in, he's throws a cutter. That seems to be a Bannister trademark. I think this is all about the Sox trying to create value out of essentially fringe players, and flip at the deadline like Tanner Banks last season. Low-risk move. You can always find additional Combs profile-players all across the minors and during the draft - he wasn't even in the top 30.

This is a very low-risk move. If Bannister see's something in him, then let's give it a chance. Exact type of move Getz should be looking at for the MLB level.

Couldn't you say it would be more stressful though? He's be the immediate star on the team, coming off the worst record in the history of the game. I'm glad they aren't sitting it out, but I have a hard time seeing this kid not choose a team that is better setup to at least give him the chance at the postseason.

I doubt Gonzalez even makes it to the majors. If he does it's a bench bat cup-of-coffee call-up when he's 29.

Jesse Rogers just said on ESPN 1000 that the Reds made an offer for Robert that would be considered the "B" variety, but the Sox want an "A" prospect in return.

I agree, the injury has negatively impacted his prospect ranking. They're both pretty good though.

That falls on the players. The union is never going to agree to a cap.

It's not only that - he's worn out his welcome. I have a friend with some decent ties to Philly and had been telling me all season they want him gone. Remember, he was the guy who was caught on camera two years ago saying "I fucking hate this place" at a Phillies home game. I guess it didn't exactly stop there, but now since he actually showed some signs of struggles in the second half they want him out of the clubhouse.

It's the Cease scenario all over again. We the fans see him as 2023 Robert, but the rest of the league sees him across his entire MLB career. He's arguably a slightly overpaid injury-prone player. Any team willing to trade for him is going to believe they have what it takes to keep him on the field and he hasn't been able to do that at all.

If you have those feelings, there are certainly other teams and GM's that feel the same way. Sox would certainly be selling low on Robert this offseason. I think it comes down to how much JR wants the payroll slashed and if Getz can get some viable return for him. I'm not expecting anything great if he gets moved.

Takes two to tango, Hays likely has a much better market than Slater, hence the Sox stand no chance to convince him to come here.

Hahahahaha. Assholes never fail. This is the exact reason people don't bother sharing things. You don't have to believe it, but immediately shooting down someone because iTs tHe IntErnEt is ignorant.

I heard the same from a friend of mine with a Phillies connection.