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Amazing. This is fantastic.

He definitely has. I loved the pickup at the time. Has a chance to be a steal considering what was given up for him.

Assuming the Sox go with 13 pitchers, I guess that means Gregory Santos made the team.

For league minimum he’s the perfect two week replacement for a team that needs a backup while someone is hurt. He’ll be one of those guys that bounces around a team or two I bet.

I think he's going to be a pretty decent UTL guy for this team next few years.

Having a real hard time seeing both Haseley and Alberto not making this team. Sox would need to do some roster maneuvering too. Neither are on the 40-Man and they still have to add Colas.

I honestly thought he was hit in the face by the other guy's knee. Maybe just hit in the chest though. It's tough to see what part actually collided with him.

Great stuff as always.

This is literally Garcia’s role on the team. Would they actually cut Garcia?

Apologies for posting this again in the same thread, but if you want to use wRC+ to evaluate a 9-Hole hitter's value, then you either missed this or chose to ignore it. Player A is Andrus. Player B is Leury Legend. Your eyes aren't deceiving you. Garcia has been the better, more productive player since 2017 using specifically that metric. It also shows that Andrus is actually below average in that department. If he was that highly sought after, he wouldn't have still been looking for a job at this point in the year. Even the Red Sox chose Yu Chang for $800K over Andrus with Story going down with injury. This isn't a case that Garcia should be starter, just proving that Andrus isn't any better than what currently is on the team (unless you truly value his potential clubhouse leadership at $3M). I liked Andrus when he was picked up last year, and he was a fun player to root for during a s%*# season, but people need to take off the rose colored glasses that those 181 AB's should not be the expectation for a 34 yr old whose about to learn how to play 2B for the first time. There's $5.5M tied into Garcia (this year) and now $3M in addition with Andrus - both of whom are essentially the same player with the bat. Imagine if they took that $8.5 and combined it with Clevinger's salary and what they may have been able to add to the team. It's just another classic Sox misuse of limited funds. FWIW, I believe some combination of Romy and Sosa could have match both of these player levels of production for this season. They both have far more potential than some sort of Garcia/Andrus combo.

Because it's irrelevant. I am talking about his production level that can easily be proven by looking at his career statistics.

Did I say he didn't have that? Which player would you rather have? Player A: Elvis Andrus <highlight for reveal Player B: Leury Garcia<highlight for reveal

This is not a good use of $3M for a team up against its budget. He's not the player we saw those final two month - not even close. Classic case of the Sox chasing catching lightning in a bottle. I can't help but throw out what he did with the Sox and his 181 AB's and instead look at his huge sample size from 2018-2021 (and include 2022 OAK if you want). He is going to be a below average hitter out of the 9 hole. His value is in his clubhouse leadership and fielding, and now he's going to be asked to move over to 2B. Everyone can say he'll be just fine, but the truth is we don't know what he can do as a 34 year old at 2B. He may end up nothing more than league average there.

That would be amazing. Guess it all depends on how early it was caught and how he responds to treatment? I'm honestly pretty shocked he's there given what his body has been thorough. Good for him.

It really is. I can't help but think that some of these pitchers simply don't want to come here. Charlotte is absolute death on pitching, and maybe a lot of these guys realize that being stuck in Triple-A in a park that will more than likely hurt their numbers (which in-turn hurts their chances of catching on with another club) isn't worth the risk while potentially waiting around for some sort of injury to the Sox starting 5?

News to me people still think Jerry gives two fucks about winning. Hint: he doesn't.

Yes. German has more upside, so I'm fine with his addition. I personally would have rather seen Stiever or Souza cut. By no means do I think Bilous is going to be some amazing arm, but I do think he had at least 1 tool that has a small potential to play at the major league level.

Bilous was actually listed with the best changeup in the system according to BA this year. If I'm not mistaken, Pilkington also has a fairly decent changeup. Both these guys are not long-term starters but they easily could have some value coming out of the pen. We've seen firsthand how having cheap, internal options for the pen is important. And don't forget, Cleveland has one of the best farm systems in baseball - their scouts obviously are doing something right.

Not necessarily. Some MiLB deals have opt outs if a player isn't on the MLB roster by a certain date. Looking at the Pirates roster, this is like a deal that delays the need for them to clear 40-man roster space right away.

No power threat, but certainly carries a high average and plate discipline.

He tested positive after he left the Sox.

I guess that’s one way to describe depth…

Terrance Gore 2.0!

My god is Jerry a cheap f***. What a terrible owner.