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I think the Sox view him similar to how Eaton was the 1st time around. I don't think they signed him to hit single digit HR's. My expectation is we see him return to form with what he's done in the past.

He's your 2023 version of Nick Ciuffo. If we see him next season something went terribly wrong.

Ha! Unfortunately that's too true.

Sheets with an occasional start would not be the end of the world. The 2005 Sox survived with Ross Gload in the OF on Sundays.

ANOTHER CATCHER!

If you’re going to follow any “insider” NBB is the one to follow. He has connections.

Let’s goooooo

You’re more than welcome to ignore it. No one is forcing you to read through this thread.

Now imagine if Moncada bounces back. He essentially is your 6-spot hitter.

Didn’t Houston have interest?

Jansen is good. Biggio is YUCK.

He’s a solid player. Dependable. The Sox need Moncada and Grandal to bounce back or it won’t matter who they bring in.

Rename your son then!

I think you’re right. Convince Jerry to sign off, with a footnote that most of the payroll will be recouped with a trade.

Oh absolutely. They are incapable of admitting fault.

Oney follows him. Not that that means anything.

We also know the Sox don’t operate like most teams. They have multiple hands in the cookie jar that makes it impossible to point a finger at any one individual to place all the blame upon.

Yes, they were lucky in 2006 to make the playoffs. 83 wins is not good.

That’s not happening under this owner or FO, so it’s not a realistic option on the table. Either you take this Sox team as they are, stuck in their shitty ways, trying to compete or you end up with the A’s or Pirates and live in perpetuity. I’d rather stick it out with this group and hopefully Jerry is gone by time this core is completely gone.

Yas is interesting because if you adjust his numbers to Sox park his HR totals skyrocket. Not saying he’d be some revelation, but I’d rather have him than some vet on their way out like Calhoun or Peralta.

2006 Cardinals? They won 83 games. Guess they didn’t get the memo that they weren’t supposed to win. Believe what you want though. If you want to deal with absolutes, that’s on you. Any team has a chance if the chips fall into place - especially with the new playoff structure. I’d rather be a flawed team trying to win than one that doesn’t.

The Phillies last year snuck into the playoffs and went farther than anyone predicted. With the new playoff structure, all you have to do is get in and hit a hot streak at the right time. Sox are a flawed team and poorly run, but they have a chance to win in this weak division. Hope around this team is bleak, but it’s not unreasonable to think that they get some great bounce backs and we see more of 2021 than 2022 levels of production.

Happy for Carlos Rodon.

C’mon down David Peralta, JBJ, or Kole Calhoun!

You don’t think they could net you 1 WAR? That seems really bullish. I think Romy and Sosa could get you close to whatever Frazier does this upcoming season if given the chance. Frazier is just a boring slap hitter with one outlier year in 2021 that the Pirates took advantage of at the deadline. I don’t see him as being worth $8M.