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Francona would never allow that guy to return. He might be one of the few players where the talent doesn't outweigh the PR nightmare and day-to-day headache.

I wouldn't hate this. He is lefty and does has occasional pop.

Eloy hasn't played RF since 2018. There is no way they are serious about that. This has to be a big nothing burger offseason talk and nothing more.

I think he has an outside shot to put up 15-20 HR's with the correct swing changes. There are obviously concerns with his lack of discipline, but I'd be willing to give him a shot with this new 2.5 hitting coach approach.

Not really. Enough people here think Lopez and/or Graveman can close, so the same needs to be said for the Dodgers who arguably have even better arms with Hudson, Phillips and Graterol. I’m more surprised the Sox have made any trades yet. I thought we would have seen Graveman or Kelly long gone by now simply to clear some payroll.

Here's one guy who will be part of the "competition."

Nah, Boras clearly didn't use enough metaphors to seal the deal!

Fucking awful. This POS needs to be locked up in the retirement home already. Keep him away from this team for fucks sake.

That’s a good thing. Cairo didn’t deserve it. That much is as evident as the lack of teams lining up to offer him even a MiLB managerial job.

Mark Payton is headed to Japan for 2023. He just signed with the Seibu Lions. Sox are going to need to add more minor league guys because we're literally looking at Reyes and Hamilton and that's about it for depth.

How did Kimbrel convince Dombrowski he is worth $10M?!

Give me Duvall for the 4th spot. Reyes and Billy can stay in Charlotte for depth.

It's arguable they still need more balance. As it stands, Varsho probably won't bat any higher than 5th at best. Plus Kiermaier isn't exact known for his bat. Still massively righty heavy.

Yep, they literally had an entire right-handed lineup before getting Varsho and Kiermaier. Their OF defense has improved dramatically with the moves they've made.

Plus, wouldn't he want to try to show he can still play the field? That's a cavernous park. Just seems like he has a lot going against him.

What a terrible park to try to re-establish value in too. I really think Conforto is a terrible fit for the Giants.

He sucks man.

I’d suppose they could but then I bet you see a RP moved to offset the cost. We just don’t know where payroll is going to fall. Makes it hard to judge if they are still players in FA.

Yes.

Because they still have to pay him regardless. He’s put in a ton of work trying to get his body right, there is no harm or reason to not at least see what he can give them this year. There isn’t anyone knocking down the door. If he is just as bad as last year, cut him like they did Keuchel.

You'd think so, but who knows. With the budget still a huge question, and Hahn operating literally in the exact opposite manner that he said he would (FA vs. trades), I'm not I'd lean towards the Sox adding more FA.

Not saying you aren't wrong, but this is the Sox and they will surely be looking for the Mets to retain most of those contracts. That is going to diminish whatever possible return you can get.

He wore 18 on the Yankees.

Kelley still doesn’t impress me. He still walks way too many guys to be anything more than a future bullpen arm. Which, yeah there is *some* value there, but for being a second round pick he has been extremely disappointing IMO. Walks and conditioning continue to hold him back.

BA's writeup on Burke is really interesting. Not only is he ranked 5 overall and the 2nd best pitching prospect behind Schultz, but they also gave his fastball and curveball 60 grades a piece. He seems like a super interesting arm for the Sox. I think people get too hung up on his ERA, but his underlying advanced stats has a lot to like. I don't think he is ready yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him called upon later in the season.