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Now that Delmonico is gone, what will people b**** about? *Zack Collins immediately hides in his locker*

He might be one of my least favorite Sox players ever. The shit he pulled last year was criminal.

Even with EE and Madrigal out, this honestly isn't that bad of a lineup.

Definitely could have been a way worse of an outcome.

6-GAME WIN STREAK!

Not good. Lock it up Colome!

Narvaez is such a shit catcher.

I thought he jammed his wrist with the way it hit it. Hopefully it's not too serious.

Hopefully there aren't any setbacks here. Losing both Rodon and him would not be good.

Not necessarily. He hasn't shown much if any success at the Double-A level. He would most likely be incredibly overmatched at the MLB level. Being out of options entering 2021 does not help his cause either. I'm going to go with this. Looking at his minor league stats, my guess would be the Sox simple don't see him ever being able to have enough success with the bat to be anything more than a weak-side platoon player or defensive replacement. He has a terrible .230 average against RHP the last 4 years with a 27% K rate, which really doesn't really make him all that different from what Engel currently provides. Luis Gonzalez would really be his only competition in the minors, and he has shown far greater success than Basabe. It's an off move since Delmonico is still here, but that'll be moot fairly soon once Anderson returns.

Florida is also a hot mess. I have a friend whose wife works for one of the hotels. There are many grubhub orders and girls constantly trying to be brought in against protocol. Probably just a matter of time before they have an issue as well.

Very surprised they cut ties with Herrera as soon as they did. I think we can thank Heuer for that. Excited to see what Nick can do tonight.

Whatever pitching plan the Sox came up with to get the starters ready clearly was ineffective. These guys look like week 1 of ST trying to go 5-6 innings.

Hopefully the heat had more of an impact on how he felt out there. It was brutal outside under the sun.

Definitely possible, but even Driveline got a hold of him and it did nothing.

This is a good point. I'm not crazy about having half the damn league making the postseason, but if it makes the game more interesting, then I can get on board with it.

I'm a big Lambert fan. I was surprised to see him already back and throwing. I don't know why, but I thought he went down late last year. I think he'll be a great option down the road in the bullpen. Possibly a swing guy, or multi-inning arm.

He's not a FA, so he is still with the organization. We have no clue what this season holds, If someone goes down for the season or multiple guys get sick, he may still have a shot at being promoted to the pool of players as the season goes on.

Pretty much. It's so incredibly odd and moronic how someone thought not listing a reason for a trip to the IL (when a reason is literally required for any other situation) somehow provides a player the proper privacy they are seeking while recovering. Hopefully they get well soon and don't have a rough case of it.

It is a really dumb rule, especially because so many of these guys get "injured" and sit on the D.L. most of the year.

I liked him too. Too many injuries too. I believe he struggled last season with his shoulder but I could be mistaken.

I did as well. With hindsight and the TJ, good thing they didn't. But he's the exact type of guy I would expect Cease to be included for in a deal.

No chance. If Cease is getting traded, it better be for legitimate major league talent to help right now.

J.J. Cooper and Ben Badler broke down all the 1st rounders on the BA podcast. When they got to Crochet, he was labeled as a guy that could end up being the arm everyone ends wondering how he lasted until the 11th pick? This was before the Kelley pick too, so they were strictly going off Day 1 results.

Important thing to remember - all 30 teams are going through the same issue. So yes, it will affect the development for the Sox, but that same thing is happening to the other 29 farms as well.