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The roster is worse than last year but they'll still win more than 50.

The org can't think this way but it's delusional to believe the Sox could unlock something with a guy like Lux or Outman that the Dodgers could not. Hi, Miguel Vargas.

This team is so far away I don't know if a 28 year old with 1 productive season and serious hit tool questions is worth prioritizing in a trade. I'd rather roll the dice on a 45/50 FV prospect than Outman, personally.

Luis Robert could have 2 weeks of team control left and I wouldn't trade him for 2 years of Gavin Lux. What are we doing here?

I know everyone has their favorites but the Lux fascination at this point in his career is bizarre to me.

Rodon's basically unhittable when he has good command of the slider. Great start for him tonight.

I don't think it's crazy to think Gonzalez can end up on the Bryson Stott, Nico Hoerner, Thairo Estrada, etc spectrum. That's not franchise altering but that type of outcome would make him the best 2nd basemen the Sox have had since Ray Durham.

The Sox developing any raw position player into someone who churns out 4 seasons as an above-average regular (2+ WAR) is unimaginable to me.

Gallo would be like a 99th percent tile outcome for Wolkow. That would be awesome.

I'm glad they're giving Mendick a shot. It's clear he's gone through a swing or approach change so you might as well see if there's anything to it. Mendick is running a flyball rate over 50%, which is the highest he's had at any level of affiliated ball by a mile. Wouldn't it be nice if Eloy or Vaughn could lift the ball like that ?

I've (literally?) been Moncada's biggest supporter on this forum over the years but he still had a massive strikeout rate issue as a prospect. He had a 31% K rate in AA his last year in Bostons org and was pushing 30% again after the Sale trade when he was down in Charlotte. These *16 games* are the first time we've ever seen any indication Colson being overly patient might be an issue in his game.

Semien is probably the best comp of walk rate/strikeout rate/age plus both guys were middle infielders with questionable defensive futures. But somehow prospect analysis was at a point in 2013 where a 22 year old putting up a 167 wRC+ in AA wasn't on top 100 prospect lists, lol.

Moncada was consistently running higher strikeout rates than Montgomery has in the minors.

I genuinely cannot remember the last high end Sox prospect with elite OBP skills. I will take one guy who needs to be a little more aggressive over the dozens who swing way too much.

HR for Colson.

Jerry would rather hire people he knows and lose 120 games than hire people he doesn't know and win 100.

Anyone watching Thorpe tonight? Looks like he's been dealing.

This team (and organization) always gets the outcomes they deserve

Flexen is a trainwreck. He might have the worst stuff for any SP currently locked into a rotation.

How long until Elly steals 2nd?

They're a bad defensive team without Robert and Moncada on the field.

Madrigal had a 150 wRC+ in AA and generally was productive hitter in the minors. We're still waiting for Gonzalez to show a pulse.