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I am not even sure it id trade three seasons of Cease for Ohtani. Cease is probably the better pitcher right now and you get him for 3 years as opposed to 1 year of Ohtani at $30M. The proposed offer would have been accepted so fast by LAAAAA.

Lol, if Jose hasn’t been the leader of this team who is?

This is really what it comes down to. We need improvement from TA, Robert and Moncada. And big improvement. I mean, we got 2 RBI from Robert in the second half. He was essentially worthless and he’s got 6-8 WAR upside. Those guys bouncing back, coupled with getting AV out of the OF and signing someone like Nimmo or even Conforto, and contributions from Colas….this team can eat up that 13 games win difference from 21 to 22 in a hurry.

Just sign Nimmo. The rest is primarily hogwash, even if some of it may be true. But yeah, sign Nimmo.

He’s also supposed to be the leader of this team and while it’s not completely his fault by any means, this team was a rudderless ship. That coupled with the drop in power and sketchy defense at times gets a B- from me.

You’re also assuming that no one improves on this scenario. The Sox are fucked if TA, Yoan, Robert and Eloy don’t play more games and are better than they were in 22. I think we all can agree on that.

His biggest role was answering the phone from one of the other most worthless members of the coaching staff - the guy who makes the replay review decisions. Talk about a trio of worthlessness - replay guys to Duncan to TLR.

I didn't peg you for a big model guy.

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I believe Tapia is an awful defender.

Sheets has next to no value. He's far more valuable to the Sox as an Eloy injury replacement in AAA / 1 month fill in for until Colas arrives than anything he is fetching on the trade market.

Yuppp, but its change. Just not great change.

We are going to have to live with this FO until 1 of three things happen: 1) Jerry dies. 2) Jerry sells the team. 3) KW stays to his word and retires whenever this contract is up. Nothing is happening until one of those 3 happens.

Yeah, I do too but not exactly things I can do a nightly basis. I have next to no interest in football. I like college hoops, but doesn't return for another month. Lots of boring weeknights without baseball at my place. I got my first kid on the way though, that'll change things in a hurry lol.

Glad the season is OVAH. It was brutal. But I already struggling to find things to do with my evenings. Its a looooooong 6 months waiting for my passion to return.

Texas, Toronto and Philly all have interim managers as well.

My grades: A: Cease A-: Cueto B+: Andrus, Lopez B: Lynn, Lambert B-: Zavala, Hendriks, Abreu, Martin, Banks, Mendick C+: Eloy, Kopech, Vaughn, Cairo (as interim) C : TA, Graveman, Sheets, Romy C-: Robert, Harrison, Ruiz, Foster, Bummer, Velazquez, Burger D : Giolito, Moncada, Pollock F: Leury, Kuechel, Kelly, Diekman, Engel, Grandal, Sousa F-: LARUSSA

Those are some generous grades IMO

This media member is an absolute idiot if he believes that. The cubs got absolutely scorched in that deal even if Eloy decides he’s done with baseball and retires this offseason. There is no way they’re flaunting that deal and no way Hahn is furious about it.

Twins don’t need a 1b. Both Arraez and Kirilloff need to play there.

What happened?

Try AAA.

Leury still can't get off the bench. Lol. Makes me think there actually maybe is a chance the org moves on from him. He has 1 PA since September 11th lol.

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Why? Why not just stash Sheets and Burget in AAA until they're needed? This roster is loaded with injury prone guys. Having slightly better than replacement level players who won't get embarrassed offensively at the big league level is pretty nice to have. Neither Burger nor Sheets are returning anything all that interesting, so just keep them for depth. Them both having options is a huge feather in the Sox cap, IMO. That all said, penciling either of them as even role players on the big league level would be a huge mistake, just like it was this season.