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Yeah, I don't think Pham had any value at all, unfortunately.

I am having a hard time finding 10 wins on the schedule.

I hope we're not jinxing things here. I feel like if he was getting fired before this weekend, it would have happened by now.

I really wish the Sox would basically shut him down. There is 0 benefit to letting him pitch much more. If you're going to appease him (which frankly idgaf about at this point), maybe 1 start a week for 50 or so pitches, and then ramping down to 1 inning starts and then shut him down completely in early September.

I will give it a D+ overall, heavily weighted down by the three-way. Fedde/Kopech/Pham deal: D- Banks deal: B+ Eloy deal: B DeJong deal: C+ Not trading Luis Robert at his lowest value yet: A+ Not moving Crochet: C I am OK not trading Crochet at the TDL. The offers obviously were not there because I think he would have happily traded him if they were. Moving him for a pitching heavy return or for a headliner that is not elite just isn't what the org needs. The interest in Crochet will be significant this winter, and I think they'll do better then when the acquiring club doesn't have to worry about the innings limits situation.

Sizemore gets my vote. I’d also be fine with any of Butera, Santos or Jirschele. Say no to Montoyo.

He’ll get a major league deal. It won’t be much money tho.

Well he’s 4/6 with a homer a 6 RBI in 2 games so I’d say Cards are pleased to date.

Ok, ok, I think its time. Just s%*# can the mumbling doof and lets move on with Grady running the show for the last 2 months of this s%*# show.

Saw he hit a grand slam on his first AB.

Still 50 games of pain left? Make it end.

idk why tbh, but I will always have a soft spot for Touki. If only the dude could throw the ball over the plate.

At any point. You can put guys on waivers before the TDL. I agree on those three and have said the same thing, but I actually changed my mind on Flexen with the help of @Buehrle>Wood. I honestly didn't realize that Flexen was still arb eligible for 25 and 26. Considering he'll be dirt cheap again in 2025 and Bannister likes him, I think Sox should keep him around. Eat some innings rest of season, and give a 6th starter/long man for next season. By all accounts a good teammate as well. He'd almost certainly get claimed if put on waivers and you lose him for nothing but saving jerry a few hundred grand.

It pains me to say, but Eloy is basically worthless. Eloy can't do anything but hit, and he hasn't hit for awhile. He can't run. He can't stay healthy. He certainly can't field. To me it depends a bit on how much $ the Sox sent (if they ate most of it, may as well have kept him), but there is really no reason to keep Eloy around. There is a 0% chance Eloy's option is getting picked up. Even if he is Hank Aaron reincarnate the next two months, you'll quickly regret picking that option up.

When asked about it after the deadline yesterday, Getz certainly didn't say Pedro was safe. His answer was something like "We've been focused on the TDL. We'll let tonight's game happen, get a good night sleep and come in tomorrow and analyze the player's we've added and the parent clubs performance." When asked about how Pedro has done this season the only good thing he had to say was that the helped get Crochet into a situation where he's created immense value for the org, and helped get DeJong into a position where he was tradeable. It was not a glowing review.

It certainly fits the sky is falling narrative, tho.

I could see the argument on keeping Flexen just to eat innings. Nicky Lopez is a no-brainer non tender for 2025. Brebbia is a mutual option. Those almost never get picked up by both sides. He's gone.

The only two guys that could potentially be ready (but aren't actually) that we should give a damn about their clock is Colson and Quero. Colson has probably played his way out of that being possible this year, but rushing Quero concerns me deepy.

Snelling's arrow is pointing down. That'll happen when you get absolutely lit up in AA. He's still interesting, but he's no longer a top 100 guy.

Do you know how much $ Sox sent with Eloy? Getting any relief on the $7.5M owed to Eloy is great and all, but it just hard for economics to move the needle for me at this point. Maybe the relief prospect becomes a low leverage guy for the Sox down the road, but its tough for me to call any trade that just saves Jerry $ that won't be reinvested in the club a "really good trade" at this point. Also, really curious to hear your thoughts on the Benintendi situation Jimmy. Self proclaimed insider @Harold's Leg Liftclaims Sox will find a way to attach Beni to a trade this offseason and has stated here several times that they tried to attach him with Crochet in the last few weeks. A Red Sox source said Getz tried to get the Red Sox to eat Beni's deal in a Crochet deal. Boob Nightengale had reported a couple weeks ago that Sox were extensively shopping Benintendi. I couldn't believe the Sox to actually be this stupid, but its starting to feel like this is actually a thing, which is concerning on so many levels. What is your take on it? If the Sox are willing to lesser the return on Crochet to save $ on what is a bad contract but far from crippling commitment, it feels like they aren't serious about actually maximizes the talent in the organization. Maybe there is something to JR slashing payroll to nothing in preparation for a sale? That is the only thing that could give me hope in this nightmare scenario of attaching Beni with Crochet. Would genuinely appreciate your thoughts on the situation.

Hopefully the roster churn continues. Brebbia, Flexen, and Lopez should be on waivers todays. Kuhl and Senzel serve no purpose. Get Colas up and play him FFS. We've lost 16 fucking games in a row, its not running guys like Berroa, Eder, Nastrini, Dominguez, Burke, Coffey etc., etc. is going to lose us more games.

Hopefully the roster churn continues. Brebbia, Flexen, and Lopez should be on waivers todays. Kuhl and Senzel serve no purpose. Get Colas up and play him FFS. We've lost 16 fucking games in a row, its not running guys like Berroa, Eder, Nastrini, Dominguez, Burke, Coffey etc., etc. is going to lose us more games.

If the Sox only sent $1.5M of the $7.5M owed to Eloy, that's a pretty darn good deal for the Sox (well, their owner).

Which is on Crochet, tbh. The Sox have done right by Crochet this year, and frankly, their misuse of him prior to 2024 did nothing but get Crochet closer to free agency. Sox honestly should just option his ass. Not like these games matter. They won't do it, but they should. It would only increase his value.

He’s been a heck of a lot better in the minors this season than Snelling! I will again caveat that I think the Fedde trade was a disaster (might need to put this as a permanent disclaimer).