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I was waiting for that one!

Bummer

I think they’ll win game 2. They still rock mediocre lefties, albeit no TA certainly hurts there. Wheeler will be tough in game 1.

Nick Padilla it is. 7 walks to 9 Ks in 7 1/3 in Charlotte. 1.36 WHIP in super SSS.

Get the first one, and I feel decent about the 2nd with the lefty in Falter going in the nightcap. Things looks a whole lot brighter with a DH sweep today. Alternatively, things look a whole lot more bleak with a bad showing today. About as big of a day as you can find in April, honestly. Hope the boys come to play. Curious who the 26th man will be - options on the 40 man include Martin, Scholtens, German, Alexy and Padilla. Martin threw 6 innings on Friday, so would be on short rest but is probably the favorite to get the call to give some length. Sholtens threw 6 innings Sat, so is probably out. Both German and Padilla threw an inning on Sunday so should be available but cannot give length. Alexy has 10 walks in 2 1/3 innings so probably isn't an option, though he'd fit right in!

Get the first one, and I feel decent about the 2nd with the lefty in Falter going in the nightcap. Things looks a whole lot brighter with a DH sweep today. Alternatively, things look a whole lot more bleak with a bad showing today. About as big of a day as you can find in April, honestly. Hope the boys come to play. Curious who the 26th man will be - options on the 40 man include Martin, Scholtens, German, Alexy and Padilla. Martin threw 6 innings on Friday, so would be on short rest but is probably the favorite to get the call to give some length. Sholtens threw 6 innings Sat, so is probably out. Both German and Padilla threw an inning on Sunday so should be available but cannot give length. Alexy has 10 walks in 2 1/3 innings so probably isn't an option, though he'd fit right in!

The math will only make sense to 1 guy, focused on figuring on how to warp every topic into a doomsday scenario.

No, he's not. But he's made plenty of mistakes.

No

Its at least worth noting that $24M of that is on the IL. Obviously Kelly has been mostly a trainwreck on the Sox, but he is legitimate MLB reliever. Liam's cancer was a totally out of the blue terrible occurrence that no one could have projected. Add Liam, Crochet and Kelly to the pen it goes from very bad to above average pretty quickly. Hopefully we get to see that in May along with Bummer, ReyLo and Graveman throwing the ball better than they have to date.

Since the catch all got deleted, also looks like Sox signed Lucas Farrell to milb deal today per their transactions page. Has 69 career MLB appearances with Rangers, Cubs, Reds, Twins and Royals over the last half decade. Has appeared in MLB every season since 2017. Luke Farrell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

MLB deal is interesting - assume that means Sox need to carry him on 40 man, right? Doesn't look like he has pitched in a couple years after defecting.

I have been far from impressed with Pedro so far, but what is the guy supposed to do when his pen has been this bad? We're missing arguably 3 of our best 5 relievers. The pen is only 8 deep and currently includes Jake Diekman, Tanner Banks, Keynan Middleton, Gregory Santos and Jimmy Lambert as 65% of it. The only proven big league arms in the pen are Bummer, Graveman and ReyLo, and they haven't exactly been good either. Its a really tough spot. The pen is so much better once you add in Hendriks, Crochet and Kelly. Jimmy Lambert and one of those other guys should be options 7 and 8 in the pen, not 4 and 5. Its real a problem that the best manager in the game couldn't solve. And Bummer just needs to be so much better.

No, they didn't last year either.

Sox look dreadful so far. Not going to try to convince you or anyone else otherwise. That said, there are 146 games left to play (90% of the season). Moncada and TA should be back in a week, or so. Hendriks and Crochet sometime in May. Will they and others just get hurt again? Perhaps. But I will choose hope for now. Upcoming schedule is very tough. Next 16 are 3 vs. PHIL, 3 @ TB, 3 @ TOR, 4 vs. TB, and 3 vs. MN. They need to come out that stretch not worse than 13-19. Can the Sox go 7-9 in that stretch? Not if they keeping playing like they have the 10 days. Even at 13-19 (6 games under .500) 32 games in, they still have over 80% of the season left and the May and June schedules are quite favorable for the Sox. The season will certainly not be over. I also don't think a whole lot of the Guardians or Twins. Twins pitching is super overachieving, and their offense ranks towards the bottom of the league. It will even out. 85 wins might take this division. I certainly understand the frustration. I am very frustrated as well. But there is a ton of baseball left to play, and rather the gnash my teeth and be miserable on a daily basis, I will try to maintain some hope of brighter days ahead this summer.

Phillies pitching has been just as dreadful as the Sox, fwiw.

Team defense has been better - the biggest defensive issues have been from bench players - Alberto/Burger at 3B because Moncada is hurt, Sheets in RF instead of Colas, etc. Outside of the Twins series, and the Burger gaffe at 3B yesterday, the defense hasn't really been the issue. Its been mostly terrible pitching, and then when the pitching is solid no one hits.

Lame.

The Bummer thing is weird. I recall him going through similar stretches last season, but his numbers were pretty good at the end of the year. 2.36 ERA / 3.19 FIP is pretty darn good. But he's just been awful these first 8 appearances. Sox need so much better from him. Diekman on the other hand just sucks, and expecting productive innings from him is foolish.

Exactly. AV is so far from the issue. Wouks it be nice to see more pop? Yah, of course. But Sox aren’t sitting AV to make Burger the everyday 1B. Can’t believe I even had to type that.

I’ll take .500 or better for 100-1; Should be a no brainer for you if the odds are zero.

Such a bad take. Eloy was one of the better hitters in the game 2nd half last season. He’s obviously struggling right now, but DFA candidate? Lolz

That inning actually reduced Diekmans ERA! Good work, Jake.

Tough couple days for Luis.

I doubt Cease is done. Still need to cover 3+ innings tho with an emptied pen. Was better when it was 4-1 pre ??