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I'd personally like to see TA up here but I would consider putting him on the DL for a week or two and have him clear his head and come back recharged.

Anyone else watching ESPN w/Benetti?

QUOTE (Username @ Jul 25, 2017 -> 05:48 PM) He was a quality major league starter the last two years. Everyone needs to relax. Dude is 24 and he's working his way back. The fact that this is even a thread is ridiculous. The guy missed most of the season, give him time to get himself sorted out.

Is the sky blue? Is water wet?

Tank Loss

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 05:16 PM) For those in the know, is there a high school bat that could potentially stand out as the number one next spring? Jarred Kelenic

The bunting with Yoan was a bad decision. Your six hitter is up with two men on and you're going to have him bunt? I understand implementing a system, a style but that was just a bad move. It helps Yoan in his development to get opportunities to swing with men on, not bunt.

Moncada is going to die for our sins and come back 3 three outs later to win the game

Next year for sure, they haven't hit bottom yet.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 01:34 PM) I don't know what Tim Anderson you're looking at. The one I see shows a guy who is probably a .270/.300/.425 player with 15 HR and 30 SB at his peak with good defense, which is probably a 3.0 WAR player. Dude has struggled this year, but the talent is there. He's not the first guy to ever struggle in his second year in the majors. There is, afterall, a reason that the term sophomore slump exists. Thank you, my good sir.

QUOTE (SonofaRoache @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 09:41 AM) I'll give the rebuild a full 10 for its start once Carson Fulmer and Zach Collins are out of the top 10, as that would mean we are next level loaded. I think BA already has them out of the top ten

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 11:10 AM) I hope his health projects better. I'm just talking about the type of player. 2005 to 2008, he was an outstanding player.

Grady Sizemore?

I think the Sox should start batting Anderson and Moncada 1-2. This gives them the most at bats and if they hit their ceilings, it's where they fit best. Anthony Rizzo batted third instantly after the Cubs called him up. Was he the best hitter on the team? No, but the Cubs knew that his ceiling was batting third. I wasn't a fan of moving Anderson out of the lead off spot, in my opinion he should be batting there everyday. If you say that he was hurting the team and costing them games, please answer this question: What are the Sox playing for? They're rebuilding, not competing for a championship. Player development should be the team's #1 focus, especially now in this first year of a rebuild. Also, all that speed would be fun to watch.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 11:13 PM) The Sox have to maintain fan interest and try to avoid a real drop-off in attendance after trading so many players. No. Screw the fans, they need to do what's best for the org and it's players' development

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) Would you guys prefer quality, or quantity, if that package were going to N. Y.? I'd rather just take Torres, than 3 lesser guys, but that's just me. Quality

I have the score from Inception playing the background at work and its making this situation 10x more dramatic. Hoping that the Sox are able to get Groome, he was my favorite player in the 2016 draft. It would also be nice to have a LHP to pair with all the RHPs they acquired.

Something could be happening

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 12:13 AM) Honestly shocked we haven't heard s*** about Melky...good Lord. Dude is swinging a ridiculous bat lately...doin it on the field. How have we not heard any contenders in on him? I think he'll be traded after the deadline.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 10:22 PM) Since their 13-10 start, the Sox have played .373 baseball, going 25-42. Once this team trades off the vets, it is going to be really, really ugly. I think they'll finish 2018 with the top pick in the draft. It's been said before but they need to add stars... BPA too.

2021. I think the Sox are really going to really take it on the chin the next ccouple of years. I think they'll for sure end up with a top three pick in the 2019 draft and a top ten pick in the 2020.

This is really dumb, whoever started this rumor is an idiot

I've been watching a lot of Cardinal games the past month or two and that inspired me to take a deeper look into their org through Baseball America, Fangraphs and Baseball Prospectus. And there's not a lot of high end, young talent in their org. Look at the ML club and there is a lot of guys who are over 30 making anywhere from $10M to $20M a season. I think its time for the Cardinals to tear it down and stock up on high end athletic talent. The future for them in my opinion is pretty grim, especially with the Cubs and Brewers expected to run that division for a while.

Saw Spider-Man this morning and I couldn't stop smiling the entire time. Easily my favorite Marvel movie and one of my favorite CBMs ever. I was really excited for this when they announced that it was going to be a John Hughes inspired movie but I hated all of those awful trailers and Iron Man's inclusion had me worried but he's not a big part of the film. It might be the funniest MCU film too. Keaton was awesome as Vulture. I loved how they got a bunch of famous child actors to play Peter's classmates in the movie like the boy from Beast of No Nation and the little girl from the Nice Guys. I don't want to spoil anything so Ill stop there, all around awesome movie. Homecoming The First Avenger Guardians The Winter Soldier Dr. Strange

A friend of mine sells memorabilia as a side hustle, like autographed balls and jerseys. Last week he got Avi to sign a baseball and he wrote his name, number, the date and then first All Star Game as well.