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Yep, they used that go bring up Goodwin.

Anyone know why Ramos is DHing every game? I get they want to give Gladney time at 3rd, but not having a top prospect in a barren system playing the field seems odd.

I think Eaton may be toast, but Vaughn and Mercedes are both rookies in the toughest hitting environment in MLB since the '60s. Maybe we've got to be a little more patient with them, especially Vaughn. Moncada, Eloy, and Robert all had struggles their first years. If you want the rewards later, you gotta live through the growing pains. I'll admit Mercedes has been brutal for the last month. I could see giving Lamb a bunch of his at bats against tough righthanders, but Vaughn's gotta play through it. At least until Eloy comes back.

Interesting splits. He absolutely crushes left-handed pitching. That would be more useful if we had more left-handed hitters, but guys who can play 6 positions and have that ability have a chance.

Krogman’s a good looking hitter. Question is: can he cut the strikeouts down to something mildly reasonable?

I don’t think the offense has been bad. Just not lucky. Engel hit the heck out of the ball, for instance. That’s baseball.

Who’s that?

Sox have really let Detroit hang around. 1-9 with RISP, 10 guys left. We’ve been 1 hit from putting this away for the last 4 innings. Hope it doesn’t bite us in the ass. Couple of hard hit balls by Vaughn and Collins, what are you gonna do?

I believe both Eloy and Robert will be back, therefore I do not want to give up a lot to get a right-handed hitting OF. Prefer Escobar or Frazier depending on the cost.

At what point do we stop scoreboard watching a team trailing by 14 games?

Um, I was kidding.

Should have signed Goodwin to begin with? I dunno. Weird year.

Hell, at this rate, they're both better than Eaton. Who knew???

I rescind anything negative I ever said about signing Goodwin.

JUst to put everyone's expectations into context: Keith Law did a redraft of the 2011 draft and there were some great names: Betts, Lindor, Cole -- but the 21, 22, 23 best players in the redraft were Joe Musgrove, Dylan Bundy, and Nick Ahmed. If you get a major leaguer at 22, you should feel pretty good about it.

Awesome. Seems like a good fit.

I wonder what the Arizona GM situation means for them between now and the deadline. Find it hard to believe they’ll move Ketel Marte with a sub in that chair, but maybe Escobar. He mostly plays third for AZ. Is he even adequate at second anymore?

You don’t get paid for extended spring, so no visa issues. Burger raved about Cespedes’ power on the Garfein podcast. I hope he gets this cleared up before instructs.

I was no fan of the Goodwin signing, but if you bring him up, you gotta give him a start to let him get into rhythm. My problem is that TLR seems to feel there are only two guys who MUST be in the line up:Abreu and Leury. I would have tried Lamb at third, Goodwin in left, and Adam in center. Give Leury a day off every once in a while. Running back to the dugout that much looks exhausting.

Actually, if Bruce says it, you know it ain't happening.

So who's gonna win the Central?

Ugh! Worst case scenario.

Dammit. This is the sort of inning that can get away from you.

Nice idea, but what the heck do the Sox have that would lead Arizona to give us their best player?

Sox have been fortunate so far. Sometimes when you waste a lot of opportunities early, it bites you in the ass late. Hopefully that happens here.