Bob Sacamano

"He'll fit right in!"

Are there any SP on any teams with a similarly bad deal we can swap 1-for-1 with? I'd feel better about taking a gamble on a SP to plug into a 5th SP spot to eat some innings during some bad seasons than playing Benintendi. Edit: Taijuan Walker and McCullers (granted, hasn't pitched since 2022, but opening up space on the 40-man every year could be a benefit haha) are a season short.

Easily.

I can easily see them doing it. I just have no idea why anyone would want them to.

Stop this madness. What would the Sox really do with that extra $17M a year that they can't already do beyond this year?

Something like Rushing, De Paula, Ferris, Freeland from Dodgers? Is that enough value? Too little?

True but even then, it doesn't seem like that big a risk with what they gave up. Morel, a 26-year old MiLB pitcher and a 15th round draft pick pitcher from last year.

Dodgers only getting Edman for DePaula isn't right.

I miss MLBN. F YouTube TV.

Agreed. Over Clevinger.

You sick son of a b****.

Good trade for Cubs. Morel sucks. Rays couldn't do better in this deal?

Yeah going to be a s%*# year anyway. Doesn’t really matter.

DeJong and Pham were dealt last year and didn’t really bring anything back. Pham brought back a 16- year old lotto ticket but Pham was better last year than this year.

Yeah I’m assuming it’s true but if it’s not, you figure he would address it in the podcast (or media I guess.)

Yeah it seems like there are some teams that can use him in a platoon at 1B/DH but do teams really want to burn a bench spot on a non-versatile player that only plays 1 position and only against lefties?

I would also prefer someone with experience but f*** it. Put some good coaches around him and let him roll.

Yeah if I’m another team, I’m not offering the Sox a monster haul. Going to hurt some feelings but it is what it is.

Great signing. Didn’t eat innings. Didn’t bring anything back in a trade.

True but the extra year of control would also be nice. But they also probably didn’t expect him to be in a position where he is one of the best trade chips this season.

Hard to predict but man those people were right haha

Just checking in. Yikes.

Honestly, as a lot of us wanted, they should have started him in the minors THIS SEASON and eased him into the role. Let him build early/get a year of control back. Now they have this mess.

lol huh

Oooooh that makes sense.