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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 10, 2016 -> 03:27 PM)
The Sox aren't trading Quintana in the middle of a playoff race

The Sox aren't in the middle of anything. They are on the outer bounds periphery of the race for the second wild card playoff spot. 4 1/2 games behind four teams currently constructed better than the Sox, and tied with the defending World Series champions competing for that same spot. Better Hahn & Co. be thinking about converting Quintana into the likes of a Yoan Mancada or Jurickson Profar while they can.

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QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jul 10, 2016 -> 08:06 PM)
The Sox aren't in the middle of anything. They are on the outer bounds periphery of the race for the second wild card playoff spot. 4 1/2 games behind four teams currently constructed better than the Sox, and tied with the defending World Series champions competing for that same spot. Better Hahn & Co. be thinking about converting Quintana into the likes of a Yoan Mancada or Jurickson Profar while they can.

So, sometime before the end of the 2020 season?

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And Cain will come back from his hamstring. Davis will be back. Adding those two will have more of an impact than Burdi/Morneau/Austin Jackson.

 

KC's not going to sit by idly when they've had so many problems with Medlen and Chris Young pooping the bed. Kennedy's been a bit better than expected, Volquez and Ventura worse than expected. Duffy has essentially kept that rotation in it to this point (along with a boatload of unranked/rated minor league prospects few had ever heard of before 2016).

 

With Morales now showing he's likely to be a solid player, and those crazy home/road record splits, you can be sure they're not going to tear anything down with 1 1/2 years left in their window. Those decisions will come next year at the ASB.

 

THAT said, I'm not even sure optimistic KC fans think they have what it takes to hang with the AL East, Indians, Rangers (who will surely make another move or two on the pitching front) and Astros. They will either add or stand pat. And Detroit seems to be taking the position that what they have is who you go to war with (also betting on JD Martinez to spark the line-up upon returning from the DL)...and hoping for Norris and Boyd and Sanchez to figure things out (but also having to watch Fulmer's innings in Aug/September.)

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