Early Trade deadline deals the selling Sox should make

[Sthpaw777]

16 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I have standards. Winning a WS is important. That should be the end goal. They should be working towards that, not towards a team that is endlessly fighting for a 3rd place finish (which is what they'd be doing if they continue on their current path and don't sell when able). 

I get this. Unless you make the big moveS you need this year to be a legit WS condenser, which they are not, then you sell and look to 2027. We have a horrible home record and also one against above 500 teams. That doesn’t win anything. 
we know they won’t spend to go over the next luxury tax threshold and they need a few pieces to be taken seriously. All this is providing they can jump 7-8 teams to get the final spot without making any big moves. Tall order. 
they would have to go 625+ the rest of the way to even match last year. They have a 409 winning %. You don’t fix that with one RH bat. 
if Henry can get Theo to “advise” Breslow at the deadline then we could end up with a bit of a bidding war for some of our guys. I understand we have folks who think rentals won’t get much, and I understand that to a point. But the deadline is different if it works out right. We got some important pieces that are performing. Gray and Chapman. It all depends on how important the player is to the team and how important winning a ring is to an owner/ front office.

my only worry is Breslow leading the charge. He’s a bafoon and would get fleeced.

[mvp 78]

16 hours ago, harmony said:

The Arizona Diamondbacks won only 84 regular-season games en route to a berth in the 2023 World Series:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/2023.shtml

The 2021 Atlanta Braves won the World Series after only 88 regular-season wins; the 2022 Philadelphia Phillies advanced to the World Series with only 87 victoties in the regular season.

Only one of those teams won the WS for some reason. 🤔

[mvp 78]

3 hours ago, Sthpaw777 said:

if Henry can get Theo to “advise” Breslow at the deadline then we could end up with a bit of a bidding war for some of our guys. I understand we have folks who think rentals won’t get much, and I understand that to a point. But the deadline is different if it works out right. We got some important pieces that are performing. Gray and Chapman. It all depends on how important the player is to the team and how important winning a ring is to an owner/ front office.

my only worry is Breslow leading the charge. He’s a bafoon and would get fleeced.

I guess Theo was advising Breslow, or at least in the room, during the last trade deadline. Don't know how much it helps. Maybe Breslow doesn't listen? Maybe other GM's just don't take him seriously so deals can't get over the finish line? Hard to say. It's just not working though. 

[Bellhorn04]

9 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Only one of those teams won the WS for some reason. 🤔

1 seems like a normal random result for a sample of 3.

[mvp 78]

11 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

1 seems like a normal random result for a sample of 3.

Not to me. I was talking about WS winners. I don't care about LOSERS. I want my team to win the WS, not place. I'm not out here celebrating '86 over and over again. 

[Yaz Fan Since 67]

I'm confused on the Theo thing.  Just what is his role?  He has no interest in running a team again?  That's a shame, I'm pretty confident he could right this sinking ship.  

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Only one of those teams won the WS for some reason. 🤔

And the others got deeper into the postseason than that 2001 Seattle Mariner team that went 116-46.

I’m ok with an 86 win WS runner up…

[drewski6]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

I guess Theo was advising Breslow, or at least in the room, during the last trade deadline. Don't know how much it helps. Maybe Breslow doesn't listen? Maybe other GM's just don't take him seriously so deals can't get over the finish line? Hard to say. It's just not working though. 

Thank you for coming over to my side, in return, I will acknowledge that you were correct when you said the only player who could turn this iteration of the flops into the sox is 2003 bill mueller.  2004 bill mueller, while still very good, I dont think would be enough.

[drewski6]

47 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Not to me. I was talking about WS winners. I don't care about LOSERS. I want my team to win the WS, not place. I'm not out here celebrating '86 over and over again. 

Im telling Michelle Kwan you said this.