Red Sox (Gray) vs A's (Barnett): 7/30/26, 9:40pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Sox just keep playing well. What do you think Breslow will do in the wake of the Mead injury?

[Brock Beauchamp]

	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	TOT
Tyron Guerrero	0	16	0	0	11	27
Ryan Watson	0	30	0	12	0	42
Justin Slaten	0	12	5	0	19	36
Jovani Morán	0	0	11	13	0	24
Greg Weissert	0	12	0	0	15	27
Garrett Whitlock	0	0	11	0	13	24
Brayan Bello	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aroldis Chapman	0	0	24	0	14	38

 

[mvp 78]

Tall LHP with good extension? 

[Hugh2]

they were reportedly still going after a SS after the Mead trade, I think they will continue to do so with a higher degree of importance placed upon the position with Mead down. 

[moonslav59]

22 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

they were reportedly still going after a SS after the Mead trade, I think they will continue to do so with a higher degree of importance placed upon the position with Mead down. 

SS, Catcher & Pitching

Yup.

[Hugh2]

7 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

SS, Catcher & Pitching

Yup.

I think if they get both a SS and a Catcher at least one of them might be a big time play for more than just 2026, kind of like they did with Mead. 

[vegasbob]

Breslow will not get a SS nor C deal that he likes enough to execute.   He will get a LH relief pitcher, like Bernandino.

The Sox will play the team they substantially have now, expecting ( wild dreams) that Anthony will provide a bat and Crochet some late September boost .     Mayer will find himself on the outside looking in.  IKF is a toss up , but I prefer Monasterio over him anyway.   

The bench will get very crowded as a couple of these season long injuries do actually recover, leading to option players to go back to WooSox.

[vegasbob]

Meanwhile, there is another key game to win tonight with Sonny Gray on the mound.   

Headed to the LAD Chavez Ravine Boston needs to stock up at the A's expense because they are about to meet a true hitting lineup, unlike their own.

[moonslav59]

57 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

I think if they get both a SS and a Catcher at least one of them might be a big time play for more than just 2026, kind of like they did with Mead. 

Agreed. We might just get a SS OR Catcher (nt both) plus a pitcher.

With SSs Arias, Mayer, Story, Monasterio, Cheng and 2Bmen Seigler, Romy, Sogard, Romero & KC in the system, getting a longer term Catcher might make more sense than SS, but getting a longer term SS would allow us to trade an infielder or two.

I could see a rental SS and longer term Catcher more than vice versa.