jacksonianmarch

As a matter of fact, I’ve been on other yanks boards. Some are ridiculous. Some are good. I can never go to NYYfans, they’re ridiculous. Some of my brethren don’t take to criticism. Also, I live in Mass. This is like home for me

Thanks for your permission to stay on a board that I’ve been on longer than almost everyone, lol. I also think I’m one of the top posters here all time in volume. I’ve met trolls trying to get rid of me and I’ve outlasted all of them

I was on the old Boston’s herald forum and I posted he next morning congratulating the Sox. You’re grasping at straws. I’m not a sore loser

You’re entirely wrong. I rarely, if ever, take a break from the board

Your pen is unscored upon in this Yankee series. We have beaten your starters. Also, our pen is unscored upon.

You’re two games back of a WC spot. It’s not a lost cause yet. If you fall behind Oakland by the time they have their usual July- Oct run, then you’re in trouble

It’s not like the Sox changed much personnel, it is pretty clear that the same personnel can’t get it done like they did last year. Also, of all the current contenders not rhyming with Shmindians, the Sox are the only team that took a downgrade in the offseason. The Astros lost Keuchel and Morton but added Brantley, Chirinos and Miley plus had an amazing farm system to draw from. The Yanks subtracted KRob (who has been hurt all year) and added Lemahieu and Ottavino, plus others like Urshela. The Twins added Nelson Cruz and C.J. Cron offensively and Martin Perez to the mound. The A’s added Mike Fiers. Everyone tried to add. The Sox were the only non Indian team to subtract. The Sox were relying on the rest of the AL not improving while they took a step back. They were wrong

Houston didn’t come out and rest everyone last April. They went for it and ended up in the ALCS valiantly defending their title. The Sox treated the league like its servant and they’re getting served for sure

You were saying?

Everyone guns for you. Teams don't sit back and say, "wow the sox won 108 games in 2018, lets bow down in 2019." Nope, they want to stick it to the defending champs every chance they get

We do own Price.

We may twist in October, but I am not worried about September. The Astros are our bugaboo. Here is to hoping the Stros fall to the Twins or anyone else

Well, you're not gonna see Kahnle, Ottavino, Britton or Chapman tomorrow. It'll be CC, Cessa, Holder and Green.

10 games back on June 1.

Ball GAME!!

Huge DP there

You gotta be s***ing me

you got wild Chap tonight

f***ing A Chapman

You wont get something of value for them right now

The sox pen has not been scored upon in this series

With the way Dave built this team and with the money he shelled out, your team is going to look pretty familiar for awhile. You've got no flexibility

So you are saying Dave will deal off Bogaerts and his newly minted contract? Maybe Sale at a discount? Price is not moveable. Pedroia isn't either. Ultimately, you're stuck with the guys you have

I am sorry gents, but if the sox do somehow fall out of the WC race, there isn't much to move on from. Porcello is a FA, but with the way he has pitched this year, you'll get a C level prospect for him and you'd have to eat some money. Betts isn't gonna get moved, not with the money on the board for 2020. They'll try to reload for 2020 and start anew JDM, presumably, wouldn't be having a great year if the sox were out of it. Hence, he wouldn't be opting out. He would likely be on the docket for 2020, so you don't deal him. I would only consider dealing him if the sox are sucking and JDM is dominating making an opt out likely You're not moving Eovaldi, Price, or Sale. You could consider moving ERod, but with how bad he has been and with him arb controllable for 2020, you don't move him. You can move on from JBJ, but he is pretty much untradeable right now. He is worth way less than the contract he has and with how bad he has been, most teams wouldn't offer him arbitration. Nunez is useless. Holt is pretty much useless right now. You aren't moving Vasquez and you already know Leon isn't worth s***. Moreland is probably your most tradeable player, assuming he can get healthy. But the 1b/DH spot is going to be well represented on the market with Carlos Santana and Edwin Encarnacion likely on the move. Therefore, Moreland's return will suffer from a large supply. Pearce isn't tradeable. If you're planning on contending in 2020 (hint: you are), then you don't move any pen pieces since they are all controllable for 2020. You're not moving Devers, Bogey or Chavis. Ultimately, there is no fire sale. You don't have the expiring contracts of great players to dangle out there. You aren't looking at a 2020 rebuild. You won't be putting anything onto the market that is going to return something to you. Hence, your team is not going to sell until 2020 and that is only if they suck this year and next, which they wont

There is no prayer of a firesale Monday. Even if the Yankees sweep, which is far from guaranteed, the sox will still be the favorites for the second WC position. You just need to get into the tournament. No way DD punts after handing out all that long term cash as well as the entire lack of anything resembling talent in the minors beyond the guy you already brought up in Chavis