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Yankees get Scott Effross for Hayden Wesneski. Effross is a nasty sidearming reliever with 5 years of control. Wesneski is a big loss, IMO. He has power stuff and should slot into the Cubs rotation immediately

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Blip on the radar. Holmes gets in trouble when he tries to "locate". When he came to NY last year, Blake told him to throw the ball down the middle every time. He did and the ball broke so much it was either on the corner or just off it. Yesterday, he tried placing it and it burned him. With the amount of movement he gets, he needs to avoid trying to be perfect because he will miss middle middle like he did. If he throws down the middle, the ball will end up down and nobody can lift that

It happens. He needs to do what he was doing early on. Aim down the middle and run it to the corner. Instead he seems to be trying to pinpoint the ball and the HR to Perez was thrown over the outside corner and ran to the center

Bogaerts seems to be a different kind of player. That being said, it behooves him to be dealt. As a traded player in season, he cannot be offered a QO and therefore wouldnt have compensation attached when he signs

This is one of the dumbest posts I have ever read on this site, and that's saying something

I think there's a strong chance Bloom is given the green light to pay for the remaining salaries of the players dealt off to maximize return potential

First homer given up by Holmes all year. Can’t win EM all

I meant for the sox

If the Sox hold on and Winckowski gets the W, the Sox will have avoided a very strange fate. In July, the sox starters have won exactly 0 games. That’s never happened before for a full month

I heard a term last night. The Bloominati

I don't think we are speaking the same language here. Teams emerge from "rebuilds" by having a core group of players who you build around or a couple home grown or cheaply acquired players who turn into superstars. The sox farm is world's better than it was in 2019, but the only two guys who really profile as All-Star level players are Casas and Mayer, and some of the bloom has fallen off Casas' rose lately. Mayer isnt gonna be ready until 2024 at the earliest. Bello and Mata have great ceilings, but they also could end up as multi inning relievers if they struggle with command (like Bello is doing now). There is much to be decided and it will be decided in 2023, which is why you aren't able to pull yourself out of this nosedive in one season. Right now, the Yanks are lapping you and the rest of the AL is pulling away. 2022 looks like a bust right now. After 2022, this is your returning team C- Wong 1B- Casas 2B- Downs SS- Story 3B- Devers LF- Verdugo CF- Duran RF- ?? DH- Dalbec That lineup has holes inside of holes. You aren't fixing that internally and with the FA market that is out there, you aren't fixing it externally. While you may have better depth than before, you don't have the depth to acquire talent in the offseason when it comes at a premium. Let's look at rotation SP1- Sale- never stays healthy, breaks bones laughing SP2- Pivetta- really a SP5, but this is what you got SP3- Bello- high ceiling, looks like cannon fodder right now SP4- Crawford- low ceiling, probably better off as a long reliever SP5- Winckowski- sucks big time CL- Houck- solid stuff, very inconsistent SU- Whitlock- top notch, can give innings, injury risk In the rotation, you could need as many as 4 starters to be relevant again. All I am saying is the sox system cannot kick start this team on it's own as there are too many holes. It still doesn't have enough impactful guys and doesn't have the depth to start the upswing phase of a rebuild. You will need a few years to kick start it and you can shorten that window if you deal off some expiring contract players for some prospects of value

Having lots of money but nobody to pay is a problem.

Back to the topic at hand…. The Mets want JD and Vaz. The Sox want their #4 prospect. Who blinks?

Wondering if it’ll be a tendon sheath injury. Won’t be seen on traditional imaging. Large enough tears can be seen on MRI, but in the hand, likely not. My bet is he undergoes exploration and that’s what they find. He should be 100% by ST if that’s it

Yanks apparently all in on Montas. I didn’t realize he had another year of control.

The 2004 Sox were built by a genius mind who used his farm to get top notch talent. Didn’t hurt that Ortiz fell into his lap. The 2007 Sox were a very home grown club, which shows you how quickly you can reload when you’ve got a good farm

JH realized that doing thing DD’s way would skyrocket cost and is ultimately unsustainable. What I don’t think he knew at the time was how bad the Sox farm had become.

If Bloom isn't allowed to tear down this team, then he should be fired. Because if you won't let the guy do what he is good at (trading) then what's the point of having him there. As much as he has helped the sox in their rebuild of the farm, the farm is still VERY tenuous and not deep. The farm, as is, cannot sustain a rebuild. And if you don't have the major prospect core for a rebuild (either via trade or promotion), you need to rely on the FA market. The FA market this winter sucks, honestly and truly. If you think it is a foregone conclusion that the Yankees sign Judge (which I do, the only way Judge goes elsewhere is if he truly wants to move back to Cali. Hal will give an edict to sign him for whatever it costs), then you're left with Trea Turner who isn't the biggest need and a bunch of has beens offensively. Bloom needs to be able to deal Bogey, JD, Eo, Vaz, etc to build up the prospect cache to start building. If he cannot do it, the rebuild will probably take another 2 years on top of the 2 years already expected

Do you even read what you write? Castillo doesn't turn 30 til the offseason. He's been a 4WAR pitcher for the last 4 seasons, especially when you plot out his ridiculous 2.4WAR in 12 starts during the pandemic sprint. He has one more year of control after this one. Castillo is an ace/very solid #2 with more than one year of control. You definitely deal whatever you can to get these guys. For the Mariners, their best prospects were in A ball. Marte happens to be the #18 prospect in all of baseball this year. Arroyo was in the 60's. If the sox wanted him, they'd have to give up Casas. Proximity is no longer the biggest factor in prospect for star player trades. It's projection and the Reds got a haul

Nick Yorke has a .636 OPS in High A, so he isn’t even close to ready

Duran is closer to a DFA than bringing back major value. He turns 26 in a month, hasn’t proven he can hit major league pitching and he is an abysmal defender. He’s trending towards the AAAA designation

Yanks need to make a shift now. Castillo looked to be in your grasp before the Mariners decided to decimate their farm system and go after him. Time to pivot. They should get an update on Sevy before the deadline. If he’s trending to come back, then nix the starter’s market. Montas is a good player, but he may be a product of his environment and recently had shoulder trouble. If I’m Cashman at this point, I’m making deals for swing relievers or high leverage back end arms. KRob is one of them. They shouldn’t cost too much either.

So the Yanks get to keep their big prospects save if they jump back into the Soto or get into the Ohtani sweeps.

This is a pretty big overpay coming out of left field with a team still pretty well locked out of being a division winner. I’m stunned actually. The Reds made out like bandits here, especially if Arroyo progresses.