jacksonianmarch

6.7 WAR over 3 years. Fangraphs has him worth $53 mil over his 3 yrs in pinstripes. That's just $1 mil below his contract amount and that's with him not catching for 2 months this year. We won't be able to offload the entirety of the contract, but if we eat some cash, we should get a decent return. There are a lot of no offense catchers out there, and while McCann isn't an offensive juggernaut, he does being OBP and power

Austin is a right handed batter with a RF power stroke. He can hit for average, steal bases, and take walks. If he stays healthy, he can be a starting caliber player on a big league club. I would rather see him hitting than McCann, to be totally honest. McCann is still a good catcher, but he is done as a C in NY with Sanchez there. I want to see McCann dealt off to where he could start. I would also like to see Romine dealt off and promote Higashioka as a backup C.

He's not a free agent either

He's not a free agent

The thing you guys need to look at is that you arrived early. This team shouldn't have won 90 games. The progression of your younger players plus the development in the pitching department came faster than anticipated. I think next yr, you'll gut your farm to get a true ace, sign some power to replace Ortiz and roll out there with Moncada and Beni in the starting lineup. You are at the beginning of your window. Granted, you are losing your best hitter, but the remnants of that lineup are great

I will say, I will not miss watching Ortiz bash the f*** out of my team.

The craziest thing is, the Guardians lost two aces during the season. The Guardians are legit and are probably the odds on favorites in the AL next yr provided Salazar and Carrasco are healthy

You guys had one hell of a season. While this series was obviously not what you wanted, you have to see how awesome your team played and how well your team sent Papi off. You're a team on the rise.

This closer sucks tonight

Why are you here is the question? I've been here for a long time. Are you a dirt dog disbandee?

Allen looks rough. Tribe better get some runs here

Allen cannot find the zone

Just put him on Allen

You've got 2 more innings before you get Miller/Allen

I live in Mass so surrounding my selves with sox fans is my normal. I've been on all sorts of boards over the years. This is home now

There is one silver lining. If the sox got home field and lost the first two, then going back to Cleveland would be a death sentence

You're down 2-0 because two reliable pitchers for their tits lit before Farrell even had a chance to manage. I doubt venue would have changed that

Farrell took a last place team from last year with a couple key additions and won the AL East. He's not going anywhere

The guy you traded for was the best closer in baseball. The guy you got was a damn good closer who is only a pretty good reliever. He's nails in save situations but ass in non save. That's not what you spent prospect capital and payroll cash for

Kimbrel doesn't have a leg to stand on. He had by far his worst season and finished the season as a guy who might lose the closers spot.

Bradley is streaky. When he's hot, he carries your team. When he's cold, he disappears. He might be 26, but he is still really young in baseball terms as a slow developing former college first rounder. Regardless, DD doesn't like to deal established big league talent. Even with Papi gone, you have an up the middle crew (sans C) that could be dominant for awhile, even with Pedroia getting up there. I think he makes a splash this offseason, but without dealing any major big league talent. I think you'll see a FA to fill the DH spot and you'll see a trade to get a starter. There is no way to keep this team together once all guys hit FA. And the problem is, DD and Cherington didn't get deals done with these guys before they became stars. So you have to take advantage of the window you have. Think about it. Jackie Bradley is a FA after 2019 Mookie Betts is a FA after 2020 Xander is an FA after 2019 Benintendi is an FA after 2022 Who knows what Andrew becomes, but the top 3 guys on this list are all-star caliber players. Bradley and Xander start costing real money next yr, although likely in the $5-6 mil range. By 2019, all three are going to be costing close to $20 mil in arb and a contract as FA's, assuming continued production, will likely take them into the $80 mil per annum range to keep all three. With Pedroia and Price still on the books for 2021, you could be looking at Beni in mid arb with Price, Pedroia, Betts, and Bogaerts costing upwards of $120 million. It would be unlikely the whole crew is kept together at that price without seriously affecting the rest of the team. Hence, I see DD going for it. I see all players not currently in the starting lineup or current staff as being on the block. I think now is the window to win. You spend money on Encarnacion to replace Ortiz. You deal the whole farm for a guy like Sale. You sign one of the big name relievers to pair with Kimbrel on the back end. The sox have immense talent, but they did overachieve a bit this season. You keep the curve swinging upward and add major talent and you have a juggernaut for the next 3 seasons or so

His option is worth every penny if he mans up and gets the W Sunday

You'd better not be down after five on Sunday.

All your hopes and dreams lie on the right arm of Clay Buccholz

The lamb of October lives on