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Matt Moore is going to be a massive pain in the ass for years to come. The Rays may want to move one of their starters for some offense in the offseason

The fact that Theo is in the middle of these meetings makes me think he is wanted back by Henry. If he didnt want Theo back, he'd have excluded him from today's meeting

Montgomery is a reliever who got as high as Charleston. I think you have to manage ceiling as well as proximity when you make these rankings. Montgomery looks like a potential closer, but he also could flame out between A+, AA, or AAA. The relief role and the proximity holds him down, IMO. If he comes out and dominates Tampa and Trenton next yr, then he could be in the 10-15 range

And they've done this lately?

This is my top 50 as of right now. Obviously subject to change due to the AFL and instructs 1. Jesus Montero 2. Manuel Banuelos 3. Dellin Betances 4. Mason Williams 5. Austin Romine 6. Ravel Santana 7. Brett Marshall 8. Gary Sanchez 9. Slade Heathcott 10. Dante Bichette Jr. 11. Adam Warren 12. Tyler Austin 13. Cito Culver 14. Abraham Almonte 15. JR Murphy 16. David Phelps 17. Angelo Gumbs 18. Corban Joseph 19. Claudio Custodio 20. DJ Mitchell 21. Zoilo Almonte 22. Jose Ramirez 23. Bryan Mitchell 24. Graham Stoneburner 25. Rob Segedin 26. Taylor Morton 27. Ramon Flores 28. David Adams 29. Mikey O'Brien 30. Brandon Laird 31. Jake Cave 32. Gabriel Encinas 33. Andrew Brackman 34. Robert Lyerly 35. Nik Turley 36. Daniel Lopez 37. Mark Montgomery 38. Jordan Cote 39. Ben Gamel 40. Brandon Pinder 41. Caleb Cotham 42. Jose Rosario 43. Greg Bird 44. Chase Whitley 45. Zach Nuding 46. Connor Mullee 47. Daniel Burawa 48. Melky Mesa 49. Jose Quintana 50. Jairo Heredia

Macha? I would LOVE that. And remember where my allegiance lies

Yankees in 4. We should take care of business vs Fister, Scherzer and Porcello, especially if CC goes game 4. If it goes to a game 5, then we're in trouble

Maybe he's getting his last fill of Boston prior to leaving town. Regardless, when he returns to Boston, he should never have to pay for a drink.

Guys, do what u want, I dont care. I was just proving that I'm not full of s***.

Goodnight guys.

Now, for posterity sake, it comes down

He's gonna wear a sox hat while out on the town? Really? Cmon now

yes, there it is

Alright, I cropped it using paint. How do I upload it?

I have no idea how to do that man. I may be a doctor, but I am not pic savvy.

60% of the pic is my buddy, so I wont be sending the pic. But I can tell you this, my buddy is a hot shot businessman in Boston and has some serious connections. I am not surprised he would be schoozing with important athletes and icons, I am just surprised he took the pic

I dont think you realize how important Felix is. Ellsbury just had an awesome season, but this is his first dominant season. Felix has been an ace for years AND he's only 25

the problem is, you cannot get guys on MiLB deals who are willing to be contingencies. Well, at least not guys who'd be worth a damn. Millwood was the exception. You need to have guys in the pen or guys in the high minors who can give you innings in a pinch out of the rotation.

My buddy just texted me a photo, he's actually drinking right now with Terry Francona in Boston. Tito looks banged up, and my buddy corroborates that Terry has been throwin em back

The rationale would be that Tito had no recourse but to throw s*** against a wall late.

Matt Moore will dominate. That kid is gonna be awesome.

I also think the sox will get very creative this upcoming offseason. They are going to try and become a lot more flexible on offense especially. Ortiz jams them up and doesnt let guys have a half game off, which could really be useful in recharging batteries of the old guys. I also think they will move off the big market FAs and either go internal in RF (Reddick or Kalish) or sign/make a deal for a guy who plays good D and is undervalued (like Willingham). I also think the sox will try and either get Aviles some more PT or get another undervalued corner IFer who can play defense first and also have some upside offensively. Maybe a Wilson Betemit or a Casey Blake. Blake is highly undervalued since he is coming off injury. If he's healthy, he could be the kind of part timer you would want to spell Youk significantly. That would leave the sox with a lineup of... C- Salty/Lavarnway 1B- AdGon 2B- Pedroia 3B- Youkilis/Blake SS- Scutaro LF- Crawford CF- Ellsbury RF- Willingham DH- Lavarnway/Youkilis The offense will slip a little, but the team becomes way more flexible and might avoid the injury bug later in the yr if you could actually rest a bunch of guys regularly. On the mound, I think the sox resign Papelbon, keep Bard as is and move Aceves into the rotation. I think they make a move for a SP nobody thinks of, maybe a Gavin Floyd to take the 4th starter role. Floyd guts the sox of the rest of their up and comers, but gives the sox an innings eater behind the sox top 3. I think Lackey and Aceves are in a dogfight for the #5 spot and I think eventually, Lackey gets relegated to pen work.

Spitball, I think you are spot on. First of all, the biggest FA pitcher will be CC for about .02 seconds before he re-ups in NY for an extra 3 yrs or so. Secondly, the Yankees will have a need for another reliable pitcher so they can jettison AJ and replace him with someone more reliable. I am fairly certain that AJ will be dealt in the off-season. Third, lefties in NY seem to have better chances than righties simply because of the park. And fourth, the Yanks have the most money and will throw a major contract his way

No, they were an overachieving team in the first month who showed their true colors from May on. They werent an inspiration, they were a fluke. Kinda like the O's last yr when they finished the yr on fire. Well, it was reversed for Cleveland. They started the yr on fire and the last 83% of the yr was garbage. And the Guardians gave up a humongous haul for a guy who isnt very reliable and will now watch their prospects turn into aces while Jimenez turns into a Dominican version of AJ Burnett