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Suarez and Early. Early has a problem with the longball though and I don't know how that will go over in Yankee Stadium 3.

If only these guys were as reliable as James Paxton.

What about Willy Adames?

Let me know when he makes it out of the Lost Woods.

Not a believer in the Sox pitching lab?

I'd like Lowe more if he was a RHB.

Roman has taken "dry swings." If you like that terminology.

John Henry doesn't want to pay guys market rate. Best Red Sox player of this generation gone. Can't pay him! Might as well dismantle and blow up the whole team for 5 seasons. FA additions: Masa was an import that nobody else wanted (probably still overpaid). Story was damaged goods and probably cheaper than expected (probably still overpaid). Bregman was brought in on a high AAV opt out deal (and it really f'd up the org to do so). They extended Raffy after external pressure. The second they got uncomfy, they jumped ship on the only long term big contract they had. In order to add a big bat this season, they traded for Contreras rather than go to FA. They couldn't pull the trigger on bringing Bregman back. They add extensions for younger players as it adds cost controlled certainty for a few years. Private Equity is able to determine roughly how much they'll be able to extract each season. Set that budget. Tighten those belts! Whether it works or not doesn't matter because the seats are going to be filled and Sweet Caroline will be played. That's the new economic reality. Henry is 3rd in MLB revenue, but doesn't want to spend like the Yankees or Dodgers. Henry makes more and more money every year and spends a smaller % on payroll than they did when they won WS every few years.

Are you banking on Bello as one of those locked up starters? 🤔

How could you say this? He was a player's manager! He's the type of guy they needed! 😭

Judge being out is giving us a false sense of hope!

I don't know if the media even asked that question last night. Very weird.

There metrics may not line up with what it says on bref!

Sports psychologists didn't work for Matt Young or Jon Lester. They won't work for Brayan Bello. They should have just traded for Bernardino, made him Bello's opener and moved on with 2026. I don't know why they went with another route. Maybe there is something else going one we don't know about?

Bello 2026 RHB: 757 OPS, 7 BB, 2 HR LHB: 922 OPS, 17 BB, 8 HR Lefties are killing him this year. It's more than just the first inning nonsense.

I think once you've shown yourself to be a big leaguer for a few years, you aren't a suspect. I think he just shouldn't have been given the Opening Day starter role and an extension. He's a 3-4-5 starter. It's clear the mental part of the game is getting to him this year and there isn't that support for him with this current team. We saw a little bit of his struggles in the doc. He'd probably thrive elsewhere.

Not really.

Welcome to TalkSox! Sorry Alan, but I have to agree with the poster here on adjusting that wording going forward. I don't think we'd be happy if Tolle and Gray were only going one k per 9.

KC is out due to an injury caused when sliding. No timetable for return.

“Just stop talking about bullpen and starting games,” Bello said through translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. “I’ve always been a starter. And when I’ve been successful as a starter, nobody has questioned whether I have to be in the bullpen or starting games.” “Just stop that talk because I’m just having a bad season. That’s it,” Bello said. “It’s not whether I’m a starter or I’m a reliever. I’m just having a bad season. But I know I can turn it around. I always have. And I think I will.” “I’m thinking about making my adjustments in the big leagues,” Bello said. “I have a big league contract. That doesn’t mean the bosses ... will take that into consideration. But I’m a big leaguer. I’m a big league starting pitcher. And I’ll make my adjustments here.” Whoops!!! 😉

I don't watch enough Neto games, but why is his OAA and FRV bad?

They would have had to sweep to get out of last place. That wasn't happening.