I hope he turns it around this season and plays well. I hold no ill will. I just don't know how much longer he can keep up this level of performance. The 2023 Sox needed a Justin Turner, not a JD Martinez.
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Some of the moves in the Mayer wake include Christian Koss to Worcester, Theo Denlinger to Worcester, Christopher Troye (37 K, 18.1 IP) to Portland.
Denlinger to WOO sounds about right! Koss probably should have been in AAA anyway.
I think some of us agree that the decision to go over in '22 was foolhardy. Some wanted to sell midseason. I know the smartest and most handsomest of us wanted to sell some of our most expensive players prior the beginning of the season.
The year 2 penalty isn't a big concern IMO. It's a jump from 20% to 30%. It's the year 3 that's the problem. Going over for 2 years and resetting seems like a reasonable take if you are not quite in the hunt.
10 years would get them to 2029. At that point, they'd be talking about Bello/Casas QO's. That's probably too far down the line, right? There isn't even a prospect in the SP Top 30 with an ETA after 2027.
After throwing at the complex, they'll probably rehab him in low A and see how he does. My guess is that DD still tries to hold onto him for the whole year out of spite unless Song is just a shell of what he once was.
Yes, it's confusing and kinda s***** especially in this situation. If he's active for the last 5 games of this year, he'd have to be active for 85 games next season.