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KC's swing data is getting better. More flyballs. Even if he's not strictly a pull hitter, I'll take it.

I think both Holobetz and Mullins need to move up by midseason. I'd move up Holobetz first. Leighton Finley could be on the list for a promotion in the near term too if a spot opens up. Dylan Brown was recently promoted to GRE. College pitchers just mow down hitters in low A. Once there are spots in GRE, those guys get moved up if they are pitching decently.

Promoted on Sunday. See above.

Hit Story with a 4 seamer. IT WAS THE ONLY 4 SEAMER HE'S THROWN ALL YEAR.

He's a manbaby.

Oh no, he REALLY wanted to stay in a game and finish out the 4th inning when he had already given up 10 runs and nobody was warming.

If the Tigers weren't logging multiple bullpen games and had a rotation that looked like the 2020 Sox, he wouldn't have been out there for the 4th. He was pissed that he had to give up those 10 runs and pouted by hitting Story. If he was just given a warning, he would have hit another batter that inning.

He'll have 3-4 decent seasons left. May need to move off 2b to 1b or DH at some point. His numbers aren't great right now, but he seems to be a victim of SSS.

Werner and Sam don't know ball? Really? 🤔

They’re allowed to win a series?

Lineups are coming from inside the house (Brez).

The second Duran got consistent PA's, he's really taken off (1310 OPS May). Several of us were asking for that. Duran isn't a guy that can perform well if he's getting too much time on the bench. If they had an average hitter at 3b rather than a bottom 5 hitter, would it make a big difference? Of course! If they benched Story, moved Rafaela to 2b and Mayer to SS, does the offense become a little better? Most likely! Moving Story to 2b short term at least gives Story a chance to pull himself out of his slump. If he still stinks at the end of May, time to go I guess. He's been one of the worst hitters in all of baseball! Is there an easy fix for Roman? Probably not! The levers you have right now Duran/Story/Durbin who were also your worst performers. Either figure out how to get them to play better (check for Duran!) or swap them out for more productive players. Pining for Devers at this point is worthless.

They lost a bat without a guy that can play that position. If they lost an OF bat, it would have been less of an issue.

Sox fans would get to boo him for 81 home games every season too!

there are too many OFers and not one big bat that is a great fit for DH.

They really wanted Mayer. Sox didn't want to give up Mayer. Is there a Mayer package that's worth it?

Need to complain about every decision.

Big MLB Draft guy are you?

Hamilton had a 746 OPS at the time he was playing vs BOS. On that same date, Grissom hadn't had a MLB PA in '26 yet.

Can he play 2b?

Toro was really hot for a few weeks there...

“If we do it, (the Tigers) tend to have some lefties up at the top (of the lineup),” said Tracy. “So they can change it around and get more righties into the lineup, possibly. But it also pushes him down to where when, third time through, maybe it’s in a section of the lineup we can push him through a little bit. “I think he’s open right now to doing whatever to get himself on track,” said Tracy. “I think to doing whatever it takes to help our team win. He’s frustrated, too. But Brayan will be fine. If you watch and really look at the outing last time, there was 2.2 (inning) where it really looked like vintage Bello. It’s 96 mph and it’s sink. There’s a lot of quick outs and he’s looking good. A couple of guys get on and he lost the zone a little bit. So, I think I saw glimpses in that outing where he was very close to turning in a solid outing. But we have to get him over that hump. “Seeing the velocity back up, the other day, that was encouraging to me. I was watching and there was a lot of 96 mph. If he’s got that sinker, he’s usually in good shape. But I still, again, think, there were glimpses where he takes down pockets of hitters fairly easily. We just have to get him over the hump. A lot of it the other day was maybe getting a little tentative with some people on base. If we can keep him on the attack, he’s still capable.”

If this year's Sox 3b can just replicate the 96 wRC+ last year's Sox 1b, everything will be just fine then. Durbin is basically hitting like '25 Wong instead.