@PeteAbe
Mentioned the other day that the wording the Sox have used regarding Andrew Benintendi (rib cage strain) indicates he's done for the season.
More of the same today. He's not doing any baseball activities.
He was enroute to a second straight last place finish in 2015. He didn't leave the org until after that season. Dombo came in that August. Team was already awful by then.
And by gutting it, that would just mean gutting the stands and seats. The playing field, walls, dimensions, bullpen, etc. are not the problem. It's a beautiful park that is brutal to watch a game at.
I'm never making another one.
A few months from now I'll make another one and then just claim that me saying that "I'm never making another one" is just my gimmick.
No big names on the CF market this offseason.
They need to decide if they want to bring JBJ back on a one year deal or bring up Duran. 2B? God knows what they'll do there. Too many mediocre options.
Sad because Raffy played well at 3B last year. He definitely took a step back this offseason. Remember they sent him to PAW when he first came back to Summer Camp.
If they don't get any other prospects this winter (unlikely) and nobody graduates, the #7 pick would definitely be behind the Casas/Downs/Mata tier, but included somewhere with Song/Duran/Jimenez/Dalbec tier.
Beni was behind BRIAN FREAKIN JOHNSON when he was first signed. Of course the other guys were Moncada/Raffy/Margot/Owens/ERod. Moncada/Raffy/ERod are probably better than Beni.
Ball was behind RENAUDO and ALLEN FREAKIN WEBSTER.