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ERod vs Teheran @chadjennings22 No Hanley (obviously) but also no Pedroia. Betts RF Benintendi LF Martinez DH Moreland 1B Bogaerts SS Devers 3B Holt 2B Vázquez C Bradley Jr. CF

I agree with the sentiment. I had nothing against Hanley personally. I just think his overall value wasn't $20M per year. Seemed like a good team guy. Hope he does well elsewhere.

Definitely showed that DD has Cora's back and was going to help him not have to deal with that sticky situation.

Nope, that's not how it works. Only the GM gets credit around here.

Probably a bullpen arm. I think Beeks is better.

Absolutely nothing!

If they just signed Scherzer and Cruz, the team would have been much better off.

Don't worry, all of his previous injuries are in the past. It's the future injuries you have to worry about.

The Yankees should probably jump on this opportunity and just trade for Hanley. That vesting option would be great for them.

@redsoxstats For $183M Ramirez and Sandoval provided the Red Sox with seasons of 2.8, 0.1, -0.2, -0.3, -0.9, -1.0, and -1.3 WAR. They got the 3rd and 4th biggest contracts that winter after Max Scherzer and Jon Lester.

Betts is perfect leading off. Pedroia can hit 7th for now and maybe 3rd once he's back to normal.

Betts and XB were both Theo guys.

Not really. DD still hasn't solved the problem of Pedroia getting the largest 2b contract when it was signed and his overall diminished value to the team.

From the Globe: The Sox were prepared to let Ramirez stay in the lineup and let the option vest if his production warranted it. But after he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts Thursday, he is now hitting .254/.313/.395 for the season, with a .708 OPS that ranks 30th among 44 first basemen with at least 100 plate appearances. Yet while Cora continued to pen Ramirez into the lineup, the production cratered this month. Starting with an 0-for-6 game May 1 and continuing through the 0-for-4 night Thursday that extended his hitless stretch to five games (0 for 20), Ramirez struggled to a .163/.200/.300 line this month while seeing his ground-ball rate soar (59 percent of balls in play in May). The poor numbers aren’t isolated. They represent a step down from his 2017 struggles (.242/.320/.429), and likewise hearken to his 2015 season (.249/.291/.426). Over a two-season period beginning last year, Ramirez ranks in the bottom five among big league first basemen in Wins Above Replacement as calculated by Fangraphs. In contrast to Jackie Bradley Jr., another Red Sox player who has been in a tailspin this month but whose glove has kept him in the lineup, Ramirez offered negative defensive value at first base relative to former Gold Glover Mitch Moreland. Yet the Sox were willing to take that risk rather than part with another player from the big league roster — whether by trading Blake Swihart, optioning Bradley or Brock Holt to Triple A, or placing Eduardo Nunez on the disabled list — for a few reasons. First, Ramirez is limited to first base and designated hitter. Whereas Swihart (catcher, first, third, left), Holt (every position except catcher), and Nunez (third, short, second) all give the Red Sox depth options at a number of positions, Ramirez plays only a position where Moreland looks like the superior two-way option. Swihart has theoretical upside that the Sox have been unable to explore, in part because he has been behind multiple players at every position he can play. The departure of Ramirez might open more playing time for Swihart at first, and it should maximize the roster flexibility. Moreover, had the Sox parted with Swihart, they would have left themselves in a vulnerable position with their catching depth should either Sandy Leon or Christian Vazquez suffer an injury. Furthermore, an unknown loomed about how Ramirez might respond if reduced to a part-time role that would jeopardize next season’s earnings. He repeatedly said that he wasn’t concerned about the $22 million vesting option, and that his sole focus was the team’s performance, but in designating him, the Red Sox won’t have to test that proposition.

@HanleyRamirez Thank you #RedSoxNation. It’s been real. Love you always

Yeah, he’s probably having a rough day.

Wrong

People are worried about next year's budget. Saving $22M from not letting Hanley vest is a good way to help re-sign the other players they have.

Unfortunately, Sam Travis has sucked this year. Swihart needs to make the most of this opportunity.

This can't be real tho

Pinch me because I just f***ing died...

Yup, like I've said before even fans of the best teams go to bed upset 70 times a year. Sox are on pace for 110 wins and lead the division.

We need to beat up on the Jays now before they get good.

Last night's game was pretty s*****. Rather than piss and moan about it, I just followed along on mlb.com and watched The Magicians.