I think he should have moved on from Ryan and found something else. Maybe he tried and was unable to secure another arm? That's not what I've heard, but that doesn't mean it's not the case.
They didn't want Alonso last year, so it's not happening this year.
Schwarber isn't leaving Philly.
Suarez is a good bat, but is starting to play Devers level defense at 3b.
Campbell has played every position except for C. He must look really rough at 3b as he only has 5 appearances there.
I'd rather Mayer up the middle, but Bregman built a career being a MIF playing and above average 3b. Is there less wear and tear over there? I don't think that much. I guess it's just the option they are stuck with at the moment.
I wouldn't sign Breggie for 5 years. We already saw what his body looked like in year one.
Playoff odds:
TEX 18%
CLE 8%
They haven't been making up any ground. As the days roll on by, it gets less and less likely the Sox miss out on the playoffs this year unless they really take a swoon. Sox were 6.5 up on TBR in 2011 today. It would take that kind of collapse at this point.
Needs to be able to work well with the manager and anyone other front office people both inside the org and outside the org. If you can't do those things at the very least, you need to build a support system around yourself that can do that for you IMO.
My fellow TalkSoxers,
Let me head off any rumors that may be going around right now.
No, I will never stop posting! I've been on here for 17 years and am just getting warmed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mayer is a better defender than Arias. Not sure why you'd plop Mayer at 3b. If anything they need a future 3b.
Arias 2b
Mayer SS (if he can stay healthy)
Romero/Godbout 3b?
Probably need one of those spots to be a FA.