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  1. FranCOMA
  2. It’s a factor, but hard to turn around the w/l at this point.
  3. We have no idea how good of a coach Tek really is. Good catcher. Coach?
  4. Some people live or die with every game. I didn't believe they had a legitimate chance of making a run this season, so I'm trying to be a little even keeled and looking long term at it (i.e. playing the younger guys, making in season moves to clear out roster logjam)
  5. We just may see this poor bastard in Boston again!
  6. Duran led MLB in doubles AND triples last season. He's towards the top in the leaderboard in the same categories this year, but 89th in OBP!
  7. Well, I do believe in the super string theory, so yes. It was about Anthony, but also about Campbell.
  8. I'd expect him to play 3b less and less going forward. He's not very good at it. If they can't move Story, Mayer will just end up at 3b next season too. 🫣
  9. Holliday isn't a fair comp as he was only up for 10 days before being sent down. Churio: 619 OPS on 6/11/25, never sent down and ended at 791 Merrill: 671 OPS on 6/11/25, never sent down and ended at 826 (Merrill had a 527 OPS 4/24-6/7) If they haven't sent Campbell down yet, I don't believe they will in the future.
  10. He had a 978 OPS from 6/1 - 8/31 last year. However, I'm not really seeing any signs of life from his at bats right now. Could he get hot? Sure. If he does, then let him back into a fulltime role. Until then, he can platoon.
  11. You can say that your eye test shows he gets the yips, but last year he had 3 Outs Above Average going In on the ball and 3 Outs Above Average going Back on the ball. He's 4 OAA so far this year (Duran is -2 and having a very rough season missing several very easy plays in LF). Abreu's success rate is 3% greater than expected while Duran's success rate is 1% less than expected. Abreu has missed no catches with a catch probability of 90% or greater, but Duran has missed 5 so far this year.
  12. At worst, you hold onto Duran through the season and have to rotate 4 guys through the lineup for the year. Maybe an additional trade partner shows up at the deadline?
  13. To make the point moot, just put him on the roster on day one. His play either puts him into a fulltime starting role or not. I believe they messed up that decision and got caught in the middle here. We've seen the career year from Duran in '24 and it's not coming back, especially if he can't replicate the defense (something that should be more consistent year to year). It's just easier to move on from Duran for me due to age, skill set that will decline and overall vibe that I personally don't enjoy. I'm not Craig Breslow so I clearly don't make that call though. Cora loves him so we get to see atop the lineup every friggin' day.
  14. They don't have to go on a winning streak of 20 games to get back in it, they just have to start winning each series. We'll see what happens.
  15. If he comes in second place, he gets a year of service time too.
  16. Because a player is popular, it's harder to trade a player? How does that make any sense. It should be easier to trade a player that is popular. If Breslow is making moves to appease a fanbase, the Sox will never get to the playoffs under his watch. They are toast. Duran is having his worst season since 2022. Roman Anthony should have been the starting LFer since Opening Day. He has a higher ceiling than Duran. Just because you already have a capable OFer in the way doesn't make it the right move. You have the best prospect in baseball. You don't sit him because you have a guy that hits 750 in front of him who struggles to catch balls with a catch rate of 99%.
  17. There's a good chance they'd still be hemming and hawing with them down there, yes.
  18. Buehler's last two times out were pretty rough. We'll see how tonight goes.
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