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Anyone remember the Red Sox turning down this trade offer for Duran last year? We would have received Dylan Cease, Ethan Salas, and a 2nd prospect. Breslow should have been fired then. His failure to move Duran with a logjammed outfield is criminal negligence. Now Duran is so bad nobody will offer anything of value for him. .194 BA .599 OPS 69 OPS+. Dylan Cease this year: 2.79 ERA 90.1 IP 137 K 163 ERA+ 2.26 FIP and 1.185 WHIP. Those numbers are pretty darn good. He would have been a good arm to have in place when we lost Early to injury. Again, someone explain to me why Breslow still has a job OR why he shouldn't be fired as soon as this season is up?

Kahnle was terrible. No big loss. Maybe Gamboa will click this time around. Every time I read the Red Sox traded away a pitcher now I have to brace myself and think how badly did we get fleeced this time? It would be nice to win some trades but I just keep seeing losses piling up. I just don't see how Breslow still has his job.

Campbell deal is looking terrible because he adds ZERO to the ML roster and we're on the hook for 8 years. I don't think we should conflate the two players because they are pretty much unrelated. Campbell if he ever makes it back to the majors will be an OF. They are not comparable. What's done is done. Breslow did a poor job of roster construction for this season and as a result the Red Sox suffered for it. The season is toast. We just need to be smart sellers at the deadline and see who we can get to help fill our gaping holes at the next offseason.

Red Sox just traded for Brett Harris. He has a career OPS under .600. Our infield is officially saved. Breslow strikes again! Man, this move is underwhelming. What's next?

The problem with Campbell is that he has regressed. I'm just hoping the Red Sox did not destroy him by promoting him too early. He looked like a world beater in the minor leagues averaging around .900 OPS at age 22. At age 23 he fell back to sub .700 OPS. At age 24 in Worcester he stayed at sub .700 OPS. I'm not sure if moving him to the outfield has messed with his head but the brass has decided his feature is blocked in the infield so they had him change positions to an outfield role.

Red Sox will be sellers at the deadline and they should be. We're dead last in the division and this looks like a lost season. I believe the key is to get back some cost controlled pieces who will soon be ready for major league duty. It's just really shameful that we flipped Kyle Harrison for an absolute bust acquisition like Durbin. At just 24 he looks to be a top 3 rotation pitcher already with Ace upside. 8-1 record 72 IP 87 K vs only 18 BB, 1.056 WHIP, and 166 ERA+ is elite.

The Red Sox are slated to have ZERO position players at the All-star game. This means they don't have a single outstanding offensive or defensive player on the roster. If Breslow doesn't turn it around and Red Sox miss the playoffs, his ass needs to be fired!

Nothing the Red Sox front office does surprises me anymore. They consistently make bad trades. What's another? Priester trade looks like an L. Harrison and Drohan trade looks like an L. Can someone Explain to me why Breslow should still have his job?

It feels doubtful the Red Sox will get an impact bat at the trade deadline. Also sounds like they want to get rid of Aroldis Chapman.

Embarrassed by the Yankees yet again 6-1. The only good news is Ranger Suarez didn't have a bad outing. But this Red Sox offense is still simply putrid.

Caleb Durbin just got benched. Going CHEAP to address replacing the loss of Devers and Bregman did not pay off. Durbin is floundering with a .491 OPS. Regardless if his defense is above average, he has made himself unplayable. Red Sox front office should all be fired and replaced. They changed all the coaches, but why is Breslow still there?

I've never heard them apologize. I have heard them LIE to our faces.

Embarrassed by the Yankees in back to back games. This Red Sox Front office should be ASHAMED of itself!

Nice 1st win of the season for Connelly Early. If he can turn into a competent top 3 pitcher, our starting rotation might not be a disaster after all.

What I want to know is how many teams in major league history have started the regular season 2-8 and made it into the playoffs? I can't think of any but maybe there are a couple of outliers?