Behindenemylines

Pitching, defense, timely hitting, and small ball when needed. The Sox have finally bought in.

Uberstine was no longer an option as a starter after hurting his arm. The Sox just promoted a couple of pitchers from AA and Uberstine was no longer needed. Not sure what purpose White serves so I have to believe this is probably a 40-man roster issue.

Yes, he made a very good bullpen even better picking up Miller. An Arias has passed Mayer as the Sox SS of the future.

Agree. Miller is another power arm for the pen to help shorten the game. High 90s type of arm from the left side. I rooted hard for Marcelo because it is always great when the Sox can draft and turn prospects into productive major leaguers, but four years in a row, injuries have caused him to miss a lot of games. He can't improve if he can't stay on the field. The front office sees Arias as the future SS and Mayer became expandable for something that can help the Sox in 2026.

Losing Eyanson is the one that hurts! It clicked right away and he is dominating in AA. The others I am not as concerned about losing. Narvarz is lost at the plate and provides no offense. Witherspoon is struggling at High A and his stuff is not missing bats. Azocar is a young OF that is going to be blocked in Boston. LF - Anthony with long term contract, CF - Ceddanne with long term contract. RF - Abreau with two gold gloves and a power source. Then there is Gonzales ranking ahead of him with a power bat that profiles well in Fenway. If healthy Rutchman fills two needs: solid D behind the plate that knows the AL East hitters very well and a much-needed power bat to extend the lineup. I think after the Dodgers series Breslow is pushing all of the chips in because the AL is so weak that there is a path for the Sox to go far in October.

Then the Red Sox become the Royals and Witt once again is in the same situation. Baseball is a team sport and one player cannot win the WS by himself.

That is why I am holding my breath as the deadline approaches. The Sox have needs that is for sure, but is Arias the next Bagwell? Does anyone know how many future H-O-F the Sox have traded at the deadline besides Bagwell?

Agree, not hitting for that long will be a problem for Mead and the Sox.

This is a game the Sox would not have won early in the season. Hitting two homeruns and manufacturing a go ahead run in the eighth. Scoring the winning run on a double play I was glad to see. Early in the year Sox leave runners on the corners and the final two guys would have struck out. Good to see Chappy with a clean ninth and leaving Ohtani on the on-deck circle.

If healthy he would be a good pickup but often injured and Reds will probably ask for the moon for him.

In the ideal world the Sox would have internal SP options, but the Sox need to get a starter because they have two rookie pitchers that are reaching innings high for them and two pitchers returning from injuries that are not giving them length. As good as the bullpen has been it could get burnt out during the dog days of August. Would the Sox be wise to pick someone up and go to a six man rotation?

Sox should only deal Arias if they get a player back that will upgrade their team now and in the future. Not sure why the position change at AAA.

That's because he had a lot of them as they came through the system. I think he has shown he can handle Sox job.

Masa has always hit; the issue is the lack of power from the DH. Because of the lack of power as a team, the Sox can't have a DH that can't supply the power needed.

Since both 2B and SS are a need for Sox my interest is peeked by Neto. Right-handed power from the middle infield. It all depends on the Angel's asking price.