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Durbin has to stay at 3rd. The guy is unreal defensively, and seems to have figured it out on the offence. Seems a good kid, too.

Stay the hell away from the team please. Don't even think about them.

Same. I think because I spend so much time in my general life in the factual, I need fiction in my reading to give me something else. The Big Short is a superb film.

I agree, but I think the worry for a lot of people is that the data has become the focal point and that the 'human' context and eye tests have lost a lot of value. You need a mix of both.

Breslow has got A LOT right. He's got his faults (like every GM), and clearly his communication leaves a let to be desired on times, but his moves in the off season have really worked out. If he could have added another bat we would have been a in a good place. I also really liked his decision to clear out the coaching staff. It was stale and old, and a little too confident in itself considering the recent results. That said, just as we weren't as bad as the early seasons struggles suggested, we also are obviously not as good as this recent run suggest either. But we're in it now, and we have to make the right moves. I'm usually hard sell, or hard buy, but for the first time I think we need to take a middling approach. We aren't a WS contender, but we can give ourselves a punchers chance with the right additions in the offence. But I hope we don't sell the farm to do this unless it's for cost controlled players we're getting for the next few years as we're entering our window now. My main concern, considering how good it has been, is starting pitching. We have quite a few young pitchers about to cross their most-ever-innings-pitched threshold. I'm curious how we plan to manage their workloads.

Even if it's just on the bench - we have to keep Siegler around.

The problem with that logic is, if you're not willing to allow any context into your thinking, you have to accept off the past month that Durbin is one of the best players in the league. I don't understand why people look for absolutes all the time, in a game this random.

There's no point getting angry over what you think he might do. He didn't deserve to get tossed the night before either. And it kicked off according to the pitcher because Contreras brushed past him and didn't apologise (he did, clearly).

I expected to find everyone on Contreras' side, but Talk Sox has the constant ability to bewilder.

Old Red seems to have issues keeping a consistent line on most things tbf. Apart from his obsession with Moon. He's very consistent with that.

I'm not sure we're guaranteed to only get 90% now/soon. Make it known you're going to trade them soon and teams needing what they need to contend for WS and pennant races as well as those looking to solidfy wild card spots should bring all the market you need. Especially as you're offering them another month of them both (which could be decisive in Chapman's vested option clause). Teams do get desperate at the deadline, but there's virtue in overpaying to get someone early, too.

I assume few are looking to buy just yet too, with the draft coming up taking their attention. That would bring some semblance of sense to the fact we haven't yet sold off. If Gray or Chapman get injured pitching over the next month I'll fly to Boston and slap Breslow into next year myself. Contreras is the really interesting one. The whole league is looking for RH power and we've probably got the best asset available in the league. But, we trade him and then we need to fill that hole ourselves in the winter, at a time of lockout, and a dearth of players available on FA. It would need to be a very enticing offer, and we may well get it. As soon as the draft is over - sell it all. Restock the farm and hopefully we get a high pick next year.

Because that's what everyone needs.

I like Durbin, always have. His defence is superb. Hopefully this recent hitting form is more like what he is going to become. If so, he will be a very good player for us. Time will tell, but I'm sure as s*** glad we have him over Bregman right now.

Breslow should already be sacked, just for not having the foresight to understand there is no run coming that might put us in contention. Although naturally, his main hesitation is desperation not expectancy. He knows a sell off is the ultimate review of the job he's done, even if it is fair to say this team should be better than it is.

People get love sick over their favourite players. They can't see past their hatred for the ownership or FO. All that adds up to said player never being to blame. No sir. We've got enough problems going on right now, I'm just glad this waste of space is not another one of them.

Devers, always on the right side of history. What a guy.

I become more and more glad we got away from this guy with every passing day. Interesting timing from Cora....

Guided, sure, but we don't let them guide us, we let them be the evidence and truth of everything. Which is just counter productive and blinkered. Not having a go at anyone, I'm as guilty as anyone.

I haven't checked but that's bizarre if true. This feels like the worst Sox team I've watched, and yet, oddly, it also feels not a million miles away from being a contender. Some of the players are playing way below their level, and some are just not good enough, but a smart deadline and summer, and I really believe that we will be a contender next year. The problem is, I hold no hope we'll have a smart deadline (or summer if Bres is still there).

There's no point wondering what Devers might have or not have done, there's no point looking at his numbers and transporting them directly to if he'd stayed here. We don't know anywhere near enough of the variables. The trade might have rocked him, he might be have issues settling in SF (SF media certainly hasn't taken to him), he might have personal issues, it might just be a down year, he might hate the limelight that's come his way after the event, or a whole myriad of other reasons. The problem with making absolutely every argument stat base is that we forget human beings play this game not numbers. That said, I have always been happy we've gotten out of that contract as it's certain it will go bad at some point, and I hated his attitude throughout the whole debacle. But we all boil these things down to numbers far too much.

It's a shame this offence is so anemic as the defence and pitching is great. I don't know how we fix the offence. It's going to be difficult (putting it mildly) with the roster and value of our trade options right now.

I'd just post the tweet. But whatevs, no biggie.