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Top OPS on the Farm (70+ ABs) .957 Rafaela (29 XBHs( .943 Refsnyder (.425 OBP) .942 Hickey (.452 OBP and 32 BB: 28 Ks) .916 Duran (42 Ks, but .393 OBP) .913 Cordero (24 rbi in just 71 ABs) .904 Mayer (14 XBHs in just 89 ABs) .900 Kavadas (20 XBHs and .417 OBP- tied for 2nd in BBs at 35) .893 Granberg (.427 OBP and 20 BB to 22 Ks) .859 Fitzy (23 XBHs w 10 HRs) .849 Sanchez (.401 OBP incl 35 BBs) .844 Lugo (24 XBHs) .839 Sikes (.379 OBP- something like 7 BBs in last 11 PAs) .832 Binelas (11 HRs and 36 BBs) .816 Casas (only 15 XBHs) .796 Northcut (16 HRs, 5 2Bs and 17 singles- 70 Ks) .778 Jimenez (4:1 K:BB ratio) .774 Wong (only 9 XBHs) .774 Koss (50:4 K:BB) Other notables: 1.051 Mieses (46 ABs) .755 McDonough (58 Ks) .754 Paulino (23 XBHs) .741 Hamilton (started out hot) .732 Downs (9 HRs but 59K:23 BB) .721 Cottam (.353 OBP) .720 Jordan (19 XBHs) .679 Bonaci (27 BB: 31 K and .375 OBP only 5 XBHs and just .304 SLG) .668 R Hern (heating up, a little) .482 Arauz (My top DFA candidate)

OPS Against on the Farm (K:BB/IP) .491 German 26:7/16.1 .498 Seabold 37:10/36.2 .507 Valdez 9:7/9.2 .514 Murphy 64:23/53.2 .529 Spacke 22:16/26.2 .534 Z Kelly 31:13/21.1 .541 Bello 76:21/56.0 .564 Politi 32:5/22.1 Other Notables: .589 Walter 70:4/51.2 .595 Winckowski 37:7/35.2 .602 K Ort 29:10/22.1 .629 M Feliz 18:5/13.1 .644 S Bracho 31:3/24.1 .657 Uberstine 43:12/41.1 .694 Gonzalez 46:21/61.2 .707 E Bazardo 23:7/20.0 .748 Groome 42:19/44.1 .754 Pannone 52:6/49.2

Weird to lead off Arroyo. Maybe it's a good thing to get the Trout Oh-for streak over without a run being scored.

Of course being sellers creates just speculative value for the future, but like it or not, it would improve our long term outlook, which is all speculative with prospects of vets.

Well, the other problem is Duran and Verdugo are best used in LF. Forcing one to CF, or counting on JBJ again, could be a mistake.

Indeed. I doubt we trade him, because maybe nobody knows how to fix him, and maybe the Sox think there's a chance he can become just the pre start to 2021 Barnes- a decent set-up guy.

I guess one could say Trout is swimming with the fishes.

BTV accepted these trades: Winckowski & Feltman for Mancini (rental) & D Tate (3+ yrs) and Verdugo & Barnes for Schwarber & Vieling and Duran, Dalbec, Downs & Lugo for Montas & Trivino

That must be his worst slump, ever. I think I heard 0-26.

A lot depends on the other team thinking they can "fix" Barnes. BTV accepted: Barnes, Crawford & Ward for Myers Suarez

I think the timing is right, and I leave these choices to management, as it's hard for any of us to know when "ready" is ready. That being said, I'd like to see... German and Seabold get a look in the bigs. (Casas when he's healthy, assuming Dalbec and/or Cordero go into a funk) I think Bello is a September call-up or 2024. I'd like to see Koss and Granberg go to AAA, soon... maybe Murphy and Groome before too long. Jimenez can take Granberg's slot in AA. Lugo can take Koss's splot. Maybe Binelas to AA before too long. We might want to see if Northcut can hit well at the next level, too.

Apparently, he's also a plus defender at 2B.

I'd adjust as such... 1b: Casas/Dalbec 2b: Arroyo/Downs/Fitzy SS: Stroy 3b: Devers C: FA/Trade Catcher -Wong (I'm a believer as a back-up) LF: Duran/Verduo CF: JBJ/Verdugo RF: Judge DH: Dalbec/Cordero Trade: Barnes Say goodbye to: Eavoldi, JD Martinez, Bogaerts, Vazquez, Plawecki, Wacha, Hill, Strahm Starting staff: FA/Trade Sale Whitlock Paxton Pivetta (6th starter: Winckowski, Seabold or Bello) Closer: FA/trade Houck Taylor Scheiber German Davis Diekman Davis/Danish/Valdez/Sawamura (Converted SP from AAA)

Even if we didn't have Story to take over SS, next year, I'd have Judge ahead of Bogey on the must try to sign first list. We need to upgrade the OF, and with Kike going to free agency, and JBJ & Verdugo largely still question marks, Judge should be the #1 priority. I do find it hard to imagine us not signing Betts, then going LNL on Judge.

Be careful what you wish for. If we can pick up a RH'd Schwarber and solid RP'er, we may just beat your asses, again. Your point is well taken, though. The longer term outlook of the Sox would be improved, if we were sellers, instead of buyers.

Trade Barnes for a RH'd OF'er, who could also be Wil Myers, if he wasn't hurt. Keep Dalbec and Cordero playing 1B, and use Cordero in the OF vs some RH'd pitchers.

Agreed.

Because Dalbec is being platooned and plays the short side of the platoon, I don't think people have realized he has been doing well. .885 in last 25 PAs and .852 in last 30 PAs. (.726 last 59 PAs isn't bad either.) This is NOT the time to send him down. It might be the time to play him more often, and Cordero more often in the OF.

I agree on Verdugo and Duran's best positions both being LF, and it makes me wonder if both are back, next year. I can't see either being the FT or near FT DH.

Rafaela promoted to Portland.

Are we relevant, now?

Why not Rick Burleson?

I don't think Bloom had an adequate budget to fill every hole to the level of high competitiveness. In hindsight, it's easy to say we could have shifted some of the resources used from here to there, but it might have just created a new hole somewhere else. Bloom also chose not to use prospects as a resource to trade and improve some slots. He actually made trades that increased our prospects.

The back end of the pen has been horrible. I agree, and we don't know if it can be fixed with Houck or Schreiber/Strahm or someone else stepping up or into the role. From what I'm hearing, it sounded like we have lost 7-10 games we were leading in the 9th, and it's only 3. I get the fact that we are also 1-6 in extras, and that is on the pen, too, but usually not the closer, and often not even the top set-up guy, so I'm not sure the blame is being placed on the right part of the pen- not that it should matter, anyway. Our pen has been a significant factor in too many losses. There is no doubt about that. Maybe we can have some hope Houck can fill the role. Maybe we can have some hope that when Sale and or Paxton return, someone else can fill a hole or two in the pen, and stop the dumpster fires from happening so often. When you look at the game by game results of the pen, there are many times they went long innings helping us win or keeping us in the game until the end- sometimes to just watch one guy ruin the rest of the pen's work, late in the game or in extra innings. The whole ghost runner thing also clouds the picture, to me. I think everyone shares in the frustration and pain. It's obvious team management felt they had enough horses to carry us, at least to the deadline. The Sale injury messed things up, but plans should always be made to account for one starter to be out. Bloom & Co. had a similar looking pen, last winter, and it did well enough to get us close to a WS, Maybe they pushed their luck. Maybe they felt signing Wacha and Hill were more important than a top RP'er. Maybe they saw something in Diekman, I never saw. We also lost Taylor, who has been one of our best pen arms the last 1-2 years. They did okay with Strahm and claiming Schreiber off waivers. It just hasn't been enough. Too many failed, all at the same time. While greatness was not expected from many in this pen, this much failing was a bit unexpected, IMO. I'm glad we signed Wacha, Hill and Strahm. The Diekman signing looks bad, right now, and the jury is still out on Story. IMO, there were only so many dollars to spend, and it looks like we had 1-2 too many holes to fill, or we spent too much on Story and JBJ to allow us to fill those other holes adequately. Maybe Story will more than make up for the pen shortcomings over the rest of the season. Maybe Diekman, or Barnes, or someone steps it up. Maybe a deadline trades fixes the problem, just in time. There's still a lot of season to go.

How is 26-3 all that bad?