moonslav59

Agreed. They may still get Alonso thinking one can dh, but that damn Masa contract!

Even if we could get it to under the $40M overline, it's not happening.

We can't have Campbell (or Garcia) on the 26 to start just 30% of all games (vs LHPs.) They need to play everyday.

Well said. Let's be thankful he wasn't sitting at our table for turkey.

Give it up with that guy. Yes, errors are facts, but he assumes flg% is everything, and he won't budge or even try to understand the nuances to this great game of baseball.

Yes, I posted those numbers, but those are just some that show him as a number 1 (2 at worst.) There are others that show him as a 3. When you are 36 and are coming off two down trending seasons, you have to think further decline is probable. If he was a 1-2, then he might be a 2-3 in 2026. If he was a 2-3, maybe he'll be a 3-4. If he was a 3-4....

Sox sign Vinny Capra (infielder) to minor league deal.

He may to play 1B.

Fine. Just add a couple years.

Maybe DD wants some other high-priced FA instead. That could be a way

He can hit 24-26 and still not fill the power need. 24 is 12 more than we got from 2B and 2 more than we got from 3B. If we get Alonso or Schwarber plus Bichette, fine. I still think $240M/7 or 8 is too much. I might prefer Bregman at $150/5 of $170M/6. Polanco at $70-80M/4 might be best, because then we can afford Alonso, Schwarber or K Marte.

With a $10M buyout, he may be back for 2027 (at $30M.) It's "only" $20M more.

So is JH's yacht.

It simply has to be part of the deal or no go.

MIL looking to cut salary. Peralta is a one & done, so maybe not too expensive.

I'm done with "maybes."

It's almost as bad as Fldg%.

Agreed and pitching depth is the hardest to build.

A .347 OBP is not bad, these days. (.341 career) .347 would have been second on the Sox behind a guy who is as good as gone (Bregman.) If you believe in clutch, he has led the league in RBI, before and has 126, this year. His .524 SLG blew all Sox players away. It was 60 points more than Bregman and 80 above Duran. He's more than just a HR hitter.

He hit 18 in 2015. He hit 4 in 2024 (half season) so about 8 pro-rated. That's an average of 13 per season from '24 to '25. He averages about 22 a year from '22-23. I'm okay with saying 16-20 or 17-22 thanks to Fenway.

The time has come for at least one "Large & Long" deal.

I'm not sure about the IL, but we do seem to be jinxed on the one and done SP'er deals, as well as the 2 year ones. Perez I Perez II Richards Paxton Kluber Wacha & Hill did okay but got hurt. Sandoval Buehler

Not IMO. Even if we signed Schwarber. To me, he's worth $5M x 2 years. We should be able to find a team that takes him at that cost- maybe $4M x 2. That would save us $4-5M on the budget. If we add 2 good hitting infielders, I'm fine with a Masa-Romy DH platoon. If we added Schwarber and traded Duran for Lodolo or K Marte, I'd be so-so to okay with a Masa-Ref LF platoon.

I meant Matz as $5M x 2 not $5M/2. If Matz wants to start, he'll have to go elsewhere. Word is teams are looking at Newcomb as a starter, and I ask why?

Looks about right. Criswell, Hicks and Moran are out of options, so probably all 3 start on the 26 man roster opening day (or IL.) I like Harrison and Dobbins and think one can and might win the 5 slot from Crawford, who could move to the pen. (Harrison & Dobbins may be in the pen, as well.) Early, Tolle and Perales are the big wild cards, and with all that talent, my guess is one will shine in '26 and win a key role somewhere on the 13 man staff. Another big boost could come from Slaten doubling his IP from 2025 and pitching like 2024 not 2025. I hate planning on hopes and promises, but every team does to some extent. I liked how you highlighted that just 6 pitchers are considered "core." That should be more like 8-9 on a highly competitive team. Having 15 decent choices to fill the other 7 slots is a nice thing to have, but if we have to trial and error it through 8 guys who stink up the place to find the right 7, we may be out of it before we know it. That also assumes the core 6 stay healthy. This team needed depth for many years and we have it, now. It is time to move from quantity to quality, while keeping just enough depth. That is not easy to plan, and we saw how trading Priester, last season blew up in our faces.