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I believe it does not. But Gasper’s can still be recalled in the event of injury…

I’d like to see reseeding each round as well. Or just seed teams solely based on record and actually acknowledge that a team finishing second with 95 wins is actually a better team than a division winner with 88 wins by virtue of not only having a better record but also a tougher schedule to attain it.,.

They might have tried, but clearly couldn’t find a deal to adequately replace Duran, a 29yo outfielder worth some 12 WAR over the two previous seasons. Do you think they tried to move Duran simply to get rid of him or because they felt they had an abundance of good outfielders and decided he was the one that was most expendable but could also bring back the best return? It would appear they were ok bringing him back and playing him. And how much effort went into getting a 2b that could hit once they acquired Durbin? I am not so sure Mayer was Plsn B or C as a starter…

The Sox scored 4.86 runs per game with Devers and then “plummeted” to 4.84 without him. They had a good offense even after dealing him. So again - where were all these missing bats supposed to play?

Fans wanted more bats, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that got ignored. He did add Contreras and Durbin, and they were replacing Abraham Toro and Nate Lowe at 1b and Bregman. Going into the season, they had what looked like a decent lineup with: C: Narvaez 1b: Contreras 2b: Mayer 3b: Durbin SS: Story LF: Duran CF: Rafaela RF: Abreu DH: Anthony Where are all these other bats expected to play? Maybe catcher and 2b? I don’t blame Breslow for not upgrading those positions. Narvaez’ value wasn’t coming from his bat, anyway. And they weren’t going to bench Duran or Anthony, and couldn’t trade Duran for what they wanted for him. Which 2b option out there was supposed to be the “missing bat”? And was he enough of an upgrade that the Sox should block their best prospects? (Should they likewise block Arias this offseason?) Not to mention, getting a full season from Anthony plus improvements from Abreu (yes!) and Mayer (didn’t happen) should have at a minimum kept the seventh best offense in MLB at the status quo. Don’t forget they ranked 7 last year, not 25. The offense wasn’t horrible last year. Unless you judge the entire 165 game season solely by those last 3 playoff games. And the big reason many wanted to go for it now was the Sox had a young, controlled ace in Crochet. Well, so far this year Crochet has been a non-factor, to be kind, yet the Sox have the third best record in the AL. If we knew Anthony would get injured, Duran would disappear, Mayer would be a non-factor, Narvaez would take numerous steps backwards, Durbin would bat like a pitcher for the first two plus months, Story would struggle and miss time with an injury, sure, I suppose they ignored the possibility that two thirds of the lineup would disappear in April, May and most of June. But they didn’t know that, did they?

Breslow didn’t ignore any needs. He just made solutions you clearly didn’t like despite the fact that many have worked out.

I see the newly added Delete feature. But sadly I can only delete my own posts…

Oh how convenient. We just missed out on the definition by Vegas odds, which are solely based on team baseball ability and don’t take anything else into account, like volume of action on each team, etc. 42-16 in their past 58 games - more than a third of a season - and you’re still mad that the Sox didn’t build the team your way …

I think far too many on here think “this team sucks!! They make 27 outs EVERY GAME!!”

So what are the qualifications to be a serious contender for a ring?

Claiming teams assume entire contract. The scenario you’re talking about is for players that clear waivers and get released…

Not in July it isn’t…

For high school baseball, my weakness was throwing. And girls. Also I’m 5’7” and MLB can only have so many Freddie Patek’s…

Yeah, Rutschman needs you to tell him how a major leaguer behaves…

Third best record in the AL isn’t competitive? Are people serious here?

Can we get through this year’s postseason first?

High school football? I mean, if you a son, nephew or grandson, etc. playing, I get it. Beyond that, it’s weird to me. But not nearly as weird as complaining about the “MLB product” at a time when the Sox are still rolling, while also hyping the WNBA and NASCAR (which is not a sport IMO)…

Not sure if you heard, but Mayer got traded a while back. No idea why his activities with Mayer became such a big deal. The whole idea that a guy with a partial tear of a ligament in one finger should rest at home in a hermetically sealed bag until he can play baseball again feels kind of controlling to me. He signed on with the Boston Red Sox, not the US Army…

AAA stats are meaningless for players coming off rehab …

The Jays DFAd Simeon Woods Richardson. He has no options, but he still might be worth a claim…

And apparently doesn’t require him to eat large volumes of innings, which is good because, as you said, he’s an innings eater…

Burgos isn’t a major league pitcher. Hes a fringey call up at best. The good news for the Sox is even in a double header, they really didn’t burn out their bullpen too badly…

Both of which are things of the past at ballparks, unlike slumps…

Thats 3 hard hit balls off Bello in a row…

Go 0 for 5 and have no one care?