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  1. notin
    C No one is taking Paez. You don’t see many A ball pitchers go in the Rule 5 draft…
  2. notin
    But does that mean you think he gets protected?
  3. notin
    This kind of thing is happening a lot. If you wait until they prove something, the contract gets much, much larger. Anthony’s deal, for example, was more than double. Campbell’s…
  4. notin
    Uberstine is not even on my radar. I think he doesn’t get protected and Maybe gets taken in the Rule 5 draft. And within 3 years, we have all forgotten he existed. Harrison’s questionable numbers in AAA could be related to reports that he was working on a new pitch and a new grip for one of his old pitches. If that’s true, there should have been a learning curve…
  5. notin
    He can always come out of retirement, like Rush…
  6. notin
    If Refsnyder retires, Eaton might be the RHH fourth OF, rather than putting Garcis in a role that maxes out around 40 games. Eaton will very likely be that guy that flops and returns to being the player he was pre-Boston, earning the disdain of many. But he certainly did earn the right to be that guy and flop for Boston. Heres the thing. If you think Campbell has to earn his way back as if he never destroyed MiLB pitching and wasn’t the Offensive Rookie of the Month for April and think he’s no different than Corey Rosier at this point, and if you’ve gone to the extent of thinking Password is more likely or more worthy of making the roster than Campbell is, then you have given up on him. He’s not back at Square One; thr Sox extended him for a reason, and they knew at the time there was a good chance he struggled at some point (I mean, he was struggling when they extended him.), but they did it because they had enough faith in him to overcome whatever obstacles he faced…
  7. notin
    Houck and Dobbins will both likely start the season on the 60 day IL, but they can’t be put on it until March. Until then, they are 2 of 11 SPs on the 40 man roster. I keep suggesting Fitts to the pen, just like I did with Whitlock. It took them 3 years to put Whitlock in the pen. I’ve been posting about Fitts for two. If history here means anything (it doesn’t), Fitts won’t go to the pen for another year. Tolle is going to Worcester. The Sox could start the season with Crochet-Bello-Sandoval-Crawford-Early in the rotation, which will appease 0 fans. But right now, that’s the most likely rotation. I suppose Harrison might be trade bait.
  8. notin
    Sure, but by next year they get back Sandoval, Fitts, Perales, and Crawford, on top of Crochet, Bello, Sandoval, Early, Tolle, Dobbins, and Houck already set up for the 40 man. They might add a SP. But I have my doubts anyone here would call said pitcher a #2..,
  9. notin
    I think the most likely omission from that is the SP2…
  10. notin
    I am 99% sure they have no desire to take back Hicks’ salary, even if you up the players…
  11. notin
    Even with the balloon payment, the horribly flawed BTV gives him a surplus value of $10mill. So no salary dumping allowed. At that value, a slew of Sox players and prospects are acceptable, including Early, Perales, Romero, Cespedes, Valera, and several more. Id hope the Sox hold on to Early and Perales, Beyond that I am ambivalent…
  12. notin
    Alcantara is owed $21mill for 2026 with a club option for 2027 set at $25mill ($2mill buyout).
  13. notin
    Kennedy said the Sox would spend the money. Yacht crews aren’t cheap, you know…
  14. notin
    Not holding my breath on that one…
  15. notin
    The 3b free agent market is weak after Eugenio Suarez, who is 35 but doubly ineligible for a QO. The 2b free agent market is equally unimpressive. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used Story at SS and Mayer at 3b again..
  16. notin
    It wasn’t a bad idea. But when Casas got hurt, Devers launched into full blown Me Me Me Mode…
  17. notin
    Cora played the “Henry loves me and wanted me doing your job but I turned him down” card…
  18. notin
    Reportedly Cora wanted him at 2b, Bregman was compliant, but Breslow wanted Alex at 3b…
  19. notin
    Many moves? No, I agree. The team won 89 games. They have some vacated holes to re-fill and some fairly obvious places to upgrade, but they are not going to get a 1b, 2b, 3b, DH, OF, #2 SP, C and a half of a new bullpen. The 2026 Red Sox will probably have a good amount in common with the 2025 Red Sox, as they won 89 games and made the postseason…
  20. notin
    … which doesn’t have much to do with Jhostnyxon “the Password” Garcia. Yoshida’s fate is about as up in the air as it gets. He could be anything from opening day DH to DFA waiver wire fodder…
  21. notin
    I don’t see Password being in MLB, unless it’s on another team or Boston has too many injuries. Why would any team put a 22yo BA Top 100 outfielder in a part time role? His most likely position is in the Polar Park outfield…
  22. notin
    Where did I say he wouldn’t? It gets easier if he can move Nick “Deadweight” Castellanos…
  23. notin
    Password starts in Worcester. The Sox (or any team) are not putting a 22yo BA Top 100 prospect on the bench. The only ways he makes an opening day roster is if there are lots of injuries or if he is traded elsewhere. I doubt Campbell’s road back to MLB is as long as many think. For some players, all it takes is being the best option available. (Matt Shaw, for example, didn’t learn to hit MLB pitching by facing AAA pitching for two months. But he did “earn” his way back by letting the Cubs learn what life was like with Vidal Brujan and Jon Berti in the starting lineup)…
  24. notin
    Why not? If they still have Password, that is Plan B. And I hope if both Duran and Abreu get moved, it leads to filling some other gaping hole elsewhere. I wouldn’t worry about it beyond that it is a possibility. It is a very unlikely one. I think they only deal one of Duran or Abreu, and Campbell becomes depth. I think giving up on Campbell after 263 career PAs is a mistake. Especially since his slump was only half of that stretch…
  25. notin
    Or demote him to Worcester. If the Sox do get a 1b, Yoshida might start the season as the DH in the likely event Casas is not yet ready…
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