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From MLBTR 8:35pm: It seems there are still some moving pieces to this arrangement. The Sox stand to acquire several additional players in addition to those already reported, Chad Jennings of The Athletic tweets.

Cordero can play CF...

The article on MLBTR refers to Cordero as “part of the return.”

For those wondering about Cordero Big time power. Big time speed. Big time throwing arm. Big time strikeouts...

No pitching? And what are the Mets sending where?

Well, I guess Bloom wasn’t done...

He's like the Spanish Inquisition. (Waits patiently)....

Worse than 1986? One out away?

Also this poll is straight up popular vote. There is no mucking about with made up things like the Electoral College, which is what they use to steal the elections. And this vote had no attack adds. I don't remember seeing any commercial in which 84-86 wins told me if I vote for 64-69 wins, I will lose my rights, my guns will be taken away, and the entire season will devolve into Socialism. Or was that nepotism?

And the ramifications are greater...

A second attempt at the Travis Shaw experiment? The remaining 2B FA do not thrill me more than just trying Chavis/Arroyo/Munoz

I've been saying that for months!!

No more so than Kluber, Richards, Yates, Wainwright, Desclafini, Smyly and a slew of other signed pitchers...

Available free agents high on my list for the Sox: Keone Kela - who has expressed interest via Instagram in playing for Alex Cora. (He might not run his own account) Brandon Workman Yasiel Puig - OK, there is definite baggage, Kevin Pillar - Hey, Bloom has signed him before. Jake Odorizzi - but I think he is by far the most unlikely. Still if you;re building for 2022, getting a mid-rotation All Star starter for 3 years is an excellent step.

February 10th and Jake Odorizzi, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker are still without jobs....

Ryan Weber, who I am definitely not a fan of, is better option than Kyle Hart. Hart is simply not an MLB pitcher. At least Weber is one every now and then..

That's been my point much of this offseason. I do think they are not done. Obviously any pending move with Sawamura would indicate as much. And they need to resolve an OF issue one way or another. But there is no denying Tampa has taken steps back replacing Blake Snell and Charlie Morton with Chris Archer and Michael Wacha. Toronto has improved their pitching, but by how much? The only real newcomers are Kirby Yates and Steve Matz. And the Orioles insist on using a rotation with John Means and a slew of players most people have never heard of. I think they're recruiting pitchers using the same method the court system uses to find jurors. You get a letter in the mail telling you to report to Camden Yards on a certain day, and then you go out there and pitch. The big problem with the "everyone else is cutting back" logic is it allows teams to also think "Well, i everyone else is cutting costs, I can dial back my own spending and still compete" (which is to goal of every GM - make the best team possible for the least amount of money). Until the Arenado trade, the entire NL Central was operating on this logic...

Being that close still makes him a better option than Kyle Hart. But then, I think I'd prefer to see Kevin Hart out there on the mound over Kyle Hart...

While the Sox were among the league leaders in blown saves that year, the overwhelming bulk of them came in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings. Workman was actually extremely solid in the 9th inning role. Didn't he come close to setting the MLB record for consecutive hitters retired that year? Setup seemed to be a bigger issue than closer...

If we get down to needing Kevin Hart, the season is over. Hopefully the Sox will employ the opener strategy if it gets to that point. Or promote Thad Ward or Frank German...

Or Uxbridge, MA native Tim Fortugno, who was was once traded by Philly to Milwaukee for an actual bucket of baseballs, and then went of to give up George Brett's 3,000th career hit (and then picked him off first base). B-R.com lists the transaction as "Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. He was "purchased" for $2,500 and 12 dozen baseballs." That actually happened...

The biggest difference between the 2019 team and the 2021 team are the 2019 had Chris sale and David Price. But as this was not exactly vintage Sale (147 IP, 4.40 ERA) nor vintage Price (107 IP, 4.28 ERA), it is not that difficult to imagine those numbers being replicated or exceeded by Richards and Perez. That bullpen also relied heavily on Colten Brewer and Marcus Walden, two pitchers who will have to earn their way back on to the 2021 team. And this could get even more difficult if/when the Sox sign Sawamura. Replacing Mookie with Verdugo is a loss, but replacing Holt with EHern should be a gain. Its not hard to see Devers as being better, despite his brillaint 2019 season. but more important is the AL East competition. Are the Rays (25.1 fWAR) still the best pitching staff in the AL, like they were in 2019? Are the Yankees still a top 10 pitching staff, especially considering the durability of their starters? The Jays' staff should be better, but that does not mean they are good. Those 3 teams account for over 1/3 of the Sox opponents in 2021. That said, any of these teams could still improve substantially if they choose to spend on some of the remaining arms. But then so could Boston...

Jeff Passan has written numerous articles on MLB's archaic blackout restrictions. It's ridiculous that people who live in El Paso - a scant 9 hour drive from Arlington - can have Ranger games blacked out because they would stubbornly refuse to purchase tickets. I agree with him 100% when he says "MLB has a good product and they should not go to such lengths to prevent people from seeing it."

Immigrants? Visa applicants taking American jobs?

And 7 of MLBTR's top 50 are still unsigned, all of them pitchers. Six starters and Mark Melancon...