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Well, if the Sox still had a minor league system and did not have nearly $250mill tied up in MLB players with aging contracts, maybe Mookie is still here...

Not a big Marwin fan, but, hey, maybe this is your 2B, moon...

And maybe if we had not gotten rid of Mookie, he'd be gone now anyway.

So far the Bradley speculation has come from "two rival GMs." Not exactly highly placed inside sources. I have no problem bringing Bradley back, but so far all there is is the speculation of two unnamed and unconnected people...

A mere $800,000

I'm OK with that...

My favorite candidate on that list taking everything into consideration is Danny Mendick. No idea what it would take to get him, but his value on BTV is surprisingly low, probably due to projections not giving him much playing time. I am not sure if the Sox are taking the proximity of Jeter Downs into consideration, but Mendick played a lot of SS in the minors and allows the Sox to hedge their bets against Downs not arriving or Bogaerts opting out...

I am not sure why anyone thought freeing up Benintedi's $6mill AAV would clear room for Ozuna...

Absolutely. Right now, the goal should not just be improving this team (which he very well might have done already). But rather the goal needs to be improving this team to watchable levels that carry into September and (hopefully) beyond...

That certainly does swing the pendulum the other way..

Miami has two dirt cheap glove guys for CF, both of whom are benched behind Starling Marte in Lewis Brinson and Magneuris Sierra. Neither has ever shown much offense, but Sierra is a little younger and more likely to turn it all around. Although "more likely" is this case might still not mean all that much. As for 2B, Mike Moutakas is reportedly available, but has a very pricey contract and really, is not much for 2B. Danny Mendick of the White Sox was a Gold Glove finalist at 2B and is currently benched behind Nick Madrigal. Not sure what it takes to get him. Cleveland is reportedly shopping Amed Rosario. Detroit might be listening on Niko Goodrum, who lost his starting role when they re-signed Schoop. The Twins were shopping Luis Arraez, as they have a bulk of middle infielders on the MLB roster. But he is probably outside the Sox price range. Seattle might be willing to part with Jake Fraley (CF) or Dylan Moore (2B) for the right price. Atlanta has got to be looking to move Ender Inciarte to clear playing time for Christian Pache and possbily Drew Waters. St Louis has Lane Thomas, a CF with no place to play. Colorado will definitely trade CF Charlie Blackmom, but he makes a ton of money and cannot hit outside of Coors. Philly has two middling CF candidates in Adam Hasely and Roman Quinn. Doubtful they would miss either one. I doubt the Giants have any untouchables, but it would probably cost to bring Maurico Dubon back.

If Benintendi returns to 2018 form and Winckowski and the PTBNL's flame out in AA, then this will definitely be a bad trade. And this is all far from a remote possibility...

The ring itself was excellent. The attempt to keep the band together for another one really messed up the following season(s)...

I doubt they move on Dickerson, whom Roster Resource lists as part of a platoon with Lewis Brinson. (I have my doubts.) But unlike with Rosario, if the Sox try to trade for Dickerson, they have the chance to have Miami include money and bring the total down a bit...

If the Sox come in last this year, it will be due to massive injuries. Have you seen what Baltimore is trying to pass off as an MLB roster?

The Sox traded an outfielder in Benintendi who had a career OPS+ of 107 and acquired an outfielder in Renfroe with a career OPS+ of 106. And that is destroying the team? Not to mention, in those two deals he also added another MLB outfielder and 4 prospects and did so without adding anything to the budget. How again are these bad moves?

And when the team comes in last place with one of the highest payrolls in the league and everyone is losing interest, do the people footing the bills find consolation in how many people are wearing jerseys?

Oh I still think he is on the radar. Probably more so than Dickerson. But to me, Dickerson makes more sense in a lot of ways, although the money could be an issue...

Marisnick is a 4th outfielder. A good one to have, but nothing more. Still think Cordero in CF and Verdugo in RF. Renfroe and a LHH outfielder platoon in LF. Corey Dickerson is a good candidate for that final role...

Are you kidding? So you don’t see the hypocrisy in including Henry? Fairly certain him and his 4 World Series rings count as “making his mark” on this franchise. Not to mention the several billion he’s spent on payroll over the years. But they traded an outfielder coming off a season where he had a .442 OPS!! Clearly everyone must go!

Some Sox fans might have reached the “He traded one guy so he’s clearly trading EVERYONE” mentality...

Per 162 games, Hamilton has averaged 45 net stolen bases (SB - CS). Marisnick has averaged 11 net stolen bases. So the value of 34 that I used accounts for all of this. Although technically a CS should be applied to OBP and not SLG. The amount of bases don’t change, but being on base does...

Also possible they valued Lee a lot less than BTV does. With 3 PTBNL's, the trade is far from complete. And it is very unlikely KC sends a player with a negative value to even out the BTV score. The best reason I can think of for so may PTBNLs is the Sox are trying to gauge what prospects from each team they want (and KC and NYM were willing to give up), but due to the cancellation of last year's minor league seasons, the scouting data is a bit outdated. So they will see what goes on with their select names by August before determining who is coming back...

Cordero has 3 years of control, so he probably is not trade fodder just yet. Renfroe might be, but he is going to have to make himself look like a worthwhile acquisition...

If the Sox are out of it in July, ERod and Barnes jump to close to the top if not the outright top. Pitching nets a better return in July than position players typically get...