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And obviously we do not expect you to have access to that information. But it certainly does highlight the obvious possibility of his carer being over with problems unrelated to his arm. Now when it comes time to offer arbitration, the Sox should have these answers. And we have seen pitchers with arm problems - even chronic ones - get two year deals, typically in the $10mill range, despite everyone being well aware that said pitcher would miss the entire first season. These type of contracts have been awarded to Michael Pineda, Drew Smyly and Garrett Richard, all of whom are perennial high risks for missing seasons anyway...

And losing oe of their best starters to TJ and another to COVID. This is not a last place team with a healthy Sale and ERod...

Not to mention being embroiled in a cheating investigation because of their former manger's involvement in a similar one with another team...

With 6 outfield assists, the Sox are tied for 5th in MLB with the Angels, Yankees and Blue Jays, trailing the Marlins, Orioles, Dodgers and Padres...

It’s not, but it’s also at least 10 months away....

?? Not you what? I was saying that reportedly Dombrowski wanted to keep Cherington...

I have zero faith in Ockimey and finding a better LHH first baseman is not going to be all that difficult...

To be fair, Dombrowski wanted to as well...

Also dgalehouse cannot handle it if anyone says anything bad about Dombrowski or good about Cherington

Oh no chance he takes down Maris. Also that platoon idea sucks because it has an AAAA player in Ockimey getting the bulk of the at bats...

Ian Anderson beat the Red Sox and Yankees in his first two career starts. I believe he’s the first pitcher to do that in a long time...

I agree. Although COVIDs 1 through 18 were fair game...

Dalbec would hold the AL single season home run record if he kept that pace...

Well, just as I blame Cherington for Sandoval and Hanley, I blame Dombrowski for Fielder. And Fielder lingered on the market forever that off-season. Dombrowski did not even sign him until Victor Martinez was ruled out for the year, which was in February, I believe. So if Ilitch got involved, he got involved really late. It seemed a little odd to go all in on a replacement player with a deal twice as long as the guy he was replacing. (And forced the most awful position alignment seen in the AL in decades when Miguel Cabrera was moved back to 3B.)

He did there almost exactly what he did here. He went on a spending spree with players like Victor Martinez and Prince Fielder and his massive extensions to Justin Verlander and then the phenomenal one to Miguel Cabrera, who is still owed $94 mill for the next 3 seasons, which is an awful lot for a beaten-down league average (OPS+ of 100 since 2017) hitter with no defensive abilities to speak of. They had a very good run, but when it comes to Dombrowski, that type of run ends with a smattering of blood, guts and aging mega-million dollar contracts. He just seems to make every deal with only "the now" in mind and then hopes tomorrow never comes...

While it is true this team is not one Logan Allen away from competing, his presence would still create one less void on the staff going forward...

Well, his legacy will carry division 3 titles and a WS trophy. But he is getting a reputation for crippling teams on his way out the door. The Tigers are still a mess

Logan Allen is 23 years old. There is actually a really good chance that the first 35 innings - and that is all he has at the MLB level - of his career are actually not representative of the remainder of his career. Michael Kickham is 31 years old. There is a really good chance thatt he first 42 innings - and again, that is all he has - are actually going to get worse if he ever pitches in MLB again. So your analogy really isn't very good, unless you think s*** with whipped cream will taste better if you leave it out longer...

Well, as he has been diagnosed with myocarditis, it is possible his arm is not a factor. He may simply never be able to play again...

He did crush in 163 PA's in AA ball. If they think of him as a catcher, I doubt he is starting in April, 2021 in Boston. So maybe they just pursue a stopgap if they deal Vazquez. James McCann or Tyler Flowers?

I'd be surprised. But if they do non-tender him, it is clearly going to be with inside medical knowledge to which we don't have access...

Oh they would be better now. But we would not have had 2018. Or really, 2016 and 2017. Whether or not you like Logan Allen or Michael Kopech or Yoan Moncada isn't the question, because I think we can agree they are at least as good as Michael Kickham, Jeffrey Springs, and Jose Peraza. The biggest question was if there was a possibility of being better now and still having those years...

The Dodgers tried Wong at a couple positions other than catcher. I'm not sure if this was because he was a lousy catcher or because they had great organizational depth at the position with Will Smith, Keibert Ruiz, and the one some scouts seem to think the most of, 18yo Diego Cartaya, who should absolutely be introducing himself to people by saying "Hello. My name is Diego Cartaya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." And if he isn't, he either needs to stay in A-ball until he does or be immediately DFA'd. Because that lack of proper behavior is just not to be tolerated. But with Wong, he was also tried at 2B and 3B. But again, the Dodgers have a few good prospects at these positions as well, not to mention current rookie Gavin Lux. So is Wong defensively inept anywhere? Or is he good everywhere? Does he really have a position he can handle, or is he really someone who can play multiple positions passably and has a decent hit tool, making him a New and Improved version of Michael Chavis, with Better Hitting and Catcher Eligibility?

As he should. But does he think he is a future MLB piece and can Bloom afford to hold on to his better trade chips if he needs to move one of them to improve the club as soon as next season? And let's face it, 1B types who can hit are not exactly the hardest things to find...

Plawecki is a good backup to have, but I'm not sold on him being a guy I want to see get 450-500 plate appearances. Apparently the Rays did have some interest in Vazquez as recently as 3 weeks ago...