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  1. notin
    Well then opinions are clearly divided on his efforts…
  2. notin
    There’s a big difference between Breslow’s job and your expectations from Breslow’s job. I wasn’t thrilled with his deadline results, but I do have a better understanding of them. Still don’t like Dustin May, however…
  3. notin
    Spell check doesn’t fix auto corrected substitution, which, as substitutions, are spelled correctly…
  4. notin
    This is such a copout answer. Whether or not other teams were able to acquire a “#2” starter is a question about the feasibility of the task. It’s a barometer about the market. As it was a seller’s market in which closers went for multiple BA Top 100 prospects, it really is worth noting that no top tier starters were traded. If your answer is the Sox should have done whatever it takes, then we can only assume you would have included Anthony in this deal…
  5. notin
    The interesting option is Giolito. He has a $14mill team option for 2026. But if he throws a very reachable 140 IP (currently at 95), it becomes a $19mill mutual option. Would he accept that?
  6. notin
    DFA Alcala with a 1.69 ERA and a 99mph fastball?Peripherals do not support that ERA at all, but he still has to be behind Isaiah Campbell in the DFA pecking order, and in the same neighborhood as Eaton, Sogard, and Burdi. I wonder about a potential DFA of Vaughn Grissom as well, but I think because he has not appeared in MLB this year, he can still be traded. That potential usefulness alone might give reason to hold on to him…
  7. notin
    I’m not sure either one opts out. Story isnt getting a better deal at his age with his injury history. Even Bregman has to weigh whether or not it makes sense to walk away from $40mill. If they opt out, msybe Alonso for 1b? Casas is unreliable given that he keeps getting injured doing routine baseball activities…
  8. notin
    Why? Trade deadline grades are as useless as power rankings. It’s pseudo-journalistic fluff. The sporting journalism equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. They’re winning. They were happy to keep the team together. And that’s all that matters…
  9. notin
    Blaze Jordan is blocked? By whom? Abraham Toro?
  10. notin
    Wong is having a season so bad offensively he likely ends up in the record books. But as some have pointed out, he knows the staff and vice versa, and he has become Bello’s personal catcher during a successful run. Seems good enough for now. Now the Sox were linked to Dalton Rushing, but I had my doubts LA wanted to move him, especially considering how frequently they rest Smith. It really didn’t make any sense. Of course, neither did trading Dustin May, but that’s another story…
  11. notin
    ESPN also says the Sox are the #1 AL wild card team with a 62-51 record and only 3.5 back from the division lead. I will take that over a successful trade deadline…
  12. notin
    Yeah if only the Sox had a RHH at 1b worth 1.2 bWAR in part time action and an OPS of 1.029 vs LHP. That would be awesome…
  13. notin
    Why would they DFA Alcala when May is already on the 40 man roster? More likely they just demote someone with options and keep their depth. Murphy, for example…
  14. notin
    Or Talksox would be calling for Password
  15. notin
    Thats really weird because trading a player off the active roster and trading a pitching prospect are two things Breslow has already done this year. Msybe because he already checked them off his To Do List…
  16. notin
    … and apparently an attitude dump..
  17. notin
    And how long before they start playing games on Tubi?
  18. notin
    Or you're trading James Outman for Brock Stewart…
  19. notin
    And Pitt turned it down? Jones had been fairly up and down but he is hitting this year…
  20. notin
    And then there were the Billy Beane “All 3 team deals go through Oakland” days…
  21. notin
    Sometimes having good young players rally is a hindrance at the trade deadline. Back in 1996, the Sox made an attempt to get Denny Neagle from Pitt. Boston has some good prospects back then, but Pitt wanted Nomar. And only Nomar. No idea who else Boston dangled, and they had names back then. Brian Rose. Carl Pavano. Jeff Suppan. Donnie Sadler. Not sure who they offered, but I heard it didn’t matter. Pitt wanted Nomar. No deal, and Neagle went to Atlanta for a package built around RHSP Jason Schmidt (who did have a decent career). Were teams focused on Anthony? “If you like Password so much, you keep him and trade us Roman,” which ironically is an anagram for Nomar…
  22. notin
    There was some divide in that philosophy yesterday. Boston wasn’t the only limited participant in the feeding frenzy. NL Central leader Milwaukee had the most confusing day - trading away an injured Nestor Cortes and acquiring an injured Shelby Miller and an even more injured Jordan Montgomery. Not to be out-underdone, their division rival Cubs acquired basically the same thing as the Red Sox, but added in superstar sub (or is it sub-superstar?) Willie Castro. Castro might struggle to fit in with the Cubs as the only Spanish-speaking position player. Ok, he can talk to the catchers (at least ones not named Carson Kelly)…
  23. notin
    The story I heard was Breslow wanted Bregman for 3b and Cora wanted him at 2b. Bregman had previously stated a willingness to play either position, and probably others…
  24. notin
    It is why I would have fired him. But Henry wouldn’t let me. ”Who are you!?! You don’t even work for us!!” Excuses, excuses…
  25. notin
    I think free agency is PR in many cases. It too often involves aging players sometimes with big names on the wrong side of 30, and sends a message to the fans about spending money not being an obstacle. Didn’t your excitement about this team escalate the day Bregman was signed? Or David Price?
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