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  1. notin
    I can understand that, but I doubt it’s the plan. Unless the Sox do something bizarre like realize back in 2018-19 season in the Australian Baseball League, a 17yo Curtis Mead spent two full innings in left field for the Adelaide Bite, successfully registering a put out on his only chance, and this bit of history is enough to qualify Mead to replace Duran and start in left field. But I think he takes 3b for now…
  2. notin
    Yoshida’s value is tied to him being a 30+ year old light-hitting singles machine with no defensive position and some $24mill in outstanding salary commitments. Doubtful he is adding value or getting traded. And I’m one of his biggest supporters. I think the Sox infield is likely: 1b: Contreras 2b: Durbin 3b: Mead SS: Cheng/Monasterio until Story returns next month…
  3. notin
    What logjam?
  4. notin
    Mead has only 48 career games at 2b and only 110 games at 3b. His defensive metrics are not real useful. In the minors, Mead played much more 3b than 2b. Personally, I trust Durbin more at 2b than I trust Mead. Durbin did play more 2b in the minors than 3b. In fact, it’s possible the only reason Durbin ever played third in MLB is the existence of Brice Turang…
  5. notin
    From MLBTR: ”Mead likely slots in at third base for the Red Sox, with the incumbent Caleb Durbin separately telling Alex Speier of the Boston Globe that he is willing to move to second base.” Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/07/the-opener-diaz-cease-perez.html
  6. notin
    If Anthony was back “any day now”, great. If the Sox swapped out Narvaez for Langeliers (whose availability is in question), the offense would be better off. But would the pitching really be? And the defense? Bat Narvaez 9th and get an upgrade for LF/DH.
  7. notin
    Clearly the stork has forgotten how we got Harrison and Priester in the first place…
  8. notin
    The catcher’s most important job is defense, and the staff is used to Narvaez and Wong. LF is more important…
  9. notin
    Seigler? Most likely…
  10. notin
    That does help…
  11. notin
    I liked Mead and mentioned him as a good target a couple times, but I wouldn’t have given up Early for him….
  12. notin
    He’s saving runs without making outs!
  13. notin
    Neto is in the bottom 2% for range this year, but Abrams still managed to limbo underneath him. Neto also has a better arm and a Fenway swing…
  14. notin
    He also succeeded in hitting a 2 run HR…
  15. notin
    He’s suffering. Maybe it’s time to just have him put to sleep…
  16. notin
    Neto’s power is to left field. Abrams power is to right. As little range as Neto has, Abrams has even less plus a worse arm…
  17. notin
    Yep. Thats not how I handle things when my left fielder gets hurt…
  18. notin
    Nobody. That was how they handled the PR of free agency without actually spending the money associated with free agency. If they had saud “we’re not willing to take on money,” it would have been more accurate to date, but it also would have been received about as well as free globes at a Flat Earth convention…
  19. notin
    Adding offense, yes. Adding offense at 2b or SS? Thats but one way. Adding offense by going from Seigler and Cheng to, say, Story and Mayer or Story and Arias? Why doesn’t that work for you if an acquired bat plays somewhere else?
  20. notin
    I never said they were. What I did say is that was working on some level and is now the baseline the Sox are now improving from. Whether or not you like Story, Mayer, IKF, etc. is immaterial. The bottom line is thr Sox have a better handle on their timelines than they are letting us know and it is entirely possible they do not find any middle infield trades to their liking. And if that is the case, will the Sox be improving the MI or not? And yes, even IKF can be a step up from Seigler…
  21. notin
    The Sox just went 20-3 with SS and 2b manned by Anthony Seigler, Tsung-Che Cheng and Andruw Monasterio. I think the necessary levels of inspired fear might be lower than you think. Or are Story, Mayer and even IKF downgrades from that illustrious trio? Im not saying the Sox don’t need to add anyone, but I am and have been saying it wouldn’t surprise me if SS and 2b were both handled internally…
  22. notin
    It’s far too early in Mayer’s career to call him a utility player. That’s like saying when Mike Trout came up and posted a .672 OPS, he was a 4th outfielder…
  23. notin
    Once again, the 4 I was referring to were Story, Mayer, IKF and Arias. Even though they were not named in the original post, I did say 3 were on the IL. You might not like IKF as a starter, but he has spent most of his career as one. And why not Arias? At 20 years old with 320 AA plate appearances to his credit, he is in the exact same position Devers was in in 2018, but Arias’ OPS is about 50 points higher than Devers’ was…
  24. notin
    So is Mayer a utility guy in your opinion?
  25. notin
    Certainly cannot prove otherwise, but the Orioles before Wednesday night had absolutely pummeled Bello this year, especially in the first…
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