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I will take Arias’ growing pains over Story right now…

Also worth noting, Braiden Ward has maintain a .377 OBP all season in Worcester...

Precedent dictates we trade him for Kyle Harrison…

Plus Wong and Narvaez influence the pitching staff. Duran fails to get them run support…

If IKF isn’t the upgrade on Cheng, maybe Arias is…

Too late for equivalent MLB and upper minors talent. Higher profile and maybe even ranked A-ball players are an option, since their value is limited by their higher attrition rates. Basically high upside wild card is the goal here…

The Notin Plan. Guaranteed effectiveness of 100% at being labeled “somewhat of a plan.” C - Ignore it. The pitchers are the strength and are used to Narvaez and Wong. 2b - Already acquired Mead, which met with unfortunate early results. Hold the fort with Seigler, possibly IKF if he can return.. Or Mayer, who also is apparently not dead. SS - The Sox are 12-1 in Cheng starts. Once Monasterio cools down, go back to what was working. Arias is most definitely an option at some point. LF - Complete black hole. Move on JJ Bleday, since he is FA in 3 months and Cincy will listen. His LHH bat is more likely to be a factor against RHP. Just sell low on Duran. Don’t like my Bleday call? How did you feel when I brought up Mead? SP - Sandoval is good to have but add another since Bennett is probably on an IP limit and Tolle is likely to tire. Counting on these two will have ramifications on 2027. A rental like Brady Singer makes sense. (I liked Seth Lugo, but KC has said they’re only dealing rentals and Lugo is not on that list.) RP - As this is the last chance to add relief help, it’s another must. A rental is fine and, hey, KC is apparently trading rentals. I wouldn’t mind seeing John Schreiber come back. Bench - Ty France is an excellent RHH target. Blockbuster? If the Sox do feel the need for a controllable bat at some position, see what is available for Mayer . The rise of Arias, the bounce back of Durbin, and the acquisition of Mead have left Mayer with a questionable future in Boston. (Not urgent, however and Mayer might make good trade bait in the off-season as well.) I think you will all agree, this is most definitely somewhat of a plan…

That’s fair…

Bleday walks in November. Thats their motivation. Bleday also bats left-handed, which Boston probably needs more…

If Colorado is interested in building a baseball team, they’re not trading Goodman. And they do show occasional flashes of trying to build a baseball team…

For 3 years of Duran. Not really a good comp. Jeffers is a free agent In November

No, Duran did NOT fetch two top 100 prospects last year. Tait was ranked 90-100. Abel was not ranked. And Duran was NOT even a rental. He’s not a free agent for two more years…

Jhoan Duran wasn’t exactly unpopular last year…

Jeffers might be expensive for a rental, but no one is giving up 2 of their op 10 prospects for him. Minnesota got two top ten prospects last year for Jhoan Duran, but bear in mind 1. they were Phillies’ prospects and that farm was far from strong and further from deep. 2. Duran had a full extra season of control whereas Jeffers is a pure 2 month rental…

The thing about Arias is, if he struggles or doesn’t work out, you can undo it. Send him back to Worcester. “Just head west on the pike until you get to 146.” Done. You don’t get that with Gleyber.

I agree with this, but after a long conversation with my Magic 8 Ball, we came to the conclusion that JJ Bleday was more likely than Springer, and made more sense given the Sox performance vs RHP this year. (And because they’d rather prospect load the Reds over the Blue Jays.) Also isn’t Springer like 60? The guy has played 7 innings in the field this year; he might not be the defensive option you claim..

I think the whole Plan A, Plan B thing starts creating this narrative where Breslow isn’t able to get the players he wants for whatever reason and has to move on to lesser options. He might value two players similarly but hey, he can only talk to one at a time. And maybe I’m the only one to notice this, but he appears to talk to players in alphabetical order. Alonso and Bregman didn’t work out? On to Contreras and Durbin. If this is the case, don’t ever expect him to sign Rob Zastryzny. Actually this would also explain why he ignored Andrew Vaughn last year when the White Sox were trying to give him away. Almost got there. Settled for Toro…

And you were welcomed aboard…

Couldn’t help but notice you didn’t mention Duran…

Why would the Mets move Alvarez? Hes gotta rank like 20-something on their list of roster problems…

If he gets called up, it’s likely because someone got hurt…

I think Breslow is going to find the SS market fairly unpalletable, with most of the sellers having top tier (and therefore expensive) shortstops when all he needs is a short term rental. Between Monasterio, Cheng and Sogard, he will probably try to hold down the fort until at least one of Story, IKF, or Mayer returns. Now LF is a semi-wasteland. Duran has been awful here, but once again, the temp solution is pribably in Breslow’s radar. I think the guy he moves on is JJ Bleday. I do also stick to Seth Lugo and Ty France predictions for now. And a RP? John Schreiber? Makes some sense to me. Looking past Abrams, Lopez, Lindor, etc. and ignoring the clear cut fantasies like Witt and de la Cruz for these simpler snd more easily acquired players. From the set of Bleday, France, Lugo and Schreiber. Doubtful on all. Thats my final answer…

Whatever. At least I stick to words you actually say…

Or the first Franklin Arias…

And the same flannel jammies…