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  1. notin
    I liked Mead and mentioned him as a good target a couple times, but I wouldn’t have given up Early for him….
  2. notin
    He’s saving runs without making outs!
  3. 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…
  4. notin
    He also succeeded in hitting a 2 run HR…
  5. notin
    He’s suffering. Maybe it’s time to just have him put to sleep…
  6. 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…
  7. notin
    Yep. Thats not how I handle things when my left fielder gets hurt…
  8. 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…
  9. 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?
  10. 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…
  11. 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…
  12. 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…
  13. 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…
  14. notin
    So is Mayer a utility guy in your opinion?
  15. notin
    Certainly cannot prove otherwise, but the Orioles before Wednesday night had absolutely pummeled Bello this year, especially in the first…
  16. notin
    Maybe we don’t have a timeline. That doesn’t mean the Sox don’t have one. Don’t you think the health of any of these 4 could be a factor in whether or not they plan to upgrade at SS? And of the 4 (Story, Mayer, IKF, Arias), only Arias has never had a starting role as a SS in MLB…
  17. notin
    LF is an option, although they might stick with the Duran/Jones platoon. SS - Certainly being rumored, but we do have 4 SSs in house, with 3 on the IL and one now in AAA. If they didn’t get one, I would understand. C - It is rare to see catchers moved at the deadline, since our staff is used to Narvaez and Wong. DH is an option. Even if Yoshida stays hot, a RHH option makes sense. (Ty France?) 2b is another option, especially if Mayer gets moved in another deal. If they get a SS, that does leave Arias/Story/IKF on the table…
  18. notin
    Well that cover the first 110% of rumors…
  19. notin
    I know he has weak interpersonal skills, but that doesn’t mean every move he makes is guided solely by self-promotion…
  20. notin
    I agree. AAA rosters are largely holding spots for players 27-40. If Arias is right there, I think it negates going all in on Neto…
  21. notin
    So whether or not he is mashing in AAA is a ways out…
  22. notin
    You do realize Lindor is also a salary dump at this stage of his career, right?
  23. notin
    When did Arias move up to AAA?
  24. notin
    As much as I like Cheng (a sentence uttered by no baseball fan ever outside of Taiwan), an upgrade at SS is actually a good idea. Story and Mayer can possibly be disassembled with maybe between them enough parts to build one reasonably healthy shortstop. But until this happens, a Plan B is probably in order. Personally with Arias on the close horizon, is a long term solution like Neto or Lindor really necessary? Focus on getting a hitter and wait for one of the THREE shortstops the Sox have on the IL to come back? Or would it be crazy to call up a SS with a .993 OPS in 330 plate appearances above A ball? It’s risky. The Sox might have to DFA some guy named Brett Harris…
  25. notin
    Hey I put Mayer and Eyanson out there. I think that’s fair. Maybe not acceptable to LA, but it is fair…
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