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  1. notin
    Maybe it was. Maybe the Sox made one, too. But knowing Song would be free this year from his military obligation didn’t fix his biggest flaw and doesn’t make him worthy of a 40 man roster spot. And, despite Dombrowski’s desperate attempts, certainly doesn’t make him would try of a 26 man roster spot…
  2. notin
    Rodon is on the IL. And I drafted him in the Talksox fantasy league, which insures he’ll stay there. Alongside Glasnow…
  3. notin
    Great. I sense a two golf cart pile-up and 4 more IL trips…
  4. notin
    Story. Four more years…
  5. notin
    Pitching, pitching and pitching…
  6. notin
    Vazquez is better than McGuire. Of course he’s also older and costs over 6 times as much…
  7. notin
    He’s not a long term solution. He’s a stopgap backstop that they hope can at least hold everything together…
  8. notin
    The point is the fate of the players they acquired doesn’t mean they didn’t value McGuire. In Toronto’s case, if you revisit the MLBTR article, they moved McGuire for exactly the reasons I said - he didn’t have an option, they didn’t want to carry 3 catchers, and Collins had an option. That Collins didn’t work out for them of immaterial. I mean, 3 days ago, the A’s waived (and eventually traded) Cristina Pache, a key part of the Matt Olson trade. That Pache didn’t work out has no bearing on how they called Olson. It does mean they probably overvalued Pache at some point…
  9. notin
    So? The Red Sox jettisoned Jeter Downs. Does that mean they gave up on Mookie?
  10. notin
    To be fair, he was behind two of the better catchers in the AL, including one All Star. At some point, bear in mind both of these teams also traded for McGuire as well. The Jays just had far too much catcher depth. And the White Sox presumably saw him as an upgrade over Zack Collins. Don’t get me wrong. You’ll see better catchers. But that doesn’t necessarily mean McGuire is Everyman With A Mitt…
  11. notin
    Coming close to winning = losing. The walks were killers…
  12. notin
    Also the Jays’ trade of McGuire for another backup catcher in Zack Collins might have simply been related to the fact that Collins had an option left while McGuire did not. The Jays, already with Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk, probably did not want 3 catchers on the 26 man roster. Not so sure anyone just “gave up” on McGuire…
  13. notin
    I’m arguing that the White Sox wanted a LHRP after Aaron Bummer, which they felt they needed once they decided to send Tanner Banks down to the minors in June. Maybe Diekman wasn’t the best option available, but he was probably the best one that could be had so cheaply…
  14. notin
    So you’re arguing the White Sox happily dumped off McGuire for Diekman? I think maybe they wanted the lefty bullpen arm and we’re happy to get it for a backup catcher rather than overpaying in prospect talent…
  15. notin
    Like McGuire or not, he’s better than whatever was next in line from the Sox farm system. The good news is, he apparently has shown similarities to Vazquez. Very similar OPS+. Prior to 2022 (when Vaz just dominated the category), the two had similar DRS. And even StatCast shows similar arm strength. Of course the difference is, McGuire has been doing this on a much smaller scale. There are other reasons for some hope. McGuire started out as a first round pick with some prospect hype, twice making BA Top 100 list, before settling in to his part time role. In this regard, he has some similarity to another Christian on the Sox in Arroyo. And while neither Arroyo nor McGuire May ever reach those early expectations, that doesn’t make them bad players. Draft busts? Ok. But Boston didn’t draft them. And if nothing else, remember Diekman is still under the contract Boston signed him to…
  16. notin
    Actually I wonder if DD hoped he’d stay on the ML. Despite what some think, tying up even a 40 man roster spot with a player you know you can’t use can be a hindrance when defending a pennant, let alone a 26 man roster spot. The Phillies are likely to use or DFA every spot on their 40 man this year in that title defense. Song stands to make it just that much more difficult in two months…
  17. notin
    If he can get that down to a non-arbitrarily chosen 4.12 in the second half, would he be worth $36million?
  18. notin
    Too bad the Sox weren’t facing one of those stud aces like Corbin Burnes, Alek Manoah or Aaron Nola, all of whom turned in stellar performances. It’s one day of 162…
  19. notin
    I am. Probably be late for the draft if I make it, but I’m usually (too?) active with my roster so an auto draft won’t ruin my day
  20. notin
    The Sox have only started out 1-0 once since 2017. And that was in 2020…
  21. notin
    “Too long” meaning “after Spring Training ends”?
  22. notin
    Plus one HBP. So 10 free passes total…
  23. notin
    Not one person said that after 3 games. Not one. And that pitching staff had Eovaldi, Perez, ERod, and Garrett Richards along with Pivetta. Are those 4 pitchers better than Sale, Kluber, Whitlock and Crawford?
  24. notin
    Ah yes, the age old riddle If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear Jim Paxton scream out a sound after it crushes his left arm?
  25. notin
    Two years ago, the Sox got swept by the Orioles (for 3 of the Orioles’ 52 wins that year!!) and were outscored 18-5 in the series. Despite all the white flags after that series, a lot of people did watch the Sox make it to the ALCS that year…
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