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  1. notin
    We lost Drohan in the Rule 5 draft a couple years ago, but he got returned. I was surprised he was added to the 40 man roster at all. That Drohan threw together a decent stretch with another team doesn’t bother me…
  2. notin
    Giving up on Grissom too early made this deal worse…
  3. notin
    The lottery system in the NBA makes sense because first round picks can make an immediate and significant impact. MLB has no such concerns, so why employ a lottery system at all?
  4. notin
    Priester was a weird and questionable trade. Harrison for Durbin? I mean, Durbin was ROY Runner-up last year, giving the Sox the complete set from 2025. And I don’t get why it gets called a bad trade if you’re going to blame the Sox for screwing up Durbin and credit the Brewers for fixing Harrison. Would it be better if the Brewers kept Durbin and maximized his potential while the Sox screwed up Harrison? Would that make everyone happy?
  5. notin
    What is your selling price and how do you tell Craig you’re rejecting his trade? Im not worried about Contreras. Players like him rarely get moved at the deadline, and the only team where he’s an obvious fit is a team that just might become sellers because, well, that’s what they know. Plus you can always trade Contreras at the 2027 deadline if things aren’t going so well next year…
  6. notin
    So you think it’s a good idea to take trade advice from Seth from Superbad?
  7. notin
    DD has been adamant about not trading Painter. No such word on Miller. And really the Phillies could use both Duran and Chapman. I could see DD wanting Duran, since he drafted him and all. But oddly, I don’t think DD and Chapman have ever been part of the same organization before. Still Chapman is reportedly high on his list. Assuming Painter is still untouchable, that doesn’t leave much in the Philly farm to deal away. Miller should be untouchable ss the Heir Apparent once Alec Bohm is finally discarded. That leaves Aroon Escobar and Gage Wood. Escobar is a bulky 2b (think like a 6’ tall Jose Altuve) that would likely just be stopping by in his way to being traded elsewhere. Wood is a hard-throwing RHRP that is undersized and over-injured. Also likely just stopping by until someone else gets intrigued. This is all assuming Chapman isn’t headed to Chicago, where they have more prospects to choose from…
  8. notin
    Thats because they’re made from asbestos…
  9. notin
    Surpringly only 16 HRs at home, but a home OPS over .900. That has to be the year he tied the record with 4 HRs in one game, right?
  10. notin
    That park turned Scooter Gennett into a thumper…
  11. notin
    Tyron Guerrero? Greg Weissert? Please?
  12. notin
    Yorke for Priester?
  13. notin
    And then brought in his DOSE (Department of Sox Efficiency) to gut the roster, using the savings to launch his new Fenway crypto coin…
  14. notin
    No. Shaw’s a better hitter and fielder. The Cubs do have a former BA Top 100 prospect named James Triantos that is also likely available. Now he is another Caleb Durbin IMO…
  15. notin
    I do Duran and Gray for Shaw. But I don’t think the Cubs need/want Duran. They need SP and a closer…
  16. notin
    May pitched 28.1 IP for Boston and had a 5.40 ERA. After 28.1 IP with St Louis this year, May had a 5.72 ERA Probably Bailey’s fault…
  17. notin
    I can at least promise wuth no research every team in MLB has at least 50% solo home runs, probably more…
  18. notin
    He also only pitched 28 innings for Boston
  19. notin
    No doubles for a month is odd for a guy who used to get a double every time the left fielder needed to take four steps to field his single…
  20. notin
    So anything that works out he lucked into, but anything that doesn’t was unmistakable stupidity? No wonder no one wants this job. I don’t think Contreas gets traded, but mostly because teams don’t make many deadline trades for players like him, unless they’re cheap rentals. Most teams in it are set at 1b. The one team that might want him is Washington, but it’s hard to know if they even make moves ss a buyer or seller. They are in it, but with so few teams out it could be a seller’s market…
  21. notin
    Craig can always flip him for a LHP later…
  22. notin
    Salas was a hard pass for me. Not impressed by catchers having back problems by age 19. San Diego has shown interest in the past, and Ramon Laureano’s season-ending injury opens the door again. They’ve likely reviewed his contract situation already - a big first step in any trade already bypassed. But they’ve depleted their farm severely through trades and promotions the last few seasons. And beyond Salas, does San Diego have much to offer? Kash Mayfield? He is a flippable A-baller. The only other possibility I can think of is Cleveland, who has a pretty solid farm, including a RHP named Khal Stephen, who might be the best Dothraki prospect ever.
  23. notin
    Hitting .239 with a .779 OPS since the start of May, with a sub-.300 OBP. Im not ready to call that outstanding..
  24. notin
    But at a year older, his trade value goes down. He likely stays due to a lack of interest in 1b/Dh types. But if some team needs RHH power, there’s no reason to hold back beyond PR. This doesn’t mean he gets given away. Set a price and see who meets it, if anyone. As much as folks don’t like Breslow, he has brought in Contreras, Gray and Chapman and all have worked out fine. If the Sox don’t mess move Contreras, why do you think Breslow couldn’t find the next Contreras?
  25. notin
    A bit older than Bichette, who was already a MLB veteran at age 24. Long has a, well, long swing that still works for contact as well as some RH power. His 2026 looks awful compared to his stellar 2025, but a lot of that is probably due to an elbow injury he got in February that kept him out of the WBC (for the China-Taipei team, I believe). He has played both corner INF and corner OF and probably settles in as a 1b-3b-DH type if the Sox don’t mess with him. I’m actually surprised he didn’t debut last year, but the Cubs really don’t need him and he’s a good fit for Boston…
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