Nick

After the Arroyo incident, my guess is some on Sox staff do not want Schwarber getting hurt playing 1B, especially if he's not 100%. That would be very very bad optical. They'll look like a clown.They need his bat. With Schwarber DH'ing, moving JD to outfield will allow Kike to play 2B and maybe even 1B when Arroyo comes back. Yeah, it's not left handed bat but right now I'd rather see Kike than Dalbec. We'll see if Shaw can get hot. He's not having a good year. Shaw is not the player the Yankees got at trade deadline.

With the signing of Travis Shaw, we can finally close the book on Santana hopefully. We're tired of waiting. Santana's smooth swing has not been productive. It's time for Santana to move on. Go home and chill out. All I ever wanted was repeat of his 2019 season with the Rangers. Waiting is over.

A bird in the hand is $19.325M in your pocket, guaranteed for 2022 season. I can't name another DH making that kind of money. I agree with you (sorry misread it the first time)

Wow, Rays lose in bottom of 9th....they don't lose many of those.....

I'm not sure if you were serious about Schwarber but starters have pitched well the last few games. I'm pretty optimistic.

If we sweep the last six games vs Orioles, we just need to play .500 against the others to get to 92 wins. (24-18) Yankees would have to go 27-18 to tie us. I like our chances.

Games Remaining 3-4 Rays 3-3 Yanks 3-3 Orioles 3-3 Guardians 3-0 Rangers 2-0 Mets 0-3 White Sox 0-3 Seattle No more Toronto. We have 6 vs Orioles.

This pathetic Orioles team will be paying Chris Davis $23M next year too. Was there a bigger bust? Full Disclosure; I'm pretty sure I thought I wanted him at one point. I was strong advocate for Stanton too. Most of it had to do with his front loaded contract. It's good that I'm not the GM.

Ah, there's not any DD worshippers. He was hired to do a job. To meet Corporate expectations. We just intervene when DD haters spew garbage. Look at our top 20. Where in the hell did they come from? He had a MANDATE from HENRY. GET US THE f*** OUT OF TWO LAST PLACE FINISHES. Minor league players exist at the pleasure of big league team.

Yes, f*** the 'win' stats....

again, lets use the technology available to us....ugh

I do think signing Schwarber in anticipation of JD moving on after 2022 (even if he stays after 2021) is typical Red Sox move. We extended Eovaldi knowing Porcello was going to be in his last year of contract. Hedging the bet as a gambler would say. It's matter of how much that insurance will cost. I love Schwarber. I saw him play at IU.

Just a general comment. As Moon often has said, Sox fans tend to 'overvalue' their prospects. When looked through the 30 team spectrum, we're in the lower half. We're far from NOT sniffing the luxury tax line. Not sure how much money is available this winter if we still can't go over the $210M mark. No one has convinced me that Pivetta, Whitlock and Houck can't be a starter along with Eovaldi and Sale. How much upgrade can you make without going after a #1 type pitcher that will require massive commitment by the club? Who is out there for less than $10M that will be an upgrade over Pivetta, Whitlock and Houck? Bullpen needs reinforcement despite having 4-5 solid guys. Kike, Renfroe, Xavier, JD, Devers, Verdugo, Arroyo and say Schwarber looks good enough to be on a World Series contending team. I'm okay with the starting five, maybe re-sign E Rod and move Houck to the pen. Can't have enough guns in the pen though. Ok, missed the money part on Moon's outstanding post.... We have $40M to sign Schwarber(?), E Rod or Greinke, a top line reliever.

Yeah, look what others did to our bullpen. Toronto guys salivate thinking about our pitching staff. Good hitters foul off good pitches and destroy mistake pitches.

Years of Team control 2022 and beyond Position Players 6 Duran 5 Xander (opt out after 22) 5 Dalbec 3 Verdugo 3 Arroyo 2 Devers 2 Renfroe Starters 5 Houck (maybe 6) 5 Whitlock 4 Sale 3 Pivetta Bullpen 4 Taylor 4 Darwinzon 4 Valdez 3 Barnes 2 Brasier. 2 Sawamura Not a bad list.... If this were the Rays....Xander would have been traded earlier, Devers would be traded this winter, Sale would have traded earlier, Barnes would have become FA or traded....

Years of Team control 2022 and beyond Position Players 6 Duran 5 Xander (opt out after 22) 5 Dalbec 3 Verdugo 3 Arroyo 2 Devers 2 Renfroe Starters 5 Houck 5 Whitlock 4 Sale 3 Pivetta Bullpen 4 Taylor 4 Darwinzon 4 Valdez 3 Barnes 2 Brasier. 2 Sawamura Not a bad list.....it'll be interesting to see who in on the 40 man roster this winter.

Now that Sale and Schwarber are active, much of disappointment is dissipating. There just seems to be urgency now to this season. Schwarber's rehab game on Thursday was rained out. Sox just said hell with it and put him in the lineup on Friday. I like that. Dalbec is heating up. Kike has been hot now 3/4 weeks? Renfroe is steady. Duran will help. Brasier should be back. Arroyo should be back. We're finally playing the hot catcher more. Verdugo needs to pick it up offensively. JD, Devers and Xander have been very solid overall. Our rotation is shaping up and pitching better. Hopefully Richards and Perez can contribute in the pen. It's definitely far from being over.

1.389 Dalbec in August...keep the hot bat in the lineup

Which again proves the point that it's always better trade one of them for two prospects again and again if given the opportunity. It is crapshoot. More players you have better chance you'll get some decent major leaguers.

Third year penalty for going over by say $10M is $5M. How much money did we have to match Moncada acquisition? It was TONS more than $5M we're worried about.

I suggested this couple of years ago. Whatever team you're with when you are eligible for Rookie of the Year, that team is your designated 'home' team. 'Home' team can have one exemption each year (it can change player from year to year) on one single player and caps luxury tax payroll at say $20M on said player. So we could have paid Betts $30M, but only $20M would count against the luxury tax payroll. What if we then sign Devers for $35M? He's also a 'homer' so you can now count Betts at $30 but Devers only at $20M. Player's union would love this. Sox would not have to count $15M of Devers annual salary because he's 'homegrown'. This encourages teams such as Sox to retain fan favorites. Sale's AAV is $25.6M. Sox would have 'saved' $5.6M for another quality reliever.

1.389 for August!!!!!

Dalbec OPS creeping above .700 with a homer today. Maybe the patience will pay off.

When it comes to Sox player getting hurt, my trusted source is jacksonianmarch......he's usually the first to give us the bad news...

Verdugo should have stayed home and worked on his diaper changing skills. He'd be a hit with his wife. He's 0-4 tonight.