Nick

Dalbec is very tolerable as a #9 hitter if Kike and Arroyo hold their own at CF and 2B. That leads to pretty solid 1-8. My guess is Sox had in mind Cordero and Kike would do the trick. Two players I was most interested in this year were Dalbec and Whitlock. One has not met my expectation and other has surpassed it. It hurts every time Dalbec takes a strike for strike, and chases balls outside the strike zone for third strike. We now have pretty solid relief group in Barnes, Ottavino, Taylor, Whitlock, Sawamura and Darwinzon. It'd be nice to see Brasier come back and have Ort get a promotion as some point. I have no idea what the team will do with Richards. Looks like he's going to make adjustments on the fly. Marwin it tolerable because of his defense and his ability to play 2B/SS reasonably well.

there are pundits that still think we won't be in a pennant race...

Sox are now 16 games over .500 for first time. This was their fourth attempt to get there. Is it possible that G Cole will go through an adjustment period due to rule change? $36M per year gamble by the Yankees?

signed by Boston as a free agent 2/26/18 18:$23.75M, 19:$23.75M, 20:$23.75M, 21:$19.375M, 22:$19.375M may opt out of contract after both 2019 ($2.5M buyout) and 2020 seasons (no buyout)

Cot's baseball does not show an option after this year. He had one last year.

Yankees are getting their asses handed to them.....sweet... I wonder how many fans turned off their TV to go do something else...

Interesting that Whitlock comes back with 1 day of rest after pitching 2 innings to pitch another 1 2/3. Maybe the training wheels are completely off.

Give me a break Moon, now you're just being sanctimonious. You boohoo 15 games free fall but you counter by emphasizing his 6 game sample of 1.000 OPS and .791 after 8 games? Where is his power? It's hard to display speed if you're not on base. We also have another guy that can play multiple positions. It's one thing if we have no other option but we do. Can you tell me in a pennant chase, how many games no longer constitute a small sample? You seem to have all the answers.

Santana hit a homer in his first two games and a triple in his fourth game. (3-13, .231) Since then, he's gone 5-52 with five singles. Looks like one of JBJ's slump.

We can all agree that Bloom is the best 'get' the Sox got. My guess is Sox expected more from Cordero. He was the left fielder and Kike the second baseman. At some point it's on the players. Cordero is not done. I think he'll get another look. I'm pleased that Sox has been patient with Dalbec. Can't say that he has not had his opportunity. Again, at some point, it's on the player. Based on what he did in 2020, pretty sure Sox wanted more from him this year. Getting Pivetta and Seabold for two relievers last year was Bloom's best trade so far. Whitlock will be a regular starting pitcher next year with five years of team control. Knowledgeable Yankees fans will hurt a little every time he pitches for Sox. Sawamura signing for $1.2M (21), $1.2M (22) and $3.0M club option (23) has not been discussed much but this type of deal is where Bloom shines.

Some Gems from New York Post Garrett Whitlock, a Rule 5 selection by the Red Sox from the Yankees’ list of unprotected players last December, tossed a pair of shutout innings, the sixth and seventh, for his new club. He owns a 1.49 ERA in 21 games totaling 36 ¹/₃ innings. Adam Ottavino, whom the Yankees salary-dumped on the Red Sox last January, recorded a 1-2-3 eighth inning with a pair of strikeouts (Giancarlo Stanton and Luke Voit). The veteran now owns a 2.64 ERA in 34 games totaling 30 ²/₃ innings. That and $153 million, nearly eight years ago, would have landed you Jacoby Ellsbury, who emerged from the shadows here Friday, wearing his Bosox jersey, to salute his retiring pal Dustin Pedroia. (ok that's funny) The Yankees have a Deivi Garcia problem. Once seen as a potential option for rotation depth — or perhaps a trade chip at next month’s deadline — the 22-year-old right-hander’s season has been a disaster that only grew worse Friday. Garcia allowed five runs in just two innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and has allowed 18 runs in his past 8 ²/₃ innings. Yankees’ Zack Britton exits with hamstring injury It was the latest setback for Britton, who was pitching in his fifth game of the season after his debut was delayed following elbow surgery in March to remove a bone chip. He returned on June 12 and threw three scoreless innings across three games in six days.

Man, you always bust me with facts....stop it.

Sooooo, with Richards fiasco, did a memo go out to the scouting department to re-evaluate the spin rate?

I have nothing against Kike. 1 I didn't agree Cora's decision to have him lead off after the slow start. Cora was stubborn about it. He was confident he was right. 2 Kike's overpaid from where I sit, on my couch with rear view mirrors. We're playing with less than a full deck. What's the trigger even for getting rid of Santana? Arroyo comes back and Chavis demoted? Does Red Sox have PR department? I love watching Whitlock pitch. I don't care about the score when he comes in. He works quick, he attacks hitters, he doesn't walk very many hitters, he's got quality pitches. He's mentally tough. I will love watching Duran hit and run the bases. I don't get that tingly feeling with Santana. Because it's all about pleasing me. (jk)

Just because we're bigger market team than Rays doesn't mean we should waste money. I"m extremely happy with Bloom. But it's about getting 'value' in return. $14M for Kike does not look like value addition so far. Hell I would have been happy with Brock Holt and use the other $5M on a reliever.

I didn't realize the guy played that much. #6, #6 amd #8 in total at bats for Dodgers during 2018-2020. My point still stands, $14M was an overpay based on what I see. Arroyo and Marwin are better defensive second baseman. I rather watch Duran struggle than watching Kike play CF. Maybe he's going through the adjustment to AL pitchers.

Grading Boston Red Sox’s winter additions: the good (Garrett Whitlock, Hunter Renfroe), the bad (Kiké Hernández) and the ugly (Danny Santana) | Chris Cotillo (MLB Notebook) Finally.....imagine the Rays paying 2 year $14M for former bench player. Not a very good FA signing. If he is what he is then we had no business signing him for $14M. This was Cora signing.

Balls and strike calls are atrocious. It's pure luck sometimes. Robo ump....it's time.

Pedey averaged 62 games per year during his team friendly contract. We paid him $13.75M per year. $221,774 per game played. 2002 at bats, almost $55K per bat. He won gold glove in 2014. All of his major awards came before he signed his big contract.

Alright you win.....I made intelligent assumptions and came up with this .217 (AVG) .261 (OBP) .301 (SLG) .563 (OPS)-Lead off batter in 1st inning .317 (AVG) .371 (OBP) .534 (SLG) .905 (OPS)-Non lead off batter in 1st inning You are correct....but the disparity is alarming.

It would be over 1.000 if not for pitcher batting lead off.

It was little over a month ago and I suggested 4 yr, $40M for Barnes. I know there were people saying he would command about $18M. I just have problem paying that much for a bullpen guy. Period.

This team is imploding. Forget the score. Look at the way they're playing. They got bailed out by Pivetta. We are stubborn about not bringing up a leadoff batter that's tearing it up in AAA, not AA, but AAA. How many more bats do you think he needs seeing the same AAA pitchers? Why not try Whitlock as an opener then stretch him out each outing? The team needs a left handed bat and infusion of some athleticism. Speed kills.

This is awful good!

Maybe he will go on a tear......