Nick

Today's starting pitcher, Parker had good April but has fallen off last couple of months. He did pitch an 8 inning gem, 1 hitter, vs Baltimore back in April. 3.19 ERA in April, 7.94 in May, and 4.60 in June. We need to get to him early.

I think he's been bit unlucky.

I think we're paying him $12M next two years, so he has to pick us his game.

"The bullpen is the problem, but even they could bounce back as the hitting seems to have done." We've added 3 relievers recently and I think they will help. Murphy looked good in his 2 outings. Alcala and Hicks are others. Cora is angling for Hicks to be the 8th inning guy.

Quick note on the Rays... Only 1 pitcher outside of the starting five has started a game. Unbelievable. Sox have used 8 pitchers for all but one start. Rays starters WHIP 1.00-1.07-1.15-1.25-1.32 Sox starters WHIP 1.04 (Crochet)-1.26 (Dobbins)-1.28 (Giolito)-1.38 (Bello)-1.58 (Buehler) We'll need to score some runs. Bregman return if it happens would be huge for this 4 game series.

The team is 100% committed to Anthony. Remember what Breslow said about Anthony. Something to the effect once Anthony gets his call up, he'll play and not sit on the bench. He'll get more AB than Mayer.

I'll buy that....but when will Abreu get more at bats? Here again I'm inclined to trade Duran. I hate it that we'd be given up 3 more years of team control starting in 2026. But emergence of Password has me convinced we can survive Duran's departure.

I hope to see Peyton Tolle called up in September. A fast riser, 49+ innings , 79 K's, 1.17 whip at Greenville, 9 innings at Portland, 17 K's, 0.56 whip.

The left-hander has a ways to go before becoming part of the "best one-two punch in the American League." This acquisition seems to be for the future and not for helping out Sox 2nd half of this season, what we actually need.

Righty Line Up Today- Anthony and Duran only lefties. So Duran is hitting .572 vs lefties. He's batting 7th tonight. Why doesn't Cora just play Abreu? He's hitting .678 vs lefties. Do what's best for the team.

Alcala, Hicks and Murphy should be ready to go along with Chapman. Please stay away from Weissert and Bernardino.

Big game for Buehler.....time is running out for this guy. Here's my worthless stat. Teams won lost record started by following pitchers. 1 Crochet 17 11 - 6 2 Dobbins 10 7 - 3 3 Bello 13 6 - 7 4 Giolito 13 8 - 5 5 Buehler 14 7 - 7 39 - 28 6 Fitts 7 1 - 6 7 T Houck 9 2 - 7 8 Newcomb 5 2 - 3 Bernardino 1 0 - 1 5 17 89 44 - 45

that makes sense

He'd be a rental. 4 years of control for a rental? High price for the Sox. Like I said, I wouldn't do it unless we're given time to extend Cease before the trade is finalized. A Boras client. He'll look for FA. Buehler definitely won't return in 2026 and good chance Giolito won't. It's amazing to me that we only have 1 starting pitcher making over $10M for 2026 as of now.

After yesterday's win, Anthony crept over the .700 ops mark, Story is .697 and Mayer is .693. That is our top 11. With Bregman return appearing imminent, we can compete offensively. Need pitching. It's early but Chris Murphy looks solid.

Every time I've watched him, he is very tentative going after the ball. Very shaky right now. With Password coming up, why not try him at 1B?

Do you see higher ceiling for Mick Abel than say Dobbins? Is his stuff much better? How so?

We are close to having 11 players hitting over .700 OPS

I am talking about a permanent solution, for next 6 years. He's 6-3 I think. With PASSWORD, Garcia on the horizon, we'll still have surplus of OF. Surely you don't want to count on Toro/Gonzalez combo next year.

My Crazy 2026 Lineup CC Narvaez 1B Anthony 2B Story SS Mayer 3B Bregman LF Garcia (The Password) CF Rafaela RF Abreu DH Ozuna I think this group would have no problem with run production Can we do a trade and sign Cease? (a must before trade). Give them Duran and get Cease and prospects.

Anthony playing 1B would solve lot of problems. lol

Any thought on acquiring Ozuna from Atlanta?

Any chance we can get Marcell Ozuna from Atlanta?

Right now I'm excited about Garcia. The Password. His arrival will balance out the lefty-righty dynamic in our outfield, assuming Duran or Abreu gets traded. One really has to go. I'm leaning towards Duran. It seems many playoff contenders believe he'll fit in very well. Garcia has power. I love the idea of rotating Garcia, Abreu and Anthony for two outfield spots. The third can DH. At some point, Yoshida has to go. Refsnyder will probably retire. At that point, we just need to get a 1B that does not need platooning. Extend Bregman and our lineup looks solid to me.

You have a very good point. He only sees the upside of platooning, usually it's all about lefty righty matchup. He wants better defense but he does nothing to help it. It's always about offense.