Nick

One big issue I have with the organization is not being realistic on some players, and I'm not even talking about our bullpen. 1 Sandoval....the guy was finished long before anyone in the organization was willing to admit it. Out of shape slob. By clinging on to false hope, it prevented us from moving on. 2 Hanley...we finally came to our senses and let him go. 3 Pedroia....hell Jacksonianmarch KNEW that his type of injury was career ending. Everyone in New England kept their fingers crossed. Yankee fan knew it all along but not our medical staff. We did nothing to have a back up plan. Only good thing to come out of it was Michael Chavis. 4 Steve Pearce...at this point why do we need him back? Is he an upgrade over Chavis? I do like it that we're getting to see young players, finding out if they're good or not. Shawaryn can't throw strikes. He lives off the strike zone. I don't want team full of Dice K's. Try someone else. If they can't cut it, move on. Better find out the bad news early rather than later.

Chris Freakin' Sale has moved towards Freakin' Chris Sale! Good one, Moon. I needed a chuckle after watching Sox and Yankees go at cricket. BTW, I've seen enough of Mike Shawaryn for 2019. It took him something like 30 pitches to get out of one inning when I watched him. Now this.

22 year olds need a rest after long flight...what a bunch of f***ing pussies. Let's call it the season. Our starters can come in well rested and refreshed come spring training in 2020.

Porcello ate only one third of an inning today. If we have a blowout Sunday, punish him by making him the long reliever on Sunday. He needs the work.

The goal is to win the World Series. Just ask a Dodger. Yeah, it's nice to be the NL champion. But they don't throw a parade for coming in second, do they? Playing well going into October is a must. We can second guess all we want but I want to see the entire team healthy before I give up on this team. They will go on a run at some point. For me, Eovaldi returning to starting rotation will cure many of the pitching problems. He will lengthen our bullpen.

Seriously, after WINNING the World Series, and you're drafting 30th at best, what's another 10 spots below? It's not as though we're dropping from top 10 to top 20.

Dave Dombrowski's dilemma: What if Red Sox need to acquire starter instead of reliever? I feel the same way......Fifth starter trumps over bullpen depth. Here's the part that worries me.....barely 3+ innings per start. The group of Hector Velazquez, Ryan Weber, Josh Smith, Darwinzon Hernandez, and Johnson has combined to go 2-7 with a 7.31 ERA in 14 starts covering just 44.1 innings. In addition to getting hammered, they've only averaged a shade over three innings a start, which has killed the bullpen.

My only point was not very many starting pitchers make $22M.

Moon you missed it, few games back he had some elbow issues.....he's on 10 day DL

Geez, maybe we should extend Rick.

I just loved reading the Game Day reaction to Cora bringing in first, Brewer. Then wait for it, Brasier. Complete meltdown. Funny stuff. I'm pretty sure at least one poster had a heart attack. Kimmi is right. Our bullpen is not the problem.

why not pinch hit for Sandy?

Someone's math doesn't add up. There are only 19 starting pitchers making $20M+ in mlb including Porcello. And a poster thinks $20M is typical salary for #3/#4 pitcher? There are 30 teams in mlb. I'll be generous and say that Porcello's resume is that of #2 pitcher. I realize there are several pitchers still under team control. But still, I don't see giving a $20M salary to team's #3 pitcher who pitches like a #3 pitcher.

David Price going 1+ inning on Thursday and Johnson lasting only 3 innings yesterday forced our bullpen working on fumes. Cora did his best to patchwork the pen over the weekend. Thank God we scored some runs at top of 10th so we could afford Josh Smith to 'close'. This is MLB and it's bottom line game. After losing first two games in Texas, we recovered to win 5 straight. I was worried about yesterday's game thinking we would have to out score Baltimore with Johnson taking the mound. His rehab stint in the minors was very uninspiring at best. I remember a time when we thought Johnson was a very good prospect.

CHICAGO -- The first domino has fallen in the wake of the Edwin Encarnacion trade as the Yankees optioned outfielder Clint Frazier to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre after Sunday’s 10-3 win over the White Sox. The move creates space on the 25-man roster for Encarnacion, who will join the team when it returns to New York and be available for Monday's series opener against the Rays. “It’s a tough pill to swallow. It’s never fun, especially with the way I thought I contributed to the team this year,” Frazier said. “Guess I’m facing reality right now.” Frazier, 24, has played well this season and has been one of the team’s most consistent bats while Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge have been out with injury for extended periods of time. “Very [difficult],” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s played a big role on a winning team and that doesn’t necessarily stop now. This is where we’re at with our roster situation. Obviously, tough news to deliver, but hopefully he can make the most of it and use it to get better at his craft.” Frazier is hitting .283/.330/.513 with 11 homers and an .843 OPS in 53 games for the Yankees this season. He went 1-for-5 with a strikeout on Sunday. Stanton is set to return this week. Who goes down next? Team chemistry? I'm not arguing upgrade with Encarnacion but at what cost? Our biggest question mark is how soon before Eovaldi returns to full health. I want to stay positive but he's a big missing part right now because we don't have an adequate fill in for healthy Eovaldi. On paper, we had one of the best starting rotation coming into 2019.

We better save some money for a starter in case Eovaldi doesn't come back. Having Johnson as our best #5 at this point is joke.

He definitely deserves it more than Machado.

Just because one team is too stupid and overvalue a player doesn't mean we have to...... Just look at what Kimbrel was asking and what he ended up settling for.

Trending is more critical for minor leaguers than entire body of work. They are constantly making adjustments. Working on new things. It's very possible that something has clicked for Feltman. I agree, let's cut him some slack. I don't care what he did in beginning. It matters what he is doing. (especially true for relievers)

Would it be smart to leave behind 3 starting pitchers in States and not travel with the team when we play the Yankees in London? They would get 6 days off at home. They can come in and get some throwing in.

I'd give Rick 2-3 year deal at slight hometown discount. That will lock down our starting rotation for 2/3 more years.

1,6,5,3,5,3,3,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,5,2,3,7, Sox end of year 40 man payroll rank 2019-2000. We're lucky to have the ownership that we have. No chance of reset. I don't regret Moreland/Pearce signings. 2019 season is not over. If it doesn't work out, we owe nothing for next year.

I looked for "A Realistic View at 2021, Part I" but Moon hasn't got around to it. He's too busy crunching new OPS numbers for everyone based on where they bat in the order.

Thus I said 2021.

Red Sox outfield prospect Jarren Duran was promoted to Double-A Portland on Monday. Duran, 22, was Boston’s seventh-round pick in last year’s draft and hit .387/.456/.543 with four homers and 13 doubles for High-A Salem in 50 games to start the year. The former Long Beach State player has risen up prospect boards due to his torrid start and is now ranked as Boston’s No. 3 prospect by SoxProspects.com after starting the season at No. 13. He should be ready by 2021. I thought he was a little guy with all that speed buy he's 6-2. A contact hitter with plus plus speed. He will follow the path of Betts. A 2B converted to outfield. Beni.....Devers....Chavis.....???? I think we'll always be competitive.