Nick

Good news is I won't have to watch Buchholtz start for at least couple of more weeks, if any.

Wow...it's hard to cheer for this Yankee team...

I know it was the Yankees but E Rod pitched well today. Threw slider and had command of his pitches....of course Yankees helped a lot by not being very selective in key moments. Good outing for E Rod.

Encouraging that he was throwing his slider and did not really have command issues....

E Rod for Espinoza...get him back

Loved the shot of middle aged Yankee fan sitting behind celebrating Sox fans....boy if looks could kill

Come on Pedey....get aggressive....thats' who you are

Sandy...Sandy

Pathetic at bat

Yep, they have jacoby for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at $20M......

If E Rod comes through...do you still see Sox making a big trade?

Rod should have been rung up.....no way he should get that much respect..... Nice double play...Mark T can't run at all either

Lucky we got one I guess.....Leon in clutch

Throws a nice slider then goes 3 straight balls.....can't throw 93's over middle of the plate

Xander only has one multiple hit games over last 14 games or so....our bats are cooling a bit...

Just don't walk anyone....that's my key. Solo shots don't hurt as much.....

Assuming 150 starting pitching slots broken into groups of 30's, top 30 being #1 starters, next 30 being #2 starters, etc, where do you rank Sox starters going forward? 1 Price ( ) 2 Porcello (-) 3 Pomeranz, (-) Wright ( ) 4 5 E Rod (-) We can further separate each group by + (top 1/3) neutral (next 1/3) and - (bottom 1/3). It would be interesting to see 1-75 ranking for AL starters. I have no idea on what basis though. Thoughts?

So assuming no further setbacks, can you outline the progression for Kopech? (i'm not messing with you, I just want to know) thanks

The assistant Red Sox pitching coach has been watching Pomeranz since the start of the season, and he believes the All-Star left-hander is the real deal. "He went from being a two-pitch pitcher, which limits your viability as a starter," Bannister said before the Red Sox beat the Yankees on Friday night. "He added a third pitch, which got him over the hump and it's a quality third pitch." What about E Rod?

Mets viewership higher than Yankees...the bandwagon is apparently empty

I wish they'd drill in and come up with different set of numbers for different pitches....vs fastball, vs cutter/slider, etc...anyone know if there's one somewhere (averages for batted balls in play)?

No....I'm saying you begin to gather pieces for lengthy chase for multiple divisional championships....I think we're doing it. We are pretty well set for time being...I think Pomeranz move was necessary and a good one. You always have to give up something of value. Many pieces are in place, don't you think? We don't need to raid the farm system and empty it.

Ultimate goal for any organization is to have an opportunity to compete in the World Series. Timing is everything. On offensive side, we have a young core group of Betts, Bogaertz and Bradley to build a team around. Pedey is in the mix also. Shaw can be but he has to hit like he did in April/May and not June. Hanley is with us for 3 more years. We have several young candidates to fill out the roster nicely for several years....Moncada, Benintendi, Swihart, Devers, Vazquez. Ortiz loss will be immense but it can be lessened. Going forward, Sox offense looks to be a capable World Series challanger. At some point, if not today, E Rod will be a major league pitcher, or at least that's what the FO believes. Even with opt out clause, Price will be with the Sox for awhile. Porcello has three more years after this season. Pomeranz is not going to fade (it would be a shocker to many, including DD) and he's with us for 2 more years. There's no reason,if he performs as expected, to think that Sox won't extend him. Steven Wright just needs to stay healthy. This is not a bad starting point. Surpluses will become abundantly clear and they can be packaged to acquire better players, upgrading any pitchers or position players. We don't need to make any rash player movements right now (unless due to injuries). The goal is to collect enough talent to overcome daily grind, slumps and injuries. I think we have the right guy (DD) to get the job done.

Go Sox

By Moon Well, before the Espi trade I thought it might take Espi, Beni and Swi to get us a much better pitcher than Pomernaz, but I clearly see Beni as our future LF'er. There's another piece to the future roster puzzle of the Sox: assuming Moncada is better offensively than Beni, what if two or three of these things happen by opening day next year: 1) We sign Encarnacion to be our DH/1Bman. 2) Pablo comes back in shape next year and wins back the 3B position. 3) Shaw learns to hit LHPs and continues at a near .800 OPS. 4) HanRam ends up near .850 at season end and does well in the playoffs. 5) Sam Travis rakes in ST'ing. The log-jam at 3B/1B/DH could make it feasible to want Moncada in LF over Beni Moon, if 1-5 all happens, I'd be drunk for weeks.