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Kennedy and Gibson to the Phillies?
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I am guessing Schwaber could be used to rest the DH or in the outfield and also as a pinch hitter. I don't see him as a FT 1st baseman. Maybe in 2022 he becomes the primary DH.
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kimbrell to the whitesox?
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I wonder what it would take to get Byan Buxton. He has a fractured bone in his hand but would be a great addition to the outfield for 2022. That's consistent with Bloom's strategy.
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Schwaber may not be able to handle first and is marginal defensively in the OF. I wonder if he could stretch at first without aggravating his hamstring injury. Sort of another Arroyo.
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I hope so as the Sox are somewhat vulnerable going into August. We saw an example of that vulnerability last night. Down to less than 2 hours to go and Bloom doesn't have a lot of trade chips that are both attractive and that he is likely to part with.
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Moon has opined that we won't do a lot in the trade market for 2021 other than a possible first base move and a starter/reliever. If Bloom is trying to stay below the CBT and doesn't want to go big until 2022, Other than the Schwaber trade and perhaps a couple of less capable additions, we may stand pat. We will have to jettison quite a number of players this year so it is sad that we can't get something in return.
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The Rays, Yankees ab=nd Jays have all been aggressive and now less is available to the Sox. So far, the Sox have not done a lot to improve the team for 2021.
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Berrios to Blue Jays
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The Orioles have said they are not trading Means.
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Schwaber is a power hitting left handed bat and an outfielder who could play some first. He fills a need for the left handed bat and at 28 years old may be a possible DH replacement for JDM if he opts out for 2022. He suffered a significant hamstring injury July 3rd so with a 6 week healing cycle, he may be back in the 2nd week of August. Not a perfect fir for us now but can give us more than our other current options going forward. a good pickup for the Sox, but we still need a first baseman and a starter. Bloom is down to 4 pm today to improve the team and possibly rid ourselves of assets we don't wish to keep in any case.
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We just picked up Kyle Schwaber for a pitching prospect. He is injured but should be back soon.
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It is a little disconcerting to watch trades be made by our competitors while nothing is being announced for the Sox. We need an improvement at first base for this year and most of 2022. The poor performance of E-Rod again has me changing my mind about the need for a SP instead of a RP. We are on the same wavelength on those points. I hope Bloom doesn't wait until 4pm tomorrow to make his moves.
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Just a temporary roster convenience. He will return for his next start.
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I didn't expect the Sox really wanted Rizzo that much. They will fill that need but may be a surprise,
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I'm betting Bloom trades for a first baseman not named Rizzo or it would have been done by now. I think Moon is right and that we trade away assets not intended for 2022 to get salary relief. In addition, I don't think he gets Scherzer, but instead goes for a solid reliever.
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You have been clear that we cannot protect all of our prospects and we do have needs. It seems obvious that we use prospects and 40 man players not in our future plans to fill our needs. My view is a 1st baseman and i'm leaning toward another RP. Bloom has less than 2 days to make those moves. No doubt the ground work has been done to secure those results. I do worry that we will go out for a rental of a big time pro, but have faith that Bloom is no fool.
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Why not if the deal is right for both teams? I'm still looking for a first baseman and a relief pitcher, now it looks more like Houck can make the grade as a starter.
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We trade for a higher quality first baseman and get Arroyo back off the IL.
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We have talked about the team needs being at most a first baseman and either a starter or a reliever, whichever we can trade for that makes the most sense. To accommodate a quality pitcher, it would then make sense to trade at least one of our current pitchers. I don't like the idea of a few months rental and I don't believe Bloom does either. We will know in less than 3 days.
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I think there is room for all three to play reasonable minutes. With Duran sitting against lefties and Cora's propensity to rest players like Bogie, Renfroe and Verdugo. Kike can be used as an outfield sub and Arroyo as an infield sub. I still think the Sox are looking for a first baseman but I wouldn't think Rizzo fits.
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I'll bet the Sox have had preliminary talks with multiple teams about 1st base prospects. I can't see Bloom taking on a costly rental like Rizzo.
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I assume Plawecki and Arroyo are surely bench players and that there will be two others if we trade for a FT first baseman. Who will they be? Cordero is a possibility. Who is the other? I wonder if we will go after a top starter or solid reliever. Moon made a case for either or neither.
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Assuming we pickup a FT first baseman in trade and we have Arroyo back to fill in on a regular basis to rest players and to allow favorable lefty/righty matchups, who should the 2 remaining utility players on the active roster be? I assume we will keep Duran in the lineup in some capacity since his speed is valuable and his hitting may come along. We currently have Cordero, Chavis, Gonzalez, Santana as obious possibilities.
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The question is whether do we need a starter or a reliever. I would think Houck is a wild card here for the regular season. Should we use him as a starter or long reliever? If we have Sale, Eovaldi, E-Rod and Pivetta as starters and use Houck as our 5th, Then trade Richards and assume Brasier will only make it back to fill an injury slot, We have Perez as a 6th starter or long reliever. The question is whether we can find a better starter/reliever that can make a difference and whether it's worth exceeding the CBT to do so. I believe Richards is tradeable and we really do need a firstbaseman.