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If the tables were turned 1/2 this board would be ecstatic Bloom traded away the future for a chance for the 2nd wild card. I’m not completely happy with Blooms decision to not make a bigger splash but I’d bet on him over cashman at the poker table.

I was very dissatisfied with the Sox deadline deals, not that they were bad deals but rather I don’t feel they addressed all their needs. Seeing much of the angst in the fan base is making me feel a little better about Blooms decisions. If a lot of people are pissed…..he probably got something right.

Yankees had a strong farm system too, they cashed in one year too early if you asked me. Someone is feeling pressure in the Bronx

Yankees gave up 1/3 of their top 20.

I’m sorry 1.92 I think this guy can get lefties out too. He might be useful down the stretch

Davis has great Peripherals this year, his high ERA would be in the low 2’s if you literally tok out one out. Not even an inning but just one out. I’m disappointed, I expected more. But valued alone without consideration of the Sox going for a playoff run it was a good trade. A small trade, but maybe the Sox think Davis is on the cusp of reliever greatness. At the very least, he’s much better than workman.

What did you expect for Chavis. Chavis is garbage who’s bat ha potential, hasn’t thrown it together yet. Maybe he will maybe he won’t. He got traded for the pitcher version of himself.

This Chavis deal is a great deal on its own, you traded a 40 man future loss who is the odd man out with Schwarber for a pitcher who has some potential. High K numbers, we know how relievers can turn it on. It’s a good deal. Yet, it’s also extremely disappointing and leaves one dissatisfied. This isn’t the deal that puts us over the top. This deal does very little to help the Sox this year. This deadline is a real head scratcher.

So we traded for Workmans replacement? Could have found that in our own system

I know trades are announced after 4 so maybe more is coming but I’m going to be pissed if all we got was Kyle Schwarber?!?!?!? Bloom has been pretty great up until now if that’s the fact. This team is a World Series contender, everyone else just got better than they did. Why even make one trade if you’re not going to plug up the REAL holes????

He will play LF, maybe a little C/DH too

Xander Bogaerts.

Has Jeters value gone Down this year (pun intended) absolutely!!! but I bet people would be surprised at how little it actually went down. Front offices understand the progression and player development isn't linear. They don't expect every guy to plow his way in to the majors like Mookie Betts. Downs could still carry a lot of weight in a trade for the Sox, or be a useful player in a year or two here.

Let’s welcome our new starting LFer to Boston!!

We’re getting something right at 4 today. Stay tuned

Schwarber is also a good post season hitter. .981 OPS.

I think you could use him up here as a bench bat, pinch-runner and with how much Cora shuffles the lineup and gives guys days off he's going to get a decent amount of at-bats. We're in a playoff run so I think you have to factor that in. If this was May or June I would agree with you, let the kid get regular at bats. But in the midst of a playoff run were trading regular at-bats with irregular at-bats for one month....not three. I can live with that and I think the Sox can too.

In the absence of me being wrong he plays LF, Verdugo goes to the center and Kike plays 2B. Duran becomes your 4th outfielder/pinch runner.

Insert massive RDJ eye roll here.

A.) I don't think the plan is to play Schwarber at 1B, maybe I'm wrong, maybe he plays there a little, but I'd be very surprised if he's our starting 1B going forward. B.) Hosmer doesn't suck, he's having a down year. In his bad year, he still represents a massive upgrade over Dalbec. I'd take Hosmer's kind of suck over Dalbecs any day. His OPS is .721 VS lifetime .768. You also have to consider Hosmer is in a bad situation in San Deigo, I think a change of scenery in Boston would revert him back to his career norms, possibly even better at Fenway park. Also, San Deigo is going to give you a premium prospect just to take on his contract. You literally don't have to give ANYTHING up for him and you get prospects with him. C.) It doesn't have to be Hosmer, I just threw his name on there because he's on the trading block, I don't really care I just want an upgrade at 1B. Take Hosmer out and put someone else into the equation. Santana? Kris Bryan? someone else? The point of my post was not to highlight Hosmer so I hope this doesn't turn into a massive Eric Hosmer conversation. He's not the only option out there at 1B.

What Lou said.

Yes, but I thought that was just for the Yankees. There are good trusts and bad trusts, and we're the good guys.........we are the good guys....right?

He's 2nd on this team in OPS at .910 behind Devers and in front of JDM and Bogaerts. Yeah, that's an upgrade.

I think another move is coming. Kike slides into 2B more, and Verdugo goes to CF. The next move is to plug up 1B, maybe they're targeting Santana or Hosmer or someone else. But that would be a pretty nice lineup. Kike Bogaerts JDM Devers Schwarber Hosmer/Santana/someone not named Dalbec Renfroe Verdugo Vazquez

I think Duran is your 4th OFer/pinch runner down the stretch. Doubt he gets traded. Would love to see another move here.