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No, that would be fine, but why would Wilyer ever sign that when guys next to him like Rafaela and Campbell are getting much more?

I'm not sold on an Abreu extension. Abreu is hitting .227 with a .664 OPS vs. lefties this year. 0 HR and 2 RBI's and his career line is even worse than that. To be fair the Sox give him very little exposure to lefties, only 103 career at bats. I like Wilyer, I'm happy with him as a player and wouldn't even hate if they gave him a chance to hit lefties (although I do have my doubts if he ever will). But there's no need to extend him. He will be 30 years old when he plays his first season out of team control. The Sox control Abreu throughout his 20's. Also a lot of his value comes in his defense, which is great, but that's not rewarded the same way that home runs and SLG % and he will probably always live in that 450-500 at bat range max the way they use him. That's not a guy who is going to kill you in arbitration. Again I like Wilyer, and just because I don't think he should be extended doesn't mean I don't see him on this team. I just don't think there's a real big risk in not having him in Boston 2030 and beyond.

I’d wish this upon no one, not even Manny Machado.

Story isn’t good on D at all this year. He does not look as good at SS as he has in the past.

I disagree, I think Raffy could make an excellent 1b if he wanted to. I’m not going to castrate him for not wanting to move like others but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed. The team would be better with Toro and/or Romney out and Anthony in. And the path of least resistance could have been Raffy to 1B where most thought he would end up before last year.

Anthony is the #1 prospect in all of baseball with well over 250 at bats in AAA. people in his stratosphere are typically never on the “when he’s a good option” plan but rather break their way into the majors one way or another. I get that it’s probably going to be a few more weeks at the very least to see what shakes up, and the MLB roster may open up a spot for Mayer first but there’s zero reason to keep Anthony down. He has very little to learn at that level and should be in the bigs

I don’t know what they’re going to do. It would be easier if Raffy would move to 1B, but if history is any precedent Anthony has to come up soon. if you look at the history of top ranked prospects (1-5) performing in AAA Anthony is already approaching the top half of the list of guys who have been held in AAA the longest.

I was looking at this earlier and was going to save it for later. 1/4 of all of Mayers errors were literally his first handful of games as an 18 year old in the FCL. I feel disgusting even talking about fielding percentage. also comparing him to the best prospect in all of baseball is completely unfair. Not sure what Anthony having higher offensive potential means about Mayers defense and the prospect of moving to 1B. I have to give credit for the unique takes we see here.

I wonder though, is Campbell at 1b because he is going to move there? or is he going to be able to back up there? I still don't believe Campbell is their plan A right now. Mayer, with a good stat line, is in the midst of his first funk but he did draw 3 walks last night. Mayer may or may not be ready, but he's very close. Anthony looks ready, and Mayer is literally just a half a step behind. It may be a little bittersweet because Campbell is going through a funk so perhaps some aren't as excited about more Rookies on the cusp of beginning their big league Journey but this is a pretty cool time. I think it would be pretty awesome if those three just feeded off each others energy. Get them on the same roster!!!!

Story's defense has taken a big step backwards this year. The only thing he does positive is run the bases well. Mayer should be at SS sooner or later and I suspect the Sox will do just that.

Time to sweep the Orioles, get a few games above .500 and help turn Baltimore into sellers

The Boston Red Sox will never permanently move Mayer to 1B. The odds of them doing it for this year is .05% the odds of them making him the long term fixture there is 0%

You're the only person on earth saying Mayer can't be a SS and maybe should move to 1B. kids, because thats what he was, he was drafted as a teenager need to develop on both sides of the ball. Here's what the Pro's say about Mayers defense. Soxprospects.com Instinctual defender with fluid actions. Looks like he is gliding on the field. Soft hands and solid footwork. Moves well and has plenty of range for shortstop. Confident defender; will take a flashy infield. Some long-term concerns about his ability to stick at shortstop as he matures. Organization appeared poised to get him some reps at third base midway through 2024, but injuries, including the one that eventually ended his season after July 30, effectively scuttled those plans. Potential above-average defender at short for the foreseeable future Pipeline (8th overall) The Red Sox landed the fourth overall pick in 2021, their earliest since 1967, and MLB Pipeline's top-rated Draft prospect in Mayer, a California prep shortstop whom some scouts considered the best hitter and defender that year. He has mostly lived up to expectations Bigger than most shortstops, Mayer has below-average speed but his quick first step and instincts help him compensate. he plays a solid shortstop with plus arm strength. Some evaluators like him better at third base, where they believe he could be a plus defender with profile power. Baseball America (8th overall)- Mayer has excellent hands, a strong, accurate arm with the ability to vary his throwing angle, and the anticipation and well-calibrated clock of an above-average to plus shortstop. Some evaluators still wonder if he'll outgrow the position as he adds strength into his 20s, but such a move is unlikely to be considered as he moves through the minors. Though Mayer has below-average speed, his instincts allow him to play faster than his foot speed. What is it you know that they don't that has you saying he should move to 1B?

Well I stated my preference (after Devers) of going out and acquiring a better player than all those guys.

I'd rather stick with Toro

Semantics man, come on. Casas was the starting 1B, he got off to a slow start. We could talk all day about what he was, could be, should be, won't be etc etc but the fact is he WAS the starting 1B and Toro was your AAA depth.

If only those two dudes could switch positions.

Well it was really just Romney/Toro until they had to call up Sogard due to injury. So 3, maybe 2.5 This is why they signed Toro. To be the bandaid until they figure it out. So we might be living with that 1B platoon until a trade is made.

Not that I agree with any of this BUT IF the Sox moved Campbell to 1B, you got to move Story to 2nd and call up Mayer to play SS. They have to find a way to get Anthony on the roster as well. Roman is at 283 at bats, which is past the 250 threshold they like guys to have before promoting him, and if you look at other #1 prospects on the hitting side, very very few of them have spent more than this amount of time in AAA. He's also slashing a .322/.450/.520 Sox can't let them marinate in AAA all year and have rookie eligibility next year. At this point it's almost certainly going to be a free year of control with them if you call em up.

We know the Sox value continuity, they don't want to make a guy learn a new position and learn how to be a big leaguer at the same time. They most certainly would not do that at the same time a kid who is not even 2 months into his mlb career is struggling and trying to figure out how to make adjustments. They want him to work through this, they obviously have a lot of faith in him evidence by the contract extension they gave him. They're not going to eff that up by moving him to 1B. And they shouldn't. Mayer is one of baseballs top prospects projected to be an above average ss for years to come. Any talk about moving him there (and breaking him into the majors) is also just not going to happen. I suppose these things could happen, it's not 100% out of the realm of possibility, but it's highly unlikely. Unfortunately if Devers does not want to move, you're going to have to go out and find someone to plug the hole. Sox should kick the tires with Baltimore on Ryan O'Hearn

The .500 magnet is real

according to multiple sources, the Red Sox offered Juan Soto a 15 year $700 million dollar deal. I believe they were serious.

I don't think it was, didn't they offer him $700? I think they just got beat.

Wait you're listening to the pre-game, I thought you were commenting on the lineup. Sox could really use a win. I think they will win, because I'm starting to think this .500 magnet is real.

especially catchers.