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It will be interesting to see the bidding when Ohtani is available. He has had one TJ to date and has seemed durable in his dual role , certainly more so than Trout, for contract comparison . Ohtani just turned 29 , July 5. So he will be getting paid $50MM+- until his age 40 year. He has a power ( strength ) based game in both roles, so how far can you go with him ? If I was a GM, even in a big market, I would have to evaluate if one guy over the next 3-5 years will get me a WS , and not care about the final 5 years of contract.

Kike now at SS in a later inning defensive move by Cora.

Today's RISP through 6 innings is 2 for 12. Official LOB is 7, and individually per AB 15 runners have been left on base .

And Chang will most likely be offered a ride to Worcester when Story is reactivated, unless a trade involving Kike/Chang, etc is made

Hamilton will be gone the minute Chang says the rice is ready, maybe tomorrow ??

Kike getting second on a DP ball is injustice. Send in a PR

Either make plays or go home losing

Can anybody just hit the ball over the wall for Boston. Now we have to work Wong around. Tough job

You could see Kutter slipping on thin ice all night. Luck ran out.

Crawford has been pitching up in the zone and getting hit. Bello kept it notably lower. But Kutter has been dodging the harmful hit

Devers and Duvall driving in the runs. Way to go tonight

Once again 2 on, no outs, 3-4-5 coming up. Nate not sharp . Red Sox need to quit specializing in LOBsters

No Sox player named Hamilton has an rbi in 2023 In fact 15 K's in 33 AB's combined

Excited to see Casas vs. Eovaldi. Odd bouncer to short

Crawford not real sharp, this one could get away if he delivers a HR Works his way out of the mess, a good sign for young pitchers, as with Bello

Interesting story by Browne on the upcoming draft. Devin Pearson is now the amateur scouting and draft director, after working in pro scouting since 2017 and recently as ass't director. The item that got my attention was that Bloom and O'Halloran had their first formal draft review meeting last Wednesday. Bloom trusts this crew to identify and grade the high schoolers/college and int'l eligible players. So in reality, Bloom may set some priorities but does not spend a great deal of personal time on the kids who just graduated from school. Why should he ? But he does get the blame if they blow out the UCL in their first appearance on the mound or at SS. Better that Chaim know and understand the abilities of the MLB and high MiLB personnel.

Showcasing Duvall for the trade deadline and hoping he hits something.

So 28 year old Wyatt Mills has TJ surgery July 5, rendering him out for the rest of '23 and all of '24 most likely. Another potential pitcher on the forever IL list. Wyatt will not be the new sheriff in Beantown , and never even pitched in a single regular season game. Caleb Hamilton, also 28, who distinguished himself by K'ing every single AB for the MLB club in '23 finds himself DFA'ed. His pro career is in need of a another team, although he might accept the demotion back to WooSox if unclaimed. So who is the backup to Wong until McGuire gets healthy ? He is still exhibiting some soreness in his oblique and not yet bat swinging, which is how he self injured. The replacement is our old friend Jorge Alfaro who opted off the WooSox roster to go to Colorado Rockies for a quick trial confirming his limited abilities , so he comes back to the Red Sox organization to further show the same. Alfaro went 5 for 31 in Colorado, but the 5 hits consisted of 4 doubles and a HR, so there is some pop. Bloomie can sure pick'em. In unrelated news Alex Cora shows he can still pick at 2B by working the DP with Trevor Story as TS continues his comeback practice at SS

SS, you did it with the game thread, keep it going

Turner playing the field as well as DH and being a decent fielder brings good value to this cost efficient .500+1 team

Unimpressive 7th/8th inning at bat by the home team. Kenley needs to save it

Pedro is Brayan's baseball " Daddy", just like Ortiz should be for Devers

Surely do not want Jansen to have to get 4 outs tonight. Martin needs to be great, 1-2-3

In an almost must win game with Eovaldi going tomorrow, Bello delivers big time . This young guy could be the real deal for years of control to come.

There are multiple times for Wong when almost any contact scores a run and he chases sweeping sliders away. Others have done the same but right now it's Wong's mess