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They were trying to force in what they thought would be a dangerous righty bat. If KC is mashing in AAA, and there is no vacancies in OF or DH, boy are y'all in for a surprise. Cuz its gonna be him or Cedanne in the infield (in that hypothetical)

Im not giving up on KC either. That doesnt mean I would hold onto him at all costs (those of use who have been following baseball for a long time, know that only Crochet is kind-of untouchable, with Roman "mostly untouchable") ....So while I would flip KC for value/right move, that doesnt mean that I have give up on him or even that I want to (at this point in time) But also, we shouldnt be relying on him. And thats what a lot of people are overlooking. Its okay to be excited for RA, KC, MM, maybe even Casas return. But we should not be counting on these guys to be carrying our offense. Right now our lineup is: 1. Roman 2.? 3.Duran 4.? With Duran likely to be traded. I want to give guys like KC and MM a chance to work there way in, I want to give Casas a chance to work his bay back, but not in the top 5 of the batting order in what should be a compete year. Even Story and Abreu. If these guys are hitting 5/6 in your lineup , you have a good offense, if they are hiting 2nd and 3rd , you dont. If 5.6.7.8.9 was full of a combination of Abreu,Story,Romy, KC, Mayer = great. But in a compete year , you want proven MLB quality hitters hitting 2-4 (RA stays at 1). And also, a lot of you, are just ignoring what we are hearing about Casas. Just the other day Cora said "we need to get him healthy" not "hes progressing" not "we think he'll be ready"....Cora also said "we are hopeful that he contributes next year" (as in, at all). And even if Casas does make it back, the reinjury risk is so high and the slump risk is high as well. Like I said, give him a chance to earn his way back onto the team, there will be opportunities, but like all the other bats right now on our team, hes not a guy we should be counting on. We need 2 bats we can count on. And Sorry Joe, thats not an Asian who has never played in MLB either. Except maybe if they love something about him and want to take a risk, then okay. But we need better than someone who has never taken an MLB at-bat who has a high floor because he is servicable defensively at 2 positions. Youre setting the bar too low.

Im interested in retiring, but Im 41 and not a millionaire.

Too rich for my blood

For sure.

Well, look at that we've been violently agreeing this whole time (which we both started suspecting yesterday, haha) Cheers! Im on the Geno train now, I know hes old as s***, but my buddy was talking about how I wasnt giving him another credit. And how hes an athlete and he'll stay good longer. Havent looked into his bat speed. I do know that hes old as sh*t and I worry a lot about him at 3b cuz hes about the age where Justin Turner could no longer do it. But my buddy tells me I underrate his athleticism, and I trust m ybud.

Mr 35 years old.

We had ourselves set up to compete, and we just arent serious enough. At least thats how it appears. After a nights sleep, im thinking its salvageable thru Geno.

22 year old leadoff hitter, too much to ask of him to carry a lineup. Hell be very good even next year, but hes still too young to be the primary driver of the offense and hes a leadoff hitter. If Roman is the offense, we really are punting the next couple of years, or at least half assing it, so why the heck the 1 yr deals :/ This team is absolutely terrible at picking a lane. The buy and sell goes right up my butt. I say plan for the current OR the future and if you are trying to plan for both, you are planning for neither I use to have a boss and I would ask her, what should i prioritize. And she would say everything. I would say "so, nothing, then"

I always kind of knew no news is bad news, because when theres good news they share it. And I have seen you lean this way for quite some time, ur gut was on point.

Bregman didnt opt out of 2/80 to sign 5/125. I dont think he overplays his hand 2 years in a row. I think he gets 150 easy.

Casas isnt going to be ready did you hear coras recent comments "hope he can contribute next year" ... "we have to get him healthy" All signs point to hes not going to be much of a factor next year.

Right , but more importantly we need 2 very good hitters and Mayer is a huge question mark with the bat (and durability), in fact hes been getting called out for not hitting the gym Building a baseball team isnt a position by position checklist.

He means at the beginning of last year

Again, Im not talking about Polanco at all. He was never a target of mine. My point is that everyone is in a rush to always get younger, and sure , you have a longer window with a 23 year old, but there is a reason why the perennial high drafters rarely go anywhere. And thats because they cant keep their high draft picks before said high draft picks price themselves out of their organization....BECAUSE.....Dudes under 24 just dont dominate sports leagues. Championships are won , in the vast majority of cases, by men between the ages of 28 and 32. Understood that if you ahve a 24 with 6 years of control , thats a great window. I get that. But for the 2026 red sox, if you think that a team that an offense built around RA, Mayer, Casas, Campbell is going to compete with the best offenses, history tells us otherwise. RA wont hit his prime for another 5 years, that would make a 10+ rebuild with nothing promised on the other end. Its just not worth it to refuse to compete until we get him. And avoiding free agents or trades for players in their current primes is refusing to compete.

My buddy was talking up Geno to me last night and making good points (Geno = Eugenio)

Right now best case is prob 2 of Bregman, Geno, Marte

I left Palmeiro out because I was a fan of him as a kid, and it hurt that hes a cheat. AROD cheating doesnt bother me as much (it should) but I left him out because I dont picture him as a ranger. Whatever, didnt put a lot of thought into it.

I started off the top of my head, then used internet resources to supplement

If they want Tolle and Mayer , they are going to have to eat A LOT of contract. I do Cedanne and Harrison with $0 eaten.

Now do under 23

I know theyll get the payroll to a respectful number somehow, but its going to be overpaid short term deals because they are scared money at the table.

Sophmores slump and Im not expecting superstar numbers out of Anthony. Hes good but hes a leadoff hitter without the wheels. Hes not going to carry our offense. Hes too young for that. No news is bad news for crapass. I hear about Tatum working his butt off to get back all the time, its radio silence on crapass. Hes not going to be ready, and even if he is, hes not in shape, and hes going to get hurt again, because hes unathletic and fat.

I dont even really know how this is fixable, if we werent even close on alonso, you can prob rule out bichette and bregman We'll prob overpay for Paredes in prospect cost hurting us in both the short term and long term. Then get a 2 yr deal with an opt out after 1 for a 3rd tier first baseman.

You dont need to punish yourself. We know you love your sox. We know you want better. Im bummed too