curbsidecorgi67

Fitts has gone 6 IP in 2/9 games started. How is Buehler the odd-man out?

I think out of all these names, Mike Soroka would be the best fit. He is entering the prime of his career and his underlying stats are a lot better than his first half results. Statistical regression would indicate he is due for a great 2nd half, and if he finds a nice fit in Boston, they could probably re-sign him to a more favorable deal than other pitchers on the open market.

I don't think this trade makes sense for the Red Sox. It would be a little silly for a team that is 5 games over .500 to send major prospects for a pitcher with 22 starts in 3 seasons, rather than simply waiting a few months to sign one of the 5-7 more reliable options available in free agency.

Extend/Sign: Alex Bregman, Framber Valdez Acquire via trade: Sean Murphy This is a World Series contender. 2026 Lineup Duran (DH) Bregman (3B) Casas (1B) Murphy (C) Abreu (RF) Story (SS) Anthony (LF) Rafaela (CF) Mayer (3B) Bench Narvaez (C) Gonzalez (1B/UTIL) Yoshida (OF/DH) Hamilton (SS/2B) Campbell first man up from AAA Rotation Crochet Valdez Bello Crawford Houck Sandoval Harrison/Dobbins/Criswell Perales/Early/Sandlin/Paez

What a ridiculous article. Houck is making $4mm. Why on Earth would you trade him at his lowest value when it costs so little to retain him through his rehab,

Surely Anthony, Duran, Abreu, or Rafaela are going to get dinged up at some point. First OF called up from AAA might be an ideal role for a good, but not great prospect.

How the f*** did we go from Jarren Duran getting MVP votes to Jarren Duran the "late inning replacement" in the span of 80 games.

I don't agree with this. There are significant questions that need to be answered about several key players. Was Duran's elite defense in CF a fluke? Can Rafaela hit at a league average clip? Is there any chance Abreu can learn to hit lefties? Can Kristian Campbell play anywhere in the field? Has Narvaez' hot bat this year been a fluke, is he going to struggle against righties? Is Bello actually breaking out as a front-line SP? All of those questions could go either way. I think you need to be patient and let guys compete for roles right now.

Jesus. Plan 3 is insane, dude. Plan 2 would make sense to me.

I think there's 2 different types of "buying" at the deadline. Like there's buying to get in, and there's buying to get it all in. The Sox would be in the first bucket, where it might make sense to trade a low minors prospect for a rental at a black hole position in order to just make the playoffs. Then you have the bucket for a team like the Phillies, where their window is closing so they don't mind trading a big-time prospect for a rental if it helps them get the trophy.

The rentals will probably net prospects who may or may not pan out. Maybe Bregman could get a can't miss type of guy. Duran is very different -- star ability, team control, and CF is a scarce position on the open market. I would probably want an MLB ready, can't miss, front-line SP prospect at minimum. Ideally, it would even be someone who had success in a cup of coffee debut.

Maybe we can revisit this sentiment sometime in the next 10 years when Devers loses his power and becomes a negative -2 WAR DH earning $30mm. O/U age 34.5?

Sell and get ready for next year. Out this trade deadline: Anybody expiring. Bregman, Giolito, Buehler, Chapman, Hendriks, Refsnyder, etc. Sean Murphy in at the 2025 TDL. Bo Bichette in free agency during the off-season. Nico Hoerner in as soon as possible, or in free agency next off-season. The team below calculates for well-over 90 WAR in a conservative projection, with a payroll around $200mm. 2026 Lineup Duran (CF) Bichette (SS) Casas (1B) Abreu (RF) Murphy (C) Yoshida (DH) Anthony (LF) Hoerner (2B) Mayer (3B) Bench Narvaez (C) Story (INF) Rafaela (OF/INF) Campbell (1B/DH/UTIL) Romy (1B/UTIL) - AAA Hamilton (SS/2B) - AAA Rotation Crochet Houck Sandoval Bello Crawford Harrison/Dobbins/Criswell Perales/Early/Sandlin/Paez