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  1. johnlos

    Surprised there isn't an announcer thread...

    I tend to put games on in the background a lot (I'm still at work when most games start) so am not the most qualified person to assess this. That said, some scattered thoughts: • Dave O'Brien is fine. He asks a lot of dumb questions sometimes but I get that he's playing the "straight man" as the...
  2. johnlos

    Kaleb Ort appreciation thread

    He's the biggest punching bag I've seen on SoSH this past year with more than a handful of posts wishing him off the roster. Rationale for keeping the 31 year-old Ort on the roster--despite mediocre in-game performance--is summarized in this The Athletic piece from last September. Tl;dr: he...
  3. johnlos

    Should the Red Sox sign Dansby Swanson?

    Want to keep this simple. Assume he goes for the kind of money we were offering Xander (reported $6/160). Fangraphs estimated 6/$140 and ESPN 6/$150 so Swanson's number should be close, but might have to tack on $10-20m or a 7th year based on the crazy contracts being doled out this offseason.