I think people need to take a step back. This year is disappointing, but you have to take a step back. When the sell thread was first created in April or May and prematurely closed, I was on board because I didn't think the Sox could make up the ground they were losing to the Yanks, Rays and Jays. I knew they would come out of it and certain players were going to start playing to their career norms, but given how good those three teams appeared to be I thought they were sunk. They manage to roar back and catch up to the Jays and Rays. Back in 2020 the rotation was decimated and all that was used to replace them was junk. This year our rotation was decimated and the Sox got positive contributions from Wacha, Winchowski, Houck, Whitlock and Crawford. That is amazing given that only three years have passed. I am not going to say that Bloom has not made mistakes, but I will say that what he has accomplished thus far has been really good. Good enough in fact for me to give him the benefit of the doubt this trade deadline. I don't mind losing Vazquez. He is probably heading for a three or four year deal and as much as a bunch of people just want Bloom to spend and keep aging players, it is probably not what is best for the club. Hosmer can actually catch the ball and allows the Sox to take time developing Casas. The prospects they got may or may not work out, but the way you become the dodgers is by discovering diamonds in the rough, developing players and making smart free agent signings.