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strek1

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Typical Yankees. Britton and Chapman are shaky as hell these days so they add more power hitters(?). Crazy although I know they needed lefties. BUT if they swoop in and grab Kimbrel I’ll be pissed.
 

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They don’t need to which is why the price is reportedly through the roof. He’s under control through next year and the twins are aiming to contend next year.

Apparently the ask from the Mets was an MLB’er and two out of their top 6 prospects.
Heh contention next year. Cute. But no. From a local minnesotan, its not happening especially with the white Sox. Their pitching sucks, the have no bullpen beside Duffy or Taylor. The rest of the batting order is in shambles. They have to rebuild. I'm surprised they haven't sold of more .

Edit. I should note they already have been throwing AAA batters all year trying to get something to work.
 

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Typical Yankees. Britton and Chapman are shaky as hell these days so they add more power hitters(?). Crazy although I know they needed lefties. BUT if they swoop in and grab Kimbrel I’ll be pissed.
I’ll break shit.
 

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Typical Yankees. Britton and Chapman are shaky as hell these days so they add more power hitters(?). Crazy although I know they needed lefties. BUT if they swoop in and grab Kimbrel I’ll be pissed.
If they're getting Kimbrel too, why not get him as part of the Rizzo deal?
 

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I don't necessarily think this is wrong, but speaking personally, I'd rather not let the deadline come and go without playing it safe. Plugging holes with modest upgrades has worked for this team in championship seasons of the past, and I'd hate to push all of our chips on the notion that 1B will somehow figure itself out. Again, I don't think what you're suggesting is outside of the realm of possibility, but I'd rather not spend the rest of the season seeing what we've got in Franchy while the Rays peck away at our tenuous division lead.
This. The time frame for the Franchy experiment doesn't exist. I was hoping to see him given a shot soon after the AS break.
 

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Think Minnesota would listen on Mitch Garver? Under control through 2023 but already 30 years old. Primarily a catcher but has played some first base.

238/357/569 this year in limited action.

253/340/499 in his career.
 

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Think Minnesota would listen on Mitch Garver? Under control through 2023 but already 30 years old. Primarily a catcher but has played some first base.

238/357/569 this year in limited action.

253/340/499 in his career.
Mitch could be traded, but compared to Jeffers and Astudillo to replace him they would be left with garbage. 46 games is a small sample wise but he shows some promise.
 

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I, for one, could not be happier with how Chaim has played this so far. I’m confident that he’s had a plan all along. I expect him to get us an average 1B bat, and maybe a bullpen arm, and not to spend more than a few mid-level prospects doing it. That’s what I’m hoping for, anyway. This team, with those additions and contributions from Sale, Houck, Duran, and mayyyyyyybe Franchie, will be ready to buckle up and go to war.
 

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I'm not mad the Red Sox missed out on Rizzo but the Yankees getting two plus Left handed bats doesn't bode well for the Sox in head to head matchups. Eovaldi has dominated them but now, who knows?
 

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The absolute bare minimum without being negligent is a 1B Pickup.

I didn't like Rizzo as an option at all. He hasn't had a very good season and there are better players available.

We still have Cron (potential groin injury), Agiular, Schwarber(on the IL), Bryant, Schoop and, G. Cooper (apparently out for the year).

About a million options. Most better than Rizzo. Chaim will get the deal he wants for hopefully a pretty cheap price.

The Sox have a very legitimate, high percentage, chance at a WS run.

I'm ok with selling a bit to boost those odds. I really wish we had gotten Scherzer. I'd be disappointed if we didn't add one more impact piece on top of a 1B upgrade.

It could take the form of a Berrios, Kimbrel, or even a weird move like a Story or a T. Turner where you just take the next best bat available and make people change up their regular position.

Beyond all.. I trust Chaim to make the optimal move to make a small bet while keeping the long-term plan in place.
 
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BringBackMo

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The absolute bare minimum without being negligent is a 1B Pickup.

I didn't like Rizzo as an option at all. He hasn't had a very good season and there are better players available.

We still have Cron, Agiular, Schwarber, Bryant, Schoop and, G. Cooper.

About a million options. Most better than Rizzo. Chaim will get the deal he wants for hopefully a pretty cheap price.

The Sox have a very legitimate, high percentage, chance at a WS run.

I'm ok with selling a bit to boost those odds. I really wish we had gotten Scherzer. I'd be disappointed if we didn't add one more impact piece on top of a 1B upgrade.

It could take the form of a Berrios, Kimbrel, or even a weird move like a Story or a T. Turner where you just take the next best bat available and make people change up their regular position.

Beyond all.. I trust Chaim to make the optimal move to make a small bet while keeping the long-term plan in place.
Well said.
 

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Typical Yankees. Britton and Chapman are shaky as hell these days so they add more power hitters(?). Crazy although I know they needed lefties. BUT if they swoop in and grab Kimbrel I’ll be pissed.
While the bullpen has been shaky lately , run scoring has been their issue all year.

Runs for/against

Redsox 519/450
Rays 512/409
Yankees 415/421
 

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I'm ok with selling a bit to boost those odds. I really wish we had gotten Scherzer. I'd be disappointed if we didn't add one more impact piece on top of a 1B upgrade.

It could take the form of a Berrios, Kimbrel, or even a weird move like a Story or a T. Turner where you just take the next best bat available and make people change up their regular position.

Beyond all.. I trust Chaim to make the optimal move to make a small bet while keeping the long-term plan in place.
The Sox are fairly flexible so with some guys that's not an issue. If you bring in another shortstop he better be able to man 2nd base, because X ain't moving.
 

BringBackMo

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While the bullpen has been shaky lately , run scoring has been their issue all year.

Runs for/against

Redsox 519/450
Rays 512/409
Yankees 415/421
Kind of wild that we have a 2.5 game lead on the Rays. This team was definitely sprinkled with some of that 2013 magic dust.
 

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I'm not mad the Red Sox missed out on Rizzo but the Yankees getting two plus Left handed bats doesn't bode well for the Sox in head to head matchups. Eovaldi has dominated them but now, who knows?
Sox and NY meet only six more times in the regular season. Hopefully that's it. At most, Eovaldi will start twice against them, perhaps none at all.

Just looking this up, Sox have thirteen more game against the Rays???
 

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We still have Cron, Agiular, Schwarber, Bryant, Schoop and, G. Cooper.
Cooper is out for the season. Cron is likely heading to the IL with a groin strain. Schwarber is still on the IL, although he is likely back within weeks. With that said, I agree about Rizzo, and I would also like to see a 1B upgrade. EDIT: sorry, I see most of this was covered while I was typing.
 

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Cron keeps getting mentioned here, is there any update on the groin injury that forced him out of last night's game?
Cooper's out for the year
This is starting to remind me of that scene from Rocky, where Apollo is scrambling to find an opponent after that one guy broke his hand.

Cron? Groin injury. Cooper? Out for the season. Voit? Moved to rural Arkansas and gained fifty pounds.
 

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I know Bryant's played some 1B. If he's decent there his flexibility would be an amazing addition. There's not been a lot of talk about him. Still not my first choice, but would be a good get.
You and I seem to be the only ones wanting Aguilar. I wonder if there's any possibility of that, or does Jeter not have any interest in helping the Red Sox?
 

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The Red Sox have 4 starting pitchers that aren't all that reliable.
This is why I was really hoping for Scherzer. IF Sale comes back and is the “old” Sale, him and Scherzer would make an incredible 1-2 and then you really just need 1 of Eovaldi/Erod/etc to pitch well in the postseason.