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  1. chrisfont9

    Garrett Whitlock shutdown after soreness in his elbow, back in BOS for testing

    And yet the Sox, who have people far more invested into researching pitcher health than we will ever be, gave out that contract. So I suspect they would disagree with you about what was obvious then, and may not concede your point now either.
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    Who to sell at the trade deadline?

    Oh, sure, we are just chatting for the hell of it. The Sox certainly aren't moving into sell mode yet. [Edit] Actually I suppose it's not impossible that they would send out feelers re O'Neill. It would be risky, basically meaning more Romy at short, but it's worth seeing if there's a buyer...
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    Who to sell at the trade deadline?

    Well I guess that's an interesting "what are we trying to do here" question, because that OF saves a LOT of runs, but as you say, doesn't exactly bomb away. They are all establishing themselves as everyday players though, so I assume they will play every day.
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    Who to sell at the trade deadline?

    Yes, we ABSOLUTELY need Pivetta, and if we don't extend him, then we need a replacement. This is before we find out what is going on with Whitlock.
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    Who to sell at the trade deadline?

    I think the idea is that once Story comes back we have no place in the starting OF for O'Neill, who is on a one-year contract anyway. There is no guarantee he is here next year, he can sign wherever, and he will probably view Boston as a bad fit, even before Roman Anthony approaches his callup...
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    Who to sell at the trade deadline?

    Wait, isn't that the same side of the fence?
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    May: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    They are 12th in OPS out of 30 teams.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    I agree, it says a lot about Breslow's view of when he thinks they'll compete (maybe this year but probably not til later) and about his priority for clearing payroll.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    Right, because his trade value was so low.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    It certainly remains true! But the only viable solution to the four-starters-down scenario is for you to have MLB-ready depth in the minors. If you have Houck in the bullpen, not stretched out, he can jump in as an opener but not a starter, at least at first. As it happens, the Sox did have...
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    I don't feel much anger in this thread? I think we're having a pretty normal debate. Maybe I'm missing or forgetting some earlier vitriol.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    They didn't have four injured starters when the trade was made. I get your point that in hindsight it might have been nice to have Sale still, but if you are trying to evaluate the trade as it was made, they didn't know they'd need nine starters by May 1.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    So you want to pay him $27m for the same production that we are currently getting from Houck (1.5 bWAR) at whatever he got in ARB this winter? And this is the tradeoff, because Houck was the last guy added to the rotation.
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    Wave of mutilation: The latest injuries

    I've said this before but I like a 6-man rotation for a couple turns, to give Crawford and Houck some extra rest. We should be pacing everyone since none of our rotation guys have long SP track records across multiple full seasons. Obviously there's a tradeoff with the pen there, but they...
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    The Bill Simmons Thread

    Ha! I watched that game (my son goes to UU). It's like 100 in SLC all summer, you would think the Utes could handle the heat. But of course it's just not the same heat.
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    The Newest Vaughn

    Right, his past experience is the part that makes me think the Sox need not worry about his mental state being impacted by getting rushed. I'm sure he knows he's playing catch-up physically and that isn't hurting his confidence much. Also how many big league spinners do you need to see before...
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    It's May! It's time to declare a winner! I mean, Grissom has almost gained back all the weight he lost with the flu, what are we waiting for?
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    Hopefully Henry doesn't overreact to every box score and understands that they traded out of a right-now window with a health-challenged pitcher on a one year deal into a long term window for a position player at a position of need. Also I'm not sure how attached Bloom was to Sale, he just...
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    5/13 - G4 @ CLE - Didn't Come to Cleveland for the Weather

    I would like to help you there, but I don't think my reverse jinxing powers work when they are premeditated. I have to be sincerely trying to predict something to ensure that it won't happen. But I'll see what I can do.
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    Chris Sale (plus $17mil) traded to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom

    Dalbec has had numerous pretty fair shots to show what he can do in the majors. Grissom, meanwhile, is about halfway through the equivalent of his spring training reps, for a new team in a new city playing a sort of new position. I don't think we can judge Grissom for a little while yet.
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