Minnesota on the road this weekend, then Cleveland at home. They want to hold out to see if the Sox jump back into the playoff picture. Makes sense.

Realistically, the season is over, but I can understand this thinking. Sweep the Twins, win 3 of 4 against Cleveland (no, I don't think that happens). The way things have gone, if the miracle happens and they sweep the Twins, will probably follow it up losing both to the Cubs...

I can understand this thinking.

I was being facetious. This thinking is fucking moronic. The Sox should have been putting feelers out and moving guys 2+ weeks ago. This thinking is the line of thinking the Sox front office has, and its precisely why they have only one season where they have won a playoff series over the last 104 years.

Hahn is going to blow this, isn't he?

We should have had some movement by now with some of the lesser guys. I understand with the more headline guys you might try to goose the market until the very end.

and you know that fucker JR will want him to take lesser prospects rather than eat any money

There have only been two or three trades across MLB since the All Star Game. There will be some guys moved soon.

Or, here's a bat, swing hard, in case you hit it.

What gets me is that I'm still hearing chatter that teams want Lance Lynn. Granted, that can just be Rick Hahn calling in some favors from friends in the media, but how bad does your starting pitching have to be that a 6.18 era seems attractive?

I dont see how you can trade him at this awful level. They will get nothing. I think they take him back on the relatively cheap team option and hope he rebounds some.

I don't buy it either. Especially the Rangers rumor. Can you imagine Hahn asking for Dunning?

So assuming the Sox trade Lynn and Giolitto (and possibly Cease). Kopech looks to be a major question mark. The minors does not seem to be full of major league picthing. The Sox don't sign good pitchers to deals. Who in the hell is going to be in the starting rotation for the rest of this year and next year?

So assuming the Sox trade Lynn and Giolitto (and possibly Cease). Kopech looks to be a major question mark. The minors does not seem to be full of major league picthing. The Sox don't sign good pitchers to deals. Who in the hell is going to be in the starting rotation for the rest of this year and next year?

Lance Lynn is 6-9 with a 6+ ERA and a 1.44 WHIP this season. I mean thats Dylan Covey type shit.

Even with the dearth of pitching in the Sox organization, its hard to believe they can't find a warm body in Charlotte, Birmingham, or Winston Salem to put up those sorts of numbers at the MLB level.

For as good as stuff as Cease has, he's lead the league in walks two of the last three seasons and is threatening to do so again this year.

I don't see how they can trade Cease unless they get back multiple guys who are ready to pitch next year. I read some speculation today that, since the Reds are looking for controllable starting pitching, they would trade Jonathan India for Cease. India seems like a good player and plays a position of need, but the Sox can't start next year with Kopech and a bunch of grab bag starters.

I think what they do with Cease gives some indication of what their plan is for next year. If they trade Cease then they are going into a bigger rebuild. If they keep Cease then they plan to try and retool on the fly.

Considering they have a bottom tier bullpen, one of the worst fielding team in the league, and their lineup makes it a habit of NOT getting on base, it doesn't really matter who's in the starting rotation.

Management has done a monumentally bad job of building this team/organization.
They don't invest properly in pitching or their minor league system. They don't value fielding or baseball IQ at all.
When luck is the key ingredient in your success, don't be surprised that it isn't sustainable.
Fuck Rick, Fuck Kenny, Fuck Jerry. Fuck all of 'em.

Game starts at 7ish tonight, right?

Considering they have a bottom tier bullpen, one of the worst fielding team in the league, and their lineup makes it a habit of NOT getting on base, it doesn't really matter who's in the starting rotation.

Management has done a monumentally bad job of building this team/organization.
They don't invest properly in pitching or their minor league system. They don't value fielding or baseball IQ at all.
When luck is the key ingredient in your success, don't be surprised that it isn't sustainable.
Fuck Rick, Fuck Kenny, Fuck Jerry. Fuck all of 'em.

Game starts at 7ish tonight, right?