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I think he has shown he can go about 5 innings for about half a year, to get thru this year IMHO, they will begin limiting him to 3-4 innings and pair him with an Atkins-like tandem to get thru 6-7.

Nice pull!!. It runs against the prevailing practice, but with all the AAAA guys who have been on the doorstep these last 2 years, it makes sense to at least try and keep this season's "Why not" vibe going, at least to me. Peace out.

I absolutely concur, if that is the right word aftere 25 years, but I always harken back to 1982 when they played over 0.600 ball afer he AS break and ran down the BJs on the next to last game pf the season. I lost $200 bucks on that last game guaranteeing JP would win. Not to be but 1983 was redemption. They were not to be denied. I knd of have a similar feeling right now about this bunch. They are playing better than they are, but hey may have a 1982 run in them to setup for 2023, John Angelos not withstanding.

While Hall will most logically get shut down, Who has done a "real" 6 man rotation? I am not counting TB using starters.

Based on what realistic logic other than what you hope to happen?

Kumar and GRod were in same HS class as Carter Stewart who went 1:8 in 2018 to Atlanta but didn't sign. Went JuCo for a year and in May 2019 signed with Fukuoka SoftBank (6 yrs/$7M). I think I remember him having a FA opt out after year 5 to avoid posting but can't find that now. Could be an off the wall FA in the 2023 off season.

Would Det trade Pineada for salary relief and a 17 year old Dominican? Might cover 75 innings if his rehab is successful.

Why not do both by having him fill a tandem starter role like Wells-Akin. He can be the short half, like Akin, for Bradish or even Grason.

I could very well be remembering wrong but didn't his relapse happen after he received the COVID vaccine?

FTFY: What’s crazy is that he is pitching well ENOUGH. Fingers crossed. How often will we be able to say this in 2022? The Red Sox went 3-7 on a swing through Tampa Bay, Toronto and Baltimore to drop within a half-game of the last-place Orioles in the AL East.

Regional Sports Network (MASN) viewership Year on Year

Is Frederick going to have any non-affiliated baseball season this year?

WC, For the last several years, IMO, they have found more competent SS then Odor (or Urias) on short term contracts and also have been able to trade them. Odor should not bump Urias from 2B. They need a better 3B option than Odor.

Careful, you will soon be on the WC fanboy wavelength lol, jk, IDK, SSS, TINSTAAPP. You are correct, that's a significant uptick in MiLB "stuff", let's hope it soon demonstrates itself at the MLB level.

This seems to call out for Roy Firestone's expertise

Would Straily be expected to be more effective than Lyles? Could Straily sign a minors contract now with a Major League salary?

I'm asking for a delayed Christmas present and both Mountcastle and Mancini go all Mancini 2019.

West coast of FL, Sarasota-Fort Meyers is what I meant. Frobby is right that most people "assume" PA is incapacitated but we don't know if that is true. PA was/is a controlling man, used to being the final decision maker his whole life. JA has not shown any particular business acumen, although he does wear the MLB Executive hat. IMO whatever decision he makes that costs money over the current years budget, would need PA's blessing behind the scenes.

You can't honestly believe that PA has relinquished total control to John. The same JA that PA assigned to task of fixing the spring training situation in Fort Lauderdale and failed? The same JA that PA assigned the task of negotiating a deal for the move to the West coast and failed? Both times required PA to step in. Then there is the remarkable job JA did with running MASN and all the interesting programming he brought online - Not. If PA has relinquished control to JA then PA has truly, completely lost all his faculties, which I don't believe we know.

I think you would have to stipulate it is the GREATER OF 6 yrs or 28 tp cover the extended time frame for HS or Intl prospects to get to the Majors.

SG is definitely NOT defending a low payroll, he is just stating a fact that there has been NO indication that Elias is going to spend this year to field a better product. That Elias is likely (IMO) at the mercy of John Angelos on payroll decisions, who has voiced the desire to move to Nashville in support of his wife's supposed country music career, and you have a team stuck in a cycle of another year like last year.

Suzuki will get better offers than a month or two of ABs and then a guaranteed DFA I'm not sure that would be the case. I doubt AR catches over 100 games next year and Suzuki would be the OD starter for however long we need to wait to get the extra year. After that Suzuki would likely still get 1-2 starts per week.

What about this guy? Could we stash him on IL all year? Red Sox: Thaddeus Ward, RHP (No. 20) Ward made only two Double-A starts before he needed Tommy John surgery this summer. The procedure is likely to force him out for much of 2022, and even then, he’ll be on a tight limit as he builds back to a starter’s workload. On paper, that might scare away Rule 5 teams and make Boston feel comfortable leaving Ward off the 40-man for now. But as noted, some clubs are willing to roll the dice on stashing injured pitchers on the IL and even carrying their Rule 5 status into a second season if need be. Ward has an above-average fastball and plus slider that could help him in a Major League bullpen when healthy.

This. It makes me wonder if HH didn't agree with the input/direction he was getting on rehab and pitching repertoire?? Thinking no sinker-slider pitchers being developed indicates they have a "type" of pitcher they want to develop. Thinking of Matus before TTTP and 1st pitch strikes low and away. If he goes on to Jake A success level success doing it his own way.........

I think he potentially "can" but I believe the question you are really asking is "will" he be as creative. Is he ready to move forward with FA acquisitions in 2022? That is the big?????