Agree with you on all points here, expect for Hutchison...I think he was throwing at Youk and I have no problem with that.

Good weekend of baseball. Good to see the division so tight right now. I'm tired of the Sox-Yankees-Rays thing. We need new blood.

Yeah it was definitely an entertaining series, and both teams are going to have a lot of those in the next few months. Fun times!

Baseball is better when more teams are in playoff contention....just look at the NFL!

i'm really not sure whether to be proud that i knew this team wasn't capable of much or disappointed that they didn't prove me wrong.

Ellis, there's still time to prove you wrong. It's a long season, cliche, I know, but the Sox are six games back of first in the division. Factor in all the injuries, the bad start, the 1B playing right field, etc....I wouldn't bury them yet.

based on my posting history, i obviously love being wrong, but i might actually be right about this one.

I think you were in the majority. Expectations going in were low.

at least they'll get lackey back next season.

This makes me happy.

If i were you,I would just be hoping Morrow isn't out for any length of time, or Ellis will get a hard-on for the notion of the Sox trying to get him "in case he's healthy"

hey i'll see your zumaya and point out that both broxton & nathan have had nice seasons so far.

Luckily, I have every reason to trust the Jays GM.

Just UGH, Boston. Just UGH.

I say if they dont go on a run RIGHT NOW, as in 8 out of the next 10, let the firesale begin.

fuck that.

sell now.

no time like the present.

Considering that in like 4 years they are going to have a shit ton of money tied up in a few old ass fools, they should acquire as much young major league ready talent as they can right now.

That's what I would probably do in their situation (assuming they don't turn things around in the next couple weeks), but do you think they will do it? They have a lot of talent on the roster and they aren't getting results. That seems to me like the perfect situation to get rid of some of the older/overpaid players, build up the farm system and/or add some young, inexpensive, controllable players.

I know it's mostly my anti-Red Sox bias, but I can picture them trying to hold on and take their chances at making the playoffs this year or next before selling off a lot of their assets.

Have the Sox ever been true "sellers" at the trade deadline?

Meaning giving up an elite player for prospects? Hasn't it always been a mixed bag at best?

yeah, or they overpay for not much in return.

i say sell whatever parts you can, build the bullpen up so that next year w/ the rotation being lead by lackey & dice-k bobby v will have plenty of options in the 3rd & 4th innings.

I don't know that they need to trade the elite players though. I think they should just pick the few players they want to keep as the core and build around them by trading off the non-core assets. The team as a whole is old, expensive and underacheiving. The have enough talent that they could conceivably make a run at the playoffs with the group they have, but I don't see it happening in the AL East.