AttaBoy

In this case he has the highest OPS on the team and 2 HR vs Archer. 26 PA / only 3 Ks. Still insignificant? Kind of. But managers gotta manage.

Nothing wrong with Bautista leading off. Probably the best spot for him.

Division: 40.9% (Boston: 51.5%) http://www.fangraphs.com/coolgraphs.aspx?lg=AL&div=E&stat=div

Pomeranz actually tweaked his repertoire and he's better than ever (he was pretty good before now he's just good). Sanchez needs to step it up? Last I checked he's been doing that all year.

Price Porcello Pomeranz Wright Other than Rodriguez where exactly is this exposure coming from? *cries*

2lowitzki = FireAlexAnthopoulos

Gibbons is an good tactician, that's the one and only answer I need. Also, despite your (mis)understanding, managers don't really win or lose you ball games. You know that right?

I think he's an above average manager. I would only replace him if I knew the replacement would be better.

It's not the managers fault Estrada blew the game open. It's not the manager fault the offense decides to go to sleep vs scrubs. It's not the managers fault this team is in first place. It's always the players. Anyone who blames the manager on a day to day basis is about as intelligent as a garden tool.

I think you have to look at what we have, project, compare, and weigh that against upcoming schedules.

It's Porcello vs. Mengden. Do yourself a favor and don't even watch.

By the way, don't be homers and vote 'yes' without any logical reasoning...

Pretty plain and simple question. Now that the division is tied (can't see Red Sox losing tonight TBH). Let's get a consensus here. Do you think we will win the division? The way I see it.... Red Sox hitting is better than the Blue Jays, let's be honest about this one Red Sox starting pitching is better than the Blue Jays, because of the addition of Pomeranz and regression of our staff Red Sox bullpen is slightly worse than the Blue Jays Neither team has any significant injuries at this time. Blue Jays remaining schedule: -13 home games, 14 away games -5 games vs s***** teams (Angels (4) and Rays (1)) -Equal number of home/away games vs Red Sox (6) Red Sox remaining schedule: -10 home games, 17 away games -4 games vs s***** teams (Padres (3) and Athletics (1)) -3 game vs Blue Jays away, 3 games vs Blue Jays away -Equal number of home/away games vs Blue Jays (6) Definitely like our schedule better so I say this is going to be a tight finish but who knows.

MOAR of Barnes pls

Can we at least see Barnes so this game is not a complete waste? Not sure if he's up yet?

Hard to blame you, the lack of control doesn't inspire confidence.

Putting Liriano in the BP won't make him not suck.

Liriano? Well this is certainly dumb.

To all the replies, it was my assessment at the time and of course with added information it will be modified. Thank you for your contributions! I still don't think Hendriks trade was a fail at all, it was a good reliever for a quality reliever/starter... starters have more value than relievers. The deal made sense at the time; we 100% needed the SP depth.

I don't know what to tell you, if you want all the details go to google.com?

Chavez was both a successful starter and successful reliever, so he provided an additional area of depth as a starter. Hendriks had one good year in relief while being a s***** starter for years. Plus projections say they are comparable.

Shapiro was prez, but I guess some credit can be given to the interim GM. My mistake on Barney, thought for sure he came later.

Hendriks hasn't had a great year despite nice looking peripherals. The guy had been pretty bad the years before so Jays were selling high on him (the best way to trade), I can't see how this is anything worse than a neutral transaction now that we have Bolsinger who could be really good SP depth.

Given the off-day, why not do some recap of Atkins/Shapiro transactions? These guys have found gold and silver in places we'd least expect. Most of their original moves were met with some criticism and as it turns out nearly all of their moves have panned out and then some. Happ signing - A+ - Happ has been sensational and better than anyone could have predicted. Estrada signing - A+ - Nobody could have predicted he wouldn't regress, instead he got even better. Grilli for Ratcliffe - Grilli has been revelation and energy booster. Biagini in the Rule 5 Draft - A+ - Biagini (the weirdo), like Grilli, has been revelation, in times of desperate need. Not signing Price - A - Price has not had a great season by his standards and that money can and will be better spent elsewhere. Revere for Storen for Benoit - B+ - Storen seemed like a great trade at the time to sure up the bp, just didn't work out. Given that Revere has sucked and Storen sucked that trade was neither good nor bad. But flipping Storen for Benoit has really worked out. Upton for cash and stuff - - Didn't look good at first but the guy has worked out, and we got him for next to nothing. Liriano for Hutch - B - Hard to evaluate this one still but I think everyone agrees we needed better SP depth and Liriano has that potential. Floyd signing - B - Floyd was a fairly solid bp option before he got injured, unfortunately. Hendriks for Chavez for Bolsinger - C+ - Liked the initial trade on paper, Chavez seemed fairly unlucky in his time here. But Bolsinger seems like great SP depth so I still like the end result even though Bolsinger is not currently having an impact on the major league club. Navarro for some dude - C - Better backup catcher than the dud Thole. Also, seems like a great guy and good clubhouse presence. Feldman from Astros - C - Seems decent for mop-up and back of the bullpen duties. Venditte claimed off waivers - D+ - This guy ended up being more of a gimmick then anything else, but he did fill some innings when when most of our bp was s*** so I'm not giving this transaction a total fail. Other neutral moves - Junior Lake (depth), Morales (barely pitched, injured), Kratz (depth), Copeland (depth), some others (don't care to report on). ============= Overall grade: B+

I'm about to livin' things up, just you wait.