Now What?
I was not in the camp that said Anthony needed to be called up RIGHT NOW. Sure he deserves it. But, it was the question of what the Sox would do with him. The injuries made the decision a little easier...just like with Mayer...but what's the plan? Now that the clock is running, you can't bench them or even demote them...can you? So, how does it all shake out.
Ideally, without injuries, the Sox outfield has Duran, Abreu, Rafaella, and now Anthony. The infield has Bregman, Story, Mayer, Campbell, and Casas. That's how it looks this year, and probably next year. Story likely won't opt out. And, following his injury, I'm not so sure about Bregman. And those are just "projected starters". So, in case you can't count...they have too many infielders and too many outfielders. Something has to give.
My assumption is that at the deadline, the Sox would figure out how to move at least one of those players. Then, they would call up the kids afterwords. Unless, of course, trading the kids is the move.
Rafaella and Campbell are on team friendly long-term contracts. Which either means they're here to stay, or are incredibly valuable trade chips.
But something needs to be done, pretty quickly. And, I admit, I don't know what the move is. Nor do I particularly care. I just need to trade an infielder and/or outfielder and get a different position in return. There's a couple ways to do it. Go big, and try for Skenes, or smaller and safer. What would Anthony and Mayer get you back? How about Abreu? Durran? Where's the other starting pitcher market? I'll admit that I didn't know who Crochet was until suddenly he became the trendy target for the Sox. Who else do I now know about? Where are the pitchers that come with high priced vets? Is there a Beckett-Lowell deal that get a vet first baseman as well?
Anyone have a plan?
Regardless of what they do, it's a good problem to have...personally, I think the A's Mason Miller should be a target...
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