Are the Red Sox just "one piece away" from potentially being favored to win the A.L. East?

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00:00I'm still heartbroken about that Red Sox game.

00:03That game was so ours to win.

00:05And it's not just the fact that you blame it on Mother Nature,

00:09although I'm telling you, that was really sad.

00:11That was a strange ninth inning.

00:13Red Sox score, they lose the game.

00:15But the thing with the Red Sox, they need to do

00:17is they have got to stop leaving men stranded.

00:20I could not believe it.

00:21I mean, there were many chances that they could have had

00:23to blow that game open against the Minnesota Twins team

00:27that's not very good.

00:28And then Hicks, I'm telling you,

00:31I consider him to be a bust in that trade for Rafael Devers.

00:34He's 1-7.

00:35He has an ERA of over 6.

00:37Yeah, he can't find the plate to save his life.

00:41No, he can't.

00:43It's a frustrating thing because they keep dragging you back in,

00:49and then you have to consider being out again.

00:52It's like, again, you win that Dodgers series.

00:55And then I don't know, I'm sure you guys talked about it yesterday,

00:58but those that are diminishing that win in the Dodgers series

01:03because the Dodgers are a little cold lately drives me nuts.

01:07Yeah, I'm not.

01:08I mean, it's like that was a series that was a must-win series,

01:13and you went and you won it.

01:14Right.

01:14So, but they're just – Curtis brought up earlier – I can't remember if it was on the air

01:20or when we were talking before the show this morning.

01:23We talk a lot of ball.

01:24We do.

01:24We talk ball.

01:25Usually the first thing we talk about, Curtis.

01:27Yep.

01:27But they've lost more one-run games this season than ever before in Red Sox history.

01:34I mean, I don't know about the whole history, but last year they had 13 in 162 games.

01:39This year they have 21 in 108.

01:42Eight more one-run losses already.

01:45And, you know, I understand what you're saying, Greg.

01:47You know, it's not – you beat a team in the Dodgers that are incredibly talented,

01:51two out of three, but you're now four and six after the break.

01:55And you were 10-0 before it.

01:57Yeah.

01:57And, you know, now you've got to win the next two in Minnesota

02:00to not give up the momentum you got from L.A.

02:03But to me, the big story wasn't on the field.

02:05It's Lou Maloney and others that are connected trying to minimize expectations,

02:10saying you weren't going to reallocate the resources you gained from trading Devers in season.

02:15I think the reaction to that trade would have been far different if the fans knew that

02:18because that wasn't made clear.

02:20I mean, I love Lou.

02:21You know that.

02:21I think he's the best baseball guy in Boston.

02:23I didn't see him tweeting in the immediate aftermath of the Devers trade

02:27that it would be foolish to expect the team to reinvest the money on this year's team.

02:31Did you?

02:32No.

02:33So if that was the case, where was that reporting, you know, a month ago?

02:37My whole expectation with the Devers thing is – and I kind of agree with Curtis –

02:42is like my expectations, you might not reallocate every single penny,

02:47but there should be a big portion of that money that should be reallocated into this team this year come trade deadline.

02:55Like that's kind of the expectations I have.

02:58That's kind of what they've been telling us, especially if they're in a position where they feel like,

03:02oh, we do have a legitimate chance.

03:05We are a good baseball team.

03:07Sam Kennedy told us, come trade deadline.

03:09If we're in the mix, then, you know, we're going to make big moves.

03:14Craig Breslos told us the same thing.

03:16The trade deadline is what, Thursday?

03:18Yes.

03:18You are not only in the mix, you are in a position right now, if you add a piece,

03:24you potentially could win the division.

03:26But you – what you've wanted, and you're right about wanting it,

03:30is you want them to add a legit number two starter.

03:33And what Lou is saying is that there's not – you may not be able to pry that guy loose somewhere.

03:40Well, that's different, though.

03:41We talked about that.

03:42If there's a legit number two that, whether it's Joe Ryan or –

03:48They're not getting rid of Joe Ryan.

03:49Okay, so –

03:50That was Lou's point.

03:51What if they traded for Nolan Ryan?

03:54All right, so Joe Ryan is what most people consider a legit number two.

04:00Is Nathan Evaldi considered a legit number two, or is he just another debt piece?

04:06Because if there's no legit number two, then how do you fault the Red Sox for trying to get somebody

04:13but no one's willing to give those guys up?

04:15If you had Evaldi, you would be, I believe, a favorite to win the division.

04:18Okay, so then you would consider him a legit number two.

04:21Oh, of course.

04:22So then he should be a guy that if the Rangers are willing to move –

04:28or if he moves, you should be in on him.

04:31And you should –

04:31Weren't there reports last season that they were trying to get Evaldi back, too?

04:35Like, this has been something that's been talked about in the past.

04:37So, I mean, and I – if I remember correctly, I believe that Evaldi had interest in coming back to Boston.

04:44So, in my mind, that's a no-brainer.

04:46If they're willing to give him up, that should be somebody that the Red Sox should bring back,

04:50not only for talent, but also, like – and I hate that we have to do this because we are Boston

04:55and we should be better than it, but for nostalgia.

04:57Like, people love Nathan Evaldi when he's here.

04:59But unless they are looking at this team and watching it yo-yo and they're not really willing to invest.

05:06But are they yo-yoing because the pitching isn't great every single night

05:09or are they yo-yoing because the bats aren't going?

05:11Like, I think the pitching is the issue a lot of the time, and that's the reason for the yo-yo.

05:15So, if you can get a legit number two in Nathan Evaldi, then the yo-yo could balance out.

05:19It's tough to pitch after a rough flight, though.

05:21I mean, are we really giving them that excuse?

05:23Have you ever been on a flight that dealt with a lot of turbulence?

05:27Oh, yeah.

05:27Well, it's ruined for days.

05:2924 hours later, you can't play a baseball game?

05:32It'll rock you.

05:33Yeah, I guess, you know, that's – I guess it must have been real bumpy from where they were flying.

05:37I'm scared for their lives, I believe.

05:39But –

05:39It's unbelievable.

05:41But I think that you –

05:42What a tough place to play this is.

05:45Here's a text that says,

05:46And when the Red Sox do nothing, then you guys will not give them hell for sitting still.

05:51You will kiss their ass as usual.

05:53I don't think so.

05:55I think we've been –

05:56Well, look, I mean, I'm sorry.

05:57You feel that way.

05:59Sam will find a job to give me so he can fire me.

06:01I think we have been suggesting.

06:03There's no way that –

06:04And, Curtis, you and Ken were talking about it Saturday.

06:06Aaron judge out for a while.

06:08Like, you have an opportunity.

06:10I get it.

06:10Maybe you're not going to catch Toronto, but you've got an opportunity to move your way up in that division.

06:14But there's no way from –

06:16Like, we're watching it.

06:18They're watching it.

06:19They know a lot more about baseball than we do.

06:22There's no way they can sit there and go,

06:24We don't need a number two starting pitcher.

06:31If we're all seeing that.

06:33Like, if we can sit here and go, We don't have confidence in Walker Buehler.

06:37We don't have confidence in Dick Fitz.

06:39Maybe we have a little bit more confidence in Baio and Giolito, but even then, it's still not a ton.

06:46That falls on Dick Fitz.

06:49There's no way.

06:50I just don't – all these texters are saying there's no way you're going to – you can't get Evaldi because Texas is in it.

06:56So, you have to go to a team that's not in it.

06:58I have a question.

06:59And you're not parting with Jaron Duran.

07:01Were the Red Sox in it when they traded Devers?

07:05Nah.

07:06Yes.

07:07Nah, no, they were.

07:08The season wasn't over.

07:09No, but I don't think –

07:11They were a game out of the wild card.

07:13Like, so – and they traded Devers.

07:15You can always make deals if you make it appetizing for the other team.

07:18The Red Sox have one of the best systems in baseball.

07:21Of course, they should offer something for the Rangers for Evaldi.

07:26No, the Rangers are legit a half game out of a wild card spot.

07:31Everybody is a half game out of a wild card.

07:32No, no, no, no, no.

07:33There's four teams.

07:35The Yankees, the Mariners, the Red Sox, and Texas.

07:39How many teams in the American League are out of the playoffs entirely?

07:43Well, I mean, out of the playoffs entirely.

07:45The White Sox.

07:46That's about it.

07:46Yeah, exactly.

07:47Chicago and maybe the Athletics.

07:49So then it's not a story if they're a half game out of the wild card.

07:52Everybody's close to the wild card.

07:54Right, but I think there's a difference between, let's say,

07:56the Cleveland Guardians who are four games outside of the third wild card spot

08:00versus the Texas Rangers who are basically a game and a half

08:05from the number one wild card spot.

08:06So maybe they might...

08:08So maybe they might...

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