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Yeah, FG is usually 5-10 pts behind in grades compared to MLB pipeline.

how cute meanwhile I'm over here finishing up Chainsaw Man

Also, why do all three women in that Instagram have hair styles like they are trying to cosplay anime characters? Some weird ass fetishes there apparently.

Fangraphs is quite conservative with their FV grades. Last seasons final update to The Board started the 50 FV tier at #24. I think we'd all be encouraged to see anyone currently in the system slot into that area on a top 100 list.

This is Jerry we are talking about. I’m sure he wanted to know that once he agreed to pick up Robert’s $20 million dollar option and signed off on Getz picking up additional free agents (Murakami, Newcomb) that there was a plan in place to offset that money by dealing Robert (especially before he gets injured again). I doubt they even want to risk an injury to him in ST and there seems to be enough interest (Reds, Mets, Pirates) to make a deal.

More shocking to me is the “women only” train cars to hedge against groping and that every cellphone has a clicker sound on the camera to hedge against upskirt photos. Weird place.

Eh, players don't start getting checks until March. No rush here although I do expect them to trade him in the offseason rather than at the deadline.

Yeah, wasnt doing any math as much as making the point that this "great" end of season run came in situations where the Sox protected him from exposure (used opener to limit top of order times through) and he could of qualified for a win like one time.

Yeah they need to largely offset that money.

Having 6 guys they rate as 50 FV tho is quite encouraging. I'd rather have this then the Hahn era of two or three 55 guys then nothing after that. FWIW I saw most scouts were giving Cholosky a 60 at this point. He'd immediately be a top 10 prospect in MLB and vault our system into the top 10, maybe even top 5.

I think sometimes the writers get mixed up in the results for pitchers rather than stuff.

Just a fantastic signing. You hope he does hit and could possibly extend him as a key piece of the core. If he flops, you're on the hook for one more year.

Or with International pumping 2-3 guys into the system, annually.

I don't need superstars. I think we all knew they weren't gonna be superstars. I just want good consistent baseball players. Depth is key. Sox could have depth. If just ONE of these guys becomes a superstar, it's a massive win with the depth they have accumulated over the last few years. AND this isn't with Roch here. He can be the superstar.

Never been but from all accounts friends and otherwise Tokyo is a fucking sweat box similar to NYC in the summer. Chicago ain't got nothing on that swamp ass.

They’re also warning of the high heat and high humidity in the summers… which is like Chicagoans warning Floridans about our summers.

I won't stand this Big Nashville propaganda!

Yeah, they're most likely pretty close on parameters and people. If it doesn't blow up, it's days away.

Schultz as a 50 FV prospect is something. Fully disagree on that. And Paez as our #8 prospect over numerous guys is also something.

I think we are doing a lot of picking and choosing here to rearrange things to fit, and leaving out everything else if I am being honest. Looking at his monthly splits, His WHIP and walk rates still went up commiserate with his velocity and K rate. He actually got hit less early in the season, and saw his H/9 go up with his K rate and BB rate as the season went on as well. His best HR rate was also in that May/June time period when he was K'ing less, but pitching to more contact and less hits, and HRs. You see K rate in the later half of the season, but he really saw an across the board fall off in other stuff that made it look like he was doing a lot of over throwing, and getting hit in the zone when he came in after falling behind. He honestly looked for effective in that middle 3rd than he did the latter one.

"We wanted to establish a presence in the [Pacific] Rim and that starts with hiring a scout, Satoshi Takahashi," Keller said. "Once we were able to get him on board, I think that's where those conversations became more real." "Got Jerry [Reinsdorf] up to speed on the reality of bringing in Mune," said Getz, using Murakami's preferred nickname. "The more he was hearing from me, and Brooks as well on the marketing front and the international impact that it can have in bringing in someone as significant as Mune, led us to get to the finish line. A lot of that was support from Jerry in the end." That is both promising and pathetic.

I think it’s likely close to happening due to the two most recent signings. Murakami and Newcomb will add $20.5 million to the 2026 payroll. Robert is due $20 million.