WestEddy

Arizona Fall League | MLB.com Streaming on the front page.

Hagen Smith's 1st inning is starting in the AFL, if anybody's interested. Arizona Fall League | MLB.com

There's a lot of debate of Getz now vs. Getz when he ran the organization through Hahn and KW. Here's Caden Conner talking about the difference between Getz vs. Machiavellian Getz: add: he also talks some around 10:30 about talking to vets on various teams.

Correct, a top ranked farm system will probably produce more major league stars than the lowest ranked system. No, not shocking, so we should probably stop presenting it like we invented the concept of number "one" being a good rank to have. I don't think we should disregard prospect rankings "because many will bust". I think they should be seen more as a snapshot in time of individual player pedigrees, and not of the system as a whole. We just graduated 3-4 top 100 prospects, which makes the system ranking take a hit. Our top pitcher was injured, another needed work on his mechanics, while a third prospect played across 3 levels and didn't mash at the highest level he attained. That also was a hit to the ranking. 4 other starters just had TJS that delays their careers for 18 months. Another hit. Did our minor league system suddenly become bad? No. Did Schultz, Hagen Smith and B. Monty suddenly drop off and are no longer considered prospects? Of course not. But because of the nature of ranking systems, they need to look at healthy, pedigreed dudes who are dominating their current, age-appropriate level, and declare who has an elite system from that. Is it unfair? I wouldn't say that. We just drafted an elite defense shortstop who could be a stud if suggested hitting tweaks are made. We also plucked an elite high school bat that will also rank once he produces at any level. But their true potential remains to be seen, so that's a drag on the overall ranking. Every other system experiences the same ebb and flow, so a #19 ranking has so many moving parts. Colson was dropping, but he just put up 3.3 bWAR in less than half a season. To paraphrase another poster, here, minor league rankings don't win World Series. Players putting up 6 WAR seasons in the majors do.

Again, I'm still not getting where you're going with all this. Yeah, teams need good players to win. Profound.

I can't figure out what's being argued here. I think you generally get anxious over the lack of top ten (in the game) pitching prospects, and you want the Sox to obtain/develop their pitching prospects to be considered best in the game with no chance of failure before you'll recognize the Sox are doing a good job developing pitching. You're not "saying" this, but that's what I glean from your posts. There are currently no pitching prospects in the MLB top ten, and only ten pitchers that rank above Noah Schultz at 40. He got up to 16 on that list but fell back due to injuries this season.

I think this is appropriate:

I think the question is "how does any of this service my 'Chris Getz sucks at every turn' narrative".

Andrew Vaughn taking Chris Getz' lessons and teaching the Brewers how to win:

Miss Otis Regrets she's unable to pitch today.

I get in the weeds with this French 60's pop stuff. This is probably something you want to take a gummy, then really dig it.

Adrian Houser would have been a great addition. But Civale should have probably started one of these games for them.

At least Adam Eaton would get himself knocked out cold.

We'll take that one

Okay, The Franchise Ortiz has got to do something sometime, right?

They're really "Imanaga and Boyd, and pray to not be so annoyed"

do or die tonight

I'm kind of glad for his appearance on the All-Star team. Kind of took some of the shade away from Shane Smith.

I read that if he pitched tonight, he could appear in game 5 on regular rest. different plans, I guess.

Give him a fresh inning to start?

Okay, fuggit. Andrew Vaughn - Cub Killer. Now go have a career.

I predict that Tauchman is traded and Wilson takes less than that.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026 - MLB Trade Rumors White Sox have some work in front of them: White Sox (2) Mike Tauchman (5.143): $3.4MM Steven Wilson (3.166): $1.5MM

I believe a group of these guys are getting together in Nashville to train and work out together.

And at this point, it's the regional fanbase teams try to cultivate, not part of one city. The Cards' base stretches well into KY, TN and AK. Cubs draw from IA, MI, IN. When the Cubs had a team in Peoria, there were lots of Cub and Cardinal hats at the game. The Sox get into the South, SW suburbs, and Indiana. They really have to grab fans' imagination to battle with the Tigers, Brewers, Cubs and Cards to get households.