SoxBlanco

They didn’t lie about pursuing him heavily. They pursued him very heavily.

I read that the draft starts at noon CT...which I guess should be now.

Oh, I thought he just meant the only draft pick in general...not from rounds 3-10 specifically.

Burdi?

I understand your point and I completely agree that they should not get cute with their first pick, but what you’re saying is not exactly accurate. Let’s say they get cute and underslot Baty. All the other guys they draft would have been available (like you mentioned), but you also have this extra guy on top of those picks. If Baty turns out to be a superstar, then losing 100 games allowed you to get him AND get those other guys that would have been available had you not lost 100 games. That being said, I absolutely do not want to go this route. Just take the best player, period.

Now the Birmingham outfield is going to be crowded during this rehab. Guess we better just promote Robert to Charlotte.

I’m thinking he would be on the Luis Robert path, but a year behind him. So end of next year is a possibility, but more likely would be the end of April 2021 (assuming he doesn’t get injured or struggle to hit in the minors).

He’ll be ready to pitch before 2021 (just like Rodon), but he won’t be with the big league club right away. Dunning hasn’t even thrown in AAA yet, so he’ll need to work his way up still once he’s back.

You’re right. What I said didn’t make much sense. I was thinking more along the lines of this...the guy who the Sox take is a bust and the other guy is a superstar. I won’t complain if that happens because I can understand the argument of taking either guy. But with the order that I ranked my guys and my sentence that you bolded, it didn’t make much sense. I just hate when people complain about draft picks using hindsight. If you like somebody much more than another guy, let’s hear it right now. Then you have every right to complain in the future if you were right and the Sox were wrong (not “you” in particular, Lillian).

I almost started a thread like this, but it shouldn’t be in the form of a poll. Everyone should rank their top 5, including a brief summary on how they feel about Vaughn vs. Abrams. Here’s mine: 1. Rutschman 2. Witt 3. Vaughn 4. Abrams 5. Bleday Between Vaughn and Abrams, I won’t be mad at either. I’ve gone back and forth on them both, and I prefer Vaughn now, but not to the extent where I would complain five years from now if Abrams is a superstar and Vaughn is a bust.

If Gordon Beckham spent another year at AAA, do you think he would have turned out differently?

The absolute latest Robert should be with the big league team is late April of next year (after the free year of service date has passed).

If you could guarantee Vaughn would turn into the same player as Paul Goldschmidt, would you rather take Vaughn or roll the dice on Abrams?

I almost posted this same thing yesterday. Get him up to Winston-Salem.

He was going to steal on that pitch.

Where do the rumors that the Sox like Abrams stem from? Is it just that we’ve sent several scouts (including KW) to see him multiple times?

Hansen came in for the final four outs for Birmingham and didn’t allow a base runner. 2 K’s on 21 total pitches (13 for strikes).

Do you also think basketball players should shoot 100% from the free throw line?

Madrigal just walked in his fifth at bat. 2-4 with a BB.

Still can’t believe Ricky moved Yonder down to 7th in the lineup last week. Perfect cleanup hitter.

Madrigal 2-3 now. Both singles.

Thanks for the update. That’s actually somewhat of a relief.

I promise you it was not on purpose.

I missed his excellent start a month ago, where he struck out 14 over six innings. How did that happen? Doesn’t seem possible with how he’s looked lately. Was his slider working that day?

This is an excellent post.