Look at Ray Ray Run

They're going to limit him in general this year. They should limit him at the big league level. They're not really trying to push his pitch count or innings high in a single start.

Also, at this point... Charlotte has turned as absurd as PCL baseball. Cease could very possibly have a lower ERA at the big league level than in Charlotte because of how hitter friendly that league is. For a reference point - look at Syndergaards AAA numbers vs his MLB numbers.

I'd love to see the Sox continue their slow evolution as an organization and aggressively promote someone like Jimmy Lambert. He's not a top tier prospect for you and can continue his development at the big league level. He throws strikes and lives up in the zone with his fastball. Both of those work on the modern game.

Pitchers only have so many bullets in their arm. Use them while you control them at the big league level. I have always been very pro-aggressive promotion track for arms given their fragility and volatility.

Absurd pitch counts on a consistent basis throughout his college career. Rodon got used and abused by NC State more so than your average college ace (who are already overused).

I think the Sox should consider calling up Jimmy Lambert.

How would they be rushing him? Cease doesnt need to dominate AAA hitters much longer.

Rodon's overuse in college cant be overstated enough with the way his career has transpired.

He lit his teammate up on the field in front of everyone. His teammate did something epicly stupid but there's a time and a place to address it and doing it like that is a Bush league move.

What I learned today is Andrew Cashner is an asshole.

Have to agree. That was remarkably bad.

Ahh got it.

Dont understand why they dont give Manny a chance vs a hot hitting Boston team.

Why 400? Why does he need to do something unseen? If he dominates and is 50-60% better than the league again, or better, theres zero reason to keep him there.

5'8 starting pitcher who cant consistently perform or finish a season. Hard pass. Baseball history books dont have any good 5'8 or less starters.

What is your cut off. If he's putting up a 900+ ops in that park and that league, that's pretty damn impressive and would still warrant a promotion imo.

Not for a kid who has played on a professional circuit before though. He's played at an elite international level as well. He's not your typical college/high school prospect because of that.

If Robert hits, the White Sox have no made-up excuse. Eloy isn't a great base runner or defender so they could, incorrectly, hide behind him needing more work there. Robert is a great defender and base runner, so if he's hitting with an OPS north of 1000, there's really no excuse for him not to be ready.

If he dominates AA, the Sox will be feeling the pressure come mid-June and July.

He needs to start hitting the ball with some authority. Good plate discipline numbers, but his ISO is atrocious right now. That park is hard, and the league in general greatly suppresses offense, but he's going to have to get his slugging above .400.

Saying he's going to be bad is a bold take. A guy with a 1400 OPS at A+ projects to put up an OPS north of 1250 at AA. Obviously there may be some regression, but I just don't think people are grasping how great Luis Robert has been. He isn't playing the same game as everyone else. If Robert is great at AA, Robert won't see any time at AAA.

After what he just did at A+, if he's putting up a 950-1050+OPS at AA (in that ballpark) he won't be spending any time at AAA I would guess.

If he's great for about 1+ month at AA, he will skip AAA entirely and be with the big club come mid-June.

Pal this isnt a SSS case. He's not just hitting pal, he's absolutely obliterating everything and has an OPS near 1500. There is absolutely nothing left for him to accomplish at this point in A+. To put it into perspective - hes hitting so well at A+ that you could argue he could skip the next level all together. That's how much better he is than his peers right now. When Soto hit A ball pitching like this last year, he pretty much jumped straight to the big leagues and not even he was THIS good.

Beat me to it.