poppysox

Still think my man Madrigal will be #9 in the lineup on OD.

For what it's worth...This afternoon at lunch a guy at the next table notices my WS jacket an says "you guys are going to be really good this year." Turns out he was from the Dominican Republic and has played minor league ball in the Toronto organization. A real nice guy. He knew many of our young guys and was absolutely positive we were going to be thrilled with Mazara. He wasn't very impressed with our signing Encarnatcion but overall he said how good our team would be. His impression of how good Mazara would be for us was most interesting to me because he had first hand knowledge. He said that not only is Mazara a good player but also...a really nice person.

With the Bummer & Garcia news...seems that RH is doing some tidying up today.

It also adds to trade value if that ever enters the equation.

Love it!

He doesn't usually bat in the 8th position.

If a player bats 8th in the NL....he gets intentionally walked frequently. From the 4th or 5th position I would agree with your point.

Very good point.

The smart money would be on the over IMO.

The good news is... no matter how you line these guys up...looks pretty good.

Anderson leading off with Moncada in the #2 position is how I would play it.

For 6=8 million he is a pretty good insurance policy. I trust our Cuban clique will keep him in line.

I still think Madrigal is penciled in pending a late ST extension. If they really were serious about holding Madrigal back...Brock Holt was obvious. The last cuts of Spring will also provide some interesting names if Madrigal doesn't make the team out of ST.

You have the same game and for the same reason. After winning the 1st game we were trailing in game 2 when Iguchi hit that bomb set up by the Tony Graffanino error. Never...never...never have I felt the stadium shake like it did. It was just like experiencing an earthquake. The countless high fives from strangers was something else. Everyone leaving that stadium was convinced...This is the year. Good times!

Sounds like a good plan.

Tim strikes me as a high caliber individual on an off the field. Actually...the whole team comes across as a class act. Going to be easy to pull for all of them.

Scotty Pods wore number 1 in 2009 according to my source. I agree that #22 was his primary #.

Eaton, Pods & "One Dog" Lance Johnson.

Great little town! To be clear...this was 3 different people at 3 different times. I thought I was on Candid Camera.

This is really ridiculous.

I live in Michigan and I'm shopping in Saint Joseph this morning wearing my Sox jacket. Three strangers come up to me to tell me this is the year. We seem to be catching on.?

Same goes for Cease.

Picture of Moncada with Jimenez and Robert on Sox on 35th. Yoan looks small in comparison to the other two.

Probably asking for a smaller commission. Expect an extension shortly.

That seems to qualify as a "big" tidbit.☺️