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Is Eder still a prospect at this point? I know his FIP and xFIP are ok but he's also going to be 26 in October and isn't exactly dominating AA, even using FIP/xFIP. https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jacob-eder/sa3014917/stats?position=P

They need 7 position players and an entire bullpen.

He could have a Bieber like career if he can get the fastball to average 92.5 mph or so. At this point I think he's a fine back end SP.

If Robert is loafing that's a giant FU to the Sox.

Lol

Rosenthal just said nobody is going to give up that

Thanks.

please don't call me that, it's just Aly now.

If he gets traded, people aren't going to like the return.

I have no idea. I picked it because she has a Sox hat on and it says "the less we care, the happier we'll be" (About the Sox)

So, because there has been a poster on here who figured it out months ago, and I confirmed.....that keeps making comments about me, I thought I'd clear the air. I am, in fact, Parkman. Made a life change in 2022 that has improved my quality of life significantly. Parkman is ok, I've been here the whole time. I was trying to keep this quiet but some people figured it out. This is who I am now, I'd appreciate if people are respectful of me. Happy Pride to any who celebrate Thanks, Aly

I don't think they're worried about the avg I think they're worried about the D and Ks.

Robert really going to fetch a quality return right now when he's striking out 40% of the time, not doing well in defensive metrics and coming off of a major injury, where he has injured the same area multiple times? I don't think Robert is getting traded this year unless he turns things around, and even then not until the offseason. I don't think the offers will be there at the TDL. More likely Robert gets moved next summer if healthy and performing well. Don't think Crochet gets moved until the offseason at the earliest as well.

Not going anywhere. I want to discuss prospects as they relate to the big club. Maybe it's not the posts I'm making but the words I choose to use? Idk.

Idk if you know, I am in this forum right now more than I'm in the main one. This is a rebuild. The players that matter are in the minors, outside of guys like Thorpe and Cannon.

@WestEddy Does this not count as being positive and optimistic?

I don't complain daily about most prospects. I will make a comment in support when they have a good game. I'm in this forum every day. I don't come in here and s%*# on prospects constantly, if you're getting that idea idk where that is coming from. I am reacting to that day's performance in the gamethread. Occasionally I will make a negative comment or two, but i don't think any comments I have made are particularly unreasonable.

I wasn't calling people that, i was talking about the trade, right now, on 6/18/24. If you don't understand that right now meant in this very moment, on this very date, with plenty of room for improvement.........idk what to tell you and there's no reason to continue arguing with someone in bad faith. I have explained what I meant multiple times, and that I wasn't casting any final judgment on anyone. Making a comment about a snapshot in time. If you don't understand that, that's on you.

It wasn't about one bad start, it was about how he looked in that one bad start. No command, mediocre fastball getting torched, etc. That was also more about Iriarte who has been pretty bad for about 5 starts now. Thorpe isn't a bad prospect, but I have questioned whether he could get away with a 91 mph fastball since the trade happened.

No, of course not. Am I allowed to have concerns?

It looked very good until Thorpe and Iriarte went off the rails a bit. Have been concerned about Thorpe's fastball for a while. Like I said I'm not casting final judgment on it any time soon. Do I wish that Zavala was doing better? Yeah, but I recall someone saying he had a ridiculously low babip and 19 is really young for A+

It's not just about Thorpe, it's about Iriarte and Zavala too.

He might be immovable right now. Nothing other teams would offer would be an acceptable package.

Right now, on June 18th 2024, the Cease trade looks like hot garbage. Plenty of time for that to change. Iriarte could get his s%*# together Thorpe could get his command back and show why he was damn near unhittable in the minors Zavala is 19 in A+, so he has plenty of time.