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welcome to the internet. I thought talking about magic and mysticism and the jocular tone might've hinted at that. I know something about a proper sample size though. I don't think it's become clear though. Give him 600 plate appearances. Let him finish out the season at least. He's done enough to get the option picked up, but we're talking about 1/5 of a season.

Why would other organizations be looking to hire a second year GM away from another team? He just got the job and has a lot of autonomy in a great city, why would he be looking for a new job? Is there precedent for that? David Stearns, the wunderkind we might compare Getz to (new job, same year, young age) was with Milwaukee 8 years before the Mets hired him. Meanwhile, the Mets are underperforming and the Crew are better than ever. This thread has been awful quiet for months and I assume it’s because fans have realized that Getz isn’t a moron. Are we still mad about the lack of an interview process? we have hindsight now: who should have been hired in your view? edit: it's an indictment on Craig Counsell too. I liked his batting stance, but is he any good at managing? The pocket pancake guy who doesn't speak spanish is having more success

why?

why do you like the padres so much anyway, holden?

I think it's a streak. He's going to finish the season at or below his career averages and negative WAR, won't he? The law of averages is undefeated. It's magic. He didn't suddenly become a superstar by moving 80 miles north. I doubt he woke up one day and said to himself, "I'd prefer to make $10 million dollars instead of 0 dollars -- I'm going to start trying at my job". Maybe a little bit, it was probably a wake up call, but at the end of the day, we've pretty much seen what kind of player he is...a pretty good player that can probably show a little more than what what we saw in Chicago. But he probably isn't an all-star or a top 50 hitter. He's done enough to have his option picked up, which is great. I'd take Pseudo-Vaughn over Rhys Hoskins at half the cost. But it's 106 plate appearances with Milwaukee vs 2451 with us. It isn't really a sample size. He's facing an atypical amount of lefties. It's random. His stats were bound to average out and he seems to be in a really good environment for him. Watching him this year with us, it's not like he regressed. He looked the same. He was unlucky but pretty much the same guy. I'm not really watching the Brewers, but is he doing anything different? It might be a confidence/mental thing, but can that be sustained over the life of a post-arbitration contract? We're seeing that 'deadline superstar' Eugenio Suarez is going to average out to a slightly above average hitter in line with his highly variable career averages, as such there's probably a reason he didn't net a huge return and why the Yankees didn't bother to give up anything for him and might've even preferred Ryan McMahon (who has been marginally better than Eugene, a whole 0.9 bWAR better since the trade). These stats are very much influenced by minor perturbations, is there any actual reason to believe that Vaughn is a different player? To his credit, he's hitting a lot of bombs not in line with his career averages. Is there evidence to suggest he can sustain it? I think to myself: I've watched him play ball for several years, is he all of a sudden "that guy"? Is team chemistry infectious like it was when Texas won the World Series? I suspect nobody really knows what they're talking about in this sport (besides the people at FutureSox, shout out, lucky us; J Gonzalez is budding star though), sometimes guys just get hot for extended periods. Part of the reason baseball is the best sport, these things are just mystical. There's no understanding it. The physicists and materialists say the fastball cannot possibly rise, that gravity doesn't work that way, meanwhile baseball legend Mookie Betts says, "get in the batter's box and see for yourself". I think it's a streak.

I knew it. EZ win. this is the type of win that strikes fear in the heart of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. oh wait, wrong sport and time period. The new YoYo (YoeYoe?) rocks. The cutter was nasty. The curveball was unhittable. Those pitches were moving like crazy. 95 MPH sinker. His stuff looked really good. I'm surprised he threw 90 pitches on top of that. He didn't do that at Charlotte. The Yankees and Dodgers failed him, but can the Sox help him be his best self? Can the neo-Sox be the Devil Rays with a big market budget? Will the new front office spend real money on a free agent or continue to cut payroll? I don't understand why the Yankees cut him, he was quite good for their AAA affiliate, but man, what a heartening performance. I never heard of this guy and he looked like a star and like he can repeat it.

lol@at that Torkelson "hit by pitch"...I'm a little delayed. I think we're gonna win this one.

just shot up to #1 prospect. just imagine what he could do with two hands.

Mead at 3rd and Vargas at 1st is interesting

I bet Julks gets picked up. Too bad it didn’t work out, nice guy and he had a killer first week as a Sox.

once Braden is up here, the Montgomery brothers (from another mother) are going to be a very famous duo around the league. The younger Montgomery has a lot more charisma, I hope he's good.

need a puke emoji...TLR works. personally don't think this project ever gets done. I thought they just decided to build a park on the land. Something about a DuSable-themed children's museum. Just do that.

Is he trying to hit a home run every swing, or does he just do it? Our man has doubled his HR rate compared to the bandbox in Charlotte. His batting average is about 30 points higher. Worried about nothing. Glass half full is the objectively correct perspective. He's killing it and people are still freaking out lol. My favorite post of all time on this board is that guy who was mad he only hit a triple instead of an inside the park home run.

Brooks is higher up that list than I expected.

Surprised to see J Gonzalez dropping in Pipeline's ratings. Our man continues to rake at Charlotte. Seems unreasonable to put Carlson over Bonemer at this stage. I think Pipeline is too 'bullish' lately on teenagers who have shown very little.

Good work, FutureSox, thanks! Optimistic that these 'near misses' still seem like MLB players. I think if the Sox turn into 'buyers' rather than 'sellers' in the near future, they have some pieces. Otherwise, one might think, a few of them have to pan out. Really hoping Herrera and Cruz can take a step forward or at least show something before they turn 20. Lots of international money spent on guys that don't even get close to MLB. They're both Paddy signings, right?

Oh sweet.

Not sure we have a 5 man rotation after trading Hauser/sending down Cannon.

and outside. terrible

nooooo.

that O'Neil Cruz injury vs the Sox last season was tough to watch. I agree it's exciting, just not worth it.

I guess some baseball fans miss the collisions at home plate and stuff like the following video: but I don't. that's what football is for. lol at the video being age-restricted. 1974 Rangers vs Indians, Lenny Randle decking the pitcher Milt Wilcox on his way to first base.

Yeah, I think the skill level is pretty good and the game is reminiscent of 90s NBA in some ways. More scoring from all across the floor rather than solely 3s and free throws. I think they’re way too physical though and the referees just let them play. It’s a finesse game. I don’t think anybody really wants to watch that. Watch ufc if you wanna see that. It’s not even just “physical” it’s a lot of cheap shots. The referees see it and ignore it.

I like the Javy Baez comp (minus the defense). Age 24 Javy OPS'd for .796 despite a 6% BB rate. 25-year-old Javy dropped his walk rate to 3% but improved his OPS to .880 with a .290 BA and 34 bombs. Lenyn's BABIP looks completely reasonable and like he can sustain the free-swinging approach. It would be wonderful if he improved his plate discipline, he seems to be trying, but I'm not sure it's the most important thing for him. I think he could hit 30 home runs though. Could also see him being traded at some point if the infield really is too crowded.

"you're gonna like the way you like, I guarantee it" wait, maybe that was the men's wearhouse. "she's gonna like the way your dick works, I guarantee it" closer