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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

Right! Forgot about that one, Sanchez rocks. I don't think anyone expected he'd be a Cy Young frontrunner, but man, they trade him for Mead and then don't even give Mead a shot. Big W for us if Mead can outplay Chandler Simpson/Morel. Shouldn't be too hard.

oops, didn't see this post. really? I thought it was kinda endearing. usually he's just moping. Lu just seems like a socially awkward dude but is getting in on the fun. at least that's how I'm reading into it. I hope he sticks around.

you're forgetting one: not a very good salesman of male enhancement products...or whatever nugenix is. testosterone apparently.

https://packaged-media.redd.it/0hhf9wy0r9if1/pb/m2-res_480p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1754895600&s=6ceabc9c15d9bedb14f0e0619198669bab58c01e I've never seen Luis this ecstatic. They need to work on the handshake. Luckily they'll have the next decade (alongside multiple World Series appearances and MVP awards) to figure it out. But seriously, what if these two combined for, like, 12 WAR next season? Conceivable.

looks like Jacob Gonzalez is really hitting the ball since the call-up. Does he actually look better or just a hot streak? Meidroth should be back soon, but I wouldn't mind seeing Gonzalez get a shot this year if another infielder goes down. Charlotte's roster looks like it could beat last year's Sox...

Schriff had a much better call on this moonshot, but something about hitting it to the concourse is extra special. boring call, you're right.

The Rays have made some pretty bad trades lately. Manzardo for Civale was dumb. They didn't get anything for Eflin. The Arozarena trade looks pretty good. Parades is way better than Morel. Am I missing any big ones? edit: maybe they got good value for Jason Adam, but he looks really good in San Diego and Lesko has been injured. I thought the idea was that they trade for pitchers and 'fix them'. Seems like they broke Civale and Hauser (we'll see what he does the rest of the year). Do they have new management or something?

holy s%*#