fathom

Now I can watch Eloy highlights and not be jealous

There goes our chances at the Wild Card

Q has always been a favorite. Now go suck for the Cubs and return to the Sox in four years

Wetbutt nailed it

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 03:34 PM) Hahaha. I love you, Fathom. I love Eloy but Cease is such a wild card that one more solid guy would have been nice

Wish the back half was stronger

On the red line radio podcast, WSD said Sox talkingto Brewers, Braves and Cubs but also are deep in talks with Houston

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:40 AM) I can definitely see the latter 2 if the rumors are true about lower lewel spects. Law likes Albertos alot. So does Longenhagen

QUOTE (Enscheff @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 05:26 AM) Almost all players have platoon splits. If he plays plus defense at 2B and posts an .800+ OPS, I don't care how the platoon advantages shake out. Further, the kid is 20 in AAA. He literally has never had a professional PA against a pitcher younger than him. If the biggest flaw a 20 year old in AAA has is the need to improve on a platoon split...I'll take it...he has time to work on things (assuming the Braves don't foolishly rush him to MLB). Well his stock seems to be plummeting because of this

Yes Jimenez is considered a possible .300/30 guy in the majors. He has some exit velocities that rival Stanton and Judge.

QUOTE (Enscheff @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:18 AM) As far as how readily folks seem to be to ship Albies off for Q, that is due mainly to prospect fatigue. Albies has been around for a while, and doesn't have much power. Chicks and casual fans dig the longball... Albies breaks his elbow to end last year, and comes back to a slow start this season as a 20 year old in AAA. Then the Braves acquire this shiny new toy in Demeritte. He hits a few HRs, and suddenly folks think he makes Albies expendable. Then the Braves promote a utility prospect named Camargo who proceeds to have a 100 good PAs fueled by an unsustainable BABIP, and now Albies is even more expendable. In 3 years, when Albies is Altuve with half the HR production, Braves fans will be glad they didn't trade their 4+ WAR guy at 2B in favor of keeping fringe prospects that profile as utility players. You aren't concerned about his ability to hit RHP?

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:13 AM) Is an Albies, Maitian, and a pitcher or Acuna, Matian, and a pitcher out of the question for Q? Yes, as someone said earlier, not sure if the Braves trade Acuna for Q straight up

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:07 AM) It's a shame the Brewers just drafted Hiura. He reminded me so much of Happ in college. Pretty sure the first BA mock draft had Sox taking Happ, and IIRC had Sox taking Judge and Trout also

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 05:04 AM) I'm not a Candelario fan either... at all. Said that months ago when I was gushing over Ian Happ before he got called up. Yep Happ is a stud. Shockingly great athlete.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:58 AM) Jimenez is legit. I'd be stoked to get him. Cease on the other hand is a question mark. Great stuff (throws 100+, great breaking ball, etc), but as fathom pointed out earlier, scouts have questioned if he's a starter long term. Plus, he's had TJS before. He's a good second piece, but risky. Cease should be 2-b as a prospect with a 2-a involved and I would be surprised if it's not Candelario (I'm not a fan)

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:52 AM) Over Albies or acuna, Tucker, Torres, Rodgers? Acuna 1, Eloy 2

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:45 AM) Sorry late to the party been working all day, so what did these tweet say. And the DanB guys Twitter says no pros are included so that means no Happ or Schwarber if he's legit. So probably Cease, Jimenez, Cadlareo, and who? And this is not a great package IMO Jimenez is definitely not the main piece I'd want out of those talked about. Just interested in hearing what led to this Cubs hype? As a main piece, Eloy is about as good as you could hope for

QUOTE (Username @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 03:24 AM) LOL you know we're desperate when a random reddit thread actually has me on edge. Some guy connected to the Red Sox leaked the Sale package exactly, about 5 hours before it happened. I couldn't believe my eyes. Ever since then I get roped in so easily. But that guy had also broke the Red Sox/Brewers trade the day before

He says they were all meeting with doctors tonight, but Eloy was actually on the bench for MB

So did the deleted tweet say anything about Q or was it just about an unexpected trade looming

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 02:16 AM) Agreed that both of them seems like too much for Gray. Verlander too (and I really hope Detroit doesn't end up with Eloy). Only one that really makes sense of the commonly rumored names is Archer, but it would make no sense for the Rays to sell him right now. But I also have a really hard time seeing the Cubs trading for Quintana. Who else is worth giving up Eloy and is on the market? Maybe it's a guy like DeGrom that comes out of nowhere. Both Eloy and Cease being out of tonight's game almost seems like too much of a coincidence. Stroman or M. Fulmer

Burger seems to get hbp a lot

Heck of a recovery for Hansen

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 12:14 AM) Quintana for Jimenez, Cease, & Babe Schwarber. Who says no? No way they give up Eloy and Schwarber

Jimenez, Candelario and Cease...let's do this