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I'm actually pro-Yurchak, I just thought it was crazy how similar the slashline was. I really like that Yurchak is showing power without K'ing a lot. Feels like he can, if he wants, shift to a more power approach without his K's becoming too big of a problem. But even if his k rate was the same, his age alone is a +++ over Schnurbusch. As a senior pick, he had no room for error if he was legit. No years lost to injury, no adjustments to league. If Yurchak misses 3 months next year the ride isn't over.

My impression about how the sox are handling these players after this year is for their top prospects they say they will slowplay them, but have given those players something to work on. As soon as it seems they have put in the work to get around that, they get promoted and the team starts immediately talking them up as close to the bigs. Collins k rate went down to 18% in august. Kopech cut his bb rates down. Whether they actually do this is another thing. But I could see a case where this is real and they are reenforcing the idea that those items will prevent you from being a long-term big leaguer so take care of them first.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 31, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) I know there will be a fair share of paranoia about guys getting rushed, but next spring training and the season has the potential to be a lot of fun from beginning to end even if they're a 90 loss team again. Kopech was easily one of the players that would have been up this year on a team that needed him.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 31, 2017 -> 10:49 AM) So we will see Kopech in April next year? You'll see him after the extra year is secured.

You should throw the link in the OP.

Collins seems like a weird one. The rest sound normal. I guess I'm glad MIcker hates striking out

Was Manny just a waiver pickup?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Aug 31, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) I've always said there's some sort of genetic connection between attractiveness and being exceptionally good at physical feats. Obviously there are exceptions, but superstars in sports also just tend to be good looking people. Same in the performing arts. It's prettttttty interesting. Basically what I'm saying is ron is 100% right, and we're likely to be a good team in a couple years because our players are pretty. Fact. I mean it's just hard to believe Glennon will be a good QB because of it I'm just sayin.

I think everyone knows where this is going, but I thought I'd put it down in writing. Some of us may be a little apprehensive to hop on the Yurchak Yacht after seeing our ole flame Schnurbusch become forgotten as he moved into full-season ball. But it is funny how similar they are. Schnurbusch 2016 (22 yo) .357/.471/.542/1.013 OPS in 291 PAs Yurchak 2017 (20 yo) .366/.471/.554/1.025 OPS in 228 PAs Schnurbusch was really good! But the big differences: Schnurbusch was 1.5 years old for Great falls, Yurchak is young for his level. Schnurbusch had a 23.7% K rate in GF, Yurchak has only an 11% k rate. Now, as you could tell from their identical OBP, they both featured nice 16-17% walk rates. We kinda sorta know the end to the Schnurbusch story, he has not gotten better as the season has gone along. But the difference in pedigree (in terms of college program), age, and k-rate make him a much, much more interesting 10+ round draft pick lighting world on fire in Great Falls story.

If Lopez was a soccer player we'd totally just be calling him Reynaldo so that's what I"m going with.

This is like a delilo novel at this point. Have to hope they can get everyone out of harms way but businesses in that town are going to be destroyed by that.

Weird, looks like Ricky was misquoted, he said ReyLo

Anthony Coronado 3-4 with a 2b in AZL.

Great thread

Danny Mendick having a good AFL would be nice momentum after a huge year for him.

We forgot about Robert. I think my most intimate moments every day are looking at his instagram stories.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 30, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) Good news for Meredith, he only tore his ACL and had minor damage to MCL, but everything else looks ok. Earliest recovery time is 8 months, he theoretically could be ready in time for OTAs That's fantastic.

If I could make myself as a tennis player in a video game, mostly for aesthetics I'd give myself Tiafoe's forehand and Roger's backhand. Was fun last night.

Yoan and TA haven't exactly hurt my chances of my wife watching the game with me

Anthony Coronado from the 2016 INTL group made an appearance on AZL last night. He showed good power as a 17 year old. Lenyn Sosa was also 2-3 with a BB. Reyes homered for GF.

I have never witnessed a rampage like this with a white Sox positional prospect.

Does Comcast look nuts to anyone else?

Every legit starting QB worth extending is going to break the record.

That's a debut Hansen.

I am looking forward pretty positively to this year. The last 3 years, we had big stinkers in the 3rd preseason game. Last year it's hard ot understate how bad the team looked in preseason. ANd yet the second half emerged a pretty decent offense that was rewarded with a banged up descending defense. Now, both look pretty good. And maybe it won't matter just like the previous years didn't matter, but I think Loggains may actually be putting together a decent offense given the talent. I think we'll see a lot more of the TE sets in the reg season, and a good running team. The defense I'm very high on. We'll see, what does any of that mean without a QB?