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I maintain that there is no reason for us to root for losses, the losses will come. If anything, this season just proves how much easier it is to over achieve when you have a good bullpen. Let's make sure we have some good power arms for the pen when we get good as a team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2017 -> 09:08 AM) He is still only 20. He turns 21 in September. I am super pumped for him, I am not discounting what he's doing now, just saying it came at the right time, where i was just about to give up on him in aprila fter another sluggish start.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2017 -> 09:05 AM) Micker has his batting average over .290, and his OPS over 800. That OPS is almost 200 points higher than when he was at Kanny last year. His K rate is still up there, but he only has 4 over his last 20 ABs so maybe that is even coming around with some confidence? We can hope. Yeah it's down to 28% which is trending correctly. If he can get to sub 25% by the half season mark that would be a huge boost. What a nice surprise, I was at point where I just didn't acre for the "he's still young" excuse after so little production his first 4 years. But, goes to show that development is not a linear path.

Can't imagine lib-dems playing nice with labour.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 1, 2017 -> 10:07 PM) They're guaranteed one of the top 11 guys so there's really no reason for it to be Pratto, Faedo, Peterson or Hall IMO. I could be wrong though. I would guess that it's: Haseley, Kendall, Smith, Bukauskus, Adell, and Gore. That would be my guess too but why just six? I can't imagine our board mirrors CW so exactly. Has to be some favorite and I'd say Peterson would be a good dark horse.

Should note, there are a few interesting later round picks but man, pretty crappy overall. 75-100 may be most interesting set, includes Charlie Blackmon and Craig Kimbrel.

I guess shoutout to Yonder Alonso though.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/drafttracker.jsp We flog ourselves a lot for Beckham but we may very well have drafted the best player we could have. 2008 draft: Buster Posey Tyson Ross (2nd round) Gerrit Cole (unsigned) Hosmer everyone else. Let's hope 2017 isn't a big clunker.

It's so typical that those who strive for strength strive for appearance of strength in ways that undermine them. He thinks this makes us look strong by telling the countries no. It undercuts democratic leadership globally, and destroys short term relationship building. Except with those that flatter him.

Didn't he increase his velo? Wouldn't be the first bullpen pitcher to suddenly find success.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 1, 2017 -> 11:43 AM) Trump is gonna stay in the Paris agreement and everyone is gonna be like "THIS is when he became President." He's going to stay in and act like it's leverage over trade with Germany.

So is the thinking that for us to get Hasely there would be a run on college pitchers in the top ten? Or a run on the HS outfielders?

Yes, that was all accurate. I forgot how good some of them were in AAA, I really thought all would be contributors. Had no idea what kind of stuff or talent they possessed. Wish we went back to the Ruddy Yan year, I thought we had ricky henderson in single A.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 1, 2017 -> 07:26 AM) sox just 2 games away from having worst record in AL. quite aways away from drafting 1-1 in 2018 though - theyd be in 2nd in the NL east! Yeah I think we'll start seeing separation from this glut in June. I think Cleveland starts to pick it up, Mariners have Paxton back. Blue Jays are already starting to charge back.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2017 -> 05:45 PM) Aren't comps usually based on ceilings when you are drafting kids? I mean no one in their right minds thinks these are major league ready kids as of today, so the expectation is that they are going to grow and develop into those projections, not that they are those guys right now. Yeah it's just that he's such an outlier. Every fast singles-hitting outfielder isn't tagged with an ichiro comp, but every low-power, good defensive 1b gets hit with an Olerud comp. But Olerud was an offensive force even without power.

Pssh. I love Melky.

AA with his experience was a big jump for Kopech but he made it look incredibly easy. What a treat.

Pelf'do Sandoval

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 31, 2017 -> 08:04 PM) Meanwhile Gonsalves is dominating Birmingham too. In other words, enjoy what you got now Knights fans.

K-ander Bogaerts got pelf'd

Benintend-k got pelf'd

Basabe with a double and a trey M homer. Collins 1-2. Decent Dunning game so far.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 31, 2017 -> 04:44 PM) Man that b**** called Jerry the devil. BOOOO

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2017 -> 03:55 PM) Does anyone actually like her as a comedian? Her positives are about as high as Sean Penn. It would be quite different if this was Tom Hanks, The Rock, Clooney or Bono trolling Trump, etc. They actually have viable careers to lose, just like The Dixie Chicks and Sinead O'Connor did. This is Don Rickles or Joan Rivers territory here, yet even less classy, which is quite difficult to pull off. What's funny is this is getting 5x more coverage than the seemingly more impactful issue of global climate change. Or Gosling, Helen Mirren, Pratt, Witherspoon. Or even Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, even Peter Sellers!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2017 -> 04:10 PM) Hosmer or Smoak? Sort of...Mark Grace is the name that comes to mind. Speaking of contact, Schwarber with 60 k's in 175 at bats now. 210ish, 24 homers and 750ish career ops. Olerud career slash 295/398/465 roughly Smoak 213/310/405 Hosmer is closer but lesser. Smoak isn't same atmosphere. Olerud gets thrown around a ton, but its likely he is the absolute ceiling, not the likely comp.