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True but also it's a collection of our hottest hitters lol.

Freddy Garcia, Jim Thome. It happens. Can't go big every day.

don't give up, you'll want to be a part of the early turner investors when it cashes in.

lol I've whispered Trae Turner into existence. go big or go home.

*nods head in agreement at realistic addition of Escobar* (secretly keeps researching trae turner stats)

It has been interesting seeing prep players being the late risers this year

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Uhhh it’s a real victory genius

AE IOU

Shutting out the rays with your worst pitcher and 6 bench players lmao what a trash ass team fuck those nerds

FUCK YESsss

Gulp

Engel is the man

Good ole McClure

H.A.F.

Not sure we can trade it still. Can we?

Wish I could go this week. Have fun to whomever goes, what a beautiful night.

I'd hope so considering how many "set backs" they've had.

made me almost tear up: http://dph.illinois.gov/news/public-health-officials-announce-165-new-cases-coronavirus-disease Only 165 cases (25k samples). 7 day average now just 0.8%. IDPH moving to weekly press releases (daily data on dash).

I obviously have zero clue what was actually happening but with the cut-off in interactions between staff I just figured players may have been bored and really over compensated in lifting this offseason. I did think it was interesting that instead of march being UCL season, it seemed surprisingly healthy maybe from lack of use, but it's caught up since then (anecdotally it's felt that way).

Excellent news, great work by them.

Excellent stuff and I mostly agree. For as long as Birmingham held our "where hitters go to die" mantra, Kanny has really been brutal for a few years and is also one of the hardest pitcher parks, and moreso now that a lot of our minors players of note are younger. Romy Gonzalez was not good in Kanny, Burger wasn't very good in Kanny. I thought robert wasn't that good in Kanny but he was fine, he was just incredible everywhere else in 2019. For weaver, his reported athleticism and speed should make defensive reports a non-concern until we see him. Where I disagree is mainly we just haven't had enough Krogman due to his injury. If he keeps this up a few more weeks. I'm just not putting as much worry into k-rate this year, except for the positives honestly. With Rodriguez, we keep hearing the negative of his aggressive approach and questions over his hit tool, but he hasn't shown it in games yet. He looks the part and keeps playing the part.

Was one of the youngest guys we went after. Probably a lesson there. Hes had interesting progression, 2019 he was walking like nuts. But without enough power who knows. We’ll see if he continues and how Sox handle him next year if he moves up.

Forbes was 4/6 with 2 2bs, he’s now .280/.780 ops. Interesting unsung dude.

BA draft profile: Drafted in the 18th round (528th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2018 (signed for $125,000) Gonzalez led Miami in runs (35), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (22) this spring, spending time in right field, at third base and at DH. Last summer in the Cape Cod League, Gonzalez played all four infield positions for the Orleans Firebirds, and hit .318/.342/.509 with 10 stolen bases. Gonzalez projects as a utility type player, though he probably profiles best at second base. He's aggressive in the batter's box and has poor strike zone awareness, with a career strikeout rate with Miami of 24 percent. The strikeout issues were even more apparent in the Cape, where Gonzalez whiffed 36 times and walked five times in 110 at-bats. There is some power in the tank as well--Gonzalez hit 11 home runs during his sophomore season in 2017 and four in the Cape, but managed just four this spring. Gonzalez does a number of things well and is an efficient base runner, but the bat might not be good enough to profile as an everyday player just yet. +++ Looks like he's learning how to make his aggressiveness work or him.