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Wilber Sanchez >> Yolbert Sanchez Hilarious how often there are high scoring DSL games that don't ahve any standout performances. But Bailey was 1-5 with a 2b.

I would say one thing people should keep in mind is that soxtalk has often declared a contract "untradeable" including Verlander, Greinke, etc. And not only were they tradeable, they got back decent value pieces. The untradeable contracts are the Pujols/Cabrera's etc. But strangely the sox seem most amenable to spending big on one dimensional veteran sluggers.

it was a joke

Feels like raffle is probably best way to do it.

Yeah, I can't follow the meta discussion around who is allowed to complain here, but it is incredibly tone deaf to me that the only time sox execs appear to open up and answer honestly is when they are asked questions where they can b**** about the fans. The sox have either been poor at executing or outright misrepresenting their intentions on many steps along the rebuild. Then its "jeeze we said it was a rebuild, you just need to trust us!" I used to listen to every hahn interview, there's no point now even beyond the ongoing joke about his lawyer speak. Hahns' favorite line about the check box is the perfect example of what's wrong with their mindset. They think if they do something once they are finished. When they signed robert it meant they were done with needing to focus on lat am. The critique is that they don't explore every avenue to get better, not any individual tactic along the way. He has a very good job, I don't cry tears that he is upset. I obviously very much want this rebuild to succeed, but I don't think their process has particularly earned that, and I will continue to think they are not particularly good at their job even if we do get to the playoffs unless I start to see changes in how they operate.

You guys focus too much on our good prospects and too little time on the ones that will likely fizzle out in A ball

Sam Abbott homer

Amazing how Ron is so successful at what he does

All other sports: let’s take this on the road and play in huge international stadiums to increase exposure to the game! Manfred: what if we played in the middle of a cornfield where no one can watch, would that speed up the game?

wow that's a big bump for stiever. I think my top 30 would probably remove all the relievers.

boring dsl game.

A poster bumped an old thread when we were more optimistic about these relievers that a full year later looks funny.

This post was from 2018

Pretty sure I will find this list infinitely more watchable than much of the 15-30, especially the relievers. Gladney, J Rodriguez, Beard made top 30 which is nice.

This aged well

Banuelos shelled in rehab appearance in AZL

Cam Simmons from UVA just hit a homer. He’s now at .292 / .804 ops in Kanny. Feels like he’s played a lot less in Kanny but he’s had the kinda start you’d hope to see from an older prospect.

Cool. At some point a Sox person said they likely would not pitch in games the rest of year. Glad we’ll see a few reports

Did this come from Hahns presser?

I'm just saying it's not like those PPD games that are from like March when we get excited and then realize it's not a new development.

Still though, not like the HR was from April. Glad to see him hit one.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates https://www.milb.com/scores/whitesox/2019-08-02

Excellent info in Fegans latest on Collins swing change : https://theathletic.com/1112494/2019/08/02/luis-robert-nick-madrigal-and-zack-collins-search-for-purpose-in-triple-a-whether-its-there-or-not/ “But upon his return from Chicago, Collins not only reached out to set up work with Menechino, but was willing to quickly incorporate his recommended stance and hand placement changes, which might be uncomfortable for a while as he incorporates them midseason (though they’re made more comfortable by good early results). The larger goal seemed to be keeping Collins from leaning too hard into a strikeout-laden, three-true-outcomes identity that has come to define him.” small excerpt

Well said.