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yes exactly. These are all names that we know, but only one is currently performing very well in Majors, and it happens to be a guy we didn't expect. And even with 5 starters in majors, I'd still want some depth given injuries.

Lol so true

Oh dang yeah forgot that Pimentel and Quintero were not on DSL. Realized going back through our signings that they are all accounted for on Gfalls, missed players like Romy Gonzalez on outfield. Ryan Fitzpatric only guy I don't see on Gfalls.

Sheesh, if Covey turns into a multi-year backend starter with no urge to replace him, that is amazing news.

Was just about to say that. Lenyn Sosa? Pretty easy to search for. Jose Rodriguez? Sounds like a guy Wilder made up to pocket a bonus. ?

It's like an all LatAm infield and all college outfield. Wonder if AZ will be the reverse of that, all college infield and all LatAm outfield.

I think that is one thing, but also underrated in the LatAm dominance of top prospects recently is it's possible professional development has gotten better the last decade, and those players receive 2 additional years training at the highest level at least compared to stateside players.

I have seen nothing except what you'd get from his B-R profile and that we signed him in Feb.

With a wood bat.

Glad that was answered.

And with a pretty nice .160 iso at that age. Said it before but the average and stuff may just be hot streak, but the power has been consistent. Always exciting.

BP puts controls in pitchers though. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/22934/framing-and-blocking-pitches-a-regressed-probabilistic-model-a-new-method-for-measuring-catcher-defense/

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/pitch-framing-data-is-going-insane/ This addresses a lot of it. But one thing, Pitch Framing does try to account for changing zones from year to year and batter to batter: And also you are measuring catcher performance by their relative ranking to each other. One thing to keep in mind is that the difference between the best and worst pitch framers is much smaller now than it was 10 years ago. But the variation year to year for good framers is a new thing, and as Jeff mentions, possibly could be from the floor being raised so dramatically. Because it was raised so dramatically so quickly, it's a good bet that this is just a teachable technique thing that, unlike defense, is not something that would be correlated to a specific feature like being fast, athletic, etc.

The picture of him hugging his dad at home plate really tugs at me.

That's some good sleuthing.

Sounds like Michael Porter Jr is gonna go top 4. Fun while it lasted.

Feels like the Sox have been the 14 hit team many times. Especially in 01-04.

Hell YES

Man there have been a ton of cheapies recently

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What is Perez arguing about.

Let’s do this.

OIC

HELL YES