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I'm guessing he gets the whole year in Birmingham before starting next year in Charlotte. No where near 100 percent certain on that but that'd be my guess.

I really, really wish if Delmonico is staying in aaa that he'd get more reps in the outfield.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 31, 2017 -> 08:25 PM) High strikeout pitchers are prone to high pitch counts. Just the way it goes. Especially ones that still have some control issues. Once he hopefully reduces the walks a bit the pitch count should reduce a bit as well.

Kopech and Rey came to play.

Meanwhile Gonsalves is dominating Birmingham too.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 31, 2017 -> 07:42 PM) Long term I think he slots in nicely at 6/7 in a good lineup. I'd agree. I was fine with him batting lead off last year because it created a nice little spark but he's obviously not a long term lead off hitter. Kid has some pop and should slot nicely into the 6(or 7) spot in the order long term.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 31, 2017 -> 07:36 PM) Is there is a starting pitching prospect in the minors with a higher ceiling? Absolutely not. Not guaranteeing he's going to be a stud or anything but he's got the highest ceiling of any minor league pitcher by a long shot imo.

Trey is absolutely destroying the ball as of late too.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ May 31, 2017 -> 06:53 PM) I don't know how to respond to this. I guess I have higher aspirations. We all do but he's a work in progress. If he's still a "mess" come August I'll be much more concerned. He's got a long way to go but he's seemingly making progress.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 31, 2017 -> 06:13 PM) ? I mean I get he only went 4 innings, but he gave up no walks and threw roughly 2/3 of his pitches for strikes. He also didn't give up any homeruns. Unless they were hard hits, I'd actually consider this a promising start all things considered. Ya certainly not great but not the worst start in the world either. Bats are doing work in Charlotte. 3 walks for Yoan too.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 31, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Would really be something to get stellar performances from all our nats acquisitions in a single night. 3 no hitters from them and a 15 k performance from Kopech. Simple enough.

That's one absurd pitching lineup for the night. Yeesh.

You can make a legit case he's been the best 1b so far in the AL this season.

There's definitely no reason for GSW to lose this series but I'm not counting out LeBron. I'm intrigued.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 30, 2017 -> 03:31 PM) I'm sure getting him out really would send the message the pitcher wanted to convey to him. Ooooo, I got you to ground to the second baseman, i showed you! I don't agree with what he did as far as the retaliation in this case. however, i don't have a problem with it as long as he doesn't throw a true beanball at his head. If they want to throw at the hitter, it's fine as long as it's below the shoulders. Instead, it's I can't get you out so I'm going to hit you with a fastball. That's good stuff.

Would have loved to see Bryce kick his ass but alas Harper can't throw a punch or a helmet.

You can definitely make a case that Jose has been the best 1b in the AL so he should get some real consideration.

Delmonico is bonkersville right now.

Delmonico homered again too.

I somehow missed Diaz's debut. Nice to see him back.

That 13-0 ratio is just gorgeous.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2017 -> 07:42 PM) He's repeating AAA and has a near 5 ERA. If he struggles the rest of the way, you have to try something different next season. He pitched 4 games in AAA last year.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ May 28, 2017 -> 06:51 PM) Hansen doing work. 3.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 8K. 4 strikeouts in the 3rd inning. Came in here to post that. Ridiculous.

Happy to admit I'm wrong on that so far. Your reasoning at the time still wasn't the greatest but you're definitely right so far. No doubt about that.

It'll be super interesting to see how Gio follows this start up now. Hopefully this gives him the confidence to get into a nice streak here.