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This team looks that bad right now, but that's with no Moncada, and reinforcements in Rodon, Kopech, and Eloy on the way. I think this team will look a lot better in August than it does now, and I think Eloy and Kopech will force the issue and get to MLB this year.

Kopech Ks the side in the first.

I'm right there with you on that one (well, not 3 years, but since last year's draft). I know a lot of people want to avoid making this comparison, but I see a lot of Jose Altuve in his game. I even saw a video of Altuve hitting in High A, his mechanics then and Madrigal's now are stunningly similar. Of course, we can't count on Madrigal developing that level of power, but at least he has the perfect example to try to study and learn from.

No, but it's certainly a possibility. It's not like he doesn't have the speed or arm for it.

Yeah, she's not any of those things. She's another shock value "conservative" (who conveniently was liberal until she started working for a conservative media outlet) who is only there to get paid. Like Soxbadger said, what does she stand for? She certainly has some things to say about the Democratic Party and slavery, mostly wrong, uninformed, missing the point things, but those are things she's against, not things she supports.

Really Kanny's whole rotation could be promoted. They're all performing well.

I'm okay with every pick after 4 being a high school player, but I want a college bat at 4.

I would hope Singer would be an underslot deal. Getting him would already be disappointing enough. I think India on a huge discount (like 11th or 12th pick money) is the best play if the first 3 picks are the nightmare scenario of Mize, Madrigal, Bohm, much like what happened to the Sox last year at 11. If any of those three are available, the Sox should take them. Beyond that, I'm for a huge India underslot or a smaller McClanahan underslot. I'm starting to warm to the idea of Bart since the org is finally showing some ability to develop a hit tool. I'd be very disappointed walking away from the 4th pick with Singer, Kelenic, or Swaggerty.

I understand the argument, but if you have nearly unlimited power to do whatever you want to reality, why not just make resources enough that no one has to die and make their replenish rate fast enough that sustainability is never a problem again?

If they actually want to win in these areas, they need to make their message about fixing economic inequality and bringing opportunity back. The Democrats can be all about Social Justice on the coasts, but the winning message for them in places like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, the parts of Illinois that aren't Chicago, etc. is a message based on reducing economic inequality and providing the essentials to give everyone a good opportunity at the basic things people were easily able to attain prior to the 80s that have now become nearly impossible to attain for large swaths of the population.

Yes his agent is Boras. So? Boras just had the worst winter of his life, and Rodon has experienced quite a few injuries as a major leaguer. Getting financial security might be important to Rodon at this point, and Boras isn't as likely to stop him after this past offseason.

31% in low A vs. 26% in AA. That's a bigger difference than just the 5 percentage points. Plus, it appears Collins has morphed into a different hitter since changing his stance in late April. He's struck out much less since that, and put up about a 1.200 OPS in that timeframe.

Thanks for that, makes me feel a lot better about Guerrero.

I think I trust the Fangraphs guys more than anyone else out there, and they seem to be the highest on his defense.

Since he's 23, they should probably try pushing him to see if they have anything there.

Is this what's causing most of them to unexpectedly struggle so much? Clarkin, Guerrero, and Adams all struggling mightily there, and the latter two had success at AA last year.

Skoug has a far worse K problem than Collins, and it's manifesting at a lower level.

It seems a lot of people have soured some on Bohm. Why? 70 grade raw power with a 15%ish walk rate and under 10% K rate sounds good to me.

He's really starting to make that trade look good.

This seems very similar to a "minimum wage jobs are for teenagers to earn spending money" argument. It certainly has the same effect. Further, if your theory held, there wouldn't be class action lawsuits against Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and pretty much every high profile gig economy company. In many cases these people are choosing to do this because they have no other option.

Anyone have the Ian Clarkin tweet?

That contradicts a lot of other information I've read/ heard on him.

What are you basing a lack of speed and arm strength on? Because the scouting information I've seen on him suggests he has the ability to play a good RF and has a good arm for the position.

Based on?

If Madrigal is on the same level as Senzel as a draft prospect, and he's available when the White Sox are picking, they should pick him. I'd really like to get Madrigal and Larnach, but it looks like Larnach has played himself into the 20s.