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Q's trade value is probably about the same after today as it was in the offseason, he's corrected the fastball command problems for the most part.

Yolmer turning into a solid regular is one of the best things possible for Moncada, at this point just leave him down until September and let Yolmer keep getting the PA, maybe you can flip him in the offseason.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 07:59 PM) Minus the walk. lol

Time to sell high on Avi.

Good matchup.

One of my dad's favorite Sox. He was always telling me about the "go go sox" of his childhood.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 02:30 PM) For you, the guy that sits in front of his computer and posts here? Nothing at all. For a Front Office that does this for a living? That extension becomes a lot more expensive while Anderson "earns" his extension. It was a calculated risk. keep slaying the trolls.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:42 PM) This isn't trying to catch lightning in a bottle, it's an attempt at a Doug Flute hail Mary. No way, this is more like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OkR986LL4

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:16 PM) If the story about his attitude is true, a lot of things make sense now, including why the Pirates cut bait so quickly. If you can get the kid around some good leadership and get him to buy into the idea of playing hard every day, you probably have a starting calibur playing at his talent level. I'm embarrassed to say I thought he was black and that they brought him partially so TA could have someone to talk with in English about playing IF that isn't Todd Frazier.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) I hadn't really read much about the kid, but looking around I came across this today. http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/01/07/pit...ns-alen-hanson/ This guy might be a keeper. Not sure he's anything more than a utility guy but it's nice to see the Sox leveraging their position on the waiver wire.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 02:38 PM) Other than not being overly effective but with Rodon ready to be activated who goes down? Speaking of that, what's up with Saladino? I'd probably just waive Pelfrey see if anybody wants to pickup the 250k or so that he's owed, if not, who cares.

Let's take a trip down memory lane and look at the roster Hahn inherited in 2013, with the Sox coming off a 85-77 campaign: 2012 40 man, sorted by bWAR That insane thing about that club is that they got almost 25 bWAR from guys on the wrong side of 30. Including a16 bWAR from the aging combination of Alexie, AJ, Rios and Peavy. Few were clamoring for a "tear down" that offseason but it would become obvious in 2013 that the Sox were on a downward trajectory. How quickly things changed. One of the worst rosters in Sox history position players wise, with a 32 and 31 year old leading the Sox position players in bWAR (Alexei and Rios) with 2.8 and 1.2 respectively. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but in retrospect Hahn had inherited an old, bad, fluke of a 2012 team and also as a newly minted GM probably encountered quite a bit of inertia (led by KW) towards "staying the course" heading into 2013. Well the rest is history, culminating in the exciting but ultimately fruitless 2014 offseason, and the lost 2015, 2016 and now 2017 seasons. The Sox were able to cash in somewhat on Rios and Peavy, but what they really needed was fluke 5 WAR seasons, not prospects. Although the trades bolstered the system somewhat it would obviously be years before Avi and Leury contributed anything beyond replacement level. Taking the long view back and comparing it with the current roster, midway through 2017 it's obvious how much has changed, with most of the Sox' position player WAR coming from guys under 28, and hardly anybody on the roster over 31, let alone relying on multiple mid 30s players. The minor league system was 28-30th almost universally heading into 2013 and now it's almost universally top 3-5. Payroll concerns are non existent and overall the org looks about 25th or so in MLB talent, top 5 in MiLB talent, and probably positioned in the upper 1/3 overall. It's a much better place to be then they were 5 years ago, that's for sure. Overall I gave the rebuild an 8. The Sox have done a nice job, especially considering where they came from.

sigh.

f*** replay. Good, get mad. I'm sick of this s***.

They won't over turn it.

f*** Kevan Smith. I'm sick of him.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 03:44 PM) Cringe-worthy Someone needs to have a talk with him. It's just constant and it's passed the point of thinking he'll correct it on his own. I get that he thinks it's his forte, but really, a little bit goes a long way.

Hansen seems to be a guy that can carry a high BABIP, surprised he cleared waivers to the Sox.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 02:55 PM) Burger been assigned yet? Yes he's reporting to the grill at medium-rare.

Good hustle Yolmer.

I'm at work at my office, and I'm not sure what's going to come sooner the end of this game or the end of my business hours.

It's become a joke at this point. 86 mph right down the middle. Whoever the scout was that recced this trade should never work in MLB again.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 02:25 PM) He hasn't pitched well but obviously Q's true talent level is significantly higher than replacement level. His xFIP is down to 4.17. Q has still been worth almost 2 fWAR. Even with his s*** 1st half he's been a solid 3rd starter.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 24, 2017 -> 02:25 PM) Why are all your posts so angry. This was me last year, this year it's house money. With the week the farm is having it's water off a duck's back. Better times are on the way.

Anderson really needs to realize nobody is throwing him 1st pitch fastballs.