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After reading this asinine "preview" from RR I'm ready to sweep their asses: https://www.royalsreview.com/2017/8/11/1612...s-derek-holland What a royal jackass that author is. If you're going to be painfully unfunny at least don't be a Royals fan as well.

I'll take the Sox' system in a photo finish, but that kid Acuna is having an incredible year.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 11, 2017 -> 02:07 PM) And Hernandez out. MiGo doesn't need to clear waivers for a deal to happen. 8 AL Teams would have to pass on him before the Mariners could win a claim on him. The teams are: Tigers (unlikely), Blue Jays (unlikely), Rangers (unlikely), O's (probably unlikely), Royals (maybe), Angels (probably not), and then Twins. Thanks, was unclear about that point.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 11, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) Gonna be a long day. 7:10 can't come soon enough Yea I feel that. Been a long ass week at work and I got another 8 hours in front of me today.

A waiver deal with the Mariners would make sense. The Mariners rotation currently is rocking an xFIP over 5, yikes. They just lost their only good starter, Paxton, for 3-4 weeks with a pectoral strain. Would Migo clear waivers? Problem is I don't think he would. possibly would be he's basically replacement level. Can't hurt to try and see if they can grab another lotto ticket for one of them.

I have to admit I was worried after the first 10 games or so that he was going to have trouble gearing up for MLB fastballs. Let's just say, after he ripped a 99 and 95 mph fastball for the HR and walkoff last night those fears are greatly diminished. Glad to see him pick himself back up after a tough stretch in the middle of the game as well when he struck out with RISP and dropped a surefire double play ball.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 07:57 PM) He's got the range and arm to be a plus defender at any position in the infield. Yea he's proven it.

Yolmer, that is a helluva play.

Astros are pressing badly.

Sick play from TA and the first brainfart for Moncada.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 07:33 PM) I get the reference, but why the Dominican descriptor? I'm too stoned, should have been cuban

Only throwing his heater around 89-91 but his command is near perfect so far.

Rodon is locked in, wow that changeup. Should have been a strike but ump is not giving any low strikes.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 07:26 PM) Eloy Jimenez. this guy Acuna on the Braves as well.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) ? In the book Moneyball, Lewis discusses then-prospect Youkilis in detail, and refers to him as "Euclis, the Greek God of Walks", a moniker that has stuck. ... But according to his dad, "Kevin disliked that Greek God of Walks stuff." Fans actually rooted for Youkilis to take pitches.

The Domincan God of walks.

Rodon looks a million times better than he did last month.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 03:29 PM) This kid is exciting. I texted one of my cousins (Cubs fan) after the trade and he was so upset about losing Eloy. "He's going to be the next Manny Ramirez......." was the text I believe. Good stuff! There's just something about this kid that is electric. I love the swag.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 04:49 PM) Basically all of those deals looked bad for the player almost immediately. Those were fantastic signings at the perfect tine. They were 3 of the more valuable assets in all of baseball last offseason for that reason. Other teams haven't had that success. If it wasn't for those contracts, the Sox would be pretty much royally f***ed right now. Yea other teams might have started the trend, just like other teams have done full tear downs. But Hahn, at least imo, has done it better than anybody. Balta makes a good point about he's yet to field a good, winning club, but as far a rebuild GM Hahn is lighting up the scoreboard.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 01:47 PM) The most interesting thing Hahn clearly said the report that JR held up the deal for a period of days was "not accurate". Stands by the timeline that they released. As I said at the time, logistically it makes zero f***ing sense to have such a long lag between the agreement (on the trade) and owner approval. No sane GM would negotiate a deal and then call back his trading partner and say "well we need 72 hours to clear it with the owner". That's just an awful and stupid way to do business JR is way too business savvy to kneecap his GM like that.

The besssssssssssss

QUOTE (Quin @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 02:24 PM) Ok, so you were just misquoting him. Got it. Gotta love Hahn's honesty there. He's right of course. Jose hardly ever sees fastballs middle in anymore it's usually a steady diet of junk low and away. It's sapped a large amount of Jose's power. Jose is still a good player, he's just not the star we hoped he'd be after his rookie season.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 12:29 PM) One of the primary reasons Sale, Q and Eaton brought back the returns they did was due to the contracts Hahn negotiated with them. The man deserves the praise he is receiving. Coke to you.

QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) I am a Rick Hahn fan, but the amount of love he's gotten from fans lately is bordering on the absurd. The reason he was able to get such good prospects back in these trades, is because he dealt a bunch of great players, not because he's great! Maybe he did better than the average GM would have (who knows), but any competent GM could've extracted a lot of value in these trades too. The fact that we had to rebuild with a roster full of valuable players is an indictment on Rick, Kenny, and Jerry. The rebuild is exciting, and I'm very optimistic, but the praise for Hahn is out of control. Part of the reason Hahn was able to extract such incredible prospects for these guys is the contracts Hahn signed them to in the first place. The praise for Hahn is warranted. The Sox went from a dead end club to one of the most exciting futures in baseball in the span of a year.

QUOTE (beautox @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 01:01 AM) I know you're a fan of the Cano comp and i can see it similarly how Avi looks like Miggy, but from a production stand point i think Moncada settles into a David Wright like player, with the potential for multiple 30/30 seasons, I also think his K rate will drop significantly similar to how Bryant adjusted when he got comfortable in the league. If he's a David Wright without injuries then bring it the heck on and he'll be a cornerstone for the next decade on the SS. Wright has become under rated imo he's a very, very good player when healthy. I don't ever see Moncada hitting for the average Wright has, but he has much more value as a pure athlete, that is where I see the Cano comps. edit: Hell, looking at Wright's stats, dude has only produced 12 less WAR than Cano in his career and has a 6 and 7 WAR season to his credit. If Moncada is worth 53 fWAR in the next 12 years that's excellent.