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QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 04:46 PM) So you're saying it's possible to perform poorly in the minors at 22 and still wind up being a good or even great player? Good to know. I love these logical fallacies. I see them all the time on the Bulls RealGM board. Hey, look, one time a player came out of nowhere to be really good so that must mean this guy that also sucks will become just like that one guy that one time! DA does it constantly here. So does Hawk.

No reason to panic but if he's hitting 210 in Kannapolis this time next year he's hardly a prospect. Next year is the make or break. If he sticks at catcher he wont' have to hit much more than 220/300/400 in the bigs anyways.

Most excited I will probably be all season other than when Lopez and Moncada come up later in the summer. I know I'm going to be annoyed with his arm side command problems though.

If anything it just goes to show how much weaker pitching is in the NL overall than AL. He goes to the NL and sees a 20% or so pump in his offensive production. The braves also seem to realize Tyler has a reverse platoon slit and is much better against RHP than LHP. And lastly they are keeping him fresh, as he's only on pace to start about 100 games. I never properly valued Tyler's defensive contributions but my god the hand wringing over at SSS about letting him go was absurd. Yea it was in hindsight the wrong move but come on the Sox have made much bigger mistakes.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 12:22 PM) Don't know. No. Poor man's Brett Gardner is probably his best case. Nothing like Eaton.

I'm too lazy to look but is this the dreaded "jones fracture" that Durant, Embiid and Caris Lavert all had?

what happened i started playing video games

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 10:12 PM) Frazier had the best at bat but Davidson hung in there real strong. Abreu looked bad and Avi is Like one for 21 Davidson missed a couple fastballs down Broadway.

yikes, have to make contact there.

man he cannot just catch up to anything above his belt. that was a meatball.

I think he's going to hit a GS here on a meatball.

another change he would have struckout Todd imo, if it was in the zone, I wonder what Hawk is thinking.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 09:59 PM) Nice call for a change up from Sanchez beautiful.

what a changeup, wow.

Those balls are 3 inches inside, problem with Joe West is he's so bad people just assume he f***s up any close pitch.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 09:56 PM) Impressive way to possibly lose No kidding, what a s*** show. I'm glad it's a rebuilding year otherwise this would ruin my evening.

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.