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QUOTE (BFirebird @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 11:14 PM) Could we all be sleeping on this guy? It is easy to get lost in all the hype we have in the minors and he has been hitting everything in sight. He is probably too advanced for his level but I really hope he just keeps mashing. The problem with college bats, especially high 1st round with defensive concerns, is that they are expected to mash until AA in their 2nd year just to hold place. Burger might still be really good and almost MLB ready with his bat, but we're not going to know it until this time next year. And if he's a 3B or a LF/1B with that bat is another issue. That said, it's certainly better than the alternative, not hitting.

Jesus, 110.1 mph on Moncada's laser beam off the wall. Kid has a really pretty swing from the left side. It's silly but his hip action reminds me a lot of Cano and his follow through a lot of Griffey. I think eventually he might want to give up switch hitting. I love how he works counts too. He's got some Eaton in him that way and will always have a high OBP because of it. You can see why his ceiling is through the roof. His floor is probably like a poor man's Kinsler, but his ceiling is certainly Cano. A good defensive 2B that can slash 290/380/500 and add 10 runs on the bases is a 6-8 WAR player. A superstar.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 04:46 PM) Melky has a fantastic arm. Maybe, MAYBE, it's a tick below elite velocity but that would be more than made up for with his throws' carry and accuracy. Fantastic arm? It's solid at best, mediocre at worst, and it's offset mightily but how slow he is getting to the ball. He's a 1 WAR player. He's going to get the Sox a C+ guy and a PTBNL.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 02:13 PM) Willy is coming back up that's what she said.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 02:53 PM) 1. The Sox aren't playing for anything. 2. If everything pans out for TA, with his skill set I think he's a top of the order hitter. They should bat him there and let him stick it out no matter how bad he struggles as he refines his game at the ML level. I said this before but I think they should bat Anderson, Moncada and Abreu 1-2-3 every game. Anderson is a long term #9 or #7 right now. He's having a really awful year and it's lowered my expectations for his peak quite a bit. At best I think he's 2.5 WAR type now. There is no way you want a guy with his skillset leadoff. He doesn't take pitches, he never walks, he has an OBP BELOW .270 FFS and he isn't a good base stealer either. He really is having a god awful season and at this point the contract they gave him is looking break even at best. All that said, it's not a big deal if he is nothing more than a backup on the next good Sox team and he's got at least another 600 PA to figure it out.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 04:29 PM) I'm finding a hard time believing we manage to finish 24-40 the rest of the season given the state of our pitching staff, especially bullpen. We face the dodgers, astros twice, red sox, twins, indians twice, rays royals, etc. We are not winning more than 22 more games I would bet. Just wait until Melky is gone and maybe Tyler or Yolmer as well. I have to say, I doubted the Sox would commit to this rebuild enough to be truly terrible and lose around 100 games. But, that's where they are. There is HUGE value in getting into the top 3 spots in the draft, much moreso than say 6th or 7th.

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 01:04 PM) AWESOME. that is the cutest thing ever and I'm a cynical f***.

who can the sox target top 3? that's the new hotness.

That's your 2B.

HE HUNG IT AND HE HURT IT!

Top of the 6th and game is what, 2:20 old? Christ.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jul 26, 2017 -> 08:50 PM) Gotta love those starts by our minor league studs though. Kopech 6 IP 12 K's!!! 2 Hits and 1 ER Lopez 5 IP 10 K's!!! 4 Hits and 2 ER Dunning 7 IP 6 K's 6 Hits 1 BB and 0 ER!!! All of their ERA's are in the mid-3s. Very exciting for the future rotation with the way these guys are pitching, especially considering the current monstrosity that is the 2017 rotation... what kopech is doing at his age in AA is extraordinary. I think he will be an offseason top 10 in all MLB prospect.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 26, 2017 -> 08:36 PM) Need a 3rd baseman Burger on the menu.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jul 26, 2017 -> 08:33 PM) I haven't heard much Benetti, but, man, is he dumb. Ross said he likes how quiet the Cubs catcher is behind the plate. Benetti asked if he meant quiet vocally or in his mannerisms. indeed.

I told myself I wouldn't get upset watching these games but I am. Just tired of all the losing. Maybe better to stop watching.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 26, 2017 -> 07:42 PM) That's some serious framing there...f***. wasn't close according to pitch trax, easily a strike.

swing the bat dude.

It def seems pitchers give Moncada a healthy amount of respect for a rookie.

Thank god he caught that, he took an awful route.

Jimenez needs to be in AA and Lopez needs to be in Chicago.

Shields actually has really good stuff tonight.

STFU fat boy.

Jesus christ man call a strike a strike please.

pay walled, care to copy and paste a few of the key points, that's allowed under fair use.

Couple points: 1) This is coming from Sherman at the NY Post. It didn't bubble up from any of the local guys or Nightengale. To me this immediately puts a question mark on the report. Hahn's words only strengthen that argument. 2) It makes zero sense from a business operations standpoint to have a three day lag on a trade of this magnitude. If anything it seems like a routine "owner needs to approve" got turned into the usual JR gossip.