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He's coming off shoulder shoulder and TJ. Anything they get from him is a bonus. I'd put the OU on future MLB innings for Rodon at about 150.

Just was a little surprised to see him officially listed as throwing already, like on a the official schedule.

They will snip it and he'll be back out there throwing in the middle of March I'd imagine. This is hardly a "huge blow". Maybe a loss of 1 projected WAR.

That's kinda what I thought too. Lopez is quite the enigma. Rodon throwing already? That's good. He might yet have a role to play on this club this year and perhaps after.

Alex Bregman is a pint sized douchebag.

Ha, for me that's usually NOLA. That said, you can def do a lot of drinking at spring training. The way Kopech's fastball rides just when he's throwing long toss is unreal. That is just such easy power. You could tell even Giolito was having a hard time matching that.

have a good evening.

Yup. It does. TA does great work with underprivileged kids to offset the finances so they can play. When he speaks on this I think we should listen. TA speaks from experience.

personally it really doesn't bother me but Steve was, like a lot of white boomers, trying to universalize his experience as as white boomer across races and generations. TA basically told him to wake the hell up, in so many words.

lol stfu Stone. Someone take Stone's account away from him before he pulls a Curt Schilling.

He's less of a SS these days than Leury, for starters.

that dude has one of the quickest load mechanisms I've seen. Very efficient. Doesn't waste motion.

they hoodwinked me!

Giolito threw today it looks like.

Already?

That's fair and if it was make or break year (say like 2024) for one more run at a title I'd say get it done. But it's a needless risk in 2020.

I don't think he's a bad person but he's a HORRIBLE team mate. This is a guy that shredded up the defensive positioning cards and cost his team in the playoffs because he wasn't aligned properly which led to his pitcher absolutely throwing him under the bus -- as deserved. No, stay the hell away from this guy. His actions have legit negative consequences in games.

Thanks, I've been waiting to share some tips. I'd recommend staying in Tempe if you're younger or single. It's about a 30 minute drive from Camelback but at night you can walk to Mill street and enjoy the nightlife and scenery. If you want something quieter Scottsdale is nice and has a number of resorts. Driving is easy in the valley for the most part. I wouldn't worry about being "too far" from anything. If you rent a cheap car you can get to everywhere you need to be in under an hour. As far as seeing the games outside the Sox, I'd recommend hitting up Talking Stick that place actually feels like a MLB park. If you have kids it's a must as they have a huge kids area. Great beer selection as well. Peoria sports complex is...interesting. There is a place outside there that is a must visit IMO called the "moon saloon" that has some of the cheapest drinks around. Think they had $2 beers and $4 well drinks when we went there prior to the Mariners game. I haven't been to the Cubs' stadium but it's supposed to be on the best. Tickets are usually pretty pricey tho. I usually like to go the first week of March. The weather is milder (usually about 70-75 day and 45-55 at night) and you have a better chance of seeing both the main guys and the youngsters. By mid march most of the young camp invites will be sent to their affiliate and many of the regulars will be getting rest days already. Don't bother to purchase tickets in advance unless you're in a large group. And don't bother with anything other than "lawn" or "general admission". The ushers are VERY relaxed in spring training, especially at Camelback. You can slide up right behind home plate about anytime after the 2nd inning. For autographs at camelback usually the Sox players sign on the 1st base lawn side starting about an hour before the game and then when the guys get pulled they will often sign on their way back to the clubhouse. For stuff to do outside baseball I'd recommend climbing Camelback mountain (steep but short and a great view) and if you're into hiking Tom's Thumb is a great hike a bit outside the city of moderate difficulty. For food in Tempe I recommend NCounter, Pedal House brewery and La Bocca. La Bocca is a really great wine and pizza bar. A bit pricey but excellent food and service. Eating outside there with a glass of wine and a solid piece of pizza after a day in the sun and baseball is pure joy if you're coming from a harsh winter.

I'd like to see Abreu and Tim as captains with Grandal as the clubhouse ambassador and guy that does all the tough interviews so others don't have to. But TA might be a bit too young. Hard to believe he's only entering his age 26 season.

LETS GO

Could be. But man the commission is earned because they got the player the most money ya know? Kinda a short sighted decision to fire an agent based on their commission. Regardless, it's hard to see this as anything but a positive for an extension chance.

From what I could tell it looks like an agency primarily focused on entertainment clients and for whatever reason is mostly associated with LA MLB clients on the sports side. Who was his agent prior? Could just be he prefers working with a Cuban-American based rep or at least a Carib-American rep.

he's not listed but their web page in general sucks and is out dated. Hard to believe a company that sees revenue probably well north of 50 million a year hired what appears to be a GeoCities 2020 level designer. https://themovement360.com/sports-clients/

according to their webpage so is despaigne. So if Moncada signs an extension despaigne gets a thank you card from the Sox fanbase.