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I have a hard time calling anybody a 6+ true talent player. For Moncada what would that look like? Probably about what it does now except with another 20 points of OBP and slugging so something like a 300/370/550 line and then a win of value at 3rd defensively and maybe another half on the bases. So about 6 with the bat and then 1.5 with defense and baserunning. He can do it but I don't think that's his true talent level, at least not right now. Maybe when he's 26-29.

Part of why Moncada won't get too hyped is that his value is being above average to good at every phase of the game. Add it all up and he's a 5 WAR talent but it comes in quiet ways for the most part outside his rocket HRs or reaction plays at 3B.

damn, that's brutal. from 60 to 90.

It appears that Chicago and Upper Midwest will not have summer this year. It will probably be 90 in September however.

that name is cringey AF but that girl seems cool from her twitter.

It's Detroit. Even with the injuries they should be expecting to take 3 of 4. Detroit is really, really, really, really bad. If the Orioles weren't so awful Detroit would be getting more attention for how bad they are. They make the tanking Sox clubs look competent.

True, their offense is putrid.

He'll be lucky to make it through 5 again.

Good info but physically Newman makes Madrigal look child like. Madrigal needs to continue to work on his body. And no I wouldn't be opposed to a little juice.

I'd actually like to see them use him as an OPENER. I think he's usually good for a couple times through then his lack of a viable 3rd pitch starts to play and he has problems finishing off guys with 2 strikes or even getting to 2 strikes. Use him as an opener for Lopez.

I like this move. Sounds like Yolmer 2.0 with the ability to play a true SS as a utility guy. Should be in Chicago just as the window is wide open in 2022-24.

small white spark plug type? claro que si.

What's the best cheese for a burger? It's swiss right? That's the status of this guy's body.

Way more to it than that. Properly accessing your standing in the MLB ecosystem would be another area for improvement. Sox were not in a win cycle and should not have been trading away anybody for veterans.

Yes imagine if Kopech didn't get injured and was on pace for something like 180 innings with an ERA of 4 and something like a 160/60 K/BB rate. We'd be over the moon. Hard to remember that in theory his trade could start producing 8+ WAR a year as soon as 2020.

It was a bad process that led to the worst case result. Hopefully Hahn learned from it.

he sure can whip the bat through the zone with intent. he's going to put a lot of dents into the walls of MLB stadiums.

Rather incredible the team is hanging in there with so many injuries and effectively one big league quality starter in their rotation. Moncada turning into a star sure helps.

Yikes.

dude i just saw that moncada hr are you kidding me? from that side, to that part of the park? what a balanced swing.

get him to bham asap.

Been there. Horrible. Shitty injury. Basically bed bound for a week to a month depending on your pain tolerance. You can't really do much except iso sets and eventually some heel slides and exercise bike around the 60 day mark.

It's his range on anything not hit right at him that's the problem. His picks are fine. In his prime, Konerko could actually make the play down the line as well. Jose cannot. Collins should be able to react quite a bit quicker, especially getting off the bag when he's holding someone on and diving to his left on shots down the line.

You've been watching Jose Abreu for half a decade. Trust me, Collins will seem like prime Konerko.

He should be stealing AB from Jay and Cordell but we know that won't happen.