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That was a rope.

That sure looked like a foul ball, but ultimately didn't matter.

Another one straight out of the Bill Clinton playbook.

It is what people who "listen" call the left wing of the party who supported Sanders and continues to do so this day.

Reading that, I am very happy to see specific mechanical issues being mentioned in connection with Hansen. Being another very tall and long levered pitcher, we have seen exactly these types of problem manifest themselves many times over the years, but most recently we have all been living these types of issues with Lucas Giolito. The good news is that they also seem to feel like this is pretty fixable.

Yeah, we were just at Disney and Universal in Orlando at the end of July as well. Was kind of disappointed to miss the star wars stuff, but seeing what the crowds were like for the newly opened Toy Story area, it kind of made me fear for my life with the kind of crowds that will be there when star wars opens.

With so many superstar potential guys in the system, I think Gonzalez has been largely forgotten about. His numbers have actually been improving with each level he has moved up, he seems to be a kid who can play CF, and with 40 doubles, 5 triples, and 14 homers in 500 ABs this year, he also seems to have legitimate pop. Also very nice is that his K rate is sitting at around 20% There is a real chance he beats Luis Robert to Chicago, wins the CF, and makes it really difficult to take away. I know the OF situation is insanely crowded, but I hope to see him start at Birmingham next year and see what happens.

Ok, it's Eckstein. You win. You don't have to ignore anything more from me.

Are you purposefully NOT reading what I am saying?

You have set your mind on Eckstein and the discussion is over. That is fine.

You are trying to be way too crazy here. Both were smallish players. Omar Vizquel was a game changing defender at SS. All reports are that Nick Madrigal has that ability at 2B. Omar was an ideal #2 hitter between Kenny Lofton and Robbie Alomar who could do just about anything with his bat to win a game. I think Nick is also going to be that type of hitter, with a similar amount of power, speed, and SBs. Omar took a walk around every 10 to 12 PAs, and Madrigal put up a similar number in college. If you still a solid lead off hitter in front of him, and a good power hitter behind him, I am feeling pretty confident with his baseball IQ, that the walks will come at a minimum of a similar rate, if not more. This is totally on the assumption that due to physical limitations that Nicky doesn't gain a ton of power in his game. All bets are off if he can find the same weight room as a Jose Altuve found in about 2015. Speaking of Altuve, if you look at the first four seasons of his career, that might be another solid bat comp for Nick.

That is why I said at 2b, instead of SS.

He is going to be a fun wild card to watch. He will definitely be a late bloomer.

I am going to go out and say I think that is his floor. I think he is going to be a regular .300+ hitter. If we are looking at comps, how about a Luis Castillo from the 2000's Marlins teams. Less steals, more defense, but something like that. I also like a prime level Omar Viquel, but at 2B instead of SS.

Wow at Madrigal at #19!

Also Sox fans: Let's sign Josh Donaldson this winter!

It is way more important than where the Cubs finish this year... or any year unless we are playing them in the World Series.

Refresh my memory if I am wrong, but players aren't actually being paid to be in the instructionals, right? Could that be a factor as to how many go and don't go?

If you are a REAL die hard fan, you value the Sox future over the Cubs failure.

Not really. Would you get upset with a vet who signs of PTSD don't show up for decades afterwards during say a random fireworks night or huge storm?

Judging by the fact that the right was ready for this with pages of signatures saying it never happened, I would be shocked if this wasn't known long before these hearings.

So we are back to leaked files being OK again.