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Should keep a list of all those guys we can't seem to get rid of lol. Rojas Amaya Clevinger Julks Fletcher S.Wilson

??? One key point to remember is that none of Thorpe, Adams and I think the other guy was Juan Carela are/were typical 96-100 mph fb, high velo guys. All soft tossers, more or less. And even Bush after his injuries was more in the 93-96 touching 97 range.

Marlins' stadium doesn't have many fans, either, except for WBC and Caribbean series.

And Grant Taylor consigned to the reliever shelf. And all those pitching injuries to guys like Larsen and Thorpe, Iriarte imploding, etc.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/12/sports/with-rotation-in-shambles-mets-have-no-choice-but-to-turn-to-tomorrow-today/ Desperate Mets to call up McLean or Sproat this weekend. Anti-Stearns contingent horrified. Also, Colson will hit his rookie eligibility numbers in the next week or two...so they'll be down to five Top 100 with Hagen barely hanging in there for now. AFL will have a big impact on Schultz Smith and likely Braden...

SD must be elated to be 30th. In all seriousness, it's always about the ability to refill/recharge these lists. Last time the Sox were 1st, they followed up with Vaughn Madrigal and Burger. There was no so-called second wave. But yes, they key point is how OTHER organizations view or perceive your prospects when it comes to making trades.

https://www.mlb.com/news/biggest-breakouts-on-new-top-100-prospects-list-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Top Ten breakouts on the new Top 100 list...only one from the AL Central, CJ Kayfus.

Smith is turning 22 next week…for one thing. It’s not going to be easy to regain that lost prospect luster unless he can successfully undergo a Giolito-like transformation. And Lucas was the #1 RH pitching prospect in baseball when he was younger before his injuries/surgery.

Kenny Williams, Hahn and Haber are all out of baseball. Thinking that Sale Quintana Rodon Crochet and Schultz led directly to Hagen Smith and not a position prospect is going to haunt Getz. Luckily, Braden and Teel were acquired to cover up some of that loss, but Robert crashing also cost another injection of top prospects. Two steps backwards. We’ll see how Colson finishes.

Detroit being a Top Ten system now just makes it all that much harder to catch them. Need to wait for Skubal to move on to greener pastures, for one thing. And we could have drafted Riley Greene as well, for another.

What’s his current slump, something like 2/34 coming into yesterday’s games? He and Tucker have both just disappeared as offensive forces, except for a few walks. If both those guys were on the White Sox instead, probably ranked in the thirties or low 40s, lol.

Yelich is well past his 2019-20 prime, has had lots of injuries and Miz was barely in the Top 100 and could blow out an elbow at any time, but Chourio really could be great if he can stay healthy.

Soto, Juan. Oops

Dodgers swept 6-0 by Angels in season series At one point about a month ago the Dodgers were 24 over and SD just +6 and 9 games back. LA now 12-21 and Padres on a +11 stretch for a ten game swing. Three games in LA this weekend, three at PetCo next weekend with roughly 40 games remaining. Closest SD has been with LA this late in the season since before LA started their Puig charged playoff run in 2013.

Mod nomination forthcoming...

Beats Semien, TA and Tatis combined. Expected it to be Billy Carlson.

7th shutout

Two years in a row we facilitated playoff runs...Dodgers with Kopech and Edman and a slew of relievers, Brewers with Vaughn now. And took away Bryse Wilson lol.

But not healthy starting pitchers...or anyone not named Schultz/Smith, who clearly are being "protected" right now from further damage.

Dodgers #1 with all their OF prospects, Brewers #4 (overall org of the year), Guardians and Tigers both impressive while holding in Top 8, Padres last...

Who best profile at corners but without the requisite power...

His BAA against numbers are okay//decent but just doesn't have dominant wipe out stuff.

Can't be sitting off speed there...no way to adjust to fb.

At least Shane Smith getting back on track. Small victories. Should have traded Wilson.

Yuck. Third 1-0 victory by DET this year.