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You can't punish Grichuk. That would be demoralizing after everything he's done in a limited role.

Not anytime soon…

Thanks. Dave Kaplan or Bruce Levine Special. They lost yet again today.

And start who? Cannon Davitt Peoples Sandlin Gowens? Lots of bad choices there…

Goodbye Leasure…we hardly knew ye.

https://www.facebook.com/BaseballAmericaMag/posts/one-scouting-director-told-us-that-vahn-lackey-would-be-a-compelling-prospect-ev/1510589030431082/ 5’6” 156 coming out of high school? That can’t be right 6.3 60 yard dash time for SD Most elite arm/pop speed…among all catchers

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/stats?category=battingratios&sort=contact&season=2026&seasonType=reg&sortOrder=asc Giants’ broadcast had Mune with the lowest overall mlb contact rate but that isn’t actually correct

You wouldn't put him in CF, but you'd think about moving Teel...eventually....via trade or position change. It all depends on the physical toll that catching is taking. Not sure it really matters all that much if you lived with Braden in CF and Lackey in RF if the exertion physically and mentally from catching was taking too much away from his offensive game.

Or Vaughn...who's back again now with MIL.

Scouts are all looking back wistfully at the potential both Lombard Sr. and then his brother with the Yankees have/had and wondering how that only ends up with just a 675-700 ops despite all the wonderful athletic tools. To take him 1-1/2/3 would require incredible cojones because of the not insignificant bust potential there. Same with that other kid who keeps getting picked 6-11 in mocks. It's those kind of athletes who fall between the cracks you take your shots at with that massive pool money with the second and third rounders. High ceiling low floor preps...or even a Gasparino type. But you absolutely can't mess up 1-1, because there won't be another shot for a long time in all likelihood.

Bring him up?

???

https://www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/comments/1recgya/here_for_beer_why_shouldnt_the_roch_hype_worry_me/?rdt=58940 Thought this was funny looking back...obviously, Cholowsky not falling almost out of the first like Seth Beer.

Guardians 1-0 Phillies Manzardo ph hr off Duran top 9 Smith retired Turner Schwarber Harper 1-2-3 for save unreal

https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=562239 7.12 runner, has quick and twitchy actions behind the plate defensively, receives the ball cleanly, gets rid of the ball quickly with accurate throws. Solid all around athletic tools at a premium position. Excellent student, verbal commitment to Cincinnati.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/22/sports/video-shows-dazed-ex-mlb-star-trevor-bauer-climb-out-of-600k-mclaren-after-nasty-crash-dude-what-the-f-k/

If they were going to take him, do you really think there would be an obvious indication today? Do the Sox even have 7 scouts total now...let alone covering one player? Does anyone know the actual total? https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-may-7 Saying Emerson is more talented than Lackey, what does that even mean? There are two preps that are better athletes than Emerson that will go in the Top Ten, as well as Lebron. It's not in terms of athletic tools or positional versatility. Just very hard to compare the progression of a raw talent who has made massive strikes this season in a tough P3 conference with a prep who has seen limited elite competition in his current spring.

The Yankees in a heartbeat.

By the way, Charles Johnson was only eighth. So let's go with Josh Gibson, lol. Who was "only" second...Roy Campanella the other obvious name was third. Unicorn. https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-free-agents-trade-rumors/mlb-draft-notes/vahn-lackey-gaining-momentum-for-twins-with-third-overall-pick-r357/ "His rise has not been a traditional one. Lackey was a late bloomer in high school and did not receive Division I offers until his senior year. Even in college, his development trajectory has continued to trend upward as he has added polish to both sides of his game. Defensively, scouts believe there is still more room for growth..."

Top Ten Black Catchers of All Time Part 2 (#5 - #1)This is the second article in a series where I will rank the top ten Black baseball players at each position.

Comp: JT Realmuto A high average, plus defensive catcher, with above-average power, and elite athleticism for the catcher position? JT Realmuto is the only correct answer for that profile type. https://pitcherlist.com/mlb-comps-for-the-2026-draft-class/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwinw7W_ls2UAxWCI0QIHQ4zMZkQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw3JOEXIsSV9rOugYDn62RWf "This spring, he has raised his average exit velocity from 89.3 to 92.7, his barrel rate from 17.1% to 27%, while maintaining his elite contact rates and improving his chase rates. That improvement has raised his isolated power from a measly .153 to .329, which is 97th percentile in all of college baseball. After stealing 18 bases last spring, he has also thrown in nine this year for good measure. Every part of Lackey’s game that evaluators loved is still there, and every concern has been answered. He has the potential to be one of the best all-around catchers in the sport if his upward trajectory is maintained in professional baseball."

How much are the Mariners actually saving taking on those two bad contracts? Castillo is somewhere around $34.5 million remaining if they traded him at the end of June. Wouldn't they almost cancel each other out? Then they're also eating Refsnyder's deal, it just doesn't make sense, because you have just made the Benintendi problem even bigger.

Only the Brewers and Rays get away with that trade...but not to the Dodgers.

Without Ishbia bucks and the strong possibility of losing Mune, you take Lackey’s power and move Teel to another positionor trade him for pitching with Gonzalez and/or Carlson. Problem is Teel’s value is depressed now, só off-season trade in all likelihood. Fathom does have a point…look at all those Oregon State kids, Kwan at least until this season was the best choice of all and the lowest rated prospect along with Madrigal’s DP partner Cade Grenier. But same arguments hold for UCLA. Gasparino could be a star or total bust.

Carlson has to be a threat to hit 15-18 homers or he’s not going to draw the huge offers. At a 721 ops now one triple and no homers.