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Tucker doesn't have nearly as much value (like Benintendi) if he ends up in LF or RF. From watching him last year for a few games in the Quad Cities, he's going to have to move out of CF eventually as he grows. He could play it, in the same way Ryan Sweeney did, but he wouldn't be anything close to a plus defender out there, except for his arm strength being pretty darned good. Obviously, Jimenez has the same issue/s, as far as ending up a corner guy or even a DH. To me, he feels a bit more like Nelson Cruz.

That AL Central race keeps pulling the Twins and Royals back in...

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?playe...itting/2017/ALL Sure, and this guy had a 750 OPS (wow, 0.17 points different!!!) in the Midwest League at roughly the same point in the season last year...prospects don't stay on a linear path.

Erik Johnson wasn't once considered one of the Top 2-3 pitchers in the NCAA, though...maybe even #1.

Who was the last White Sox rookie (position players) to actually improve their full second season? Crede or Rowand? Or do we have to go all the way back to Durham, C-Lee and Ordonez?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 07:06 AM) Going to see the big sick tonight Watched Get Out and Lion on my last flight. I'd only recommend Lion from those two. I was in tears The Big Sick > Lion > Get Out Although if you want tearjerkers, Hidden Figures has them all beat/en. Can't go wrong with any of those four films, depending on your mood.

Baby Driver 3.5/4 (so much better than the slicker and cooler Gosling version of a similar story, this one has 10X the heart, that said, the Blade Runner 2049 remake has potential)

What are the proposed lifetime caps for brain cancer treatment in the proposed legislation (House and Senate)? Hard to imagine gutting healthcare with McCain ending up the poster child for the consequence/s to real people of that actually happening...since Congress conveniently exempted themselves.

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 10:39 AM) As someone who hasn't followed baseball all year, I'm quite interested in the final half of this years MLB. We see some amazing stories and close battles in the divisions. AL EAST Has a suprising Tampa bay team leading the wild card, but a built up Yankees team right on their behind. The Red sox always look great. Very close division. Even Baltimore is not too far behind/ too bad of a team (although, for most purposes, they are likely on the outside) AL Central Has the Indians and Twins in a great battle, with the Royals closely behind. Who would have thought the Twins would be where they are? 0.5 GB the wild card, the Twins could realistically make a run for it. Fun! Royals as well. AL West is the dynamic Astros finally coming together (although, I hate them for not trading their prospects to get an ultimate team this year), but there's still a Mariners team trying to make the Wild card, and even the Angels are looking OK. NL West features the biggest story of the season in the Dodgers just destroying everyone. It also features two incredible hitting teams in the Rockies and Diamondbacks. Both of these teams are somewhat fresh. NL Central has a crazy situation going on with the Brewers and Cubs. Cubs surging, Brewers coming from out of nowhere. Pitts/St Louis not too far behind, but likely out of it. NL East has the nats.... You might want to revisit the Red Sox year by year records this decade...

QUOTE (SonofaRoache @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) Well he hasn't proven the talented enough part yet. If he were a few years older he'd be on his way out like Avi. He is the short stop version of Avi. Avi is on the way out because....he's 26? He is unlikely to go anywhere until he has another repeat season like this, in which case there would be equal arguments for an extension as for trading him with 1 1/3rd remaining years of control (same time next year).

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 08:03 AM) Gotta disagree here. A stud reliever is worth way more than a 5th starter. Not from an fWAR perspective...Leury was worth more than Robertson, for example.

Not even convinced what we have in Rodon...or that he will be around for next Sox playoff team. That said, Hansen/Dunning/Guerrero/Adams/Clarkin/Flores looks quite solid for at least two starters. Then Kopech, Lopez and Cease...one makes it, two become high impact relievers. Finally, Giolito and Fulmer. One more. Another reliever. 3/11

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 07:38 AM) UA takes over MLB merchandise in 2019. You should have waited. I do applaud you for getting the real one, though, however. It beats those $30 counterfeit kind. I can instruct a factory to produce them in China for half that if anyone's interested...

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 09:01 PM) EVERYTHING the Sox are doing right now is unheard of for this franchise. Except 1998-2001 And late 80's series of first round draft picks, Alvarez and Sosa deal, etc.

So would it be worth holding onto Kahnle all the way into 2020, the first year they can legitimately expect to compete...or is there a case for a push in late 2019? That's two years out, how likely is his current level to be sustained that far into the future? And then they lose Avi/Abreu in all likelihood at that same time. 2020 has to be the year unless everything goes exactly right, which it never does...well, almost for the Cubs and Astros.

QUOTE (GermanSock @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 02:46 AM) System is fantastic now but those two key positions which probably are the two most popular important non pitcher positions are still pretty barren. Especially at the critical shortstop position there is absolutely nothing, none of the sox top20 is a shortstop which is very unusual for a farm system as shortstops are usually the most desired prospects since they can stay at shortvor cover every other if position. But catcher is actually not that much better despite collins. Collins is their only c prospect of note and scouts don't love him at c plus his bat has not progressed as advertised. How can the sox combat those holes? I think you can trade for a c but shortstop should be filled internally because a good shortstop is so expensive and hard to find. Also they probably need another if spot to be filled too. They have anderson and he could improve but his low power, low walks, high k profile is not so favourable. In the draft you should go bpa but if it is close the sox should definitely look for a shortstop and maybe a catcher. Leury, Saladino, kid we just got from Texas (#17) for J2 intl money and Hanson but his arm is short there, like Yolmer...

Anderson and Hanson made bonehead plays. Anderson would have been pulled from game in old days. Moncada looked really good...but probably rung up in first at-bat on road game. Just a bit quick on that foul ball down RF line that would have been a double. Very patient, good command of strik zone, lots of contact/foul balls.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 02:43 PM) Look out for Lasorda in front of the Dodgers bullpen. He was there last night. Falling asleep...ZZZZ. Those numbers for Moncada were predicted "pick to click" stats, I'm assuming? Probably only gets to face Maeda twice, he doesn't work very long into games this year at all, but still relatively successful overall numbers.

The Big Sick 3.75 out of 4 (excellent movie!) Spider-Man (3.5 out of 4) Still have to see Planet of the Apes, Baby Driver, Valerian (although Carla Delivigne does little to nothing for me, can't figure her cult status out quite yet) and Dunkirk is getting 97% at RT.com. Simply can't miss Nolan movies these days.

Does Asche get a promotion before September? Seems pretty unlikely. Same with Delmonico, barring an injury.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 05:39 PM) ElrockinMT is a mod Okay, then Balta should get promoted to MasterMod. Marty34 brought back from purgatory?

http://nypost.com/2017/07/19/family-tossed...er-kicked-seat/ This one was JetBlue...hard to know the real story here, seems there are two quite conflicting sides, logic says that she was at least 50% responsible, if not moreso. No picture of husband, but he has an obvious Islamic-influenced name.

Single=Throw one Twinkie on the field Double=2 (or packet filled with 2, lol) Triple=3 HR=4 SB=??? (Still working on it) That would be way cool marketing, the Chevy Pride Girls could pick them all up after they littered the field, of course, it wouldn't delay the game at all, haha...

Here's where the all he has to do is average a 0.5-1.0 fwar at SS and he's STILL basically worth that extension argument comes in, counting down 3, 2, 1....

Sweeney comes to mind immediately as a "sweet swing" guy who simply never developed that 15-20 HR power that was initially projected... OTOH, Kyle Tucker was hardly lighting the world on fire offensively until the second half last year and the first half of this season. One year ago, you could project him into the Top 20-30 category, or even higher, but it was simply that, a projection or educated guess based on his frame, future growth/weight gain, swing/mechanics, etc. And wouldn't we logically conclude Cashman still wouldn't part with an injuried Gleyber Torres for Q...and not Rutherford as the headliner? And not one of their two close to big league-ready OFers (one who's injured now)???