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India is just getting older and more (arbitration years) expensive…hardly could argue that he would fit with an extended timeline. Not to mention you’re trying to fit Ramos Montgomery and Gonzalez into that future infield.

Montgomery would have to go a massive tear to be hitting that well in 30 days after his slow start…what’s the rush, exactly? If he was a more polished collegian from a P5 conference, then it would be more justifiable. Right now, it’s more fan service.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2024&month=0&season1=2024&ind=0&pagenum=1&pageitems=30&sortcol=15&sortdir=default Cease Crochet Lopez Rodon Sale all in Top 25 here.

The only reason to recall Montgomery is if his OPS is 900+. Right now, he’s not even an average AAA hitter…and he still needs to improve defensively. The last thing they want to do is have his struggles on that side of the game affect his trying to hold his own offensively…everyone around baseball thought Holliday was going to set the world on fire and he couldn’t even stick, as advanced as his game looked on paper.

This might be the dumbest decision of the season so far. Yes, the bar isn’t very high…but wasn’t the entire point of this season to protect all the prospects at AA and below from being overexposed? It’s not like Ramos is going to sell more than a handful of tickets being up. Montgomery Quero Ramos and Zavala are supposed to be cornerstones for the next .500 Sox team. If they’re going to burn a prospect, let it be a much lesser one in Baldwin who has been hot for weeks and weeks to start the season.

https://www.milb.com/player/wilmer-difo-594694?stats=career-r-fielding-minors&year=2024 Next man up…journeyman Wilmer Difo.

If they manage to mess up Montgomery Quero Ramos and Zavala...it might take another 3-4 years to even reach the level of "average to slightly above average" major league offense.

Why wouldn't they just bring back Remillard? He hasn't been?down long enough? Isn't there a roster exemption for injuries? The guy (Ramos) just gets his confidence back in AA and then suddenly you're going to throw him to the wolves? Seems a bit short-sighted, at best.

Meanwhile, the Twins have now won 11 consecutive, up to 5 games over .500 and closing in on CLE and KC.

Almost the entire AL Central is in the bottom 5 for MLB road attendance...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-and-amy-show-on-kmox/id1629953584 Well...Chris Rongey seemingly has landed on his feet at least.

On current pace for 46 shutouts...nearly 30%.

Grifol picked #5 for his favorite player George Brett. Unfortunately, he has absolutely nothing in common with him.

Is he pitching this weekend?

Obama? Going to have to put out his cigarette first.

Winn the most exciting infielder in baseball right now. Shuster definitely will get a lot of innings this year as a starter or reliever.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40078435/source-padres-nearing-deal-marlins-2b-luis-arraez Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee and Korean reliever now in AA headline the deal... Padres now with 7 starters who began as middle infielders. Profar Machado Kim Cronenworth Tatis Bogaerts Arraez. https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds Currently favorites for the 6th and final WC spot.

Two terrible offenses...makes for a boring game. DeJong striking out about 40% of the time just shouldn't happen for a middle infielder.

The deal was first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan, who said Miami will acquire three prospects and a relief pitcher in the trade. Arraez is batting .299 for the Marlins after leading the Majors with a .354 average last season.

They love to cite all the high draft picks on the roster...

Shuster had a 6+ ERA for Wake Forest when he was drafted in the first round....that's pretty unusual.

White Sox closing in on .190 with RISP. 0/5 tonight.

Should have been another error on DeJong. Home scoring.

With LaRussa in attendance...maybe 15%?

Maldonado 5/51