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Colson either fails with his current profile or he's a really good player and breaks through somehow. There's no in between result. He's not a good enough fielder to sustain ops numbers in the 500s and 600s...especially at 3B or 1B/DH. Right now, the only hitters who really look like impact players are Braden Teel and maybe Bonemer. They need twice that with the current system failure rate.

It's the intrinsic nature of sports. Everyone knows that if Colson doesn't make it, that's more money that JR refuses to spend in free agency that will keep pushing the rebuild back to an indefinite point in the future. Second hobby this time of year is watching the NBA and soon the WNBA...or the Masters. Actually am on a high speed train travelling at 247 km/hr on home from five day family vacation to Hangzhou. Travel is (practically) everyone's hobby. Fourth, movies and tv, any requests for Thunderbolts or Black Mirror reviews? Fifth hobby investing.

Didn't they already acquire Taylor to do this?

Reframing Colson Montgomery's development is a perfect example of moving the goalposts. First almost no #22 draftee puts up 20bWAR/20fWAR. Then "it would be a major developmental victory if he's just average." Well, average is pretty much what Baldwin Sosa Vargas and Meidroth project as, currently...if we are being generous. At least the White Sox definition of average. Anything above a 2 fWAR is one of the best position players on the team...and 3-5 fWAR an All Star. So why don't you actually put a number to what Sox fans should realistically expect going forward? Or at least a range of +/- 1.0 fWAR.

Meanwhile Fuller off to "fix" Colson. At least he got a nice trip to AZ out of it.

Sure WestEddy...your "interpretation" was wrong there, jumping on me for guessing correctly. But no likes for you.

Javy Baez in the outfield with these numbers a bit shocking... .309 / 829

Not off Seranthony Dominguez...

2 out of 3 Better weather moving forward works in Getz's and Robert's favor. And you can conversely count on injuries and non performance from contenders...a bunch of teams all stacked together and almost zero premium pitching available. Alcantara worth less than Robert right now...and Luis Castillo has a pretty big contract if Seattle wants to move him for hitting.

Royals suddenly a home run hitting machine against Baltimore the last two games.

Much more effective than Clevinger or Leasure.

20 fWAR/bWAR as your standard is NOT an average major leaguer BY any stretch. You can't have it both ways. Montgomery being a 1-1.5 fWaR player instead of a 3-5 fWAR player doesn't move the needle at all for an organization bereft of high ceiling position prospects and unwilling to pay for them in FA for over a decade (27-30 year old stars rather than 31-34 year old Tier B/C guys). Nobody will consider that a success by reframing him as a lower first round pick.

Much more competitive this year...there's no doubt about that. Last year felt like every other game was a blowout.

195/667 Almost back to Mendoza Line

Major league SB lead...would have to look at Elly de la Cruz box.

And the only way it gets there is to stop giving your product away for free. Should have waited until they had a really compelling product to offer the viewing audience...at least 2026. Then fans might be (eventually) willing to pay something for it again.

5 iron golfed out. Should have gone to Vasil. Thanks for all the sound bullpen options Getzie. Not good when your staff is basically anchored by two Rule 5 guys.

Needs to be sustained for at least 7-10 consecutive games with Zavala...then maybe some legit hope

If you had the worst bullpen in the game...you'd have no choice but to push for as much depth in games as possible from starters. What other option is there? It's why they added the opener twist. To eliminate the backend relievers as much as possible.

Wilson playing with fire. Saved by pickoff at second. Vasil next man in.

GRate no second or third deck overhangs in the outfield. Can walk around the entire stadium on the concourse. Can view the field quite easily from the concourses. That's just not good enough when you're constantly compared to the retro ballparks that came after...especially Camden Yards.

He's not to blame for being a AAAA journeyman bandaid of a swingman. Getz is. Wilson is what he is.

Scouts will at least note that near home run on the hanging curve. He's getting closer to locked in...compared to 2-3 weeks ago.

A brilliant idea for a different, non-split market...with the Cubs basically giving their product away to the entire Midwest with an iconic broadcaster.

Hot or on fire starts in April...when exactly was that? Easy to look up. The overall results are always inevitably the same. Statistics always average out. The last two years have been complete disasters. Sub 500. 2022-23 his numbers were good. Rookie year 2021 .725 start but defense in LF rapidly disentegrating...that obviously was Hahn's doing.