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Franklin a Missouri Tiger...reliever profile. 93-95 fb. Lost an 0-2 count. Walked in another 3-0. Was afraid to give Rios a FB? Weird to go change. Burke now sitting at a 7 era.

Zach Franklin in. Burke will have to re-enter later. 6 era and climbing for Sean...might be feeling pressure of OD start.

Walked in another run.

Burke at 93-97 mph. Four pitch walk first and second one out. WP. Another walk bases loaded. WP run scores. Infield single Burke didn't cover bag in time. Pitch count creeping towards 30.

Walter McInven

“It's exciting,” Sheets said. “That was obviously the goal I had when I got here, and to get notified by the front office and everything, it feels good. It's the hard work that was put in. Just excited about the opportunity to be here, to have the contract selected.” Sheets is coming off a rough two-year stretch with the Chicago White Sox, in which he struck out 172 times and recorded batting averages of .203 and .230 in 2023 and '24, respectively. He has tweaked his mechanics a bit since arriving at Padres camp, and it seems like it’s been working, as his six home runs this spring entered Thursday tied for the Cactus League lead. His 1.123 OPS is also fifth-best in the Majors. AJ Casavell. mlb.com

Timing....market crushed those still standing at the end when the music stopped.

Timing....market crushed those still standing at the end when the music stopped.

"If we all agree the White Sox aren’t going to roar to playoff life after 121 losses, then, for this prediction to come true, the Twins would have to win the Central and be the only Central team to advance. FanGraphs’ projections give the Twins the highest-percentage odds of winning the division, so ... maybe? Also, mere regression to the mean would mean fewer losses for the White Sox and, ergo, fewer wins for their division foes and, ergo, less chance of the Central producing multiple playoff teams. (Did I just talk myself into this prediction? I think I did!)" mlb.com Anthony Castrovince Also, Garrett Crochet projected to have a K rate over 40%. Shane Bieber last did this in abbreviated 2000 Covid season.

Jamie...? That's a pretty tough allegation...but you just wonder WHERE it's coming from if it's NOT Getz? Obviously DeLoach was already passed through waivers, you just wonder what they're thinking with him...haven't heard much about converting him to 1B from the outfield, pitching again, etc.

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-iglesias/10231/stats?position=SS Jose Iglesias was 2.5 and ended up with an NRI...

You could say the same about Jose Iglesias, and he was one of the most important players on the Mets during their final six weeks of the season. Obviously he was expecting a LOT more than a NRI to Padres' camp.

Sosa???

RF platoon? Or are we DHing Brnintendi now?

Shuster and Eder aren't starters right now.

It really can't be Eder. Mason Adams would have been the choice a month ago, or Ky Bush (after Iriarte/Nastrini). There had also been talk of Berroa starting but that never materialized for obvious reasons. I guess the answer is Owen White who was with the Rangers during their WS seasons for a couple of games.

See Basabe.

Maybe they go six man because Smith only threw 90 innings last year. Or let Bryse start the season in the rotation due to some type of verbal promise that he would have every opportunity to start for Sox. Ironic that Brewers' rotation is a bit short right now and we have two ex- Brewers fighting for the same spot.

But he pretty much had an iron grip on anything to do with the players, yes? There was very little ambiguity like the last decade around Sox trainers and conditioning experts....all the different messages from the front office coaches and agents.

Those in their 40s and above grew up around a pretty autocratic Herm Schneider Sox regime where his word was basically next to God's. Thankfully, times have progressed and the system is much more democratized and player/family-centric.

At this point...even Veras or Cal Mitchell would be a welcome respite from the seemingly never ending Colas DeLoach Fletcher. Even Maton at-bats would be more intriguing. (Or Smith Njigba lol.)

So....in light of the Thorpe "setback" Who's the next man up after Iriarte and Nastrini? Obviously they also have Bryse Wilson...but the pickings get really slim now between those two guys and the Big 3 (who I don't believe will see Chicago this year for control reasons.) It might actually be Clevinger back to the rotation...as I just don't believe he can stand up to an every 2-3 days workload as a high leverage reliever with all of his injuries.

But he played for the Dodgers Yankees Red Sox!!!

You're forgetting Jankowski will somehow be shoehorned in here as well...

By this definition, in another few centuries or so we'll have another "diamond in the rough."