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Dock Ellis...well, we already have a Duke Ellis.

Roger Dorn...

Then they would get ripped for not giving enough minor league rehab time...like Liam Hendriks last year.

They keep accusing Clevinger of racism but look at the article...it's spelled Cleavinger. Totally different player. It keeps going back and forth mentioning both. AI got tricked.

Mason Miller of the A's will be target #1, but even he can be touched up at 103. Gave up 5 runs (3 earned) just yesterday, miraculously the A's scored 5 in the bottom of the 10th to win.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/when-mike-clevinger-suspended-following-racist-tweets-aimed-blm-protesters Can't even get the right guy with this thread, lol. Does Clevinger still have a Padres uniform/hat on his Twitter? Aiyo.

Definitely the worst call to end a game...in a situation where the outcome was in doubt. Vaughn BARELY nudged him (he said Henderson was behind him, so there's almost no way he could have seen him without almost completely turning around...it BARELY affected the fielder's route and he had plenty of time to make the play.) Maybe right by the letter of the law, but certainly not the spirit or intention.

Somehow Fletcher's out OPSing Benintendi .510 to .487. Yikes.

Of course I'm not actually able to watch....following on MLB Gameday, the only logical thing from the original description was the Vaughn got picked off 2nd because he forgot the out count and was running to 3rd. Never in a million years would one think what actually happened was a realistic possibility.

Still not as bad as basketball refereeing at all levels...

Leave it to the White Sox to find the most creative ways to lose games at home.

Oh, it was runner's interference/screening?

What the hell was Vaughn thinking? 2 outs, I presume... He pretty much has to be benched or sent down.

What happened?

The number of pitchers who have signed really late in ST or into the season and had decent seasons...seems to be about a 1/4 or 1/5 chance it goes well. Seems to be even tougher for hitters these days to ever get their timing and swing down with so many max velo pitchers out there.

Well, at least we don't have to waste a bunch of time speculating on whether Clevinger will bring any type of trade return this June/July.

A conundrum if ever there was one...

How about Baldwin Taylor? That sounds a lot more like a generic White Sox player who's instantly forgettable. Brooks Taylor sounds too much like a golfer or Indiana high school BB player.

In a PERFECT world was the key part of that. The reality is that it's probably a 2-3% chance of coming close to happening...Baldwin has good speed, but nothing close to elite speed. And Figgins had a lot of XB pop for a little guy. Then we can try another comp that might be better, Chris Taylor. Although Taylor strikes out more and also has/had a lot more pop in his bat, but more in terms of his positional flexibility.

FRANCHISE PILLAR!!!

In a perfect world, he's something like a Chone Figgins/Whit Merrifield hybrid. Just think that it's hard to project anything with minor leaguers until you see multiple seasons of sustained success. He's never going to be a power hitter, but if he can maintain a 750-800 OPS at the major league level, that would be incredibly valuable...mixed in with let's say 12-18 stolen bases.

https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-mlb-draft-no-1-overall-pick-odds?t=mlb-draft-coverage Mayo/Callis speculation on who can/should/will go first to the Guardians...

Not as long as the Andrew Benintendi Experience.

What happened to the last speed demon, James Beard? Or our very own water polo player?

Who on the coaching staff would possibly sign off on that idea???