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Only a $130,000 signing bonus, though. Once you're past the first 2-3 rounds...you're fighting long odds to make the major leagues based on past history.

https://sports.yahoo.com/forever-a-basketball-school-curt-cignetti-has-awakened-a-sleeping-giant-of-a-football-program-at-indiana-133249231.html

Semien was drafted in the 34th round. Tatis signed for a relative pittance. Abreu was the target of only 2-3 teams because there were so many quality 1B back in 2014. Luis Robert finished 12th in the 2023 MVP race and 2nd in 2020 RoY voting. That's four MVP's or at least legit MVP candidates on the position player side.

“Benintendi has three years and $50-ish million left on his deal, making him a tough contract to move at the age of 30. If the Sox are interested in recouping good prospects for him, they should be willing to take on a majority of his money. If it's just about getting rid of the money, the Sox likely won't have many takers or won't be able to attract a top return.“ Jeff Passan, ESPN 4:16 pm Saturday https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/former-all-star-andrew-benintendi-reportedly-on-the-trade-market-for-chicago-white-sox

Except for the guy who kept trolling him all around SoxTalk about a Jeep dealership… I do think he’s too excited about Lux being one of the main pieces coming back for Crochet or Robert, though. What good will he do in two years when JR won’t extend him? In that sense, keeping Vaughn is almost as meaningless but theoretically Lux would go back to SS (where he doesn’t belong) with the Sox.

Outman...will be next. Or Pages.

Hays is the only truly interesting name out there right now... (Unless you're a massive Gavin Lux fan, if there is such a thing.) Almost makes one pine for Brendan Rodgers, though, if we are actually going into the season with Amaya as the starting SS.

That trade makes zero sense for the Royals unless Massey's back is shot and even then starting pitching was the reason they got to the post season...they doubled down on a Wacha extension but Singer much more affordable and younger. India is what you would get back in return for Vaughn...

Massey has back issues apparently…

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/news/dodgers-blockbuster-trade-idea-lands-all-star-ace-swap-gavin-lux/6613acd371df633e1c5cfd56 Harold must be more excited about Lux being the centerpiece of a Crochet trade…Getz will magically be enticed and not ask for one of LA’s top 3 prospects with visions of sugar plums dancing in his head.

“The Reds’ rotation is expected to have All-Star Hunter Greene, Nick Martinez and Singer plus Nick Lodolo, Andrew Abbott, Rhett Lowder, Carson Spiers and Graham Ashcraft in the mix for the remaining spots.“ Reds now seemingly have a surplus of starting pitching…

“So if you’re baseball, if you’re the NBA, if you’re the NHL, you still need access to the pay TV bundle for most, if not all, of your teams. And the ones that have forgone it have made a decision for a while to go to zero on the rights fees, my guess is they’ll probably have to come back to it.” That’s right; Crakes is predicting a back to the future development for those teams that have touted a move away from pay TV, like the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns. These teams are using a combination of over the air channels and streaming. And they are not shy about boasting a huge increase in viewership, which is a given when a paywall is removed

So they're "teaching him a lesson" somehow, still? It's the only thing that makes sense...just barely. At least the way the Sox operate with grudges, such as the Giolito union rep theory. Or simply managers wanting to play "trusted" vets over younger players.

Not to mention Crochet, Burdi...KW did it with Poreda and Ring, drafting for immediate big league roster holes.

So why still hold onto Colas at this point...just as a backup to your backup plan? It's not like Getz signed him.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martijd02.shtml One of the few hitters who seemingly had a pedestrian first three years in the bigs and then exploded on the scene in a big way. David Ortiz another...obviously there might have been another factor at play.

The best we can about Zavala is he knocked off Zack Collins…but that doesn’t exactly scream developmental success, either.

.613 career ops and 70+ ops don't seem worth the tradeoff...especially with all that production crammed into 10-15 multihomer games.

Basabe and Zavala come to mind...high ceiling/low floor/high bust rate types. W.Abreu has at least had one solid all-around big league season...only Eaton and Avi Garcia have had better single years since Jermaine Dye patrolled RF.

#2 Sasaki

If this one goes south, we now know exactly who to blame? Or will Ryan Fuller take the blame for making the recommendation, like Tosar/Vargas...? And now? Miguel (Vargas) has carved his own path to baseball stardom, and his father could not be more proud. “He’s definitely better than me,” Lazaro said. “He has better tools than I had. He hits more than me, he runs faster than I did, and he’s so much stronger than I was.” Miguel wanted to show off his speed despite the field conditions and he ended up pulling a hamstring in the process. He still impressed the Dodgers with his tools and desire. “He was hitting balls into a house,” Tosar recalled. “We couldn’t really get the distance, so we went on a distance-tracking app through GPS. We saw home plate, we saw the roof and where the ball hit and we marked it and it was over 400-something feet. He must’ve been 17 at the time. It was legit.” At the time the Dodgers only had $300,000 to offer Miguel because they had exceeded their spending total internationally the year before. That amount was below what he was hoping to sign for, and the Dodgers knew he was worth more than that. https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/featured/miguel-vargas-lazaro-vargas-connect-through-baseball-journeys?msockid=03c2413601076bcf19e3529f00f66aa7

https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2024/11/21/curt-cignetti-indiana-ohio-state-cfp-bracket-predictions/76396563007/ Never thought Indiana at OSU would highlight a CFB weekend...but here we are. But, with Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan State down, and Michigan still in transition after Jim Harbaugh’s departure, this would seem like an opportunistic window for a Big Ten program to climb the ladder and perch on a higher rung. Indiana understands Cignetti at least gives it a chance at a winning hand. The Hoosiers doubled his pay by awarding him an eight-year, $72 million contract last week. By now, nobody needs to Google Cignetti to know, he wins.

Harold? Maybe if not for the injuries that slowed him down in the second half... Taking a kid with ONLY 368 AA at-bats in 2023 and just 350 in AA/AAA last season to the big leagues seems like rushing again. The kid's only going to be 21, give him at least a half season at Charlotte. The other reason pushing Quero and Montgomery up fast doesn't make sense unless you're also doing the same with Schultz and Hagen Smith.

Glove 50 Quiet setup, soft hands, has the potential to be a good receiver; moves well laterally; conversion project to the catching position but making quick progress; gets out from behind the plate well on bunt plays; good leadership behind the plate, takes control of pitchers. Arm 60 Plus arm strength with quick release; 2.2 pop time to second base, can be improved upon with better footwork and more repetitions; enough arm strength to eventually display 2.0-2.1 times to 2B. 30 year old catchers are almost always on the downside, but he started out as a position player originally so less wear and tear. Maybe maybe if it's just to replace Robinson and Venable had connections to him with the DBacks and loves his game-calling/work mentoring young pitchers. Definitely not the type of hitter who should be getting any more than 60-80 games, though. Has bounced around a lot recently in his career. https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/eyewitness_bat.php?reportid=202

https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/237219/ Merrill from MD, a state (like IN) not exactly renowned for producing MLB talent other than Harold Baines. To the majors at 21 with just two full minor league seasons after being drafted. Only 800 minor league at-bats AND an unexpected position change to CF with just one MLB spring training to prepare. Both players ascended to similar spots around the Top 15-20 MiLB range, but Merrill held and even moved up into the Top 8-10 if I remember correctly.