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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 01:26 PM) I said these guys were "top ten types." No, you said. "Moncada/Kopech/Devers are all top ten overall prospects." Not only is that different, but they were never top 10 prospects at the same time, which was my point. The value of trading those 3 guys together right now (obviously impossible) versus trading those 3 guys together 1 year ago is not the same. Kopech hadn't taken that next step yet. He was less proven, less of a sure thing, and certainly not widely regarded as a top prospect. Just in terms of similar rankings, you could equate that trio a year ago to the current trio of Eloy, Kopech, and Robert.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 08:27 AM) No one, anywhere, is higher on any of Giolito/Robert/Hansen than any of Moncada/Kopech/Devers. They are not in the same tier and there's no plausible way to argue otherwise. ...aaaand, that's not what I was arguing. I was saying to characterize Moncada/Devers/Kopech as all being top 10 prospects at the same time with the Red Sox is blatantly incorrect.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 12:02 AM) Not at all, lol. Moncada/Kopech/Devers are all top ten overall prospects. Giolito/Robert/Hansen are like back-end top 100 guys. That's not really accurate. Kopech was not a top 10 prospect when Moncada and Devers were (And I believe only Law had Devers in the top 10). BA had Kopech at #32. BP had Kopech at #36. I can't find a ranking for either MLB.com (Their link gets updated each time they do a list) or Law. I do think Law had Kopech higher than anyone else though.

Welp, at least we had some entertainment for the last week or so. Honestly can't think of anything else we have to look forward to other than SoxFest at this point.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 08:20 PM) Jake Lloyd being...not a good child actor. Just looked him up, he retired from acting and then moved to Indiana where he attended Carmel HS. Then went to Columbia in Chicago for 1 semester. He's now diagnosed schizo and lives in Cali.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 02:14 PM) Said it in the minor news and notes thread, but nice knowing our bigger prospects like Robert and Kopech are spending offseason busting their ass instead of showing up 30 lbs heavier. (...can they call Burger up? jk jk) Damn, I came her to comment on the same thing about Robert. Then again, they are the most active users on social media as well. To be fair to Burger, I did see him recently post a video at the gym where he was calling out Nicky D for not being there.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 02:18 AM) All those guys are in their twenties and almost ready to be promoted. My point is where is the next wave. None of our top 30 prospects are younger then 20. It's not a major criticism when the farm was rebuilt on the fly we targeted the right guys in trades but inorder for the rebuild to be sustainable our system is going to need depth. That means signing a bunch of Dominicans next year and being active in IFA not just the big splash guys like Robert but the 1,2, million guys as well. You're mad we don't have more teenagers in our top 30? Seems like an odd critique of the #1 system in baseball. But if it helps, we are having the #4 pick in the draft in less than 6 months.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 09:04 PM) Yikes, rough day to post that joke.

At least when it comes to Fangraphs Audio, Kiley is WAY more interesting than EL.

My girlfriend ended up winning 3rd place. 1st place in our league comes down to someone needing Sanu + Falcons defense to get him 13 pts. Should be easy, but anything can happen.

Rumor is the Yankees are signing Frazier to a 1-year deal. This might calm down the Orioles fear that someone will flip Machado to the Yankees.

QUOTE (Quin @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 09:35 PM) Oh lord. Rey went from "inexplicably powerful Force user with a connection to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke's lightsaber" to "Her parents were space meth heads and she's a Mary Sue." I agree. Although I also don't really believe Kylo. I think he was just trying to hurt her and get to her to let go of any loyalty she has to the Jedi history.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 02:18 AM) Even R2-D2 and 3-CPO are just window dressing now. R2 was just there for Luke's sake, and I was fine with that because they are besties, but man, they really made C-3PO look like just a worthless scrapheap of metal. I get that he was always kind of a comic relief in the original movies too, but every scene he was in for TLJ was just to be laughed at or mocked. Poor guy. At least they gave Chewy a new purpose and he had a cute/funny little sidestory with the Porgs.

The Royals will have 5 picks before we pick for a 2nd time.

QUOTE (Quin @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 04:31 PM) All I remember about Shingo was the awesome gong intro. I can't believe he only pitched 100 innings for the Sox. I swear, in my head as a teenager, we had him for like 3-4 years. I vividly remember the gong intro and Hawk raving about his "frisbee" pitch that blew my mind about what was possible from a pitcher. I loved me some Shingo. His 1st MLB save:

QUOTE (soulfly @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 03:29 PM) How on earth is 5 your favorite one, yet Rogue One is 6th on the list? Rogue One was so much better than 7 it isn't even funny. I don't have any problems with R1. It was very good in terms of just being a movie. My rankings were for how much I enjoyed each movie, and the only reason I didn't enjoy R1 as much as the others was because we knew how it was going to end. Everyone had to die, and the mission had to succeed. A lot of watching R1 for me was just waiting for it all to work out. Took a lot of drama and suspense out for me. These aren't things they really could have improved upon, it was just never a movie I was super pumped to see to begin with for that reason. I don't even think I saw it during the opening week.

I should also add that all the acting was awesome, and the graphics and visual effects, and I actually liked all the new characters/creatures. It was literally just the story that fell flat for me. And obviously not all of it. In fact, I liked Luke's role and demise in this, and my favorite part of all might actually be the stable boy story. That part at the end was filled with so much wonderment and possibilities. Also, did anyone else feel like maybe they amped up Billie Lourd's (Carrie Fisher's daughter) character more after Carrie Fisher died? She was a cameo in TFA, but is now a main and (I think) remaining part of the rebel leadership.

For me. Ep 5 Ep 7 Ep 6 Ep 4 Ep 8 Rogue One Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 1

Can Baltimore put something in the trade language that says if he's traded to the Yankees, the White Sox then have to forfeit another pre-agreed upon player? Obviously players can sign contracts saying they can't be traded to another team, but can teams do the same type of arrangement?

Oh, and I think I liked TFA better. This one had SOO many unanswered questions. I hope the 3rd one ties it all in, but just a lot of stuff that didn't seem to matter or left me unfulfilled. I didn't love it.

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QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 03:03 AM) Orioles fans need to put down the crack pipe. Saying they're getting Kopech and Giolito lmao. More like Fulmer and Cease or Dunning with a long term deal with Machado agreed to as a contingency to complete it. Although I don't like Machado at all on a long term deal. But I'd give it a chance. I keep thinking Gio and Fulmer, or Gio and Dunning in my head, but even that would make me very cautious until we extend Manny.

You guys.....I'm so scared.

Bob Nightengale‏ @BNightengale The #Orioles are moving aggressively on Manny Machado trade talks and now believe they can move him by the end of the week with the strength of their offers

I want Burdi or Coshow.