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Also, in terms of the Palka question, he is not an OF option as this point, full stop. And if we’re opening a spot at 1B or DH by DFAing Alonso, give the job to Collins who has a much better shot of being a long term fixture. Palka had his opportunity this year and completely fell on his face. He’ll need a lot of injuries or trades to re-enter the mix IMO.

I agree on the first part, but we’re definitely adding a veteran starter in the offseason and I’d prefer someone with more youth / upside than Kuechel. Give me Cole (very unlikely) or Wheeler (more likely) and I think on paper we got a rotation that could be very good in the near future. Wheeler, Giolito, Cease, Kopech, & Lopez with Lambert in AAA and eventually Dunning in the mix might be good enough next year if we can fill a couple holes on offense. Probably need one more depth option while Dunning is on the mend (assuming that Banuelos continues to struggle), but I think that shouldn’t be too hard to pull off.

Yeah, it’s pretty crazy how they did a 180 in that regard. For some reason we can never a normal balanced approach to things and it’s always one extreme to the next with this organization.

Why is McClure still in Low A? Getz is infuriating with how conservative he can be with his assignments.

I think the Sale trade provides the most value, but we also gave up our best chip in the process. To me, the best trade right now is the Quintana trade but it’s entirely possible that Eaton deal looks like a complete steal in a couple years if Giolito keeps this up. Not to go negative here and derail the thread, but the returns of these trades make it that much more frustrating that we haven’t been able to supplement all these pieces via the draft. This rebuild would be looking pretty good if we were even semi competent with our drafting.

Who the fucks cares? Right now, both guys are on pace to be 4+ win players this year. What the hell have all our polished college picks done to help the cause exactly?

Three athletic superfreaks. I agree with you bmags, if the player development sucks, it might not be a bad idea to gamble on guys who have so much talent that they might be able to overcome it on their own. That’s not to say we should pass on Vaughn, I just think this idea we shouldn’t draft a young, athletic HS kid because Courtney Hawkins was a bust is ridiculous.

Totally agree. All else being equal, I feel like the system desperately needs more athleticism / high ceiling prospects and that’s exactly what Abrams provides. Vaughn is a hell of a 1B prospect, but taking him feels like it would be more geared around trying to win ASAP whether that actually has anything to do with it. I just hope Hostetler goes BPA and doesn’t let team need / proximity to the majors impact his decision.

Assuming Adley & Witt go #1 & #2, I’ll be fine with either Vaughn or Abrams. It’s really a total toss-up between the two of them IMO. Regardless, it’s an absolutely critical pick as we hopefully won’t be drafting in the top five for quite some time.

Who has watched him consistently enough to make that statement?

At this point you’re straight trolling. Tanking for another 2-3 years would be beyond idiotic.

He’s 26 and can’t play a position?

Got to showcase our big offseason addition!!

Yup. He was such a stupid addition, Hahn should be absolutely embarrassed for actually trading for him.

I just got off a plane, but can tell someone confirm whether my MLB At-bat is fucked up or is Nova actually throwing 94/94 MPH???

Sounds good to me!!

Call Dickman up ASAP!!

Cause he’s fucking Greg, there is no logic to him.

You’re an odd person...

JFC man that’s a totally different era and multiple decades ago. Unless they turn a blind eye to steroids again or make radical changes to the CBA your wish ain’t happening.

The Sox could theoretically rock out something like this by the All-Star break if they wanted to get crazy: Moncada#, 3B Anderson, SS Abreu, 1B Jimenez, LF Collins*, DH McCann, C Robert, CF Garcia#, RF Dickman, 2B IF: Sanchez# OF: Tilson* BC: Castillo Giolito Lopez Cease Lambert Nova CL: Colome SU: Hererra SU: Fry* MR: Burr MR: Hamilton MR: Bummer* MR: Marshall LR: Banuelos* That team would at least be far more interesting to watch and potentially way better.

I really think Adley might slip to the Sox.

Sorry, definitely meant Yolmer. But also ok with replacing Yonder with Collins once Zack is back in action.

It’s honestly gotten to the point where I can’t check these box scores anymore. This player development staff should be wiped clean after this year because this season has been an absolute disaster.

I’m almost at the point of giving him a real look and moving Yondor to the bench.